The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-26


composed TO give any information
about her husbands last moments. The
/ family servants, two of whom have
lived with them for wears, ran about
( the house crying and moaning, and
there was The utmost confusion for
some time. When the news was
ou'letlned down town, it was generally
discredIted, and in a very few minutes
hundred or more of Mr.. Hendricks
close political and personal friends had
hurried TO the house. Very soon q
great crowd collected around the en-
! trance and on tic street, and it was
found necessary to refuse admission to
any and all corners except immediate
| relatives.
Mr. Hendricks died in his private
! chamber, large comfortable room in
which he did most of his worh
Near his bedside was case containing
legal and political works and on his
desk were his papers, memoranda and
a large number # letters which had
been allowed to ACCUMULATE without
answering in the last two or three days.
HIS dressing gown and slippers were at
his bedside ana near by was tall stand
on which were various medicines and a
goblet OF water. Portraits. land capes
and bric-a-bIs adorned the walls of
the room and were ln-striking contrast
wIththe sad scene within. Dr.. Thomp
son says that in his opinion Mr.. Hen
bricks died of paralysis of the brain and
there will probably be a post mOrten
examination to establish what the dis
ease was. For several years he had not
been robust han and was subject
to frequent bad spells" as he called
them, during which sometimes, he
would be Frustrated for days at time.
About two years ago he was confined to
his room for several weeks BY a gan
grenOuS affection of a foot which, at
times. 1t was feared, would ~ult in
blood-pOiSOning and IL was then thought
that the end of his life was near at hand
but he apparently entirely recovered
from this and was in his usual health.
While in WASHINGTON, during the last
session Of Congress, he was oYerworked
and almost worn out by the press of
political matters, and upon his return
home he signifed his intention of lay
ing aside all public business this sum-
mer and devoting the time to recrea-
ton. He spent three weeks a,
Atlanta City, fishing, bathing and
yachting. and then came west and went
TO a northern lake resort, aud after
"
on q fishing expedition. He returned
from there two weeks ago, and st the
time he said he never felt better in his
life. Last week, by special invitation
he attended a fat stock show at Chicago
and was the recipient of considerable
attention there, in the way of Danquets
and receptions, returning home on Sat
urday somewhat indisposed. At the
reception last night, however, he ap-
peared unusually cheerful and remained
much later than was his custom on such
occasions. News of Mr. Hendricks
death spread rapidly throughout the
city, and there was general
expressive OF sorrow over il. Those
who were his political enemies here
were his personal friends. and to every
body who called on him or met, he
had pleasant word or greeting. There
were crowds around the bulletin boards
down town all the evening, while in the
vicinity of his reidence there was an
other crowd, all aRx to learn partic-
ulars Il Lis sudden dem Sc. The even
ing papers could not get out extras fast
enough to supply the demand. He had
been dead but a few minutes, when a
force of men began draping the State,
county and city buildings in black, and
throughout the night signal emblems
were placed on nearly all The prominent
business houses and residences, SO that
By morning the city will have put or
general garb of mourning. All
the city ministers will, in their Thanks
giving erV IS tc-nOrIoW, make sppro-
pirate mcnUlon Of the death of the dis
tlnguished statesman and Right Rev.
Bishop Knickerbocker, Bishop of the
Diocese of Indiana, of the Episcopal
Church, of which Hendricks was life
long member. will, it is understood,
preach men or al Sc mon.
Ex-Sena o 80 .eph E. Mcdonald who,
with Mr.. Hendricks, has shared the
.honors of his party in this State, said
70 night: mo man in his day occupied
a higher or more conspicuous position
in his party, or in public life, than did
Mr.. Hendricks, and very few public
men have had their official con-
duct less criticised than he. l think
Mr.. Hendricks IS fairly entitled 10
the good name he has wrought out for
circles, and his death leaves a void in
political and social circles in Indiana
that will not soon or easily be filed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks have lived IN
Indianapolis for nearly thirty years,
and have been prominent in all the
representative social features of the
cit 5 existence. They had but one
child who died when but 3 years old,
when they lived in Shelby County. For
long time they had apartments in
hotels here. as Mr. Hendricks official
duties - him in Washington much
OF the time. Afterwards they
had a residence in the northern
part OF the city. but about five years
ago moved down town to an old family
residence directly. OPP esite sthe State.
House, where they have since lived.
They entertained their friends FREE
duently by parties and receptions, and
were always at home to those who
called. It was this that made Mr..
Hendricks so deServedly popular, for
he and his wife treated everybody cor
daily and courte0usly, and those
whose positions in life were inferior
were always sure of a kindly reception
at his house. Mr.. Hendricks was very
charitable, and calls on him for aid
were frequent and never unheeGed. For
several years he had been actively
identified with the indianapolis
Benevolent Society, an organized
charity, and had contributed liber-
allv to the cause to which
it was devoted. both in money and
work, He had been deacon in st. Paul's
Episcopal Church for long time, and