The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-23
Garrett A. Hobart.

The following official statement was
given out at the Hobart residence by
Private Secretary Evans tonight 1.-THE
funeral services over the body of the
late vice president will be held at the
Church of the Redeemer, Paterson, N.
j., on Saturday, November 25th, at 23O
p. m.
'Inasmuch as the seating capacity
of the church is entirely inadequate it
will be necessary that the seats be re-
served for national and local officials
representatives of the organizations
with which Mr.. Hobart was connected,
and intimate personal friends of the
family. 1t is therefore impossible to
provide for the general public until va
rious officials, representatives and
friends have been accommodated.
Previous to the public exercises on
Saturday afternoon, brief service will
be held at the Hobart mansion only for
the family, the president and his cabi-
net and intimate personal friends.
On Friday afternoon the body of the
vice-president will be placed in the IL
brary of his home, where the public may
have an opportunity to view it. The in
terment will be at the convenience Of
the family at Cedar Lawn cemetery
Four companies of regulars from
Governors Island will take part in the
funeral ceremony, and will probably act
as an escort from the late residence of
the vice-president to the church The
military will also act as an nescort to
President Mckinley and his party
1t is expected that President McKin-
ley and his cabinet, the supreme court
justices and other officials from Wash
ington, will arrive before noon on Sat
urday A special train, bearing the
senators and representatives and other
officials will start from New York, and
committees will be on hand at Paterson
to take charge of those on board. A
great many messages of coincidence
were received today. Messages from
Chief Justice Fuller, United States SUI
preme court; Gen. Gordon of Savannah,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, United
States Senator Carter of Montana,
United States Minister Harris at Wen
ma, Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, and a num-
Der of foreign ministers at Washington.
All of the public buildings in Paterson
have been draped, as well as many pri-
waite residences throughout New Jersey.
DR.. Newton, the vice presidents
physician, today filed the certificate of
death, giving the cause of death as
"dilatation of the heart due to myocar-
ditis."
Mr. Hobart was member of the
Order of Free and Accepted Masons
OF hlgh rank, SD degree Scottish
Rite Mason and a Knight Templar In
reply to inquiries of representative of
various Masonic bodies, it has been
explained to them that the family
deemed it best not to have a Masonic
funeral. Up to the present the names
of the pallbearers have not been an
nounced. Mr.. Hobart two months ago.
when he feared something might hap
PEN named six of his most intimate
friends in New Jersey, and it is be-
lieved that these will act as his pail
bearers.
Mrs. Hobart is bearing up we'll under
her great trouble, and today was able
to see a few of her most intimate
friends, including Attorney General
Griggs and Mrs. Griggs and Rev DIR.
David Magic, who will deliver the flu
neral grafton.
Following is a list of the House Sc
lected to attend the funeral: Hender-
son, JOY, Brosius Livingston, Meyer,
Hepburne, Ball, Kleberg Rixey, Cush-
man, Barnham, Boutelle, Robinson,
Long, Gillett, Morris Clark, Mercer,
Loudenslager, Gardner, Howell, Sal
mon, Stewart, Parker, Daily, Fowler,
Ketham, Mcclellan, Bingham, Sibley,
Dalzell, Adams, Brownlow, Alexander
White Robbins, Davis, Burke. Spald-
ing, Benton, Showalter Clayton and
Jones.