Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-04

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soldiers. who lost their lives on the
battle field. Hendricks lot is grsced
with simple column of polished
granite, thirty feet high with seven
foot base. 1t was erected three years
ago when Mr.. Hendricks was deemed
to be in failing health.
The lot contains the grave of Nor
gan Hendricks. the only child born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks, who died in
1855 in his third year. This grave
WAS completely imbedded in flowers
by the friends of the sorrowing widow.
The grave opened to deposit all that
was mortal of Thomas A. Hendricks
is the counterpart of 8 mausoleum,
the paving having been encased CON-
pletely ia stone. Looking into the
open grave to the view there was only
bSd of evergreen, smllax and cut
flowers, the stone enclosure having
been lined with these beautiful en-
blems. When the hesrse had hslted
near the lot the casket was borne 10
the grave.
The head of the column entered the
cemetery at 2:46 p. M, the hesrse
reaching the grave at 2:54 p. m. The
closing rites at the grave were per
formed at few minutes after three
o'clock. the procession was one hour
and five minutes passing a given
point. The rear of the column had
only left the business portion OF the
city few minutes before the first
division had approached the cemetery.
THE SCENES AT THE GRAVE
fTho,.a woS NO raS-
traint upon admittance to the GENE
terry and several hundrs si persons had
gathered about the grave before the
funeral party arrived. The body of
the procession had disbsnded after
passing beyond the city limits and
only the military with the mounted
escort entered the cemetery. The
space reserved about the grave had
only been defined by placing about it
line of plants and evergreen twlnes
which was quite su ufiicient to protect
it from intrusion.
Just before the head of the column
came up the crowd was pushed back
still further to give ample room to
the friends who were assigned to the
side of the grave from whence the
column approached.
This order was cheerfully obeyed.
When Mrs. Hendricks, leaning upon
the arm of Mr.. Morgan, stepped upon
the mating placed beside the grave,
and before the casket was removed
from the hearse she paused to look
down into the resting place of her
dead, only to see a picture of lowell
ness in its lining of green leaves and
flowers. Then she turned to the grave
of her child, which had been made
glorious with covering of smilax
and flowers, and read in letters of
white his baby name, "Morgie," and
on the top of the grave on field of
white in purple letters the sentence:
'And a three fold cord shall not be
broken" The tender love which she
discerned in this treatment OF her
treasure by sympathetic friends SEEM
ed to give her
COURAGE FOR THE LAST ORDEAL
Her glance then caught the monu-
ment with its drapery OF national
flags, eaveloping the life-like portrait
of her husband facing the grave, and
she turned with the bravery of hero
ism to witness tie last rites There
had been no rain fall for brief period,
but the sky was lowering. Just as
the coffin was placed beside the grave
there was a slight Sprinkling of rain,
causing many to recall the old saying.
Blessed are the dead whom the rain
falls on"
The Columbus barracks band at this
point played the American hym, and
the reading of the service followed.
Mrs. Hendricks only leaned more
heavily upon Mr.. Morgan, resting her
head at last upon his shoulder, but
tanned. While the service was being
read the congressional committee,
members of the cabinet and other dis
tinguished visitors stood upon the
other side of the grave. The words
of the clergyman were heard and were
then drowned by the sound of the
minute gun, which kept firing until
after the interment was over.
When the coffin had been lowered
into the vault by four coiored assist
ants of the undertaken, and there was
nothing remaining to be done, for the
placing of the stone and the filling OF
the grave was to be attended to by
the cemetery force-there was mo-
ment's pause and the silence was
broken only by the minute gun.
Then Mrs. Hendricks and the friends
of the family passed by the still open
but not repellant grave and took their
carriage. The people who had waited
so respectfully then focked to the
grave to get nearer view.
The military order forward
march" started the soldiers homeward,
the carriages rapidly rolled away, and
the distinguished dead was left alone.
RETURNING HOME.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-The mem
bers of the cabinet left on their spec
ial train over the B. &c o., road for
Washington at six o'clock, departing
almost Immediately upon their return
from the cemetery. The senate and
house committees, accompanied by
the supreme court justices left at the
same hour on their special over the
Pennsylvania road.
Special trains left the city over all
the roads early in the evening, carry
ing away the greater portion of visi-
tors. A close railway estimate shows
that 80, 600 people arrived ia the city
within the twelve hours preceding
the funeral, greatly taxing the hotels
beyond their natural capacity.
The fear of President Cleveland TO
attend the obsequies was the subject
of much comment among those at
tending from abroad, and the inpres-
sion gained ground that he might
possibly attend, notwith standing the
announcement TO the contrary. A
rumor found its way into print that
he actually accompanied the cabinet
ministers. The story was found TO
be idle and without foundation. There
was
A NATURAL CURIOSITY
on the part OF portion OF the people
to catch view of some of the men Of
national reputation, but this was linn
tied 10 the Iobbies of the hotels. In
the line Of the procession the decorum
shown was one of the striking feat
ures of the days happenings. Appar-
emily as tribute TO the dead states
man the presence of no person in the
throng was marked by cheer or even
an open acl owledgment.
It was suggested to-day that mill
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