The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-01
IN BLACK
MoURNe DEATH OF HEIR DfsTIN'
 GUIsHED CITIZEN.
TolIing of Bells Throughout City An noumce Demise Of Maseaehusett's Senior ,senatoF--A EuIegy
 by Senator Pettus.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. S0.--The tollf ing of the bells of the church tow CTS and the. fire stations of Worcester communicated to his fellow cItiEens the Intelligence of the paasing of Iuj ted states Senator George Fsiehle s,s,a ssrs,e rsSss,a. aeath occurred at t:e6 a. fs,. today At x;66 this moFnins the; chimes on Plymouth Church played ..Nearer My God to Thee" Five min utes later a flag on manufacturing plant was half-masted. The tidings communicated by the toliing bells were heard throughout the city and with in a few minutes numerous inquiries at the newspaper ofiicee by telephone informed the people of Worcester. so whom Senator Hoar was endeared In q measure beyond that ever given to any other man, that the Senator had passed away.
 The state of profound stupor which was an indicattonf of the approach of death embraced the Senator for forty hours. ss. ;Ast5 2. .s
 The patient had expressed the wish early in his illness that ne might die peacefully and without a struggle and such a death caEie to him.
 Besides Dr. Giilman. tho Senator's twb children. Rockofrd Hoar and Miss Mary Hoar. were at the bedside until the end F. W. Doherty, the messen- ger of the committee on judiciary of the Senate, of which MT. Hoar was chairman, came to Worcester the day before the Senator's last hour.
 Early in the week Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, an intimate friend. came from Boston. but was not admitted to the sick chamber, nor was Senator Henry Cabot Lodge admitted when he called on WeSnesday. The physician was afraid lest the least cou1inotion would have a fatal effect.
 Held Prominent Fesiti0ms.
 Senator Hoar was inseparabiy iden- tified with the interests of Worcester He was the principal in establishing a free public library and later q read ing the Worcester Polytechnic Insti- ing the wircester Polytechnic fnsti- ute on solid foundation and for many years was one of its trustees. He was warm friend Of Clark Uni- versity, being it's first vice president, and at the death of James e. Clark, its head, Mir. Hoar became president of the board of trustees. a position he held until his death. For many years he was trustee of Leicester Acadsmy.
 The Worcester Art Society and the Worcester Club were founded by his efforts. He was an honorary life mem Der of the Worcester Mechanics Asso- citation and a member of the Republi- can club of Massachusetts. He was the oldest member saving two of the Amer. lean Society of Antiquity He also held membership in the New England General Theological Society, was a for mer President of the American Histor- ical Society and was active in the Massachusetts Historical Society.
 Proclamation Issued.
 News of the death of Senator Hoar was received with great regret by ali classes of citizens. Tn politics he had no enemies in this state and Democrats were not behind the members of his own party In paying tribute ti his worth.
 Soon after daylight the fIags on ths state house were half-masted and later similar tokens of mourning were dis played on the city hall and other build ings throughout the city. Governor nation announcing the death of the Senator and paying tribute to his memory.
 Funeral Monday.
 The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from the Church of Unity Rev. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United States Senate, will be asked to ofiiciate. Tributes to Senator Hoar were uttered today by prominent men of this city and vicinity. Among them was United States Labor Com missioner Carol D. Wright. president of Clark College. who said:
 Senator Hoar was a man in all his characteristics, who cannot be com pared with any other of his epoch. He had no enemies because of his fairness to opponents. His whole ca reer was marked by industry. a deep concern for all public interests and an unswerving integrity which is a lesson to all men
 president of the College of the Holy