The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-05
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
Vice President of the United
States,
Expires Suddenly of Paralysis of the Heart
vt acknowledgement for the
Funeral-His Successor to be Elected
.... by the Senate. ..

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, November 25.-vice
President Thomas A. Hendricks died very
suddenly at a few minutes before o'clock
this evening at his residence on North Ten
nessee street, this city. He returned from
Chicago on yesterday, where he had contract
ed severe cold, but nothing serious was
anticipated, either by his friends or his ply
sician Feeling great deal better in the
evening, he and Mrs Hendricks attended
reception given by State Treasurer Cooper,
and to all appearances the Vice-President was
as well as usual. He complained two or three
times to intimate friends of feeling unwell,
but 1t was not until II o'clock that he and
Mrs. Hendricks returned home. He rested
well during the night and arose as usual this
morning. After breakfast he felt worse and
the family physician was summoned, and
Mr.. Hendricks insisted that calomel should
be administered to him. This the doctor de-
clned TO do, saying that it always had a
prostrating effect upon his system and he
administered an emetc, and later in
the morning gave an injection. The
physician then left, but was shortly after
wards again. called to the Hendricks resi-
dence. He found the patient suffering frOni
severe chill, and it was more than un hour
before he was relieved. He was very much
prostrated by the rigor, bnt still he did not
go to bed, but was frequently sitting up.
During the day the patient evinced strong
desireto have Mrs. Hendricks always near
him, and when she left the room for a mo-
ment he seemed troubled aud anxious. He
appeared to be apprehensivc of some
approaching calamity, and more
than once he requested Mrs, Hen.
bricks not to leave him. The physician did
not apprehend any immediate danger, and
during his last visit in the afternoon he and
hn prnr fnll I'D nnlty hnt a
number of matters, and among them his
early departure for Washington City, where
he. would enterup his duties in the Senate.
A few minutes before O'Clock the physi-
clan and Mr.. Hendricks were talking, tie
latter reclining on the bed, when he said:
| 81 am free ut last"
What do you mcanT' asked the physl-
| clan.
81 mean am free from pain" was the an
swer.
The doctor then left the house and Mrs.
| Hendricks was summoned down stairs to see
| ncaller This was the first time she had left
| him during the daY, as she had refused to see
anyone before His assertion that he was
| free from pain dispelled any uneasiness that
she had felt about his condition, aud when
she Iett him twas with the assurance that she
| would be absent but few moments. She was
| delayed longer than che expected, and when
| she returned to the room she found that Mr..
| Hendricks WAS dead. The end of a busy and
| evcntfu life had come peaceably and guietly.
| On his face there was no indication of pain
! or suffering, and his eyes were only half
| closed as # in gentle sleep. The relatives
| OF the family were immediately summond.
| There was nobody in his room when he died.
and only Mrs. Hendricks, the servants and a
| caller in the house. Mrs Hendricks was al
! most distracted with grief, and could not re-
| strain her feelings enough to talk. The house
was soon filled with anxious friends, while q
| crowd collected around the gate and it was
| found necessary to refuse them admission.
| The physicians in attendance believe that
death was caused by paralysis of the heart,
for had it been apopleXy there would have
been some indications of il in the appearance
| OF his face. He complained principally of
his stomach this morning, although there
was a nervous twitching in the muscles of
| his face Announcement of the event was
! received with incredulity by the public, hut
| when there could be no longer any doubt
| concerning it, much sorrow was expressed
| TIE bells were tolled and many evidences
were given of the peoples sorrow.
| lNDIANAPoLIs, IND, November 3.-Hun-
| dreds of kilograms of coincidence are pouring
| in from prominent persons all over the
| Union to Mrs. Hendricks on her sad bereave-
| ment.
Mrs. Hendricks stayed in her room all day
and saw but Il few people but the parlors
| down stairs were filled with callers, who
were received by her brother, Mr.. stephen
W. Morgan, and his family, and DR.. Jenckcs,
the rcctoro the church. She talked calmly
| and cOmposedly with her friends, only break
| ing down with outbursts of grief once or
| twice.
The body lay in the parlor chamber up
| stairs, and few we're permitted to see it. The
| embalming process to which IT was subjected
this morning, had been successfully accom-
| plished, and on the face there was look or
| conteutment and freedom from care. The
| features are wonderfully natural and un-
marred by a sugges ton OF ghastliness.
The General Committee selected at Mrs.
| Hendricks suggestion to arrange for the
funeral of the dead Vice President met this
| evening, and appointed the necessary sub
committees to perfect all the arrangements.
| Senator Benjamin Harrison called the meet
| ing to order, and on his motion Hon. VIM.
| H. English was chosen President.
| The funeral will take place at noon on Tues
| day. the procession leaving the house at
Ii As O'Clock for the church in the following
| order
Police,
| Military companies.
| Civic societies.
| The President, mem bers of the Cabinet and q,
| = Senators.
| palbearers the hearse and family carriage.
State, county and city officers and citizens.
The body will be placed in the casket on
Saturday morning. 1t is of cedar, covered
with silver trimmings. After the funeral
the body will be placed In a
marble vault at Crown Hill Cemetery, north
of the city, near Mr.. Hendricks .vate lot
center of which is II granite column forty
feet high, plain and uncarved, except the
simple inscription, Thomas A. Hendricks, "
near the bottom of the shaft. Here his son.
his only child, is buried.
X. II. Parks, the sculptor, will arrive from
Chicago in the morning and take cast of Mr.
Hcndrick' face to be used in making mar
BILE bust of him.
WASHINGTON, November 26.-The work OF
draping the public buildings, as mark OF
respect to the memory of Vice President
Hendricks, was commenced TO-DAY. The
White House was the first to give outward
signs of mourning, workmen having beer
specially designated for the purpose by those
having charge of the arrangements.
Tho House of Representatives Commit
tee to attend the funeral is made NJ
of Speaker Carlisle, Representative o,
Randall, Hill, Hiscock, Long
Phelps, Hepburn. Brown, Bynum
Morrison Holman. Herbert Biouut. Barbour
Hewitt and Gedds. They will be acconpa
MED by the Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr.. :. h
Hannegan. formerly OF Terre Hautc. Ind.
has been appointed Il Deputy Sergeant-at
! pany the Senatorial Committee.
The Pres dent directed to-day the making
of a hand some tiorh tribute 10 he sent. t.l1n
dianapoiis.
Tle Repubh members OF the Senate vii
hold a caucus on Saturday week At thi
gathering ths Presdeiu pro-tempore VIII h
agreed upon. When The Senate mects on tn
following Monday the body will be called t
! order by It's Secretary, who will anuounc
the Viee-Preside,It's death. Then will CON
the election pf President. who will also h
acting Vicn-Pipsdent. anA an immediate
adjournment WI follow eft OF respec to n
deveased.