The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03
W AN FREE AT LAST"
ALL THAT WAS MORTAL OF THOMAS
A. HENDRICKS is LAID TO REST.
The = mple but Impressive Rites over tho
Remais Of tho Late Vice rIo,ldent
sUmble Il0auenoe Beautiful
Flowers - Masses Of Ieuple,

| sOmbIe iloquonoe - Beautiful
flowers - Masses Of Isuple,
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec s,-The business OF
the city was entirely suspended There
was tremendous concouise Of people from
all parts OF the nation TO witness tho simple
rites which precede the intermont Of tho
mortal remains of Thomas A, Hendricks,
vice president Of the United States, The
heavy log sill hung over the city when the
day daNned, but lifted and became less im-
Tenetrubo M the hours wore on,
The clergy Of tho city without respect. to
sect, joined In ho obfoqulcs, the bells Of all
tho churches tollcd requiem, aud the pres.
once OF tboIorul0ce in the column which
followed bio funeral car or stood as silent
spectators Of the solemn spectacle attestod
their noIJy to bis memory,
Train, arrived during tho carly hours of
tho day ot The lilorpnt railway stations
bringing dulcgal M from the national capt
tai aud Nll the loldIug cities OF tho Union,
together with Ou influx Of people from all
the adjoining states rs well a. from the IN
terror OF lndlouo, The cabinet members In.
cudod Secretary Of State Bayord, Secretary
Lamar, So rclNry Whitney, Secretary Endi-
colt Nud Postmaster General Villas, The
United slmcs supreme bench was repro
6enled rs Associate Justices Matthews aud
Blalchlord The senate Of the United
States Nus represented by Senators Ed
munds, Allison Pugh, Harris, Congor,
Blair, Dclph, Vest, Beck, Camden, Vance,
Jones, Voorhecs, Payne, Palmer and Harri.
son. The committee representing tho house
was compo'cd Of W, II, Morrison, j, Blount,
II, A. Herbert w. s. Holman, W, NJ,
Springer W r. Hepburn, s, i, Ward, W,
w, rhcus, j, j, Hlclmcr, Thomas Ryan aud
], Dunn The number OF active aud OK,
members Of the lower house. present In ad'
dition TO those named was large,
The governors Of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois
and Kentucky were present, attended by
thoir stalls aud numerous state oillcoiA The
chief representative OF tho United Statos
army present, was Maj Gen, Schoaold.
ET.PrcsIdent Hayes and Con, sherman were
distinguished guests, Tho officers aud other
official delegates were met on tho arrival by
local subcommittee, and furnished with
tckOtg Of admission 10 H. POul's Episcopal
cathedral, 10 bo present pt church services
and assigned positions In tho funeral
column,
Tho train arrivals swollol the multitude
on tho Strcols TO an oxt0nt 10 impole tho or.
dinaiy progress on all to- chief thorough
fares, Washington stroOl Tosontod blank
mass Of humanity hours N'0t 90 tho services
were entered upon at st. Paul's aud long bo.
fore tbs passage OF the column, tho win
lows Of the business uu,ds were illlod by
occupants Tho 0ye rested upon u waiting
multitude which occupied apparently ovory
average point along tho thoroughtOro, Tho
omblOms Of mourning which began 10 ap-
pcar in public and private buildings tho day
OF the yico prosi dents death have grown In
quantity aud design until the whole city
may DO said TO have boon Ia funeral garb,
Tho county court house, whore tho re-
mains lay In state until Monday evening,
aud the state house are tastoiully drapOd,
but In less elaborate STYLE owing 10 their
much moro massive exterior A striking
feature OF the drapory OF buildings is tho al
most universal use Of white material M a
border or In bows or roeotto0 upon the black,
Legends nre very few; ono business house on
| Washington stroot has the words, ~ am
| FREQ nt last the last words Of the dead vice
| president Portraits Of the deceased shrouded
In black are proiusoly hung In window0,
The general effect tolls with sombro olo-
qucncc OF the high respect In which the poo.
pie OF Indianapolis regarded thor follow
| toNntmHn, aud Of tho tondor sympathy
which moves them to thus try TO mitigate
tho grief Of hOr upon whom the blow Of this
national bereavement has f0llOn with hoavi.
Ost force,
Ono Of the central poiuis OF attraction for
tho visiting multitude was tho modest homo
Of Che mtO vice president ON Tennessee
street. plain Two story brick structure
| facing tbu stuto capital now In The process OF
clnsrucion On tho front door Of tho
| homo was black rosptlo from which wal
puulunt strip ot black crepe, which con.
| gi,uttd tuu only outward omblum Of mourn.
| ing
On the street In front of the house gath
cred largo but respectable crowd, which
grow IN numbers ~ tho forenoon advanced,
| A detail of the pglico force and sOdiory
was able, however, TO keep the street clear
IN front Of The eullco to enable tho close
friends aud relatives Of Mr. Hendricks aud
tho members OF tho respective committees
TO gain admission TO the grounds Embleml
Of mourning aud memorial floral designs
were NJ hand everywhere, Tho oil por
traits Of Mir and Mrs, Hendricks were nl
most hidden In banks OF flowers aud trailing
nmilax. On the mnntel In tho front pnrlor
was an elaborate floral pioco omblomatio OF
'Tho Getos Ajar,n sent by tho members OF
Chinese class Of tho Presby ytorian Sunday
school
| Tho most notable representation OF the
| designs In flower was that Of the log cabin
| IN which MIR, Hendricks wns born In Ohio
| II stood at tho hoad Of his coffin and wal
the work of the ladios Of Sholbyvllc, where
no had formerly lived IL was six foot II
longth and four feet In hoighth, Its silol
woro composed Of calla lilies, whit
hyeoinths, carnations and roses The roo
was Of EBglisb Ivy aud smilax, and tht
chimney of red aud white and carnations
on one side Of the miniature structure II
purple immortcles, was the inscription
hrho homo Of my boyhood," and bonoath
"shclbyvillc," On tho open door of Oh,
cabin was pendant blOck satin banner
bearing In ctters Of gold, Gods finger
touched him and ho slopt,n and tho scoont
inscription underneath, "Sholbyvil mourn
her distinguished SON."
Over large painting of The deod vic,
president In tho back parlor OF the mansion
was flung n soft drapery Of whito Chinese