The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-27
LAST SAD RITES.
Nemain> Of Carrot A. Hobart Laid
Away With simple Ceremony.

0ematn> OF Carrot A. Laid
Away With simple Ceremony.
PATERSON. N. j., Nov. 27.-The earth
~ remains of the late Vice President
Gar1et \. Hobart have been consigned
to a temporary resting place III the re-
ceiving vault Of Cedar Lawn cemetery
near this city. A brief funeral service
was held at the late residence OF the de-
ceased. the officiating clergyman being
the Rev. DR.. Magic. President Mchln'
ley and his cabinet officers and over ~
members Of the senate and a great
many congressman. who came on spe-
cial trains, attended the services at the
house.
After the house services, the q
enclosed In an oaken casket with SILVER
ornaments, and almost hidden with
flowers, was taken from the house and
the president and his party went to the
Church of the Redeemer. about two
blocks from Carroll Hall. An immense
crowd was in the vicinity Of the church.
The casket was carried by eight men,
bers OF the capital police in uniform,
under command of \. p. Garden.
President Mckinley sat in the front
row in the right aisle. He was accom-
panied by the secretary of state and
secretary of the treasury. On the lett
Of the aisle. in the front pew. were Mrs.
Hobart and son, Garret 4. Hobart, Jr.,
aud Hobart Tuttle.
Immediately behind Mrs. Hobart
We're David Hobart and family. Be-
hind the president were Elihu Root.
secretary Of war: John D. Long. secre-
ta-y Of the navy. and E. A. Hitchcock.
secretary Of the interior. Then fol-
lowed the senators and congressman.
The Hobart pew. which is the ninth on
the right hand side, was filled with
floral offerings.
Thes service at the church lasted an
hour and were conducted by the Rev.
DR.. Magic. They began with an organ
prelude and reading Of scriptures by
the Rev. Charles P. Shaw, pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian church of
Paterson. Then followed the singing
of the hymn Nearer Ny God to Thee"
by the Orpheus club. DR.. Magic then
preached the funeral sermon and Of
tered prayer. This was followed by the
anthem Weary Hands, sung by the
Orpheus club, after which the benedic-
ton was pronounced by DR.. Magic.
Elaborate Floral Decorations
The church floral decorations We're
magnificent. A band Of smilax over
three feet wide and thick enough to
hide the wall. ran around both sides
- - -. - &ta ,,a.N -,
Above the windows the wreath ran un-
broken before the pipes Of the great
organ.
AT the windows giant palms reached
up TO the smilax. These palms and the
testooning around the windows were
laden with white flowers, principally
lilies of the valley. orchids and chrysan-
themums. Around the organ and the
pulpit lilies were strewn in lavish pro-
fusion. The font before the pulpit was
covered with American Beauty roses to
the height Of 9 feet. A large space be-
fore the pulpit was left u~ndecorated.
The personal ~pallbearers We're AT.
torney General Griggs, Edwin T. Bell,
Franklin Murphy, General Joseph w.
SOlS0JA, ctAec ~. AAhihAil ! l,
George F. Baker. E. A. Walton, Colouel
William Barbour.
The senate ~pallbearers were William
P. Frye Of Maine, NJ. A. Hanna Of
Ohio, William j. Seweil and John Keen
Of New Jersey, G. w. Fairbanks Of In.
diana, James Mcmillan of Michigan,
John w. Daniel of Virginia, F. NJ.
Cockrell of Missouri.
The pallbearers from the house of
representatives were D. b. Henderson
and William p. Hepburn Of Iowa. John
Gardener and B. Wayne Parker of New
Jersey. Charles F. Joy of Missouri. John
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, George 3. Nc.
Clellan of New York, and John V.
oixey Of Virginia.
Montana Negro Hanged.
BILLINGS. Mon, Nov. 27.-William
c. Brooks, the negro who murdered his
wife last November, was hanged in the
county Jail yard Friday. His neck was
broken by the fall and he was pro-
nounced dead II minutes later. He
met death calmly and it am to him
pa.nlessly. He walked to the gallows
unassisted and sang all the way.