Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04


and forces of men are engaged putting
up various insignia Of mourning for
respect to the memory of Vice-Presi-
dent Hendricks. In several churches
Thanksgiving services were turned in
to memorial services, and Bishop
Knickerbocker of the Episcopal
church, to which Mr.. Hendricks, be.
longed, abandoned his services alto
geSher,
Early this morning Hon. W. II.
English received a dispatch from Scar
gent-at-arms of the United States
senate asking for information about
the time and place of Mr.. Hendricks
funeral, of which he will take charge.
An answer was returned Immediately
as arrangements had not been made.
At Mrs. Hendricks suggestion a num-
Der of gentlemen, personal and politi-
cal friends, were called into consult in
the matter. A committee consisting
of Senator Harrison, w. H. English
and Chief Justice Niblack, of the SUI
preme court, were appointed to take
charge of the arrangements for the
funeral and a public meeting was
called. The body, which was embalm-
ed this morning, will remain at the
residence until Sunday noon, when it
will be removed to the courthouse,
where it will lie in state until Monday
evening. Local military companies
and a detachment of the regular army
were doing guard duty. The funeral
services Will be held at st. Paul's
cathedral at Don on Tuesday,
DR.. Jinckes, rector, and DR..
Fulton, of st. Louis, officiating.
The services will be those of the
Episcopal church, and there will be no
ermon or memorial address. The
burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery,
north of the city.
Gov. Gray will issue a memorial
proclamation to the citizens of the
State this evening, and the State-house
is already covered with emblems of
mourning. All public offices and
business houses here will he closed on
the day of the funeral.
Messages of confidence were
received this morning from hundreds
of prominent men all over the country,
among which were the following;
G%REYsToNE, N. Y. Nov. &c.
MRS. T. A. Hendricks
Il am inexpressibly shocked by the
surprising and painful intelligence of
the sudden closing Of the career Of
your husband. He has fallen with the
honors thick upon him, and in the
acme of his popular esteem. In
your personal bereavement, | deeply
sympathize, while in common with the
whole country l deplore the loss of
} Mr.. Hendricks as a public calamity.
["Signed,] SAML. j. TILDEN."
"BI.ooMINGToN, ILL, Nov. 20.
Mrs. Hendricks:
accept for Mrs. Davis and myself
our heartfelt sympathy in this hour of
your greatest sorrow and deepest be-
reavement.
"Signed, DAVID DAVIS"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.
MRS. Hendricks:
"The sympathy of Mrs. Springer
and myself is extended in this, your
great bereavement and the Nations
lrreparable loss.
"Signed, VIM. NJ. SPRINGER"
"WAsHINGToN, Nov. 26.
"The Japanese Minister, Kuki, sends
his very sincere sympathy to Mrs. Hen
bricks in her bereavement, and his
deep sorrow at the death of the vice
president, for whom he entertained the
highest personal respect and regard"
Other similar messages were re-
ceived from Senator Dawes, of Massa-
chusetts; Congressman Ward. Kleiner
and Cobb, of Indiana; John +. Agnew,
of New York; S. Corning Judd, Of
/. Chicago and many others.
Z 1t was decided to-day not to have a
post norton examination Of the re-
mains, Mrs. Hendricks not thinking
it necessary, as she is satisfied her
husbands death was the result of
paralysis Of the heart.
Gov. Gray's Proclamation.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-Gov. Gray
to-day issued the subioined proclama-
ton: "Thomas A. Hendricks, vice.
president of the United State, died at
his residence, in this city, on yesterday
afternoon, at 4:l5 O'Clock. His age
was 81 years, II month and Is days.
The people of the State and Of the
Nation are bowed down in sorrow and
grief at the terrible loss and calamity
that has beflllen them. In the morn
ing Of the day he is with his friends
and acquaintances, enjoying, with his
fellowmen, the blessings of life; in
the evening of the day he is
removed from amongst us with
out a moments warning, by Him
who doeth all things well.
A long and busy and eventful life
has Just closed, but the record he has
bequeathed to his country will live as
long as the history of u country is
preserved. His private character was
above r~eproach, and his many virtues
will be emulated, his goodness of heart
admired, and his numerous deeds OF
charity and kindness remembered
with profound gratitude. To see him
was to admire him, to meet him was
to respect him, and to know him was
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