The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30
RESTING IN PEACE.
keaaiss Of yi:e-Presideai Hehart
Iaiefred Ssisrday.
SIMPLE sOlfNNIY OF FUNERAL.
Tribute to the 1emosy Of the 0ssss
Sassezmsn. Who Died Tuesday os
Last Week.

patterson. ~. j. Spa ai-wtth the
Impressive religious services OF the
Presbyterian church. a-d ~fss the dig
nifty due TO his high ofics. all that 10
mortal (. the vice president. Garrett
A. Hobart. vas committed TO the
earth Saturday afternoon. The yrssi-
dent. Secretary OF State Joha Ha,.
Chic: Justice Fuller. Former Vice
President Levi y. Nort89. Former
Secretary o! Wa a,s.r. Secretary %
the irter,orr Hitchcock. the sapre-ne
court judges. members OF the seaate.
members Of Congress and the yioe
presidents persona, friends. niiei the
beautiful church ot the Redee-aer ans
with mois;cncd eyes ard bowed heads
testified silently and eloggeniiy q HE
worth as statesman. friend and
! ne.ghbor
through tho west window frCn the
centre OF the stained glass Maltese
cross. pierced n shaft 0, crimson ;ha;
shed .ts light around the clta'aique
and bathed the orchids. nzrolssus bios-
SONS and Waite roses In bright thu.
/ The eye o: the clergyman Travelled
! along. the shaft OF light TO the cross
IS he repeated the words. The Lord
gave and the Lord takeih away:
| blessed BE- the name of the Lord"
The chief magistrate OF TIE country
! bowed his head In his hand. lie va.
: xse o.. .-.-x1~
a dry cheek In the croI'tied edince. and
the widow was apparently the mos;
( composed.
All the pomp Of az Official pageant.
which vas omitted Ia Difference 10 the
wishes OF the deceased. could never
; have equallcd In impress!yeness the
I scene III the church. The imposing
and solemn strains OF Chop!n's funeral
march flled the edifice with lts solemn
/, melody as the casket was borne up
! the aisle on the shoulders OF the stall
! wart capitol police and placed upon
the bier prepared for IL in front OF the
pulpit Following IL came the pail
bearers, members Of the serate. Fol-
lowing them came the family, the wld-
ow and her son, President Mckinley.
the government dignitaries and inti-
mate frie1ds. They ell Sat close
around the casket.
On every side OF IL the floral Offer
ings were banked In a wealth Of beau
~ and color. The funeral services
were opened by Rev. DR.. Charles $.
Shaw, who read a portion OF the goth
Palm. verses 1-s and 1912. This was
followed By a selection from Job xiv,
verses 1-2 and 7I12. and concluded by
a reading from the 18th chapter OF
Corinthians After a prayer. co male
voices filled the church with the beau
tiful melody OF Nearer My God 10
Thee"
!; After thesermOn. in which the busi-
ness. statesmanl.ks and social quail
ties of the deceased were extolled. tho
Orphans club sang a chant by Chav-
atai. DR.. Magic then pronounced The
benediction. and in the came ordei
that IL arrived. the funeral procession
left the church. As the casket wal
borne down the aisle and out i.to tho
porch the vast multitude. which could
hardly be kept under control by the
police and soldiers. uncovered, and
when the president appeared with
barred head. leaning on ..s arm o
John Hay. there wzs only .-urmr,
OF greeting. Through a long la.e %
thousands OF uncovered heads ihs
coctaee wended its way 10 Cedar 1.awf
cemetery. where the body was piacet
in the receiving vault
The city wore its most sonbre gari
: In mourning. All the mills. big busi
ness houses and stDre- were closed
. The municipal buildings. banks ant
: factories looked gloomy in draperie'
, q black and purple. On every hass
, were signs OF grief for the loss OF Se'
, Jerseys statesman
Out OF Difference 10 the wishes O
Mrs. Hobart there we're no visitor
TO Carroll Hall except the immedia:'
|, relatives OF the family. The body o
, the vice president rested in its caske
|. Of oak on the ca;afaiqEe in the library
: His right hand rested lightly cn IA.
breast. and held a bunch OF violet
placed there By his widow. On th
coffin was a bunch o. Gala liliies.
sheaf Of palm and some snilaI an
, roses.
3 AIOuUu lDS sOplu sGl6 many btf q
D tributes. conspicuous amopg them Be
I ing several pieces from the Whit
{ House conservatory. The eofYia T.
! bore the Inscription:
3 1s44.
! Garrett A. Hobart
Z 1899
: The service al the house vas brio
and simple II YVES held In the II
brary. which was banked with fo~e:
? sent By friends Of the dead vice pres
? dent Mrs. Hobart, with her sol
Garrett A. Hobart, Jr.. sat near III
head o. the caskef. while near h
were grouped the president AID hi
> cabinet. judges o! the supreme cour
the honorary pall-bearers aud tt
/ immediate friends cs the family an
Z the family servants The Rev. D7vi
. | ID. Magic offered the prayer and rea
a passage Of Scripture Tie preziden
cabinet and supreme court judges an
I those present took a las- look AZ II
: face OF the dead. the csskst was close
Z and all that was mortal Of Vice Pres
dent Hobart Was carried out TO II
hearse
. There was never gathered In Ne
Jersey. and seldom In any part Of {:
United States. 50 many mourness ,
, sminepce ia the nation They repr
sented distinct stages Of cur nation
life. combining the history Of trene'
: dous civil s.sife now buried With Z.
E marvellous record OF progrees foll0vil
: the days Of Lincoln. and marking Il
epochs that came with the 1amentl
Garfield and tie living Presideut =
Kinley.
In the thrcag were senators fro
J. States that were Territories befo
: the var and for years after. There -
| Roar OF Massachusetts. representa-
|, | the old sad Beveridee Of Indiana ~
n reeenfirg the sew in national III
. There wore John w. Daniel Of vi
: ginia. represc1'i7g the Coafsdera
: soldier. and Havley Of Coanecficu
standing - q type of the Cnicn "
eran. each q sasn - Osoatcss nor,