Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-22
VICE PRESIDENT DIES
Garret A. Hobart Passes Away Surrounded
by His sorrowing Family.
UNCONSCIOUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
Although Death Was Expected Mrs. Hobart
is Entirely Frustrated.
FUN.RAL WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
Attorney General Griggs Has Charge of
FUN:RAL WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
Attorney General Griggs Has Charge of
All the Arrangements.
TeLfGRAMs OF coNDoLtNcE POURING IN
First Message Received Comes from
President McI<inIey-Reprcscnt
tives of Foreign Nations Send
Words of sympathy.


NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Garret A. Hobart,
vice president OF the United States. died at
his home in Paterson, N. j., at $50 o'clock
Hobart and his son, Garret A. Hobart, jr.,
together with DR.. William Newton and his
wife and Private Secretary Evans
Mr.. Hobart's death had been expected for
some hours. The beginning of the end
came yesterday afternoon, when there was
sudden failure of the heart, and from
this attack Mr.. Hobart never rallied. He
had been sick for a long time and had suf-
fered frequently from heart failure and his
strength had been undermined. Gradually
the failure of the hearts action became
more apparent and soon after midnight last
night Mr.. Hobart became unconscious He
remained in that condition until his death.
Mr.. Hobart's death was due directly to
angina pectoris complicating myocarditis.
Owing to the prostration of Mrs. Hobart the
funeral arrangements will not be completed
until tomorrow. The only step decided upon
is that the services shall be held in the
Church of the Redeemer at Paterson and
the interment in the family plot at Cedar
Lawn, where the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart was buried six years ago. Rev.
DR.. Magee will preach the sermon.
The church can accommodate not more
than 800 persons, and as thousands Will be
eager to attend the services. it was eug-
gested that they be held in the armory,
which will accommodate 10000 persons. IL
is known, however that Mrs. Hobart wishes
the funeral to be as quiet as possible, and
there is little likelihood that the program
will be changed. The mayor and aldermen
of Paterson have suggested that the body
lie in state at the city hall Friday or Satur-
day, and this 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 representatives of nations in
this country have sent messages OF SYM
pathy to Mrs Hobart. One of the first to
send message was President Mckinley.
Attorney General Griggs, who was in Wash
ington, telegraphed that he would return
to Paterson at the earliest moment and he
is expected to take charge of all the de-
tails of the funeral.
Others sending messages were Sir Julian
Pauncefote, Count de Gictervedt, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to Belgium: the Russian ambassador, Vice
President Stevenson, Admiral Schley, Gov
ernor Voorhees, of New Jersey, Senator
Sewall, Senator Hanna, John Russell Alger,
Senator Foraker Senator Fairbanks, Cen
eral Castillo, civil governor of Santiago, and
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn.
sketch of His Career.
Garret A. Hobart was emlnently success
full both in business and politics. His repu-
tation as a man of affairs and as one of the
shrewdest business men in the country was
perhaps greater than his reputation as a
political leader and statesman until his elec-
tion to the vice presidency three years ago.
Mr.. Hobart was born in 1914 at Long
Branch, N. ]. His ancestors on his father S
side were English and on his mothers side
Dutch. Thrty-three years ago he was
graduated from Rutgers college and began
teaching school. Three months later he
entered upon the study OF law with Socrates
Tuttle a prominent lawyer in Passaic county
and who was at that time mayor OF Pater-
son. Young Hobart Is said to have arrived
at Paterson with but $1.50 in his pocket. and
from this small beginning he made his way
unaided to wealth and prominence. In 1869
he was admitted to the bar, and in the fol-
lowing year he married the daughter of
Mr.. Tuttle.
Mr HODaTt maze MS way Tdpluiy dl the
bar of his native state and his bent led him
early into politics. In 1871 he was made
city counsellor of Paterson, and in 1872 was
elected to the state assembly, of which
body he was chosen speaker in the follow
ing year. Even during those early years
he displayed that accurate knowledge of men
and exhibited that wonderful executive abi!-
ity which were the key OF his later success
hot In hi end
of his second year in the assembly he re-
tired to devote himself to the law and to
the numerous business interests with which
he had become identified. But the demands
OF his party would not admit of his remain
ing long in private life, and in 1876 he was
elected to the state senate, of which body
he was chosen president in 1881 During
his service In the senate he was chairman
OF the Judiciary committee and was author
of many measures Of Importance which are
now on the statute books of the state OF
New Jersey.
His party became more and more exacting
In it's demands upon him. His was recog-
nzed as safe and guiding hand, and from
1880 to 1891 he was at the head OF the state
republican organization Of New Jersey, and.
as such, planned some OF the most brilliant
campaigns conducted by his party. From
1884 to 1896 he was a member OF the ma
tional republican executive committee and
had much to do with the management of the
national campaigns during those twelve
years
Business Ability Recognized.
During all these years his business con-
nections became broader and broader. His
keen insight into affairs made his advice
and counsel OF such value that he was sought
after by some Of the largest corporations
in the country, and at the time OF his cleo
tlon as vice president he was a director
in no less than sixty different companies.
Probably the greatest business honor which
he attained was his selection as one OF the
three arbitrators Of the Joint Traffic asso-
citation, composed of thirty-seven of the
most prominent trunk lines OF the country.
Through his business connections and his
law practice he ba.lt up large fortune.
After his nomination and election to the
vice presidency on the ticket headed by Mr..