The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-04

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FRIDAY, DEC. 4 1855
Editorial Correspondeoce.
IxDsAxAroLis. Nov. -. leeA
We. Senator Traylor. supl Swesoey
and he editor. len q IL. yesterday. for
~ CApilnl. 70 sttend The mooralol Or
ocQuieo rendered the loved dead Vice
Pvosilleni. which are 70 eske poace 10
morrow, (Toesday-) Our train arrived
q Louisville halt A hour late. and con-
ocQuonely missed connection with train
o. lei gos6. but ne got here q 10 IS
ehis mornInG. and found the city already
1ull % ~big- y igs." from almost every
p1ace - The country. and also th0osands
q The yecmanry who loved HendrickA
and cane 20 honor bic memory. We
went through the Court-house. where
HE body laid In state. 20 take : last look
- HE familiar fase- The arrangements
for this we're very perfect, admitting
constant stream o. people 20 50 % q one
end Of the bOiiding. and ont cf the other
Ropes we're stretched TO keep the line
from being broken In On tor ab0ss 80
feet and military directed the mass a
eyery turn. IL Il estimated that 75.upu
people viewed the remains to-day and
yesterday. and Il Vas noticeable What .
large number Of them we're evidently Of
tne working cIasA Who realize that the
dead statesman Was their friead, aud
eincoroly mourn his death
Great preparations are made for the
funeral tomorrow. and il viii Be .
solemn and impressive pageant. attended
by delegations from I'll the leading cities
n the Union The floral designs are
very elaborate and handsome. one pre-
sente1 BY his old neighbors Of Shell =
county. representing the log cabin in
which bic infantile days were spent and
which i still Standing. He Lass words !:
= an &C rtst ~ last are conspicuously
displayed On several different houses.
and indicate peace OF mind which IL
would " we'll II al could enjoy. when
they are about TO cross the silent river.
His p0re life adds luster 70 the Ameri-
Gan name, and will Be N incentive 90
good character TO thousands Of boys,
Row that they realize the manner in
which The people prize Il.
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Tie funeral 10 over. and the loved
mortal frame Of the illusfriouo dead g.
consigned to mother Earth. Solemn
and Impressive were the ceremonies
Vice President Hendricks rs the senior
warden in the vcstry OF ST. PAui's
Episcopal church, and the body Was ~
Ken 10 the church, and received at the
door BY Bishop Knickerbacker and Revs.
Jenckes, the pastor or the church. assist-
81 BY several other minister. Who re-
cited the Episcopal burial service - the
procession moved up tie aisle. The fu-
neral discourse, occupying twenty min
mites in IL delivery, was By Rev Jenckes.
end wns % appea; 20 follow the exam
pie Of the dead yice-Presidenf n his
purity Of life and honesty Of pur-
pose
The church hss seating capacity Of
800. but Loo tickets were is<ued. and
used, % that many persons bad 20 stand
during the service and thousands Who
would like 70 have attended could noe
CT within square Of The church. The
streets were literally blocked By people.
and the great procession Was forming
while the services IN the church we're
progressing.
Upon the concIusion Or TIE religious
services, the casket VS. borne 70 tie
heass. which was completely covered
BY large National dag, looped up with
Grape The vehicle wss dawn By six
black horses, With sombre pettiugs o.
each reaching below their knees. and
guarded 10 front and rear By light in
1hDtry and flsnked On esch side by y
company Of St. Louis zousvos. ~ with
twelve carriages, containing the family.
de Presidents Cabinet and The Con-
gSessiOnsl c0mmittees. I'll draws BY
white h0rses. covered with heavy black
netting, with tassels % their knees-
Then came the military, and more car
Yiages with distinguished citisens, fol-
loved b. societies and clubs from vari-
0us cities, and the Ore depsrsoeat % In
dIanapolis. The proesssioa 80 organ
tzed Id three grand divisions, and when
the bead q the procession estered Crown
Hill Cemetery, the rear o. 4 Was yet On
0esidian street, four miles away. snd
che streets and wide side walks were a.
most blocked : large part Of this distance
BY people who did sot belong to any o..
gained body, and we're consequently
not : part OF me processiop, but Who de-
sired 20 show their respect for he dead
Vice President. and bic consistent moral
and Chrieiian character.
Thus Il come about that % ooe could
comprehend the vast number of people
- Indianapolis that day Of gloom and
s0rrow- The people Of the Sssse we're
sepresented from nearly every locality,
while cities every where eonlsibotsd 70
swell the crowd.
Al ths grave the earth wss entirely
hidden By evergreens and 0owers, and
10 sound Of falling clods resoUnded -
1he minister cast % the nrst earth = be
psoDoonced The solems Words: Earth
% earth. ashes 70 ashea, dust @ dust
Dust thou srt, and unto dost thou must
!e,urnr The 6nal :ook q Mr.. Hon