The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-11-26
HENDRICKS DEAD.


wAsnfSGToN. November %. The Cab
met meeting tonight was attended by
all the members, except Secretary Man
ming and Attorney General Garland. 1t
was decided that the President and
members of the Cabinet should attend
the funeral When the Cabinet adj
journed, the President issued the fol-
lowing:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, I
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. %, lSS5.
To the People OF the United States;
Thomas A. Hendricks. Vice President
of the United States, died to-day at D
O'Clock at indianapolis, and 1t becomes
my mournful duty to announce this dis
tressing fact to his fellow-oiilzens. In
respect to the memory of the eminent
and varied services ei this high official
and patriotic public servant, whose
career was so full Of usefulness and
honor to his State and to the United
States, 10 is ordered that the national
flag be displayed at hali-mast upon all
public buildings of the United States;
TINT the Executive Mansion and
the several executive departments in
the city of Washington be closed
on the day of the funeral and
be draped In mourning for u period
of thirty days; that the usual appropri-
NIt u1llllNTN anu naval ublNIb Dt Itll-
dered, and that on legations and con-
sulates of the United States in foreign
countries, the national flag shall lie dis
played at half-mast on reception Of this
order and the usual emblems Of mourn
ing be adopted for 30 days.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President.
Il. +. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
The following was sent to the Seore-
tary of the Senate:
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. %, 1855.
10 Hon. Arson g. McCook, Secretary OF
Senate.
= am directed by the President to in
form you that he has received the intel
ligence of the death of Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, Vice President of the United
States and to convey to you his sugges-
tion that you take immediate steps, In
conjunction with the Clerk ofth House
of Representatives, to secure proper rep
resentation of Congress at the funeral of
the deceased. Very respectfully your
obedient servant,
DANIEL 5. LAMONT, Private Sec'y.
The President was Just sitting down
to dinner when the following dispatch
was handed him:
INDIANAPOLIS, November %.
10 President Cleveland.
Vice President Hendricks died sud
denly this afternoon. Disease was prob
ably paralysis. WIN. IL. ENGLISH.
He was greatly shocked at the news
Ii contained, and Immediately sent the
following telegram to Mrs. Hendricks:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, November %.
Mrs. Il. A. Hendricks, indianapolis:
The sudden and lAmentable death Of
your husband excltes my profound SYM
patty for you In TINS the hour of your
great bereavement, and | sincerely
mourn the decease of one so lately assoc
oiated with me in the execution of the
peoples highest trust, while the Nation
mourns the loss of the honored citizen
and faithful public servant.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Shortly afterward he received the
following:
INDIANAPOLIS, November %.
To President Cleveland, Washington;
Mr.. Hendricks sent me a message this
afternoon, at which time he was slightly
unwell only. He died about 4:40 pm,
no one being with him at the actual
moment of his death. DR.. Thompson
thinks paralysis. or heart, ocoasioned
the death, which was wholly unex-
pected. WILLIAM ii. ENGLISH.
The work of draplng the White House
and the various departments will begin
tomorrow morning. A large force OF
workmen has been engaged for the pur-
pose.