The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
SENATOR H0AR
HAS DEPARTED
Sad Message Carried to Fellow
Citizens By Tolling Bells.
THE END REACHED PEACEFULLY
interests. Statc, National
AMI Educational Will Miss
His Wise Counsel and
G.idinR Hand.

Worcester. Mass, Oct. 1.-The toll
dng Of the bells OF the church towers
and fire stations OF Worcester COM
municated &c his fellow-citizens the
intelligence of the passing Of United
States Senator George Frisbie Hoar,
whose death occurred at 1876 a. m.
Friday.
The people of Worcester, to whom
Senator Hoar was endeared in a meas
ure beyond that ever given TO any
other man, a%nXiously followed the
course of his illness for six weeks,
ard hundreds of calls on the telephone
had been made daily al the newspa-
| per offices by persons who desired to
hear the latest news from the bed
SIDE.
The state of profound stupor, which
death, embraced the senator for 40
hours. Thursday he became as weak
rs ne could I've and live, with the pulse
and respiration SO faint that they could
be detected only by the physician. DIR.
Warren r. Gilman, the medical at
tendant, said that so slight a thing as
pulling the clothing on the bed would
have been sufficient to take away
enough strength to u death. The
| patient had expressed the wish early
in his illness that he might die peace
fully and without a struggle. Such a
death came to him.
Besides DR.. Gilman, the seantor's
two children, lockwood Hoar and Miss
Mary Hoar, were at the bedside until
the end.
e. w. Dohcrty, the messenger of the
committee on Judiciary in h senate,
of which Mr.. Eoar was chairman, came
to Worcester Thursday to be with the
senator in his last hours.
Early in tine 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
caiiad on Wednesday. The physician
was afraid lest the least commotiOn
WUuItI nave d ldtdl ClieSl.
Senator Eoar was inseparably iden-
tilted with the interests of Worcester.
He was the principal in establishing
a free public library and later a read
ing com. lie was foremost in placing
the Worcester Polytechnic institute on
a solid foundation, and for many years
was one Of its trustees. He was a
warm friend of Clark university, be-
ing first its vice-president and, at the
death Of Jonas G. Clark. its head, Mr..
Hoar became head of the board of
trustees, a position he held until his
death. For many years he was trustee
of Leicester academy. The Worcester
Art society and the Worcester club
were founded by his efforts. He was
an honorary life member of the Wor-
cester Mechanics association, and
member of The Republican club of
Massachusetts. He was the Oldest
member, saving two, of the American
Society Of Antiquity. He also held
membership in the New England Gene
illogical socity. was a former president
vi lijt tAtlltI lb1Il Iiotol lI<1I ooSIOtSs oiId
was active in the Massachusetts His
torical society.
Senator Hoar was a trustee Of the
Peabody trust fund for the promotion
of education in the south. He was a
regent of the Smithsonian institution
at Washington. and was prominent in
the Unitarian church. During the day
hundreds of messages of coincidence
were received at the family residence.
The funeral will be held, Monday,
from the Church of the Unity, and Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the
United States senate, will be asked to
oflciate.
Tributes to Senator HOar were ut
tered by prominent men of this city
and vicinity.