The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-11

O1tiS Va pi1CA SDsCI Ilt tfttgEC gDTuiCe
and completely cover the small space Of
tie FIRST story, leaving only doors aud
windows visible. Not a line, not a spot
Of white relieves the entire building. The
County Courthouse. where the remains
lay In state until Monday evening. and
the State House are ta.tefnlly draped.
but In less elaborate style, owing % their
much more massive exterior. A striking
feature Of the drapery Of the buildings Is
the almost universal use Of white mate
nal "a a border, or In bows Or roseltes
upon black.
house on Washington street has the
words:
81 AN FEEE At LAST"
the last words of the dead Vice-Presidcnt.
Portraits Of deceased, shrouied Ia black,
are prOfuscly hung in the windows. The
general effect tells ia mute eloqucncc Of
the nigh respect with which the people. OF
Indianapolis regarded their fellow to xns-
man and Of the tender sympathy which
movcs them to thus try t. mitigate the
grief Of her upon whom the blow II this
National bereavement; has fallen with the
heaviest force.
One Of the central points Of attraction
for the visiting multitude was the mod
est home Of the late Eice-Prcsidcnt on
Tennessee street, a plain two-story
brick structure, facing the State Capitol
building nov In process of construction.
On tho front door of the home was 4
black roscttc, from which ,Ta- pendant.
Il strip Of black Grape, which consti-
tutcl the only outward emblem of
mourning. On the street, in front Of
the house, were gathered n lar.c but
respectable crowd. which grew in
numbers as the forenoon advanced. 4
detail of police AMI so!diery was able,
however, to keep the stree. clear in front
Of the cdific" 40 enable close friends and
relatives of Mrs. Hendricks and members
of the respective committees Ia gain adj
mission To the grounds. Within. en-
b!ems Of mourning and memorial iorai
designs were at hand everywhere. The
oil portraits of Hr. and Mrs. Iienlricks
were almost hidden in banks of flowers
and trailing srnilaX. On the mantel, in
the front parlor, was an clegan. floral
piece, e~mblematic Of
"THE GATES AJaR,"
Sent In by members of a Chinese class
OF TIE Presbyterian Sunday school. The
most notable floral design was that Of the
log cabin In which Mr. iIcnlricki WAS
born in Ohio. II stood at the head If his
coffin, AMI was the work of ladies' Of
~Siclbyyiilc, where he had formerly lived.
L; was six feet in length and four feet In
height. Its sides were composed of Gala
lilies, white hyacinthcs. carnations and
roses; the roof OF English ivy and smilax,
anu the caimuey Ut red and whit. rsrna.
tons. On one side OF the miniature
structure, in purple immortellcs, wa the
inscriptions: ''The home Of nv ~toyhood,"
and beneath, "Shelbyvilie." On the open
door Of the cabin was pendant a black
satin banner bearing in letters Of gold:
" GODS FINGER TOUCHED HIM AND liz
SLEPT"
and a second inscription underneath
"She!byvillc mourns her distinguished
SON."
Over a large painting of the dead Vice.
President in the back parlor Of the man.
sion was flung a soft drapery of white
Chinese silk, and near 1t stood a splendid
banner, presented during the recent Ma
tional campaign, containing the faces of
President Cleveland and the deceased.
During the morning the arrival Of addi-
tional floral designs caused a change in
the arrangement In the parlors. An en-
blem Of "Gatcs Ajar," from the Cook
County Democratic Club Of Chicago was
placed ut the head of the casket. Per-
haps the most thoughtful and touching
was . simple wreath from the lit
tie village Of Faltonham, Ohio, where Mr..
was born. 1t was placed on
the casket, and along side OF 1t were cast
the more rare and brilliant products Of the
White House Conservatives received
morning from Miss Cleveland.
At y q. IN. Mrs. Hendricks entered the
room for her last leavc-taking. accom-
panied by her brother and Mrs. Morgan.
The ordeal was most trying, and the DESC
woman seemed TO be utterly pros.
tratcd, clinSjng to the last to the clay so
soon to he hidden forever from her view,
and impressed with the life-like appear-
ancc Of the dead, she desired to pre-.
serve this last scene, aud SO, late as
II was, she sent for a photographer to
take a picture Of the casket. Before he
delegations from distant cities |
to come and were permitted to
pass through m view the remains
the photographer was engaged at
his work. The members of the Cabinet
Judges of the Supreme Court and others
from Washington entered, and were for. |
tunately detained 3 few minutes by the |
process.
1t was eleven O'Clock when the casket
Was replaced and the stream Of visitors
again passed by and out through the side
door. Shortly after this the pail.bearers ]
The drapcd hearsc and car.
for the family and friends were
before the door, and prepara-
ions were made for the tinal removal of
he body. This Was done without further
The police and military
Kept the curious but always respectful
Of people out Of they way, and the
little cavalcade moved quietly With Its
escort through the dcnsely lined streets
the cathedral Of ST. Paul.
The caskct was borne into the church
It l2:1& p. M, the vast congregation hay.
ng already been seated with the exccp-
ion of the immediate relatives and church
'estry. The officiating Clergy, Tour in
lumber, Bishop knickerbocker, Of this
Rev. DIR. Stringfeilow, of Mont
Ala, frst rector of st. Paul's,
md under whose ministration Mr.. Hen.
tricks joined the church; Rev. DR.. Fulton,
st. Louis, q former rector Of St.Pxul's,
nj Rev. DIR. Jenckes, the present rector,
n their robes of Office, met the remains
{ the main entrance Of the cathedral on
Illinois street, preceded by a guard Of
indianapolis light infantry. The body
vas borue up the central aisle,
he clcrgymen and members Of
he vestry going in advance.
bishop Kn~ickcrbocker voiced the opening
entence of the burial service: 81 am the
and the life," followed BY
sev. DR.. Stringfellow and DR.. Fulton. In
heir recitation of other verses used Ia
Offices for the dead, until the casket
al been carried forward and placed out
ide the chancel. The great audience