The Jersey City news., 1899-11-24
HOBARTS'
FUNERAL.
Arrangements Now Com
plete for the Services
at Home and Church.
THIRTY TWO PAIL BEARERS
President and Cabinet Will
Attend Admission Cards
Limited.
THIRTY TWO PAIL BEARERS
[By Gable to The Associated Press.l

| Vice President Hobart, attiredl in a Prince
Albert suit, was placed in the coffin at
$50 this morning. and the public will
have an opportunity to view it this after
noon from two to six O'Clock. The body
has been removed from the room where
the Vice President died to the library,
where dt will lie in state
] The casket is of solid English quartered
oak with heavy moulding and corner
ornaments are after the Gothi STYLE
| There are eight handles to the casket
three on each side and one on each end
! They are made of solid silver and are
| very massive The casket has metallic
lining with tufted white satin body and
satin pillow.
Colonel Bright, Sergeant t-at-Arrns of the
Senate, and friends of the Hobart family
were working on the funeral arrange
ments until long after midnight, but were
not ready this morning to make any Off
cial announcement of the details
There will be thirty-two pallbearers,
eight representing the United States Sem
ate, eight representing the House Of Rep
resentatives. eight personal pallbearers
selected by Mr.. Hobart, two months be-
fore his death, and eight sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate, known as the Senate
Police. who will act as body bearers.
The personal pallbearers are:-Attorney
General John w. Grdggs. Edward T. Bell,
General w. Congdon. Colonel William
Barber and George F. Baker, all of Pat
erson; Franklin Murphy and ]. Franl1lin
Fort of Newark and E. A. Walton of
Ridgewood. N. J.
The pallbearers from the Senate are
Senators sewen. Kean. Mcmillan, Daniels,
Frye, Fairbanks, Hanna and Cockrell.
The pallbearers from the House of Rep
Gardner of New Jersey. Parker of New
Jersey, Joy of Missouri. Hepburn of Iowa.
Dalzen of Pennsylvania. Mcclellan OF
New York, Rixey of Virginia.
The body bearers will be commanded
by Captain A. P. Garden of the Capitol
police and will wear the usual uniform.
Colonel Blight, the Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate, this morning received the
following despatch from the Rev. DR.. Mil
burn the blind chaplain of the Senate, who
had been asked 10 take part in the SER
vices
physicians forbid travelling before
next week. Deeply regret I cannot CO.
Colonel Bright expects that at least 60
members of the Senate and about 70 MEM
bers of the House of Representatives will
be here Mrs. Mckinley or the ladies
Of the Cabinet will not be here; but 1t
is expected that the wives of the Judges
of the Supreme Court will attend the fu-
neral.
The services at the house intended for
the family, the President and his cabinet,
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives and intimate personal
friends of the family. They win begin at
2 o'clock and will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Magic, Pastor of the Church of
the Redeemer. At 2:30 O clock the follow
ing order of exercises will be observed in
the church,
Organ prelude.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by
Rev. DR.. Shaw of Paterson.
Hymn. Nearer My God to Thee" by the
Ortheus Club.
Address and prayer by Rev. Dr. Magic,
and Weary Hands by the Ortheus Club.
Benediction by Rev. DR.. Magic.
The interment will be private at the
convenience of the family at Cedar Lawn
Cemetery, Paterson.
Those who attend the exercises at the
Church are requested to remain In the
Church until the funeral party, the pail
bearers the President and his Cabinet,
and the Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States have withdrawn from
the church.
1t was originally proposed to form a pro-
cession from Carroll Hall to the Church
of the Redeemer, headed by President
Mckinley and the Cabinet, but Attorney
General Griggs reminded the committee
that rhe President would be exposed to
danger in a large crowd. The President
and Cabinet viii go to the church in car
walk to the church,
The Union League Club of New York
has asked for so tickets but on account
the limited capacity of the church the
club will have to be content with ten.
The pubic schools in the city. closed this
afternoon to permit the school children TO
view the Vice President Nearly all the
mills and factories in Paterson shut down