The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
LAID To REST.
simple and Impressive Services
Over the Remains or the Late Vice
President obart.

Paterson. ~. j.. November IS.
tho Impressive religious services Of
the Presby terrain church. and with the
dignity due { his high ofd,e. al. that
Is E.urtal ot the vice president. Carrot
\. Hobart. was committed 10 :he earth
this Afternoon The president. secre-
tary Of state. chief justice. for
mer secretary Of war. the sec
rotary of the interior. the SUI
premc court judges. members of the
senate. members Of congress and the
vice presidents personal friends, filled
the beautiful Church OF the Redeemer
end with moistened eye and bowed
mead testified silently n eloquently
to his worth as a statesman. friend and
neignhor.
All the pomp OF an official pageant.
which was omitted in Difference to the
wishes OF the deceased, could not have
eQualled In impressiveness the scene in
the church. The imposing and solemn
strains of Chopin's funeral march fill
ed the euifice with its solemn melody
as the casket was born up the aisle on
the shoulders of the stalwart members
OF the capitol police and placed upon
the bier prepared for IL in front OF the
pulpit. Following IL came the pail
bearers, members OF the senate. Fol-
lowing them came the family. the Wild
ow and her son.. President Mckinley,
the government dignitaries and init
mate friends. They all sat close around
the casket.
On every side OF 1t the floral offerings
were banked in a wealth OF beauty and
color. The funeral services were open
ed by Rev. DR.. Charles $. Shaw. AZ
ter the prayer sixty male voices filed
the church with the beautiful melody
OF Nearer, My God, TO Thee"
After the sermon in which the bust
ness, statesmanlike and social quail
ties Of the deceased were extolled. the
Orpheus Clug sang a cantata by Chwa-
tai. DR.. Magic then pronounced the
benediction, and in the same order that
ii arrived the funeral procession left
the church.
AS the casket was borne down the
aisle and out into the porch the vast
multitude, which could hardly be kept
under control by the police and SOL
diers, uncovered, and when the presi-
dent appeared with bowed head. lean
ing on the arm of Secretary of State
John Hay, there was only n murmer Of
greeting. Through a long lane of thou
sands of uncovered heads the cortege
wended its way to Cedar Lawn GENE
terry: where the body was placed in the
receiving vault.
The city wore its most combre garb
today in mourning. All the mills. big
business houses and stores were closed.
The municipal buildings. banks and
factories looked gloomy in draperies OF
black and purple. On every hand were
signs of grief for the loss of New Jer-
sey's statesman.
Out of Difference to the wishes of
Mrs. b there were no visitors this
morning TO Carroll hail. except the i'm
mediate relates OF the family. The
body of the vice president rested In 'te
casket of OAK on the catafalque IN .ae
library. His right hand rested lightly
on his breast and held a bunch of vio-
lets placed there by his widow. on the
coffin was a bunch of calla lilies. n
shief of palm and some smilax and
roses. Around the room were many 10
raj tributes, conspicuous among them
being several pieces from the White
house conservatory.