The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11

voiced the opening sentence of the burfay
service, II am the resurrection and the life y
followed by Rev. Drs Stringfellow and Ful
ton in their recitation of the other verses
used for the dead, until the casket had been
carried and placed outside the chancel The
great audience stood while the impressive
scene was enacted. Following the bier came
the widow, leaning on the arm of her broth
er, s.. A. Morgan, followed by the other rel
atives in deep mourning. Thirteen pews IN
the right of the central aisle were reserved
for the family, while the vestry and mem
bers CT the local committees occupied places
in front to the left. The pew occupied by
the dead vice president in his lifetime was
the tenth from the front TO the left OF the
middle aisle when facing the altar. 1t was
distinguished by it's complete enyelopement
in black cloth and the fact that il was unoc-
cupied,
THE MARCH.
The column took up its line of march at
1913 p. m, but it's progress was retarded in
the business district, owing to the block
aiding crowds, which far ~outnumbered the
moving column. 1t proceeded slowly
through the great mass Of people on Wash
ington street The military organizations
attempted TO march with company front.
but were compelled to break into columns
| of fours and move by the flank. The car
riages were driven three abreast. The
movement was slow, the bands playing
dirges, making the progress at times almost
imperceptible. The column merged upon
Meridian street, a broad and very handsome
| avenue leading TO the entrance to the
beautiful Crown Hill cemetery. The cor
tege moved on by the handsome homes
of the wealthy, whose windows and side
walks were filed with great throngs stand
ng respectfully. The broad thorough
fare stretched out into the country
beyond the limits of the city, and
when the head of the column came
within sight of the cemetery, a mile
distant, the indianapolis Light Artillery
began to fire minute guns, which was con-
tinued until the hearse approached the grave.
Shortly before the column entered upon the
final stage OF its journey, the sleet began to
fall more sharply, accompanied by a cold
wind The carriages containing the mourn
ers and notable pal ticipanGs were all closed
against the inclemency Of the weather. The
column entered the cemetery under q
splendid stone arch completed yesterday,
and passing under it through a thick growth
of beech and maple trees, the military
division came upon a large open view, and
approaching the open grave in tire Hendricks
family lot, which occupied the most CON-
handing view on the grounds, turned TO the
left and then again to the right, finally COM
pletely encircling the tract of which the
Hendricks plat forms a part 1t constitutes
HISTORIC GRoUND FOR INDIANA.
To the east rises the marble shaft erected to
the memory of Gen. Jefferson G. Davis
Immediately opposite lie the remains Of
Oliver P. Morton. A little to the north is the
grave of Gen. IT, r. s. Candy. To the north
east another piece of rising ground is dotted
with the simple headstones Of several hun
dred of Indiana's soldiers, who lost their
lives on the battlefield. The Hendricks lot
is graced with a simple column of polished
Maine granite, thirty feet high and seven
feet at the base. 1t was erected three years
ago, when Mr.. Hendricks was deemed to be
in failing health The lot contains the grave
of Morgan Hendricks, the only child born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks, who died in 1851,
n his third year. This grave was completely
imbedded in flowers by The friends of the
Borrowing widow. The grave opened to de-
post all that was mortal of Thomas A. Hen
bricks YVES the counterpart of q mausoleum,
having been incased completely in stone.
Looking into the open grave TO the view
here was only q bed of evergreens. smilax
and cut flowers, the stone enclosure having
been lined with these beautiful emblems.
When the hearse was halted near the lot the
casket was borne to the grave. The venera-
BILE Bishop Knickerbocker preceded it and
read the prayer for the dead, and after the
lowering Of the casket, Rev. DIR, Jenckes
read the committal services, the bishop clos
ing with prayer and the benediction. Only
the widow and her supporters approached
the grave, the multitude standing off, silent
spectators The head of the funeral pro-
cession entered the cemetery at 2 A g o'clock,
the hearse reaching The grave at 2:54
o'clock.