Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-27
BY WIRE TO-DAY.
indianapolis in Mourning for
the Dead Vice President
Mrs. Hendricks Frustrated
and the Presence of her
Friends Denied.
Detailed Account Of the Closing
Hours of the Distinguished Dead.
Cuba Gives Outward Manifesto
tions of Grief Over the De-
mise OF King Alfonso.
Draped in Mourning.

Dr4ped in Mourning.
Indianapolis, Nov. 27.-A3l the public
buildings here are covered with emblems
of mourning, and flags are displayed at
half mast all over the city. The citizens
are doing everything to make the obse-
quies of the vlce.president appropriate
and fitting. Physicians have ordered
that Mrs. Hendricks see no one except
on al emergency. She is almost pros
trated from grief and exhaustion. The
house was closed last evening to all
viiitors, out this morning the corridors
were filled with sympathizing friends. r.
A. Parks. of Chicago, the sculptor, assist
ed H.. Mueller, of this city, and I. B.
Gessman, of Cincinnati, took a plaster
cast OF Nj. Hendricks face, but it was not
altogether satisfactory, and at Mrs. Hen.
bricks suggestion another will be taken
tomorrow, from which Parks will make
q marble bust.
A force of men are engaged in building
a white marble vault on the Hendricks
lot at Brown Hill cemetery ands it will
be finished tonight.
There has been no change in the fun
eral arrangements and the funeral will
take place Tuesday at noon. The body
is lying in state ell day at the coart
house. All the rooms in the principal
hotels have been engaged by distin-
guished guests from abroad. The sena-
torial party and other representatives
of the COMMENT will arrive from Wash
ington Monday night.
Senator Harrison, chairman of the re
ception committee says that he received
no authentic information on the subject,
but is inclind to think that President
Cleveland will not be able to come.
At a meeting of the various ~organiza-
tions this morning appropriate tributes
of respect were adopted and committees
appointed to arrange for participating
IN the funeral.
The pail bearers for the funeral were
selected by q committee this morning
with Mrs. Hendricks approval. They are:
Gen. Isaac P. Bray, Elk Gov. A. G. Por-
ter, Hon. W. A. Wood, Judge of the
United States court; Hon. J. l.. McMas-
ter, mayor Of Indianapolis; Aquilla
Jones, David Macy and Judge Frederick
Randall, of this city.
MIR. HENDRICKS DEATH.
Indianapolis, Nov. 25-Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks, vice president of the
United States, died very suddenly at
his residence in this city at 4:45 O'Clock
this evening, under circumstances that
we're particularly distressing to his fam
lily and friends, inasmuch as they had
not anticipated a fatal termination of
his brief illness, and nobody was with
him when death came. He returned
from Chicago last Saturday, and since
then had been complaining somewhat of
pain in his head and breast, but nothing
serious was thought of it. Last night
he and Mrs. Hendricks attended a re.
ception given at the residence of Hon. J.
Cooper, treasurer of the state, returning
home IN their carriages about midnight.
Mr.. Hendricks had taken off the heavy
clothing which he usually wore, and
put on q dress suit of llghter material
and before he got home he complained
OF chilliness end q certain degree OF ex-
hausrion, but attributed it to malarial
influences. He sat to the fire for an hour
or more before retiring, but declined to
send for q physician though urged to do
SO.
lie slept restlessly until about 8
o'clock this morning, when he arose.
dressed himself and ate quite a hearty
breakfast saying that he felt much bet.
ter and intended to attend to consider
able delayed business during the day.
he and Mrs. Hendricks walked out for
nearly half an hour, and he had appar-
emily reRained his physical vigor and
cheerfulness. An hour later, however,
he began to be troubled with pains in
the region of the stomach, and Mrs.
Hendricks sent for the fam
Ily physician, DIR. W.. @.
Thompson, o lifelong confidential
friend OF the vice president. As the
pains IN he stomach continued to in
crease he was given an emetic and after
wards an injection, and relief came in q
natural way. He arose from his bed, in
which he had laid only q few moments,
q read the morning papers, talking
cheertully with his wife and an old
house servant. just before moor be had
q relapse, however, and the physician
was again summoned and administered
The usual remedies, besides bleeding the
patient and MIR. Hendricks again ex-
pressed himself as greatly relieved. He
remained In his room all the afternoon.
occasionally rising from his bed, to which
was compelled to return by a recur-
of abdominal pains. To
callers who came, and they were
numerous, he sent word that he
felt i%ndisposed, but would be glad to see
them tomorrow. About 4:3O Mrs. Hem |
bricks, who had been at the bedside all
DAY, went to parlor TO see a caller who |
called to consult with her regarding the
Affairs OF a resormatory of which she is |
OF the managers, and she remai"ed |
with him about twenty minutes. Tom
coiored servant, and Harry Morgan,
hendricks nephew, and q page in Wash
ngton, remained with him. The SER
went out and Morgan stayed. Mr..
hendricks tossed uneasily in his bed
md complained of great pain, but sud-
ienly it seemed to cease, and he said to
lis nephew, II am free at last. Send
or Eliza"-meanlng his wife, and these
r his last words, for the young man.
lot realizing the urgency of the message.
ild not deliver it at once. Just
before five O'Clock Mrs. Hendricks
into the room, and found
hat her husband was dead.
end of a long and eventful life