Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30
THE FUNERAL PAGEANT,
The Arrangement for the 0bssquies
About Completed.
The Remains to Lie in State To-
Day at indianapolis.
President Cleveland and His At
tendance at the Funeral.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 2s.-Ths ar
rsogements for the funeral Of Vice Preai
dent Hendricks are now about completed
and the order of procession has been de
termined upon as follows:
Mounted and Unmounted Police.
Military Band from Columbus Barracks.
General Fred Knefer Marshal Of the day. and
Adjutant Koonrz and Stsf.
Military Companies.
The HeaIse and Guard OF Honor.
MrS Hendricks and the family.
The President Of the United States and member;
OF the CABINET.
Ex-President Hayes, judges OF the United State
Court, United states Senators aud men,
beTs Of the House Of Repres. natives.
Governors Of States with their Stats.
Civic Organizations.
Mayors OF Cities and Officers and Members OF City
Councils.
Other Municipal Bodies and Citizens in Carriages
The procession will be in three divisions
each under a Grand Marshal and aids
The line of march will be from the church
through the principal streets OF the city to
the cemetery.
AT THE HENDRICKS RESIDENCE
to-day there was large number of callers
and the usual crowds in front. Mrs. Hen
bricks had good nights rest, and arose
this morning much refreshed. At l o'clock
she had the other relatives united in priv
ate devotional exercises. There was nc
minister present, but afterwards DR., Horace
G. Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Ala, who
was the first rector OF st. Paurs Cathedral
here, when Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks united
with the congregation. came in and parti'
cipsted in the services Mr.. and Mrs
Niles of Washington, intimate friends, also
arrived to-day.
The burial casket came from Rochester
this morning. 1t ia of the same pattern es
the General Grant casket, and very richly
and eladorately mounted with solid silver
with futed white satin lining. On the head
cap is a silver shrine plate, bearing in old
English letters simply the words, Thomas
A. Hendricks"
THE BODY
was dressed and putin the casket shortly
after noon and then removed down stairs
to the front parlor, where it will remain
until tomorrow, when it will be taken to
the Court House to lie in State. At pres
ent it is exposed to view through heavy
plate glass covering, and on all sides are
elaborate floral designs. None but the in
innate friends are admitted to the parlor
The face OF the dead man preserves, to a
remarkable degree, is natural appearance,
The eyes are tightly closed. but there is no
apparent discoloration Of the features, nor
heaviness of expression. This morning
Mr.. R. d. Parks. the sculptor, took plas'
ter mask of the face aud succeeded in Sc
curing a very fine impression, from which
he will model bust for the family.
kilograms of coincidence continue to
come in, John Kelley has sent to Mrs
Hendricks assurances of his sympathy
and regrets that his bad health will pre-
vent his attendance at the funeral A die
patch from Hon. Edward s. Phelps Min,
lister to England, reached Mrs Hendricks
through the State Department, and fifty or
more similar messages came this morn
lug from mayors Of cities, chairmen of ne
mortal meetings and political clubs from
all parts Of the country.