The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-11

ooluun she virlcws a business bloch
ver< allied - occupants whose eyes ye>t-
"a upon waiting multitude which occu-
Med npparcu1ly. even vantage point
sisnx the brond 1h0rouEhfarc.
The emblcms q mourning which be-
gan % appear On public and private build
inxs on the dny q the vicc-Prcsldent's
death. have grown In quantity and design
until now the whole city may be said to
be n funeral xarb- Washington street
presents IN almost unhroken lire u
drapcd houses. while on every business
street and even along the residence
streets. people have been lavish
In their display Of signs Of
public sorrow. Perhaps the most l4cctive
display Il a the Post-ofIIcc. where wide
hands a black cover the entire cornice
and completely cover the small space u
he 1rst story, leaving only doors and
windows visible. Not line, not : spot
q white relieves the entire building. Tue
County Courthouse. where the remains
lay In state until Monday evening. and
the State House arc tasecfully dE1ped.
but In less elaborzte style. owing % their
much more massive exterior. A striking
feature Of the drapeFy al the buildings Is
the almost universal use Of white mate
nal - border, Or in bows or rosettes
upon black.
Legends are very few. One business
house OF Washington street has the
words:
IL AN FREE AT LAST
the last words Of the dead vice-Pres ident.
Portraits 81 deceased. Shrcuded In black,
-. kuu1w 4xsf h Tho
general eject tells In mute eloQucnce Oi
the high respect with which the people Of
Indianapolis regarled their fellow towns
man and u the tender sympathy which
moves them 20 thus try TO mitigate the
grief Of her upon whom the blow Of 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 vicc-Pfesident on
Tennessee street, = plain two-story
brick structure. facing the State Capitol
building now in process Of construction.
On the front door Of the home was .
black rosefte. from which was pendant
= strip Of black Grape. which consti-
tuted the only outward emblem Of
mourning. On the street, In front Of
the house. were gathered . large but
respectable crowd. which grew in
numbers a the forenoon advanced A
detail Of police and Soldiery was able.
however. to keep the street clear in front
OF the edi1cc 20 enable close friends and
relatives Of Mrs. Hendricks and members
Of the respective committees 10 gain adj
mission 70 the grounds Within. en-
blem> Of mourning and memorial floral
designs were At hand everywhere The
oil portraits II Mr. and Ms Hendricks
were almost hidden In banks Of flowers
and trailing Smilax- On the manrel, in
the front pArior, was an elegant floral
piece. emblematic Of
s.THE GATEs AyAR,"
Sent in by members Of . Chinese class
Of the Presbyterian Sunday school The
most notable floral design was that Of the
log cabin In which Mr. Hendricks was
born In Ohio II stood At the head u his
coffin. and was the work of ladies of
Shelbyville, where he had formerly lived.
II was six feet in length and four feet in
height Its sides were composed Of Gala
lilies, white hyacinrhes. carnations and
roses: the roof Of English ivy and smilax,
and the chimney a red and white carna-
tons On one side Of the miniature
structure, in purple immorteiles, was the
inscription: 1.-The home 0f my boyhood,"
and beneath. ''Shelbyyillc-- On the open
door VI the cabin was pendant = black
satin banner bearing in letters of gold:
COPS FINGER TOUCHED HIM And M
sLKrT."
and 4 second inscription underneath
:. Sheibyyille moarns her distinguished
son.
Over large painting Of the dead Vice
President in the hack parior Of the man
sion was fnn- . soft draper Of white
Chinese silk. and near II stood 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 q change in
the arrangement In the parIors. An en-
blem Of +" Gates Ajar," from the Cook
County Democratic Clab Of Chicago was
placed at the head Of the casket- Per-
haps the most thoughtful and touching
tribute was simple wreath from the lit
tie village Of Fuli0rham. Ohio, where Mr..
Hendricks was born II was placed on
the caSket, and along side Of II were cast
the more rare and brilliant products Of tbs
White Hocse conservatories received
this morning from Miss Cleveland
At ? q IN. Mrs. Hendricks entered the
room for her last ieave-taking. accom-
panied BY her brother and Mrs Morgan
The ordeal Was most trying and the desc
late woman seemed 70 be utterly pros.
trafed. clinging TO the last 70 the clay .
soon 70 be hidden forever from her view
and impressed with the life-like appear