New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-26
THE VICE-PRESIDENT DEAD.
SUDDEN END OF 4 SHORT ILLNESS
PASSING AWAY QUIETLY AT HIS HOME
TUT DISEASE THOUGHT TO BE PARAIYsls-No ONE
-, a..... nrns1nE WIEN LIE DIED.

ticularly distressing to his family anu A,'H''
much as they had not anticipated q 1atal 'ei mo
tion Of his brief illness, and nobody was WIN n'u
,rhon the end came. He returned from Chicago ias'
Saturday, and since then mad Deeh ooi' ,1
mo somewhat of pain in his head anu
-. hut Nothing serious was thought OF H. Last
,iobt bo and Mrs. Hendricks attended a reception
,r;,,on Of tbe house of John Cooper, treasurer Vi
Stote returning home in their carriage ABOUT hii"
nicbt Mr. Hendricks Lad taken OIL the neaNS
olo,h,ng which he usually wore and put on o'es'
emit of LIGHTER material and before he got NOME ho
comnlained of chilness and certain degree Oh eA-
baustIon but attributed it to malatlal lihue"
He sat by the fire for an hour or more pelole io
inc hnt declined to send for physician, aitho"sn
uroed 70 do So He slept restiesSV un'ii
about 8 o'clock this morning "noH
he arose. dressed hlmse1 anu
hearty breakfast saying that he felt much BETTER
1S uorId attend TO considerable delayed business
durino the dav. He and Mrs. Hendricks waikea
,t for nearly half an hour, and he had apparently
rog,inod b,s phvsIcal vlgor and chccrfu'ness. An
bonr later however, he began to be trouOIeu WIN
Mains in the region of the stomach, ana MiS' i''n
bricks sent for Dr. w. c. Thompson, a ll1e-iohg anu
confidential friend of the Vicc-PreSldent'
Astbe Mains in the stomach continued to increase
MIR Hendricks was given an euletlc ana aiteI"d'o
an injection and relief came. de arose lfoii MS
he'd N which lie had been only few minutes ana
read the morning papers, talking cheertuily WIN
his wife. and an old house servant just oeloio
noon he had relapse, however, ana the phSSioi"u
was again summoned and administered the uSua'
,ewedies besides bleeding the patient, and Mr..
IIo,d,l,s ogan exuressed himself as beng greatly
relieved. He re NAMED IN his room al
the afternoon. occasionally rising from his
he'd to which he was compelled TO return
nv the recurrence of the abdominal pans 10
all callers who came, and they were numerous Ho
sent word that he was indlsposed, but Would DC
glad 70 see them tomorrow. About lou ocIoon
Mrs. Hendricks who had been at ms oedsIoe ~,
dav. went into the parlcr 10 see caller VINO hdu
come 10 consult with her regarding the affairs OF
re{nrmatory institution of which she was one vi
the managers and she remained with MN aoou'
twenty minutes. Tom, colored servant, an" harry
M,rcan. Mr.. Hendrckss nephew and page III
Washington, remained with him. Inc servant
went ont and Mr. Morgan stayed. Mr.. Hendricks
tossed uneasiy in his bed and complained OF great
main but suddenly 1t seemed II cease, and he sall
IN his nephew am free at last. send LOT Eliza
meaning his wife, and these were his last WORDS
for the young man, not realizing the urgency OF inc
message did not deliver it at once. just before
o'clock Mrs Hendricks came into the room anu
found that her husband was dead 49,
Tho end of a long and eventful life
had come peacefully and quietly. lie
Law in the bed outside of the covering, only parity
dsrobed with his eyes half closed as II he were III
q gentle sleep. On his face there were no traces
of pain or suffering, but pallor bad come over IT,
1t needed no close examination to tell thaV hc
was dead, and Mrs. Hendricks screamed ana f"h
downstoirs. A servant was dispatched to the
bouse of Dr. Thompson adjoining. and nc came I'M
uediaelv. but by the time he had reached the bed
&c 4ba Vica- Pre- Si1put hecOUl-
ing cold. Mrs. Hendricks became almost distracted
with orief and 1t was an hour more before she
became sufficiently composed TO give any niorma-
tion abont her husbands last moment. Inc
family servants two of whom had lived with thein
for years ran about the house crying and moan
inc and there was the utmost confusion Tor
time.
CROWDS POURING IL TIE HOUSE.
When the news was buletincd down town 1t was
generally dIscredited, and in few minutes
hundred or more of Mr.. HendTicks's close poltIcal
and personal friends had hurried TO the house
Soon a great crowd collected around the entrance
and on the street and 1t was found necessary 10
refuse admission to any and all coners except the
Immediate relatives Mr.. Hendricks died in his
private chamber, large comfortable
room in which lie did the most Of
his work. Near his bedside was a
case containing legal and political works and on
his desk were his papers, memoranda and large
number of letters which had been allowed to ac-
emulate without answering IN the last TWO OF
three days His dressng-gown and slippers were
nj his bedside, and nearby was small stand on
which were various medicines and gobletO OF water
Dr. Thompson SAYS that i'll his opinion Mr. Hen
drlcks died of paralysis of the brain, and there VII
probably be p0st-mOrtem examination 10 estaD-
hsh what the disease For several years MI
Hendricks had not beer robust mau, and was sub
;ect 10 freonent bad spells" as he called them,
during which he would be pcostrated sometimes
for days at a tinio. About two years ago he was
confined to his room for several weeks by a gan
creme of the foot which at tie time 1t was
feared would result III blood poisoning, and 1t
was then thought that the end of his life was near
at hand but he apparently recovered entirely from
this and was in his usual health. Nhllo III WASH
ineton during the last session of Congress nc was
oyerworked and almost worn out by the press OF
political matters and upon his return home he slg-
nified his Intention of laying aside all public Dusl-
ness this summer and dovoting his time TO reciea-
ton. lie spent three weeks at Atlantic City, fish
ing, bathing and yachting, and then came
West and went to the Northern Lake
resorts and afterward to the Miami
reservoir in OHIO on a fishing expedition. He re-
turned from there two weeks ago and at the time
said that he never felt better III hls NE Last week
by special mvltation he ATTENDED tae lat STOCK
show ar Chicago aud was the recipient OF consider
able attention there III the way OF banquets ana re-
ccptions, returning home on SATURDAY as
indisposed. At the reception he attepdeu Ias
night however he appeared 10 DC unusudIly chceI
fuI and remained much later than wac his custop
on such occasions.
The NEWS RECEIVED By HIS NEIGHBORs
The news of Mr. Hendricks's death spread rapidly
throughout the city, and there was general ex
preston Of sorrow over it. Those who were hi
k.rn fTIpn1g
and 10 everybody who calel on hlin, or whom h'
met he had q pleasant word ald greeting
There were crowds around the dowEtowr
bulletin boards all evening, while III tht
crowd all anxious TO learn TIE particulars of ms
sudden death The evening papers could not get
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