Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-30
Body Of Vice President Ho-
bart Consigned to a Tenn
porary Resting Place.
TWO SIMPLE SERVICES.
Quo Held at His Residence and the Other
mt the Church-The President and Cab
met Seated Among tho Mourn
ers-The Sermon Was Preached
by Rev. DR.. Magic.

Hobart were consigned to a temporary rest
ing place in the receiving vault at Cedar
Lawn cemetery, near this city yesterday
afternoon. Funeral services were held mt
the family residence and at the Presbyte-
rian Church of the Redcemer, the ofiiciat-
ing clergyman at both services being the
Rev. Dr. David D. Magic.
President Mckinley and his cabinet Of
hcers and over GO members of the Senate
and great many congressman, who came
on special trains, attended the services at
the house.
The service at the residence was brief
and simple 1t was held in the library,
which was banked with flowers sent by
friends of the dead Vice President. Mrs
Hobart, with her son Garrett A. Hobart,
il, sat near the head of the caslSet, while
near her were grouped the President and
his cabinet, judges of the SurGeme Court,
the honorary pail bearers and the immedi-
ate friends of the family. including Mrs.
Newton, Albert a. Wilcox, Mrs. Wilcox,
Private Secretary Evans and the family
servants.
Or. Magic offered prayer and then read
Il passage of scripture, and following that
those present took a last look at the face
of the dead.
After the house services the aody en-
closed in AN oaken cas<et with silver or
n9ments and hidden with flowers. WAS
taken to the church. The casket was car
rlcu by eight members of the CdpltOl pD-
lice in uniform under command of A. i.
Garden.
The floral decorations at the church
were magnificent. a band of smillX, over
three feet wide and thick enough TO hide
the wall ran around both side and the
front of the main auditorium, above the
windows. At the windows giant palms
reached up to the smilax. The palms and
the festooning around the windows were
laden with white flowers principally III s
of the valley, orchids and chrysah-
thcmums
Around the organ and the pulpit lilies
were strewn in lavish profusiol. The
fonts before the pulpit were covered with
American Beauty roses to the height Of
nine feet.
President Mckinley sat in the front pew
on the right of the aisle. He was ac-
companied by Secretary of State lay ana
Secretary of the Treasury Gage. ON the
left of the aisle. in the front pew were
Mrs. Hobart and son, Garrett a. Hobart,
and Mr.. Hobart Tuttle, Mrs. IIohdrCs
brother. Immediately behind Mrs. Hobart
were David Hobart. the Vice-PresidentS
brother. and his family. Behind the Pres
ident was Secretary of War Root. Secre-
tary of the Navy Long, and Secretary Of
the Interior Hitchcock Then followed tie
senators and congressman.
The Hobart pew, which is the ninth on
the right hand side, was filled with floral
offerings.
The services at the church lasted an
hour, and Were conducted by DR.. Magic
Trey began by an organ prelude and read
ing OF Scriptures by the Rev. Charles t.
Shaw, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church of Paterson. Then followed t. e
singing of the hymn Nearer My God
to Thee" by the Opheus club
The sermon was delivered by Or. Magic
and was in part as follows:-
11u
grief it is fitting we should come into the
house of God and bow in submission be-
1ore the Most High. Garrett A. Hobart
the man whom this ration honorS, the
man whom it learned to trust has fallen
in death. The Lord givcth, and the Lord
hath taken away. Blessed be the name of
the Lord
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war For those victories
peace as well as war, must pay the same
costly price of toll and sacrifice. of suffer-
Ing, and, if Decdful, of life. The states
man, as well as the warrior, has suffered
ana died for truth and liberty, humanity
ana God; and If, to-day. no warlilSe sound
Is heard none the less do We know this
life was given in the service of his coun-
try. and its last official duties were done
under the very shadow of death
II to-day we are called to learn the
universe! lesson associated with all HUI
vanitv'-thcre arc n,tau u i 'am.''e1' al Is
we NAV learn as TINA lnsso,,a ",Io si''t
cheerinp II T., tr,,a 'i', ana more
verancc win succass. =, ,a "liu p,rSt-
ings awal,r Love !, - . uc ,oNl,'s lcel-
are tho hos, .hi,.o, ~ - - we Nilu Wo'uS
the best things to do.
which IL Too sor,o5 ~ -. Wy man me
friends 70 e,tor =, iot even me dearest
soul 70 God As w., - n we rttauon OF ms
loved 10 s,',. ms pastor, i may be al
of his fnc,,t;ioe ''''.' ~ me nun possession
inovitab,o. ond aliu III lccog"ition OF the
Jesns Ckri,, Nv cNproSscu MS falth IN
born of a,ia', as ms saviour ana a frm
,',ya 90 'IS.p'S ne
an,oi,ta1 iaS W inc grave the mousse
mai,,s. ,i,t i1t an HVlhg' these mortal re-
'"''S, put III our hearts Garrett A. Ho-
n,ain,, 90 anu Will i've Whl!e life re-
Enuo.,
..lUSan', IL We sermon the anthem,
olrt as, 'naIiuS was sung by the orpheus
no,n,n a,,Ii "IacH ,he pehedlction was pro-
Thora ~ ~, Magle'
representing thn I1o states Senate eiEht
tlEcS, eisht personal pail bearers who were