The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-04
SEN. HOAR'S
FUNERAL
Immense Crowd Gathered in
Worcester Yesterday
no PAY THEIR RESPECTS
Every Manifestation of Sorrow shown
All Daily Occupation Suspended
Services at Church and
House.
TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS

Worcester, Mass, Oct. q. The city of
Worcester yesterday abandoned her us
ual activities TO bow beside the body Of
her foremost citizen, Senator George
Frisbee Hoar, while the State Of Massa.
chusetts and in large measure the nation
sympathized with the municipality in
her grief The funeral service was held
il the Church Of the Unity In harmony
with the transformations life Of The Sen
lator and IN accordance with his expressed
wish, there Was no elaborate ceremony
81 display, though the great love OF the
lpeople Of Worcester and Of the common
wealth induced the family to subordi
nate their own feeling to the desire Of
the public, and admit, in 50 far as the
limited capacity Of the building would
allow, general Attendance at the church
and to permit the body later to lie in
state IN city hall Rev. Or. Edward Ey-
erett Hale conducted prayers at the
home only members 81 the Immediate
household and i few ueighbors attended
this short service
The body was then placed in a hearse
by the active bearers an present or past
secretaries Of the senator. The honorary
hearers, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, i.
Jefferson Coolidge Of Manchester, Charles
Francis Adams Of Lincoln, Attorney
General William H. Moody Of Haverhil,
w Murray Crane Of Dayton, General
William Il. Draper of Iopedale, Judge
Francis G, Lowell OF Boston, Col George
I'LL Lyman Of Boston, Stephen Salisbury,
Henry Marsh, Dr. Stanley Hall and VIII
liam r. Rice Of Worcester; the active
bearers and the family escorted the body
~ the Church Of UHity. The way taken
by the silent procession MAS lined with
silent throngs. Not only was the public
and private business Of the city suspend
ed but the post Office was closed and the
schools were closed also.
The entire militia force Of the city.
four companies Of infantry and 4 battery
OF light artillery under arms, lined both
sides Of the streets in the almost unnec-
essary effort to control the greatest
crowd ever seen on the streets Of the city.
There WAS no sign Of disturbance OF any
thing to call forth show OF authority.
As the heafse passed, men barred their
heads and many women sobbed.
The capacity OF the church is GOO. It
WAS necessary, therefore, to limit the at
tendance Of Representatives to which Tie
Senator belonged and the municipalities
to one person for each The city Of Wor-
cester had its mayor for it's only official
representative 1T the service. The dele
CATION from the United States senate
and House Of Representatives Of the
State Of Massachusetts filed one sixth.
Of the seating capacity.
Rev Dr. Hale, who was the, first pas
for 81 the Church Of tile entity, and Rev.
Rush r. Shipper, the second pastor, now
Of Brnekton. Mass, oiiiciated At the
conclusion Of eulogy Dy Rev. Dr. Hale,
those in the church passed hy the bier
aud departed. When All had viewed the
remains the body was placed in the
hearse and the honorary and active pail
bearers escorted it 70 the city hail.
4 intervals 81 every fiye yards from
the church along Elm and Main streets
were drawn up, and as the
hearse approached each saluted and re-
manned q present arms until the cortege
passed