The Jersey City news., 1899-11-25
The FUNERAL.
Garret A. Hobart's 0bsequies
Held Today In Pat
erson.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET PRESENT
Flags at Half-Mast, Buildings
Draped In Mourning. Fac
tories Closed.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET PRESENT
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was confined to temporary resting pay
in the receiving vault at Cedar Law
Cemetery near this city this afternoon
A brief funeral service was held at tn
Hobart residence, the ofiiclatlng cieieS
man being Rev. DR.. Magic
President Mckinley and his Cabinet ON
GERS and over sixty members OF uhe sen
ate and a great many Congressman, wh'
came on special trains, attended une SCI
vices at the house.
After the house services the pody' en-
closed in an open casket, with silver or
naments, and almost smothereo VIII
flowers. was taken from the house, ane
the President and his party went to the
Church of the Redeemer, about two
blocks from Carroll Hall. An immense
crowd was in the vicinity of the church
The casket was carried by eight mem
bers of the Capitol Police, in uniform
under command of A. P Garden
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers President Mckinley sat IN
the front pew on the right of the aisle.
He was accompanied by the Secretary OF
state and Secretary of the Treasury On
the left of the aisle, in the front pew,
were Mrs. Hobart and son, Garret a.
Hobart. and Mr. Hobart Tuttle- Imne-
diately behind Mrs. Hobart was David
Hobart and family.
Behind the President was the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of Navy and the
Secretary of Interior
Then followed the Senators and Con-
gressmen-
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 the Rev. Dr.
Magic. They began with an organ pre-
lude and reading of scriptures by rne
Rev. Charles P. Shaw, Pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, of Paterson.
Then followed the singing of the hymn'
Nearer Ny God to Thee" by the Orpheus
Club. Rev. DR.. Magic, the pastor, tnen
preached the funeral sermon. This was
followed by the anthem, Weary Hands,
sung by the Orpheus Club, after Wnlch
the benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. DR.. Magic.
All the public buildings, including the
City Hall, Public Library, banks and
many of the churches are draped IN
mourning The business houses with very
few exceptions are closed and many pri-
waite residences display flags at half-mast
in addition to other moruning emblems.
The bells of the churches started tolling
at sunrise and all the bells of the city
began marking the minutes at nine
o'clock. In anticipation of the arrival of
the Presidential party and the military
escort, crowds gathered around the Broad
way depot, where the President arrived.
Il, f.T1
Carroll Hall and the Church of the Re-
deemer where the public services were
held. The church floral decorations are
magnificent A band of smilax over three
feet wide and thick enough to hide the
walls runs around both sides and the front
of the main auditorium. Above the win
dows the wreath runs unbroken before
the pipes of the great organ.
At the windows giant palms reach up
to the smilax. These palms and the fes-
tooning around the windows are laden
with white flowers, principally lilies Of
the valley, orchids and ysanthemums.
Around the organ and the pulpit lilies are
strewn In lavish profusion. The fonts be-
fore the pulpit are covered with American
beauty roses to the height of nine feet. A
large space before the pulpit was left un-
decorated. Here the casket rested and
many of the floral tributes were laid
President Mckinley and his party and
the Congressional and other Government
representatives arrived at Paterson at 1
P NJ. They were Immediately driven to
Carroll Hall.
The service at the house 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, Garret A. Hobart, Jr-, sat
near the head of the caslzet, while near
her were grouped the President and his
Cabinet, Judges Of the Supreme Court,
the honorary pail bearers and the imme-
diate friends Of the family, including
Mrs. Newton, Albert A. Wilcox, Mrs.
Wilcox, Private Secretary Evans and the
family servants.
The Rev. David ID. Magic offered the
following prayer:-"Oh, God, who has
taught us to call Thee our Father. and
Jesus Christ His son, whom Thou hast
given us in Thy love and grace for our
salvation, we pray Thee to look on US in
compassion in this. our day of darkness
and bereavement. We bow in humble
submission to Thy holy win and fatherly
name that light and Immortality have
been brought to life in Jesus Christ. risen
from the dead and the first fruit of ell
who fell asleep in Him We thank Thee
for this love and life and service of Thy
servant departed and for the grace mani
Tested in Him in life and in death. Grant
US grace to learn the lesson of Thy provi-
dence and sanctify to US these scenes of
sorrow. May cur lives be better and
truer and may we be more faith
full and useful TO this afflicted
family in whose hearts the humbly
ask the God Of the fatherIess and
the Judge Of the widow to give Thy sus-
tanning and consoling presence. Let the
prayers offered by many hearts for this
household be heard and answered. In
Tiny grace regard them in all earthly
changes and may they be united with
these who have entered into the rest and
glory Of THY everlasting angaom though
Jesus chdst, our Lord. Amen DR.. Magic
also read a passage of geiEfrre. The
President Cabinet ~agse ne Court
Judges ard those prs tt<k d last look
at the face of the tie casket was