The Iola register., 1885-12-11
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All That Was Mortal of
Thomas A. Hendricks
EntOmbed.
A City In Mourning Garb With
NOurnerS From All Parts
of the Nation.
Friends, Present and Absent,
Attest Their Love BY Elab-
crate Floral Offerings.
The ToIling Bell and Minute Gun
Announce the Passage to
a the Tomb.
The Remains Escorted By an Imposing
and Representative Cav
alcade,
And Eminent Divines Pronounce the
Last Sad Words Which Close
an Eonored Career.
The Tolling Bell and Minute Gun
Announce the Passage to
the Tomb.
The Remains Escorted By an Imposing
and Representative Cav.
alcade,
And Eminent Divines Pronounce the
Last Sad Words Which Close
an Iionored Career.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Dccemocr L.
The mortal remains of Thomas A. Hen
dricks, the fifth Vice-President of the
United States TO die during his term of
Office, We're conveyed to the tomb to-day.
The event was made memorable in many
respects 10y the presence of a tremendous
concourse of people from all parts of the
Nation to witness the simple rites which
preceded their interment. The presage
of inclement weather on the day of
his funeral, which was given yesterday,
was verified only to the extent of win
try lcaden sky and thick atmosphere
during early hours, unusual to this lati-
tude. The heavy fog of the preceding
afternoon still hung over the city, when
day broke, but as the hours wore on, it
lifted somewhat, and became less inn
pcnetrable. The sombreness of the
heavens were reflected even more deep
ly in the appearance of the city, which
witnessed the Development of his c.
recr. Its chief structures were hidden
in their folds of black drapcry, while
to the occasion were lent all forms
which people can observe to show their
respect for the dead. The business of
the city was entirely suspended. The
clergy without respect to sect, joined in
the obsequies; tie bells of all the
churches tolled requiems, and the pres
ence of the populace in the column which
followed his funeral car, Or stood as si-
lent spectators of the solemn spectacle
attcsted their fealty to his memory.
The early morning trains on all the rail-
ways brought delegations from the Ma
tional Capital and all the leading cities of
the Union, together with an influx Of peO-
pie from all the interior cities and hamlets
OF Central Indiana and Illinois. The
Cabinet was reprccnted by Secretary Bay
ard. Secretaries Lamar. Whitney, Endicott
and PostmaSter-General Villas. The Su.
pregne Bench was represented by Associ-
ated Justices Matthews and Biatchford.
The United States Senate was represent
ed by Senators EdmuadS, Allison, Pugh,
Harris, Conger, Blair, Dolph, Vest, Beck,
Camden, Vance, Jones, voorhees,, Payne,
Palmer and Harrison. The committee
representing theHouse of Representatives
was composed of Morrison, Blount, Her
bert, Holman, Springer, Hepburn, Ward,
Phelps, Kleiner and Dunn. The mum.
Der of active and ex-members
of the lower House present, in addition
to those named was large. The Govern
ors of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Ken
tucky were present, attended by their
STATS, and numerous State officers.
Maior-General Schofeld was the chief
representative of the United States Army
present Ex-President Hayes and
General Sherman were distinguished
guests, the latter accompanying the dele
cation from St. Louis. The officers and
other official delegates were met on their
arrival by local subcommittee and given
tickets of admission to St. Paul's Episco-
pal Cathedral, to be present at the church
services, and were assigned positions in
the funeral column.
The Presidential special Baltimore &
Ohio train, with members of the Cabi-
net, arrived a few minutes past nine.
The party was met by the Reception
Committee, headed by Senator Harri-
SON, and Immediately driven to the Hen
dricks residence. Colonel John NJ. VIII
son, L. S. A., was intrnsted with an au-
tograph letter from President Cleveland
TO Mrs. Hendricks, expressing his pro-
found sorrow and coincidence, and re-
grets that circumstances, over which he
had no control, prevented his attendance
at the ceremonies. Colonel Wilson also
borea beautiful floral design made of
flowers from the conservatory of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, with the coincidence of
Miss Cleveland.
Train arrivals swelled the multitude on
the streets to such an extent rs 70 impede
ordinary progress on all the chief thor
Oughfares. Washington street presented
q black mass of humanity hours before
the services were entered upon at st.
Paul's, and long before the passage OF the
column tine windows of business blocks
were filed by occupants whose eyes rest
ed upon q waiting multitude which occr-
pied, apparently, every vantage point
aiong the broad thoroughfare.
The emblems of mourning which De-
gan TO appear On public and private build
ings on the day of the Vice-President's
death, have grown in quantity and design
until now the whole city may be said to
be III funeral garb. Washington street
presents IN almost unbroken line OF
draped houses, while on every business
street snd even along the residence
streets, people have been lavish
in their display Of signs of
publc sorrow. Perhaps the most effective