Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-10-05
STATESMAN AT REST.
Last Rites Over Senator Hoar's Re-
mains Are Said at Worces-
ter, Mass.

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 3.-The city
Of Worcester today bowed beside the
body of her foremost citizen, Senator
George Frisbie Hoar, while the state Of
Massachusetts and the nation, sympa-
thized with the municipality. The fu-
neral service was held in the church Of
the Unity.
In harmony with the transformations
life of the senator and in accordance
with his wishes there was no elaborate
ceremony Or display.
DR.. Hale Pays Tribute.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale, chap
lain of the United States Senate and
lifelong friend of Senator Hoar. con-
Quoted prayers at the home just before
o'clock. Only members Of the immediate
household and few neighbors attended
this short service. DR.. Hale said in part:
| think that we who knew him in his
home life feel as if no one else knew how
to prize him, though a whole country Is
expressing tender love. Though he was a
person so simple, SO natural, never was a
person who relied SO on the realities, truth,
righteousness and peace. He could be
vehement in expression when need was,
but in common life, to common talk, he
relied absolutely upon the sincerity of his
expression.
Wife's Demise a Death-Blow.
thousand people have said to me that
the death-blow came on Christmas eve, last
year, when his wife was called away. This
was true. No hour passed but he was con-
scious of the weight he was carrying in
trying to live as he lived.
We are not here to analyze so great ii
character God grant that the memories
of such man may make US unselhsh, up
right, courageous and true.
The church service opened with the
reading of Scripture lessons by DR.. Hale.
The hymn, 80 God, Our Help in Ages
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and sung by the church choir. Prayer
by DR.. Hale followed and after the
hymn, awake Our Souls; Away Our
Fears" came the eulogy. The hymn,
Come to the Sunset Tree" concluded
the service.
After the services the body was placed
in the hearse by the active pallbearers, all
present or past secretaries of the senator,
and the honorary bearers, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, T. Jefferson Coolidge,
Charles Francis Adams, Attorney Gen
eral Moody, former Gov. w. Murray
Crane, Gen. William +. Draper, Judge
Francis G. Lowell OF Boston, George II.
Henry A. Marsh DR.. G.. Stanley Hall
and William e. Rice of Worcester. The
active bearers and the family escorted the
remains to the Church of the Unity.
The militia force of the city, four COM
panies of infantry and a battery of light
artillery under arms, were stationed in
the streets to aid the police in the almost
unnecessary effort to control the greatest
crowd ever seen in the city. As the
hearse passed every man barred his head
and many women sobbed.
Restrict Funeral Attendance.
The capacity of the church is 600, and
it was necessary to limit the attendance
Of representatives of organizations to
which the senator belonged and munich
palities to one person for each. The dele
cation from the United States Senate and
House Of Representatives and the repre-
sentatives of the state of Massachusetts
filled one-sixth Of the seating capacity.
The body will lie in state at the city
hall until s p. m. Tomorrow the re-
mains will be taken to Concord for
burial