New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-02
pITRIAL OF MR.. HENDRlCho'
GREAT PROCESSION TO THE GRAVE
,,,pprssrvE SERVICES IN THE cnURcH--cRowDS
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
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,,ro,nincnt strangers who arrived py eNoiJ N' =.
,ond the funeral of the Vice-Presdent O1 course nO
~ w. oo,ld ha taken of the thousands for whom no
.nacial nroyjsion had been made, and they "e'o o0
nelled 10 shift for themselves as best they coulu' W
dreds were unable to find bed The morning u""n."
dark and cheeiess upon restless ana shiFei'"e -.
tude and many hours were spent In enorVs W p.n
some kind Of breakfast. AS the time drew ne" AZ.
arrival of the committees ofCongress ana
Presidents Cabinet 1t became apparent that cuiioS! W
coo tbeuo aud n vain hope OF catching glimpse VI
President Cleveland were the attractions WHICH nav
brought large part of the crowd to tue Sta'o apo
Five members Of the Cabinet, followed Dy 'ne
and Representatives marched on foot from lhoir AO'
IN the house. and returned il the same MANNER
ebowed at every step by a staring thronS u niVi'
women and children mainly II onthe rura uiS'lio''
razed withmnglod awe and admiration upon al "io""
ofliving statesmanship greater tnah 'no1 """ 0' w
hon, 10 see at one fine.
The traiu upon which the members OF INC C"oino'
made the trp was the second section or speciai '
the first having orders TO keep an hour IN auVahco'
tached to it was with closed blinds when was ke'
locked during the trip This gave rise to rumor th"t IL
,oinad as only passengors the President and his
nrvate secretary and there many creduous people
in the streets tonight who believe that Mr. Cleveland
was present the funeral in disguise The members Oh
the Cabinet and Senators remained for some time Ill e
house viewing the body and cOnversing with menOcIS Vi
the family The Representatives passed through r'ther
and neghbors The exterior OF the modest house IN
which Mr. Hendricks lived and died was bare, except
that the parors decorated and draped with great
tat and effect under the supervision of Mrs HendrcK
Among the callers at the house this morning Dcfore inc
body was removed to the church were ex-PreSldent
Tayes Associate Justices Batchford and Matthews ex
.ccrotary Thompson, MjorGencral schofeld Governor
Knott Governor uoadiy, General j. NJ. Palmer, of lii
nojs: p NJ Judd and Mayor Harrison, of Chicago.
When the hour arrived for the removal OF the body to
the Cathedral in which the services were to be held the
crowds of people the streets had become so dense ta
1t was extremely dicnt to clear the way for the pro
cession aud in the peighbOrhOOd OF the church lsclT
those holding tickets of admission found 1t almost I'M
possible to make their way to the building. The church
is rather small and Dy no means pretenOus edihcc'
hut it had been draped and decorated in an effective
manner At each side Of the altar were elaborate ana
beautiful floral designs representing broken col
umn with ladder leaning against IL, surnonntcd hy
dove, and other large floral shield. over which
were the words THE Nations Loss Ghe bier In The
centre was covered with the flag. All the Episcopal
yuen who are III the city to-day assisted in the SER
vices. While the ushors were engaged in seating the
people mournful music came from the great organ ana
added to the sOemny Of tho occasion The seating ar
rangements excellent. The extreme outer tiers OF
seats were occupied by people who fortunate
enough to get admission tickets The pews in the second
aisle on the north occupied By the
officials In the first exPresilent Hayes, Colonel
Haynes and W. Thompson Just behind them and to the
left we're the Judges of the supreme Court of the United
States justices Matthews and Blachfor. and the rcp-
rcsentatives of the Cabinet Secretaries Bayard, Whit
pey Lamar and EndcOtt, and Postmaster Genera
Villas Behind them and to the left were the committee
from the Senate and House OF Representatives. and be-
hind them sat the Governors OF Illinois, Ohio and Ken
lucky, with their respective stats.
Al 1880 O'Clock the coffin met at the entrance of
the church BY tue Bishop and the Rev Drs. Jenckcs
Fulton and Stringellow, VINO preceded it down the
aisle Following them came a detachment of the Light
Infantry with reversed arms, the police bearing the
Collin which was covered with floral emblems, the YES
trymen the palbearers Mrs. Hengrcks and s W. Nor
gan Mrs Thornton and Thomas Morgan, and the rest OF
the relatives, who Eat in the middle OF the
church. directly in front Of the chancel rail
In the first pew sat Mrs Hendricks who greatly AZ
feced during the services Next her sat Mayor Har
rson at the head of municipal delegation from Chi
cago The pew occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks
since the church was built was heavily draped to-day
and no one sat in IL The sermon by DIR. Jenckes was
marked by sincerity, earnesness, and manifestations Of
deep personal feeling aud yet in the estimation of
short Of tue OCCASION One feature Of the services
the singing by Mrs Daney OF Chicago Of one Of The solo
parts OF the hymn "KOck Of Ages 1t Is said that
several years age Mr. Hendricks obtained a promise
would sing at his funeral aud it was to redeem lns
promise that she was present and sang to-day. The
Services at the church occupied only an hour.
Despite the threatening clouds aud occasional rain
squat the crowds in the streets had held their ground
and the funeral procession, which nearly two miles
long, was completely hemmed in by mass OF damp and
shiyerIDg men and women who bravcd the rigOr OF
bleak December day IN order to view the unusual
The funeral car occupied position in the
ond OF four divisions. The first division Iu line
ready for the forward movement, when the collin was
carried from the church. 1t was composed OF state
military companies marching Independently, all officers
dismounted In the second following the hears
came carriage CONTAINING MIs heEdr;es NIT r = W.
ceedng twelve carriages contained relatives aud near
friends ExPresdent Hayes occupied the next carriage
aud was followed ia regular order Dy mem9eIs OF inc
Cabinet, United states Judiciary, eKCrted states Scna
officers of Indiana followed by the presidents and
faculties of universities and colleges mayors Of q les
OF all nOn.militaTy organisations. 1t preceded by
the local Irish American organizations followed by the
part in The recent Presidential campaign
The fourth division was made up OF local organizations
heavily draped The column took mp its march at l2:43
D. H.. but its progress retarded IN the business dis
bered the moving column. When the head Of the col
unn came within sight Of the cemetery, mile distant
the Indianapolis Light Artillery began TO fire minute
guns which was continued until the hearsc reached the
Crown Hill Cemetery was established about fifteen
years the highest point Of ground adjacent to
indianapolis The entrance to Crown Hil, through
which the procession passed to-day, Is along
avenue lined on either side by thckets
OF scrub oaks above which rise fne
tall trees of ash, beech oak and sycamore
sandstone, the main road winds upon a gentle curve
around the brow OF hill and divides at a beautiful
chapel built especially for funeral occasions than
hundred rods east OF this chapel stands granite
shaft ON the left Of the road upon three sides the
base OF which Is cut IN broad letters
the name T. A. Hendricks" About eighteen months
a1o Mr. Hendricks saw the completion of this family
monument and immediately upon its western side
buried the body OF young Morgan Hendricks the only
sou OF the VioePresident. who died twenty odd years
ago In Infancy. A small granite stone marked the
burial place OF the boy.
The love felt by people lof Indianapolis for Mr..
Hendricks and the pride they felt IN his official position
were amply shown by the elaborate preparations made
~ the cemetery for the ucrent OF his body The
was dug the north side OF the shaft distant from II
not over four feet six feet In sengh .dnd five feet In
depth the dimensions OF the tomb Two feet upward
from the bottom OF the grave built I'm granite
sonry space sufficient to ncosc the caskct above
tnat the covering Of the tomb earth. A huge
ole slab perforated with holes receive heavy iron bolts
was prepared to besput the granite vault Wis
itor TO the grave this morning would have sus-
peced the careful preparations made to from
violation.
Tho bottom and sides OF the grave when the funeral