Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30

II In blue immortsllss in the centre. AT
the foot was still another very elaborate
design, sent by citizens of Madison county,
being column and crown Of white roses
ard hlhea arising from 9 bed Of violets.
while another like design had on it, "At
rest at last" Mr.. Hendricks last words.
Many other floral offerings. elaborate
and beautiful, were placed in the eatafsl'
que.
THE BODY.
OnlS the bust and face OF the dead
statesman were visible through heavy plate
glass. The body Wss aTrayed in evening
dress of black broad cloth, high collar and
white silk tie, and q plain shirt front with
gold studs The features were remarka-
bIy natural, and Hfe-like, with the excep'
ton Of slight discoloration Just under
the syes There was no look Of pain or
suffering, bat rather Of quiet relief on the
face.
VIEWING The DEAD,
The iisst to pass through the catatslque
and look upon the features with which IN
Kfs they had been so familiar, were the
various committees and organizations that
participated in the parade. Among the
srss were MF Hendricks two nepheEs.
Tom and Harry Morgan, the latter beipR
the person Who Was with him Just before
his death and to whom he last spoke. The
militia were stationed in lines extending
the entire length of the corridor,
and arrangements were made tor the
crowd 20 enter at the east end OF
the building, and after viewing the re-
mains, pass out at the west end, there be-
ing two lines, one on each side OF the
coffin. At Has the doors were opened
and the apparently eGdless procession be-
gan. while from q stand above, concealed
by eyergreens, came the doleful strains of
the funeral march tom Fra DIsyola. The
arrangements had been made so perfect
that there was neither confusion or delay,
and the crowd passed quietly and orderly
through the building. Those who had kept
their places nearest to the entrance by
patiently standing there for several hours,
and who were consequently the first to setin
were Woskiugmeu, their wives and children
carefully dressed, and hundreds OF them
wearing emhlems OF mourning. After
them came thousands Of children, all quiet
aud welLbehsVed, and seven organized
societies in a body. Church people came
down after the services were over, and dur
ing the afternoon and evening -
ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION
Was there They we're not allowed to lin
ger by the eofiu, but could catch ouly 8
hurried glimpse of the features ofthe dead
man as they passed. For ths frat hour
about sixty people minute passed by the
coffin, but as the crowd grew on the out
side. it became evident that some
tbicg must be done TO hasten the
procession. Accordingly the guards
were instructed to keep the columns
moving faster, and during the remainder
of the afternoon about eighty people
viewed tie remains every minute. This
sveregs was kept up until nearly six
o'clock, but instead Of the expected dIml'
mutton of the crowd il continued to in
crease. IL had been originally intended to
keep the doors open from noon until eight
O'Clock this evening, but before that time
II become evident that other ar
rsnrsments would have to De
made. The streets sround the
building were blocked with people aud the
lines approaching the doors reached sew
eral sousres away. Accordingly at half
uss. Eve o o'clock it was decided to close
the doors until six, as there was an sppre-
heusiou that in the great rush some acct
dent might occur and this announcement
was mads to the crowd. Thousands Of
them, however, instead Of going home, re
msiusd in line. More than $4,000 people
passed through the builiing during the
aiteraO~u