, 1885-12-02
AT REST.
Thomas A. Hendricks Consigned
to the Tomb.
A Grand Concourse Honors the
Late Vice President.
Services at the Homestead, the
Church and the Grave.
AT REST.
The Grand Funeral.


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-The mortal
remains of Thos. A. Hendricks, the fifth
vice president of the United States to die
during his term of office, were conveyed
to the tomb to day. The event was made
memorable in many respects by the pres
ence Of a tremendous concourse of people
from all parts of the nation to witness the
simple rites which preceded the inter-
ment. The presage of inclement weather
on the day of the funeral which was given
yesterday, was verified only to the extent
of a wintry, leaden sky and a thick atmos-
phere during the early hours. Unusual
to this latitude, the heavy fog of the pre-
ceeding day still hung over the city, when
the day broke, but as the hours wore on,
lifted somewhat, and became less impene-
trable. The somberness of the heavens was
reflected even more deeply in the appear
ance of the city which witnessed the de-
velopment of Hendricks career. Its
chief structures were hidden in the folds
Of black drapery, while to the occasion
were lent all the forms which the people
can observe to show their respect for the
dead. The business life of the city was
entirely postponed; the clergy, without re-
spect to sect, Joined in the ~obsequies; the
bells Of all the churches tolled a requiem,
and the presence of the populace in the
column which followed his funeral car
stood as silent spectators of the solemn
spectacle, attested their fealty to his
memory.
Earlythis morning trains on all railroads
brought DELEGATE Jns from the national cap
ital and all the leading cities of the union,
together with an influx of people from all
interior cities and hamlets of Indiana and
Illinois. The cabinet was represented by
the secretary of state, secretary of the in
terror, secretary of the navy, secretary of
war and the postmaster general. The
supreme bench Of the United States was
represented by Associate Justices Mat
thews and Blatchford. The United States
Senate was represented by Senators Ed
munds, Allison, Pugh, Harris, Conger,
Blair. Dolph, Vest, Beck, Camden, Vance,
Jones, Voorhees,, Payne, Palmer and
Harrison. The committee representing
the house of representatives was composed
of w. r. Morrison, J. Blount, W. H.
Holman, VIM. Springer, W. P. Hepburn,
W. W. Phelps, j. J. Klemer, Thomas
Ryan and P. Dunn. The number of
active and ex-members of the lower house
present, in addition to those named, was
very large. The governors of Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky were pres
ent, attended by their stats and numerous
state officers. Maj. Gen. Scho6eld was
the chief representative of the United
States army present Ex-President r.
Is. Hayes and Gen. VIM. T. Sherman
were distinguished guests, the latter ac-
companying a delegation from St. Louis.
The official and other notable delegations
were met On arrival by local sub commit-
tees and given tickets of admission to St.
PauIs Episcopal cathedral to be present
at the church service and assigned to
positions in the funeral column. Trains
arriving swelled the multitude on the
streets to an extent to impede the ordi-
nary progress on all chief thoroughfares.
Washington street presented a black mass
of humanity. Hours before the services
were entered upon at ST. Paul's, and long
before the passage of the column, the
windows of its business blocks were filed
with occupants. The eye rested on the
waiting multitude which occupied appar-
emily every vantage point along the broad
thoroughfare.
The Gene presented in the interior of
the residence Of the late vice president,
carried with it all the evidences of death;
emblems of mourning and memorial floral
designs were at hand everywhere; the oil
portraits of hr. and Mrs. Hendricks were
almost hidden in banks of flowers and
trailing smilax. On the mantel in the
front parlor was AN elaborate floral piece
of The Gates Aiar,' sent in by the
members of the Chinese class of the
Presbyterian Sunday school. The most
notable representation of designs in
flowers was hat of a log cabin in which
Mr.. Hendricks was born, in Ohio; it
stood at the head of his coffin. near the
remains, and was the work OF the ladies
Of Shelbyville, where Hendricks had for
merly lived. 1t was six feet in length
and four feet in height Its sides were
composed of Gala lilies, hyacinths, carna-
tons and roses; the roof was OF English
ivy and smilax, and the chimney of red
and white carnations. On one side of the
miniature structure, in purple immortelles,
was the inscription. ''The home of my
boyhood, and beneath "Shelbyville:''
on the end Of the cabin was a pendant
black satin banner, bearing in letters oil
gold, Gods finger touched, and he
slept" and the second inscription under.
meath, ''Shelbyville mourns her dist:n.
guished and gifted SON." Over the paint
ing Of the dead vice president, in tn,
back parlor Of the mansion, was flung
soft drapery Of white Chinese silk, ant
near stood the splendid banner presented
during the national campaign, containing
the faces of President Cleveland and thu
deceased.
At 9 O'Clock Mn. Hendricks entere,
the room for her last leave taking, accom-
panied only by her brother, and Mrs
Morgan. The ordeal was a most tryinI
one and The lesnlnfe wnmnn seemel 4