St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
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the president issued the following:
! Executive Mansion, Washington, ID. O.,
| Nov. 20, 1S85.-To the people ofathe United
States: Thomas A. Hendricks, vice presi-
dent Of the United States, died to-day at p.
III. at Indianapolis, and it becomes my mourn
full duty to announce the distressing facts to
| his fellow-countrymen In respect TO the
| memory of this official and patriotic public
servant. whose long career was SO full of use
| fulness and honor to his state and the United
| States, it is ordered that the national flag he
| displayed at half-mast upon all the public
| buildings Of the United States; that the ex-
ecLtive mansion and the several executive de-
partments 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
! the usL NJ and appropriate military and naval
| hOnors be rendered, and that on all the lega-
| tons and consulars of the United States in
foreign countries the national flag shall be
| displayed at half-mast upon the reception OF
this order, and the usual emblems OF MOURN
ing be made for thirty days.
| GROVER CLEVELAND, President.
T. +. BAYARD, Secretary OF State.
The following was sent to the secretary
of the senate.
Washington, d. G. Nov rs, 18S5.-To Hon.
1 A.G. McO0ok, Secretary of the Senate: am di-
| rected by the president to inform you that he
| has received Intelligence Of the death of Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president Of the
United States, and to convey his suggestion
| that you take immediate steps, in conjunc-
| ton with the clerk of the house of represent
| atives, to secure q proper representation Of
| congress at the funeral OF the deceased. Very
| respectfully, your Obedient servant,
| DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Secretary.
The president was just sitting down to
| dinner, when the following dispatch was
| handed him:
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. %, 1SS5-To Presi-
dent Cleveland: Vice President Hendricks
died suddenly this afternoon: disease prob
| ably paralysis. WIN. n. ENGLISH.
| Immediately sent the following telegram to
Mrs. Hendricks:
| Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.,
Nov. 25 1Ss5-To Mrs. T. A. Hendricks, In
| dianapolis: The sudden and lamentable
death of your husband excites my profound
sympathy for you in this hour of your great
bereavement, and sincerely mourn the de-
cease Of one SO lately associated with me in
the execution of the peoples highest trust,
while the nation meurns the loss of an hon.
ored citizen and faithful public servant
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Shortly afterwards he received the fol-
lowing:
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. rs. President
Cleveland, Washington, D. c.: Mr.. Hen
bricks sent me message after noon to-day,
at which time he was slightly unweH only. He
died about D. M, no one being present at
the actual moment of his death DR.. Thomp-
son, his physician, thinks paralysis of the
| heart occasioned his death, which was wholly
| unexpected. WIN. H. ENGLISH.
The work Of draping the White house
and the various departments will begin to-
morrow morning. A large force of work
men have been,engaged for that purpose.
The following was sent tonight to all the
senators in the city by the sergeant-at-arms
of the senate:
Mr.. Senator: You are requested to come
to the judiciary committee room of the senate
| at II a. m. tomorrow to take action in regard
to the funeral of the late vice president
W. P. CANADAY, Sergeant-at-Arms.
New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The news of the
death of Vice President Hendricks was
slow to spread through the city tonight,
and the first reports were scarcely listened
to and in very few instances credited. The
| general belief seemed to be that canard
was being spread about. At uptown
hotels and clubs. the first and second re-
| ports required triple confirmation be-
fore those who heard them were
fully brought to an understanding
I that the vice presiaSsf essxas-S dead.
Extras, however, after a time found their
way up town, and the information they
brought crept into theaters and clubs and
created astonishlnent in all quarters. The
| County Democracy took action this evening,
which will result in a meeting OF the execu-
tive committee Friday afternoon, to give
expression to the sorrow of the organiza-
| ton. Senator John Sherman was seen at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. He said:
This comes to me with great surprise.
| have known him ever since l entered public
| life. He was commissioner OF the general
| land office under Franklin Pierce. He came
| into the senate during the war and served
| one full term. He has been conspicuous,
| leading actor in his time, and always a strong
| Democratic partisan. He was a man Of
| highly respectable character, was pleasant
| and courteous to his associates, and may
| fairly be considered among the successful
and respected politicians of the day.
'What will be the effect of his death?''
sit will, of course, create vacancy in the
| office of vice president. The senate will be
called upon, at its first meeting, to elect a
president pro tem., who becomes active vice
president"
Ex-senator William II. Barnum of Con-
necticut, chairman of the national Demo-
cratic committee, said:
| This will make sad Thanksgiving to a
| great many people.
| Ex-senator Thomas G. Platt said:
| Hendricks was a genial, good fellow. He
| was q consistent Democrat. He did not pre-
| tend to be anything he was not, as so many
| of his party associates have done. He be-
| lieved that his party should occupy the Offices
as the result of their victory, after being
| twenty-four years out of power, and he did
not hesitate to say what he believed.
| Ex-Congressman James A. Haley of
| Ohio:
| 1 knew Hendricks during most of his en-
| tire career in Washington. During the first
| eight or ten years, except as to his Greenback
| naturally cordial. Hendricks was a broad
and generous man, and thorough-going
Democrat. He was pleasant man socially.
Congressman Adams said:
| Hendricks was abig-hearted and big-brained
statesman, who did more to elect Cleveland
| than any other man in the country. David
Hill is the only Democrat left.
| Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The an
nouncement of Vice President Hendricks
death has caused profound sorrow in this
| city. The deceased was well known to a
| large number of the citizens and to men in
political life. His visits here last spring,
| and his sojourn at Atlantic City, made him
| a familiar face to hundreds who had only
previously known him on account of his
prominence in the affairs of the country.
Expressions of regret at his. sudden demise
were numerous and heartfelt.
| Boston.
Boston, Nov. 25.-The city government
has ordered the tolling of all the public
bells in the city from 8 O'Clock to $50 to-
morrow morning, and all flags on public
institutions at half-mast, in memory of Vice
| President Hendricks.