The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-02

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and the several Executive Depart
ments in the city of Washington, be
closed on the day of the funeral and
be draped inmourning for Inc period
OF thirty days; that the usual and
appropriate military ana Laval hon
ors be rendered, and that On all the
Legations and Consulates of the
United States in foreign countries
the national flag shall be displayed
at half-mast on the reception OF this
order and the usual emblems of
mourning be adopted for thirty days.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Senator Edmunds was apprised
of the death of the Vice President by
an Associated Press reporter and
was greatly affected. He said that
he had known Mr.. Hendricks
great many years and they were in
innate friends in old times in the
Senate, and he added: Il have
always had a personal regard for
him, | regret exceedingly his death.
| shall call a meeting tomorrow of
all the Senators in the city to make
such arrangements to have the Sen
ate represented at the funeral as are
proper"
Secretary Bayard said: THE news
of Mr.. Hendricks death is painful
to US all, but by the condition in
which the American people are
placed by his death, through the
failure of Congress to pass proper
laws regarding the Presidential sue
cession-the fact that there is now
bat one mans life between the Am
erican people and no President, is
more painful to contemplate"
BY order of the President, Daniel
S. Lamont sent a message to Anson
G. McCook, Secretary OF the Senate,
instructing him, in conjunction with
the Clerk of the House, to secure a
proper representation of Congress
at the funeral. The President was
just sitting down to dinner when he
received this telegram from William
H. English: "Vice President Hen
bricks died suddenly this afternoon;
disease probably paral ysis." He
was greatly shocked, and immedi-
ately sent the following telegram to
Mrs. Hendricks:
The sudden and lamented death
of your husband excites my pro-
found sympathy for you in this
hour of great bereavement, and
sincerely mourn the decease of one
so lately associated with me in the
execution of the pleople's highest
trust, while the nation mourns the
loss of an honored citizen and a
faithful public servant.
Shortly afterward he received the
following from Mr.. English
Mr.. Hendricks sent me a mes
sage after noon to-day, at which
time he was slightly unwell only.
He died about 5 P. NJ, no one be-
ing present at the actual moment o.
his death. DR.. Thomas, his physi.
clan, thinks paralysis of the hear
occasioned his death. which wa:
wholly unexpected.
The work of draping the White
House and the various departments
will begin tomorrow morning. 4
large force of workmen have beer
engaged for the purpose.
READY FOR THE TOMB.
! INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2S.-The ar
rangements for the funeral of Vice
President Hendricks are now abou
completed, and the order Of the
procession has been determined
upon, as follows:
Mounted and Unmouned Police,
| Military Band from Columbus Barracks,
Gen. Fred Knefier, Marshal of the Day, and
| staff,
Adjutant- General KDontz and Staff
Military Companies,
The Hcarse and Guard OF Honor,
Mrs. Hendricks and Family,
The President ofthe United States and Member
| Of the Cabinet,
| Ex-President Hays
Judges of the U. S. Court,
| u. s Senators,
Members OF the HOUSE of Representatives,
Governors of States, with their STATS,
Civic Organizations,
Mayors Of Cities and Officers and Members 0
| City Councils and Other Municipal Bodies
Citizens in Carriages.
| The procession will be in three
divisions, each under grand mar
shal and aides. The line of march
will he from the church through the
principal streets of the city to the
cemetery.
AT the Hendricks residence this
morning there was a large number
of callers and the usual curious
crowds in front. Mrs. Hendricks
had a good nights rest and rose this
morning much refreshed. AT 1C
o'clock she and the other relations
united in private devotional exer-
cises, there being no minister pre-.
sent, but afterwards DR. Horace
Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Ala,
who was the first rector of st. Paul's
Cathedral here when Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendricks united with the congre-
cation, came in and participated in
the services. Mr.. and Mrs. Niles, of
Washington. intimate friends. also
arrived to-day.
The burial casket came from
RochesteF this morning. 1t is of the
same pattern as the General Grant
casket and very nicely End elabor-
orately mounted with solid silver,
with iluted white satin lining. On
the headcap is silver shrine plate
bearing in old English letters simply
the words Thomas A. Hendricks. :"
The body was dressed and put in
the casket shortly after noon, and
then removed down stairs to the front
parlor, where it will remain Until to-
morrow, when it will be taken to the
Court House tG lie in state, At pre-
sent it is exposed to view through
heavy plate glass covering, and on
all sides are elaborate floral designs.
None but the intimate friends are
admitted to the parlor. The face of
the dead man preserves to remark
able degree its natural appearance.
The eyes are lightly closed, but
there is no perceptible discoloration
OF the features nor heaviness of ex-
preston.
This morning Mr.. Il. H. Parks,
the sculptor, took plaster-mask of
the face and succeeded in securing