The Portland daily press., 1885-11-26
Mrs. Hendricks Frustrated at the
Death of Her husband.
His Physician Thinks He Died of Pa
raIysis Of the Brain.
The Quiet and Peaceful End of a
Busy Life.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Nov. 25.-Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks Vice President of the United States
died very suddenly at his residence in this city at
O'Clock this evening, under circumstances that
were particularly distressing to his family and
friends, insomuch as they had not anticipated
fatal termination of his brief Illness and nobody
was with him when the end came He returned
from Chicago on last Saturday, and since then has
been complaining somewhat of pain in his head
and breast, but nothing serious was thought of it.
Last night he and Mrs. Hendricks attended re-
ception at the residence Of Hon. John Cooper, the
State Treasurer, returning home in their carriage
about midnight. Mr. Hendricks had taken off the
heavy clothing which he usually wore, and put on
dress suit of lighter material and before he got
home he complained of ehilliness and certain
dree of exhaustion, but attributed it to malarial
influence He sat by the fire for an hour or more,
before retiring, but declined to send Tor physi-
ci9n although urged to doso He slept restlessly
until about o'clock this morning, when he arose.
dressed himself and ate quite a hearty breakfast,
saying that he felt much better and would attend
to considerable delayed business during the day
He and Mrs. Hendricks walked out for nearly
half an hour, and he had apparently regained his
physical vigor and cheerfulness. An hour later,
however, he began to be troubled with pains in
the region of his stomach, and Mrs Hendricks
sem III u0 Aeiiy Pns - y -
on iie-ions anu " s'lS
fresiaeh' As tle paio IA 'i'o 0'o,ii@en
ued to increase he was given an emetie, and after
wards an injection, and relief came in the natural
way He arose from his bed in which he had
lain only a few moments and read the morning
papers, talking cheerfully with his wife and an
old house servant. just before noon he had re-
lapse however anu tile physician MS'o ase.l s',ii
noheu anu auilnS'eieu eIo uosa,
siueo pieeuns sno p"'i0n'' s''-e' w. rs
asalil eApiesseu nili0eii do ueil,s s,eeus
ne ieindihou IA ii' .ooi.i a. ~ eisN, oo--' wv"
sloiias ileins iioii no Ooui ~ "oi ~ "''
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MAJ pains
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close potlcal ana pefsoiidi irichus du h'iiieu "
ms mouse. very sooh great cio"u coiicceeu
around Lle ehtralce anu Oh the ssree' ~ iions,
making IL necessary 70 ieAuSe auniission :, W al
coihers except llhilieui'.'e leiatiFeo u ino,np
son says thas III HIS oplilioil M uieu
OF paralysis Oh the prail' aiiu tiieIe WIN piopao{
be post mortem examination 10 estaohsh "ha'
been robust man, ana was subject 10 pau
spells" as ne called theln'
he haa not peeh ueau out ieW minutes "nen
forces OF men began urapins the otate' County
ana CITY buildings III DlacA' ana throughout. tile
night similar empiehls were piaceu on neafiy ail
the prominent business iiouseS anu iesiueiiceS 80
that py morning 'le guy WIN nave pun On gen
erai earp oi lhouliiiis an oi -'e 0i's niliseeio
VIII, III their THANKSGIVING seisloes 'oi.oiio"'
make appropriate neitloh Oh 'ie oe'''ii q Ie us
uhgulsheu sta'eSian
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nearly oo years auu nave peen pioillneli' III aii
representative sociai leaeules u .le ciS eAisl-
ence. 1hey hao put one clliiu' VINO oieu Wien
but Ihree years oiu' When 'hey hfeo III oneloy
county ror d long tiine .nes nau dpai'nieiisa IN
hotels mere, as MI heherichs oilcll oities NepV
hlmln washington inucil q tiie tilhe. Alteiw'rus
they haa d residence III .he hor'herh ptrs VI tne
eity' put ABOUT n,e yeahs az lnu'ou uoma
to"i. ~ a. ~ 49,
They entertained their friends frequently by par