Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-12-10
EARTH TO EARTH.
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All That Was Mortal of
Thomas A. Hendricks
EntOmbed.
A City In Mourning Garb With
MOurners From All Parts
Of the Nation.
Friends, Present and Absent,
Attest Their Love BY Elab-
crate Floral Offerings.
The Tolling Bell and Minute Gun
Announce the Passage to
the Tomb.
The Remains Escorted By an Imposing
and Representative Cav
alcade,
And Eminent Divines Pronounce the
Last Sad Words Which Close
an Honored Career.
The Tolling Bell and Minute Gun
Announce the Passage to
the Tomb.
The Remains Escorted By an Imposing
and Representative Cav
alcade,
And Eminent Divines Pronounce the
Last Sad Words Which Close
an Honored Career.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December L.
The mortal remains of Thomas A. Hen
bricks, the fifth Vicc-President of the
United States to die during his term of
office, were conveyed to the tomb to-day.
The event was made memorable in many
respects by the presence of tremendous
concourse of people from all parts of the
Nation to witness the simple rites which
preceded their interment. The presage
of inclement weather on the day of
his funeral, which was given yesterday,
was verified only to the extent Of win
try leaden sky and thick atmosphere
during early hours, unusual to this lati-
tude. The heavy fog of the preceding
afternoon still hung over the city, when
day broke, but as the hours wore on, it
lifted somewhat, and became less i'm
penetrable. The sombreness of the
heavens were reflected even more deep
ly in the appearance of the city, which
witnessed the development of his ca
reer. Its chief structures were hidden
in their folds of black drapery, while
TO the occasion were lent all forms
which people can observe to show their
respect for the dead. The business Of
the city was entirely suspended. The
clergy without respect to sect, joined in
the obsequies; the bells of all the
churches tolled requiems, and the pres
ence of the populace in the column which
followed his funeral car, or stood as ST.
lent spectators of the solemn spectacle
attested their fealty to his memory.
The early morning trains on all the rail-
ways brought delegations from the Ma
tonal Capital and all the leading cities of
the Union, together with an influx of peo-
pie from all the interior cities and hamlets
of Central Indiana and Illinois. The
Cabinet was represented by Secretary Bay
ard, Secretaries Lamar, Whitney, Endicott
and General Villas. The Su.
preme Bench was represented by Associ-
ated Justices Matthews and Blatchford.
The United States Senate was represent.
ed by Senators Edmunds, Allison, Pugh,
Harris, Conger, Blair, Doiph, Vest, Beck,
Camden, Vance, Jones, Voorhees,, Payne,
Palmer and Harrison. The committee
representing theHouse of Representatives
was composed of Morrison, Blount, Her.
bert, Holman, Springer, Hepburn, Ward,
Phelps, Kleiner and Dunn. The num-
Der of active and ex-members
of the lower House present, in addition
TO those named was large. The Govern
ors of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Ken
lucky were present, attended by their
stats, and numerous State officers.
representative of the United States Army
present Ex-Prcsident Hayes and
General Sherman were distinguished
guests, the latter accompanying the dele
CATION from st. Louis. The officers and
other official delegates were met on their
arrival by local subcommittee and given
tickets of admission to st. Paul's Episco-
pal Cathedral, to be present at the church
services, and were assigned positions in
the funeral column.
The Presidential special Baltimore &
Ohio train, with members of the Cabi-
net, arrived few minutes past nine.
The party was met by the Reception
Committee, headed by Senator Harri-
son, and Immediately driven to the Hen
bricks residence. Colonel John NJ. Will
son, L. $. A., was intrusted with an au-
fograph letter from President Cleveland
to Mrs. Hendricks, expressing his pro-
found sorrow and coincidence, and re-
grcts that circumstances, over which he
had no control, prevented his attendance
at the ceremonies. Colonel Wilson also
bore beautiful floral design made of
flowers from the conservatory of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, with the coincidence of
Miss Cleveland.
Train arrivals swelled the multitude on
The streets to such an extent as TO impede
ordinary progress ON all the chief thor
oughfares. Washington street presented
black mass of humanity hours before
the services were entered upon at st.
Paul's, and long before the passage of the
column the windows of business blocks
were filed by occupants whose eyes rest
ed upon waiting multitude which occu-
pied, apparently, every vantage point
along the broad thoroughfare.
The emblcms of mourning which be-
gan to appear ON public and private build
ings on the day of the Vice-President's
death, have grown in quantity and design
until now the whole city may be said to
be in funeral garb. Washington street
presents an almost uubroken line Of
draped houses, while on every business
street and even along the residencs
streets, people have been lavish
in their display OF signs Of
public SORROW Perhaps the most effective