The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-16
LAID AWAY.
The Funeral Of Eice-President
Hendricks at indianapolis.
The Body Followed to the Grave by
a Great Procession.

sections Of the land participated at Indiana
polls in the last sad rites over the remains Of
the dead Vice-President. The public build
'ings and many private residences were
heavily draped with mourning emblems, and
business was entirely suspended.
The early morning trains ON all railways
brought delegations from the national capital
and all the leading cities of the Union, to-
gether with an influx of people from Central
Indiana and Illinois. The cabinet was repre-
sented by !Sccretary of State Bayard, Sec
rotary Lamar, Secretary Whitney,
Secretary Endicott, and Postmas-
ter-General Villas; the supreme bench
Of the United States by Associate
Judges Matthews and Blatchford; the
United States Senate by Senators Edmunds,
Allison, Pugh, Harris, Conger, Blair,
Dolph, Vest, Beck, Camden, Vance, Jones,
VOORHEES,, Payne, Palmer and Harris;
the House of Representatives by Messrs.
w. r. Morrison, J. Blount, H. A. Her.
Hepburn, S. B. Ward, William Phelps, j. J.
!Kleiner, Thomas Ryan and ?. Dunn. The
number of active and ex-members Of the
Lower House present, in addition to those
named, was large. The governors of In
diana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky were
present, attended by their stats and numsr-
Gus State officers. Major.General Schofield
was the chief representative of tho United
State, army present. Ex-President Hayes
! and General William 7. Sherman were dis
tinguishe1 guests, the latter accompanying
a delegation from st. Louis.
Washington street was crowded hours be.
fore the time for the services arrived to such
an extent that locomotion was almost i'm
possible. The buildings along that thorough
fare presented m almost unbroken line of
drapery, the most conspicuous being the post
office and county court house.
One Of the central points of attraction for
the visiting multitude was the modest home
of the late Vice:President on Tennessee
street, q plain two-story brick structure,
facing the State capitol building now in pro-
cess Of construction. On the front door of
the house was a black ~rosette, from which
was pendant a strip OF black Grape, which
constituted the only outward emblem Of
mourning. On the street, in front of the house,
gathered alarge but respectable crowd, which
grew in numbers as the forenoon advanced.
| ever, to keep the street clear in front OF the
house to enable friends and relatives of Mrs.
Hendricks and the members Of the respective
! committees to gain admission to tho ground.
Emblems of mourning and memorial floral
designs were at hand everywhere. Among
the mos notable designs was a beautiful
flower piece from Miss Cleveland, the Presi-
dents sister.
At 9 A. NJ. Mrs. Hendricks entered the room
for her last leave taking. accompanied by
her brother and Mrs. Morgan. The ordeal
was most trying, and the desolate woman
seemed to b. utterly Frustrated, clinging
to the last to the clay So soon to be hidden
from her view. Impressed with the
placid and lifelike appearance Of the
dead, she sent a photographer to take a pic
ture Of the coffin. Before he arrived, dele
and were admitted to pass through and view
the body while the photographer ~wasengaged
at his work.
1t was II o'clock when the coffin was re-
placed, and the stream o. visitors again
passed by and out through the side
door. Shortly after this the pallbearers ar
rived. The draped hearse and
the carriages for the family and friends
were drawn up before the door, and the
Of the body. This was done without further
leave taking. The police and military kept
the curious, but always respectful, mass Of
people out of the way. and the little process
sion moved quietly with its escort through
densely lined streets to the Cathedral Of st.
Paul.
1t was nearly noon when The coffin was
borne into the cathedral, the vast congrega-
ton having already been seated. with the ex-
ception Of the immediate relatives and the
church vestry. The officiating clergy, four
in number, in their robes of Office,
met the coffin at the main entrance
of the cathedral, preceded by a guard
of the Indianapolis Light Infantry. The
body was borne up the central aisle, the
clergymen and members of the vestry going
in advance. Bishop knickerbocker read the
opening sentence OF the burial service, 81 am
the resurrection and the life," followed by
Ala, and Fulton, OF st. Louis, in their reci-
tation Of the other verses used for the dead,
until the coffin had been carried and placed
outside the chancel. The great audience
stood while the impressive scene was enacted.
Following the bier calne the widow, lean.
ing OF the arm of Mr.. Morgan, followed by
the other relatives, all III deep mourning.
were reserved for the family, while the vestry
and the members Of local committees
occupied pews in front to the left.
The pew occupied by the dead Vice-Presi-
dent in his lifetime was the tenth from the
front, to the left of the middle aisle when facing
the altar. 1t was d stinguiShed by its com
plete development in black cloth and by the
fact that it was unoccupied.
The church is a modest brick structure,
seating 900 persons, but fully 1000 were
crowded within its walls. The doors, inner
walls, arches, windows. and chancel We're
heavily draped, and everywhere were masses
of flowers and elaborate floral designs, which
have been sent from all parts Of the country.
The interior Of the church and chancel was
brilliantly lighted, and the scene was very
impressive.
In the church edifice, the place of honor
was accorded to ex-President Hayes. He sat
Immediately in the rear of the pews occupied
by the vestry and reception committees. In
the pew in his rear we're Secretary Bay
ard and the other members Of the
cabinet. To their left were seated
the committees from the United
States Senate and House, wearing flowing
sashes OF white over their right shoulders,
closed at the left side with ~rosettes Of black
Grape. In their rear were the officers Of the
United States army in full uniform. On the
north side of the church were the Governors
Of the States present with their stats.
When the coffin had been placed in front of
the cilancel rail the choir sang the anthem,
"Lord, let me know nina end" The lesson
for the dead was read by the Rev. DR..
Jenckes. This was followed by the
singing of the hymn. Lead, kindly light"
by the choir, the audience joining. The Rev.
DR.. Jenckes, speaking from the ~lecturn,
delivered an address. The reverend
gentleman took as his text. PHILIPPIANS iv.
and verse s, and his sermon wa an eloquent