The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22
VICE PRES. HOBART'S DEATH
END OFT LONG STRUGGL
 YESTERDAY r MORNING.

Afternoon When Ther, Was II Sudden
 arrangements Not Complete--The Presi-
 dent, Members of Supreme Court and
 Senate to Attend-The Vacant Vice
 Presidency and the Law Applicable to
 tt-Does Not Provide for n Succession
 Paterson, N J., Nov. 21.-Garret A.
 Hobart vice president of the United
 States died to-day at his home in this
 city The end came at S:S0 this morn-
 ing, and at the bedside were Mrs. Ho-
 bart and Garret A. Hobart, jr., with
 pr. William K. Newton and his wife
 and Private Secretary Evans MT Ho
 bart's death had been expected for some
 hours The beginning of the end was
 yesterday afternoon, when there was a
 sudden failure of the heart and from
 this attack MT. Hobart never rallied.
 He had been sinking for a long time and had suffered frequently from heart failure, and his strength had been un- dermined. Gradually the failure of the hearts action became more apparent, and soon after midnight last night MT. Hobart became unconscious. He. re- mained in that condition until his death. MT. Hobarts death was due directly to angina pectoris, complicating myo- cardit.s
 Owing to the prostration of Mrs. Ho- bart the funeral arrangements will not be completed until tomorrow. The only step decided upon is that the ser vice shall be held in the Church of the Redeemer at Paterson Saturday and the interment in the family plot at Cedar Lawn, where the only daughter of MT. and Mrs. Hobart was buried six years ago. The Rev. Dr. Magee will preach the funeral sermon. The church can accommodate not more than eight hun- dred persons and as thousands will be eager to attend the services it was sus- gested that they be held in the armory, which will accommodate ten thousand persons. It is known however, that Mrs. Hobart wishes the funeral to be as quiet as possible, and there is little likelihood that the programme will be changed. The mayor and aldermen of Paterson have suggested that the body lie in state at the city hall on Friday or Saturday morning, and this sugges- ton will probably be carried out. The pallbearers have been selected, but their names will be withheld until they have been notified and have accepted.
 Nearly all the representatives of for eign nations in this country have al ready sent messages of sympathy to Mrs Hobart. One of the first to express his sorrow at the death of the vice pres ident was President Mckinley, who had been notified by telephone by Private Secretary Evans. Attorney General l Griggs, who was in Washington, tele- graphed that he would return to Pat erson as soon as possible and he is ex- pected to take charge of all the details of the funeral. Among others who sent messages of condolence were Lord Pauncefote the British ambassador; Count G. De Lichtervelde, envoy extra ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Belgium Comte Cassini, Russian ambassa dor; former Vice President 1 Stevenson, Admiral Schley, Governor | Voorhees, of New Jersey, United States Senator Sewall of New Jersey, Senator Hanna of Ohio, General Alger, Senator | Foraker. Senator Fairbanks, General l Castillo. civil governor of Santiago; | Assistant Secretary of War Meikejohn, | General Corbin, General Merritt, Gov ernor wolcott of Massachusetts, M. Thiebaut, charge d'affaires of France; | cst1 Ind Mol and | the Grand encampment, l. O. o. F., of | Indiana In all about five hundred mes- sages of sympathy were received by | Mrs. Hobart
 Although many regarded MT. Ho- bart's illness in the early and latter part of the summer as serious it was not until late in October that his fam fly and friends began to despair ot his life. MT. Hobart was then informed Of the fatal character of his malady-dl- lated right heart due to myocarditis- and he remarked Well if it must be that I am to go l may as well be to my fate" On the morning of October 31st it was thought that the end had come, but the patient rallied l and for more than week continued 10 improve and to eat solid food with relish. Three days ago, however his appetite failed and he gradually grew weaker and weaker. He realized few hours before he became unconscious that that he was near to death and he said to those about the bedside: II know that my time is nearly up, but death is welcome to me-" Mrs. Hobart remained in the room to the end and liter her husbands death until she and her son, who was with her, were taken away by friends.
 The last change for the worse in the patient's illness was observed yesterday afternoon, when he was seized with weak spell. He had battled through several similar attacks and it was thought for time that he would come ,ut of this one. He did, but he was very weak and it was plain to be seen that he was sinking. He rallied again however. and tried to be cheerful, but toward midnight his condition was be- yond hope.
 Dr Newton called Mrs. Hobart and ,er son and Mrs. Newton and with the ,urse they gathered closer to the bed side of the dying man. Now and again .be natient rallied, and in these mo-
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