The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-26
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Vice. President Hendricks Died
Suddenly at His Homs in
Indiana Last Night.
Only His kt,sIe Nephew yyaa
win Him when the sad
End Came.
81 am Free at Last, send for
Eitzs,v were the Last
words He said.
The Country Startled by the
sad News-TOkens Of Re-
spect and sorrow.
THE NATION aoURNs.
vice.President Hendricks Dies sue
denly of Paralysis OF tine Brnin.

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very suddenly at MS residence Ill TINS
city at 4:l5 o'clock this
evening. under circumstances that
were nocn,is,Iv d,s,ress;no IN b,s
9
Ianliiy anu irienus' ihasIh"ch Us 'heN
had not anticipated fatal termina-
ton of his brief illness. and nobody
wao ,,;,h hin, ,,hon ,ha and .o,ro
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ie returned from lineage iast Dat
urday and since then had been COM
planning somewhat of pain in his
head and breas, bnt po,bipg ser,ous
was tbongbt oI Il Last nighf he and
Mrs Uendricts attended q recantion
given at The residence Of Hon Jobn
q Cooner treasnrer Of tbe state
rc,urnino home In their car
riape abont midnioht Mr. Han,
drieks mad taten Off IN,
heavy clotbipy which bo usn.
aIly wore and mt IN dres.
sni, of I;gb,er material and before hs
cot homs he comnialnad chiIliness
AMI n certain degrec of exbausiion
hut attributed IL 10 malarial in.
auepces
He SAT bv,he fra for an bonr or an
before retiring Inf declined In send
far n nbysician although urocd IN do
so lie sIent .res,Iessiy nti1 abont s
o,clock this morning when be aroae
dressed himself and ate nuite I
hearty brcakf fast. saving ho fell mpcI
bef.er and Intended 10 attend 10 con.
sidcrahIe DELAYED Lusiness during the
day. lie and Mrs Hendricks walked
| ont for nearly half an honr and h,
I had annarantiv regained his nbysical
vioor and cbeerfnIness
An hour later. however. he began
to he troubled with mains in IN. re.
zion of tho stomach and Mrs Hon,
drioks sent for the family physician
DR. w. q. THOMPSON. A lifelong and
confidential friend OF the yice-presi.
ident. AZ the pains in the stomach
continued to increase he was
gwen an emetic and after
wards an Injection. and reliet
came in the natural way. lie arose
from the bed. in which he had lain
only few minutes, and read thC
morning papers talking cheerlly with
his wife and an old house servant.
lust before noon he had "A relapse
however. and the physician was again
summoned and administered the usu.
al remedies, besides bleeding the pa.
tient and Mr.. Hendricks again cx-
messed himself as being greatly re.
iieyed. He remained In his room All
the afternoon, occasionally rising
from his bed. to which he was com.
pelled TO return by the recurrence OF
abdominal pains. To all callers who
came, and they were numerous, ht
sent word that he was iudisposed
but would be glad to see them to-
morrow.
About $3.50 O'Clock Mrs Hendricks
who had peen AT his bedside ali day
| went down into the parlor to see ,
caller. who had come to consult witt
her regarding The affairs of a reform
atory Institution ofwhich she vas ON
oftbe managers and she remainedwitl
| him sbout twenty minutes. Tom,
coIored servant, and Harry Morgal
Hendricks. nephew aud page II
Washington. remained with MIR. Hen
bricks. The servant afterwards wen
out and Master Morgan remained.
Mr.. Hendricks tossed uneasily 4
bis bed aud complained of great pair
hut suddenly. Il seemed to cease an
he said to his nephew:
81 am free at last; send for Eliza,
meaning his wife, aud these were hi
last words, for the young man not re
aliziug the urgency of the messag
did not deliver it at once. just b'
! fore 5 O'Clock, Mrs. Hendricks cam