Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-11-28

Hendricks died very suddenly at his resi-
dence a few minutes before 5 o'clock. Ht
came home from Chicago early in the week
and complained of feeling unwell, but moth
ing serious was thought of it at the time.
He and Mrs. Hendricks attended the recep.
tion at the residence of Hon. John ]. Cooper,
and after he came home be complained oil
pains in his side and stomach. In the morn.
ing he was no better, and his family physi.
clan, DR.. Thompson, was called in.
He gave him an emetic and later in the
day an injection. Mr.. Hendricks stayed in
his room all day and the most of the time in
bed, although he sat up at frequent inter
walls.
He received no callers but about 5 o'clock
Mrs. Hendricks left his bedside to see a
caller for a few minutes in the parlor.
She was delayed longer than she expected
and when she returned to the room she
found that Mr.. Hendricks was dead. The
end of a busy and e~ventful life had come
peaceably and quietly.
IN liz i110 caCiO was liz AuulCdbOA III
pain or suffering, and his eyes were only
half closed, as if in a gentle sleep.
DR.. W. G. Thompson and relatives Of the
family were immediately sent for. A re-
porter called about fifteen minutes after
Mr.. Hendricks had died. There was a
scene of much confusion at the house, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that any in
formation could be obtained further than
that given above. There was nobody in his
room when he died, and only Mrs. Hem
bricks, the servants and a caller in the
house. Mrs. Hendricks was almost distracted
with grief, and could not restrain her feel
ings sufficiently to talk.
The house was filled with anxious friends.
while a crowd collected around the door,
and it was found necessary to refuse them
admission. DR.. Woodbury., who came in
with DR.. Thompson, says that he is inclined
to believe that the vice presidents death
was caused by some affection of the heart,
for had it been appoplexy there would have
been some indications of it in the appear
ance of his face. He complained principally
of his stomach in the morning, although
there was a nervous twitching of his face.
Til news spread through the city like
wildfire, and all the fire and other bells in
the city were tolled sixty-six times, one
stroke for each year of his life. All the
newspapers put out bulletins and their
offices were crowded with people anxious to
learn the particulars. Manifestation of
sorrow are universal, as the dece ased was
personally known to a large number of
people, irrespective of party, with whom he
was a favorite.
At a meeting of a number of prominent
citizens held in the United States district
court room a committee consisting of Sen
ator Ben Harrison, w. H. English, Judge
w. E. Niblock, Noble C. Butler and Acquilla
family and make all the arrangements for
the ~obsequies.
Senator Voorhees, and Congressman Hol-
man telegraphed from Washington that the
government would be officially represented
at the funeral.
1t is expected that the funeral will occur
ON Monday next.
Mr.. Hendricks has no family aside from a
wife, and is said to be worth a hundred
thousand dollars.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks was born in
Muskingum county, Ohio, September 2, 1919
In 1922 his father settled in Shelby county,
Indiana. Thomas graduated at South Hano
yer college in l841, studied law at Chambers
burg, Pa, was admitted to the bar there in
1S43 and returned to Indiana to practice
In lS4S he was a member of the legislature,
and in 1850 a delegate to the state ~constitu.
tional convention.
From 1851 to 1855 he represented the Indi-
annapolis district in congress, from 1856 tx
1889 was commissioner of the general lane
office and from 1868 to 1859 was a member
of the United States senate, in which he was
regarded as a leader.
In the Democratic u~ational convention o
1868 in New York, he was strongly supporter
for the nomination to the presidency. A
candidate for governor of Indiana he was
defeated in 1860 and in 1868, but waselected
in 1872 for the term ending January 1, 1877.
He continued the practice of law until b is
election as governor.
His nomination for vice president upor
the Tilden ticket is we'll remembered. From
that time he remained in the practice of Law
ut Indianapolis, without taking any very
active part in public affairs, until he became
a delegate to the Democratic National con-
vention at Chicago in 1884, by which he was
nominated for the vice presidency, which b.
held at the time of bis death.