Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-30
Massachusetts and the Nation
Lose Great Man in Death
OF Senator Hoac
BELOVED BY FELLOW TOWNSMEN
Funeral Will be Held Monday at wOr.
ccster - Rev. E Z Hale, Chaplain
Of the Senate, WIN 0aiclatc

Worcester Mass, Sept. So-~The toll.
Ing of'the bells Of the church towers
and fire stations Of Worcester commu-
nlcated TO his fellow citizens the mtelli-
gence OF the passing OF United states
Senator George Frisbie Hoar. whose
death occurred at i.S5 a, M today
The people OF Worcester TO whom
Senator Hoar was endeored IN meas
ure beyond that ever given to any other
man snxiously followed the course Of
bic sickness for six weeks, and hun.
dreds Of calls on the telephone company
made daily at the newspaper Offices by
persons who desired to hear the latest
news from the bedside
The state OF profound stupor which
was an indication OF the approach Of
death embraced the senator for 10
hours Yesterday he became as weak
as he could be and live, with the pulse
and respiration so faint that they could
be detected only by the physician. Dr.,
Warren r. Gilman, the medical attend
ant. said that so slight thing as pull
ing the clothing on the bed would have
been sufficient to take away enough
strength 10 cause death The patient
had expressed wish early in his III
ness that he might die peacefully and
without struggle, Such a death came
10 him.
Besides Dr. Gilman, the senator's two
children lockwood Hoar and Miss
Mary Hoar were al the beside until the
end. Il. w. Doherty. the messenger OF
the committee on judiciary Of the SEM
ate. Of which Mr. Hoar was chairman,
came to Worcester yesterday 10 be with
the senator in his last hours.
Early I'm the week Rev, DR. Edward
Everett Hale. an Intimate friend, came
from Boston, but was not admitted TO
the sick chamber nor was Senator Hem
~ Cabot Lodge admitted when no
called on Wednesday. The physician
was afraid lest the least commotion
would have a fatal effect
Senator Hoar was inseparably identl-
fed with the interests Of Worcester. He
was the principal IN establishing free
public library and later a reading room.
lie was foremost in placing the Wor.
cester nolytechnic institute on a solid
foundation and for many years was one
az its trustees. He was warm friend
OF clark university, being nrst
its vice president. and az the
death OF Jonas @, Clark Is
head Mr.. Hoar became president Of the
board OF trustees, a position ne helu
unti his death For many years ne
was trustee Of Leicester academy. The
Worcester Art society and the Wor"
cester club were founded by his Efforts
He was an honorary life member OF the
Worcester Mechanics association and
member Of the Republican club OF Mas
saohusetts. He was the Oldest member
saving two. OF the American Society OF
Antiquity. lie also held membership
I'm the New England Genealogical So
clety, was a former president or the
American Historical society and was
active In the Massachusetts, Historical
society. He was a trustee OF the Pea
body Trust fund for the promotion Of
education I'm the south lie was a re-
gent Of the Smithsonian institute at
WASHINGTON. and was prominent IN the
Unitarian church
During the day hundreds OF messages
Of coincidence were received az the
family residence.
The funeral VIII be held Monday from
the Church OF the Unity and Rev.
Everett Hale, chaplain Of the United
States senate, viii be asked to otlici-
ate. Tributes to senaI or Hoar were ut
tered by prominent men OF this city
and vicinity
NEWS IN BOSTON.
Boston. Sept. SO-News OF the death
Of senator George f. Hoar was re-
celyed with great regret by all classes
OF citizens. The flags on the state
house. city hail and other buildings
throughout the city are half masted.
Gov. Rates issued a proclamation an
nouncing the death OF the senator, and
directing that the state department
should be closed on the day OF the fu-
neral