The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
TEARS SHED At
HOBART'S BIER
Last HOnOrS to the Dead
Statesman.
IMPRESSIVE IN SIMPLICITY
DEEP GRIEF OF FRIENDS AND
ASSOCIATES.
Through Lines of Thousands Of Un-
covered Heads the Body is Borne
to It's Final Resting
Place.
DEEP GRIEF OF FRIENDS AM
ASSOCIATES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PATERSON. N. J., Nov. 25.-with the
impressive religious services Of the Pres
byterian church and with the dignity due
to his high office, all that is mortal OF the
vice President, Garret A. Hobart, was
committed to the earth this afternoon
The President, Secretary of State John
Hay, Chief Justice Fuller, former Vice
President Levi ?. Morton. former Secre-
tary of War Alger. Secretary Of the Inte-
rior Hitchcock. the Supreme Court Judges,
members OF the Senate, members OF Con-
gress and the Vice Presidents personal
friends filed the beautiful Church OF the
Redeemer and with moistened eyes and
bowed head testified silently and eloquent
ly TO his worth as a statesman, friend and
neighbor.
Through the west window. from the CEN
ter OF the stained-glass Maltese cross,
pierced shaft OF crimson that shed it's
light around the catafalque and bathed
the orchids, narcissus blossoms and white
roses in bright tints. The eye OF the cler-
gyman travelled along the shaft OF light
10 the cross as he repeated the words:
THE Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away; blessed be the name of the Lord"
The chief magistrate OF the country
bowed his head in his hands. He was Wis
IDLY agitated. There was scarcely a dry
cheek in the crowded edifice, and the
widow was apparently the most composed.
All the pomp OF an Official pageant,
which was omitted in Difference TO the
wishes OF the deceased, could never have
caused the impressiYeness Of this scene
The imposing and solemn strains OF Chop
ms funeral march filed the edifce with
its solemn melody as the casket was
brought up the aisle on the shoulders OF
the stalwart members OF the Capitol po-
lice and placed on the bier prepared for
II in front OF the pulpit Following II
came the pallbearers. members OF the SEN
ate. After them came the family, the
widow and her son. the President, the
Cabinet dignitaries and intimate friends
They all sat clcse around the caSket- On
every side Of II the floral offerings were
banked in a wealth OF beauty and color.
The funeral services were opened by the
Rev. DR.. q. S. Shaw, who read a portion
OF the Nineteenth Psalm. verses l. 6. 10
and T. This was followed by a selection
from Job. chapter xiv, verses ZIP. and
concluded by a reading from the fifteenth
chapter OF Corinthians J. After a prayer
sixty male voices filled the church with
the beautiful melody OF Nearer Ny God
10 Thee"
After the sermon. in which the business
statesmanlike and social qualities OF the
deceased were eXtolled. the Orpheus Club
sang cantata by Chwatal. DR. Magic
then pronounced the beuedction, and in
the same order that II arrived the funeral
procession left the church AS the casket
was borne down the aisle and out on TO
the porch the vast multitude. which could
hardly be kept under control by the police
and soldiers, uncovered. and when the
President appeared with bowed head
leaning on the arm OF John Hay, there
was only a murmur OF greeting.
Through long lines OF thousands OF un-
covered heads the cortege wended its way
10 Cedar Lawn Cemetery. where the body
was placed in the receiving vault
There were thirty-two pallbearers, eight
representing the United States Senate,
eight representing the House OF Repre-
sentatves, eight personal pallbearers Sc
lected by Mr.. Hobart two months before
his death and eight Senate police, who
carried the casket.
The personal pallbearers were: Attorney
General Griggs. Edward T. Bell. Franklin
Murphy. General Joseph W. Congdon,
Judge J. Franklin Fort, George z. Baker.
/. A. Walton and Colonel William Bar
bour.
The Senate pallbearers were: william
p. Frye OF Maine, NJ. A Hanna OF Ohio.
William J. Seweil and John Kean Or New
jersey c. W. fairbanks OF Indiana. James
Mcmillan Of Michigan. John W. Dauie OF
Virginia and T. ". Cockrell OF Missouri
The pallbearers from the House OF Rep
resentatlves were: D. 3. Henderson OF
Iowa. John Gardner and B. Wayne Parker