Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30
BODY PLACED IN a TOMB.
Impressive Z nneral Rites over the
Remains OF Vice President
Garret A. Hobart.

Paterson, j., Nov. 27.-Because Of
the funeral of Garrett A. Hobart, vice
president of the United States, Satur-
day business houses, with few .excep-.
tions, We're closed and many private
residences had flags at half-mast be-
sides other mourning emblems.
The early trains brought many to
attend the funeral services. The
bells of the churches started tolling'
at sunrise and at nine o'clock all the
bells of the city began marking the
minutes. In anticipation of the ar
rival of the presidential party and the
military escort, crowds gathered
around the Broadway depot.
The military lined the streets be-
tween Carroll hall and the Church of
the Redeemer, where the public serv-
ices were held. The church floral
decorations were magnificent.
There were 32 pallbearers, eight rep
resenting the United States senate;
eight representing the house of rep
resentatives; eight personal pallbear-
ers, selected by Hobart two months be-
fore his death, and eight senate police
who carried the casket, as follows:
The personal ballbearers We're Attorney
General Griggs, Edward II. Bell, Franklin
Murphy, Gen. Joseph W. Congdon, Judge
j.. Franklin Fort, George F. Baker, E. A.
Walton, Col. William Barbour. .-.f.ft
The. senate pallbearers were William P
Frye, of Maine; M. A. Hanna, of Ohio; Will
liam j. Sewell and John Kean, of New Jer-
sey; c. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana; James
Mcmillan, OF. Michigan; John W. Daniel,
of Virginia, and F. M. COckrell, of Mis-
souri,
The pallbearers from the house of repre-
| sentative were: d. B. Henderson, of Iowa;
John Gardener and R. Wayne Parker, of
| New Jersey; Charles F.. JOY. of Missouri;
William P. Hepburn, of Iowa; John Dalzell,
! of Pennsylvania: George B. Mcclellan, of
| New York, and John F. Rixey, of Virginia.
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 late vice president. Mrs.
Hobart, with her son Garret A. Hobart
Jr., satnearthe head of the caske while
near her were grouped the president
and his cabinet, judges of the supreme
court, the honorary pallbearers and
| the immediate friends of the family and
| the family servants. Rev. DIR. Magic of:
| fered the. prayer, and read "a passage OF
Scripture. The jpresid ent, cabinet and
supreme court judges and those present
took a last look at the face of the dead,
| the casket was closed, and all that was
| mortal of Vice President Hobart was
carried out to the hearse by members Of
the senate police.
| h The services at the church lasted an
hour; and We're conducted by Rev., DR..
Magic. They began with an organ
prelude and reading of Scriptures by
Rev. Charles P. Shaw, pastor of the
! Second Presbyterian church Of Pater-
json. Then followed the singing of the
hymn, "Nearer My God, to Thee,n by
the Orpheus club. DR.. Magic then
preached the funeral sermon and Of
fered prayer. This was followed by
the anthem weary Hands, sung by
the Orpheus club, after which the
benediction was pronounced by DR.
Magic.
! The remains were consigned to 8
temporary resting place in the receiv
ing vault at Cedar Lawn cemetery
near this city.
Washington, Nov. 27.-Of1cial Wash
inton is in mourning for the dead vice
! president. Business in all the executive
branches of the governments is suspend
ed and the, departments are closed
Nearly all of the prominent officials o.
the government have gone to Paterson
to attend the funeral of Vice President
Hobart and flags throughout the city
are at half-staff. AS evidence of the
popularity of the late vice president
hundred of private residences displayed
mourning emblems.
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