, 1885-11-26
The News of Mr.. Hendricks Death
Received in Washington.

members Of the cabinet were informed at
once, and the president Immediately
called a meeting of the cabinet to take
suitable action.
Senator Edmunds was apprised of the
death Of the vice president by an Asso-
ciated Press reporter, and was greatly
affected. He said he had known Mr..
Hendricks a great many years. and they
were intimate friends in old times in the
senate, and, he added: II have always
had a personal regard for him. | regre,
exceedingly his death. | hal call a
meeting tomorrow Of all the senators in
the city, to make such arrangements to
have the senate represented at the funeral
as are proper.
Secretary Bayard said: THE news of
Mr.. Hendricks death is painful to us all,
but the condition in which the American
people are placed by his death through
the failure of congress to pass proper
laws regarding the presidential succession,
the fact that there is now but one mans
life between the American people and nc
president, is more painful to contem-
plate
Secretary Lamar said: my acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Hendricks was not init
mate. He had been for many years a
great ~favorite in the South, and | think
he was regarded all over the country as a
safe conservative statesman, a man of
great dignity and force of character. He
had the faculty Of attaching his friends to
him very warmly. Although his death is
very sudden and a great shock to us all, |
have often heard his friends express an
apprehension as to the condition of his
health, ever since his attack some years
ago.
The cabinet meeting tonight was 1T
tended by all the members except Secreta-
ry Manning and Attorney General Gar
land. 1t was decided that the president
and members of the cabinet should attend
the funeral of Vice President Hendricks
When the cabinet adjourned the president
issued the following.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D.
c., Nov. 25, lsS5.-To The People Of tie
United States: Thomas A. Hendricks,
vice president OF the United States died
to-day at 5 o'clock p. m. at indianapolis,
and it becomes my m%ournful duty to IN
nounce the distressing fact to his fellow
countrymen. In respect to the memory
and eminent and varied services of this
high official and a patriotic public ser
want, whose long career was so full Of use
fullness and honor to his state and to the
United States, it is ordered that the nat
ional flag be displayed at half mast Upon
all public buildings of the United States;
that the executive mansion and the sew
eral executive departments in the city of
Washington be closed on the day OF the
funeral and draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days; that the usual
and appropriate military and naval hOnors
be ordered, and at all legation and consu'
lates of the United States in foreign coun-
tries the national flag shall be displayed
at half mast on the reception Of this Or
der, and the usual emblems of mourning
be adopted for thirty days.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president:
T. F. BAYARD. Sec'y of State.
The following was sent to the secretary
of the senate EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington. Nov. rs, lss5.-To Hon.
Anson G.. McCook, Secretary Of The Sen
ate: I an directed by the president to
inform you that he has received intelli-
gence of the death of Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, vice president of the United
States, and to convey to you his sugges-
ton that you take immediate steps in con-
junction with the house of representatives
to secure a proper representation of con
gress at the funeral Of the deceased.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Sec'y.
The president was Just sitting down to
dinner when the following was handed
him:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 25.-To
President Clepeldnd Vice President
Hendricks died suddenly this afternoon,
disease probably paralysis.
WIN. Ii. ENGLISH.
The president was g,satly shocked at
the news it contained, and at once sent
the following to Mrs. Hendricks:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington,
D. c., Nov. 25, lss5.-7o Mrs. r. A.
Hendricks, Indianapolis: The sudden and
lamentable death Of your husband excites
my profound sympathy for you in this
hour Of your great bereavement, and |
sincerely mourn the loss of one SO lately
associated with me in the execution of
duty to the people, while the nation
mourns the loss Of an honored citizen and
faithful public servant
(Signed,) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Shortly afterward the president received
the following;
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. %, 1885,
TO President Gepelaud, Washington D.
c.; Mrs. Hendricks sent me a message
in the afternoon to-day at which time the
vice president was slightly unwell only,
He died at 4 p. m, no one being pres
ent at the actual moment Of his death.
DR.. Thompson, his physician, thinks
paralysis Of the heart occasioned his death,
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