The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03

lay III the Ded outside OF thb covering,
only partially dlsrObed, with his eyes
half closed az II he were In gentle
sleep, On his face there were no traces
of pain or suffering, but pallOr had
come over It that indicated only too
plainly that
HE HAD PASSED AWAY,
II needed no close examination to tell
that he was dead, and Mrs, Hendricks
screamed and ran down stairs, A servant
was dispatched to the residence Of Mr.
Thompson adjoining and he came i'm
madiately, but by the time he had
reached the bedside the limbs Of the dis
tlngulahed dead man were becoming
cold ana rigid, and to Mrs Hendricks,
pathetic AppeOl-"0h, doctor, can't you
do somethlng?"-ho was obliged to
answer: ~ Ia too late,"
Mrs Hendricks became almost dis
trOcted with grief aud IT was an hour
on more before sha became tuilc eluy
composed to give any information about
her husband'a last moments, The family
servants, two Of whom had lived with
them for years, ran about the house cry
Ing and moaning, and there was the ut
most confusion for time.
THE FATAL TlDINGs DIsCHEDlTED.
When the news was bulletlned down
town II was generally dlscredited aud In
very few minutes O hundred or more
Of Mr., Hendricks close political aud per.
sonal friends hGd hurried TO the house,
Very soon great crowd collected around
the entrance and on the street, aud u
was found necessary to refuse admission
o any and all cOmers except the lmme
dlate relatives.
THE CAUSE or HIS DEATH,
DR.. Thompson says that In his opinion
Mr., Hendricks died Of paralysis Of the
heart, and there will probably be Il post
mortem examination to establish what
the disease was, For several years no
had not been a robust man and was sub.
ject TO frequent bad epels" as he called
them, during which he would be pros,
trated sometimes for days at time
About two years ago he was confined to
his room forseyeral weeks by gangren
ous affection Of the foot, which at the
time was feared would result In blood
poisoning, aud II was then thought that
the end Of his life was near at hand,
bui he apparently recovered entirely
from thls aud wns In his usual health.
DRAPING THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
He had been dead but II few minutes
when largo force Of men began draping
the state, county aud city buildings In
black, and throughout the night slmi.
lar emblems were placed on nearly all
the prominent business houses and resi.
dences.
AT WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, November 25. The news
OF the death Of Vice President Hendricks,
which was received early this evening,
caused sensation In Washington sec.
ond to nothing that has occurred In
many months. Two kilograms bearing
the sad intelligence were received at the
White House, aud soon afterward Presi.
dent Cleveland communicated the news
TO his Cabinet Ministers aud called them
In special session AT $3.50 o'clock TO take
appropriate action. II is hard to describe
the gloom that oyerspread Democratic
circles on receipt Of the ntws.
A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION,
When the cabinet adjourned the pres.
ident issued the following;
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
WASHINGTON, ID, Q Now %, 1886
70 tho People Of the United States:
Thomas A, Hendricks, Vice President
Of the United States, lei to day AZ B
o'clock D, M, at Indianapolis, and II bo.
comes my mOurnful duty to announce
the distressing fact to hls fellow cOun
trymen,
In respect to the memory and the en-.
inent and varied services Of ths official
and patriotic public servant whose long
career was 80 full Of usefulness and
honor to his State and the United States,
II Ia ordered that the national flag bo
displayed NJ bOlf-mast upon oil the pub
lie buildings Of the United States; that
the executive mansion and the several
executive departments In the city
OF Washington be closed on
the day Of the funeral and
be draped In mourning for the
period Of thirty days; that tho usual
and appropriate military and naval
honors be rendered, and that on oil the
legations and consulates Of the United
States In foreign countries the national
ilag shall be displayed at half mast on
the reception Of this order, and that the
usual emblems Of mourning bo adopted
for thirty days.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President
7. II. BAYARD,
Secretary Of State.
AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov 25 The news OF
the death Of Vice President Hendricks
was received here this evening about 0