Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

s.Aaru Death at Indianapolis
,..segdsy-sketeh Of HIS Life
uis Last Hssrs = Gen
sraI sorrow.


,,,,porrs, Nov. 25.-Hou. Thomas
u..drioks. Vice President of the |
-...5 states. died suddenly at his res
80 80 A t,45 o'clock this morning un-
- .,,oms,ancss that were partisu-
a;strsssiny to his family and bis |
ss.sds insom1oh as they nad net an
.s;rstsd q fatal termination OF MS
- illness and nobody Was With him
sesn death came.
prruRsKD FROM cRrUAGo
a.. ..xsnfns and since then had been
sis,nine somexhst of pain in his
and breast, bat nothing serious /
=. ,houcht Of it. Last night be and |
~. Hsndrioks attended reception |
-. residsnce OF Hon. John j. Cooper, |
T...sa,sr of the State, returning home
!. .shsir carriage about midnight. Hen
s..Is had taken of the heavy clothing
-s;.h he usually wore and put on a
80 amt OF lighter material, and be-
80 hs oos home be complained of chill
80 and a certain degree Of exhsus
- hnt attributed Is to malarial infiu
80 IA sat by the fre for an hour or
,ose bsfsre retiring but declined te
xpd for a doctor, slthouRn urged TO DO
=, He slept resslessly antii about
scIock shis morning when he arose,
S.es.ed himself and ate hearty
keakfas. saying that be felt
MUCH BETTER,
And intended 10 attend to considerable
sslaysd business during the day. De
"a Mrs. Hendricks walked out for
nsarly half an hour, and he had sppar
snsly rsgsined bis physical vieor and
shssrfalness-
AN HoUR LArKR,
Hoveyer, be began 20 be tro1blsd with
aims in sbe region Of his stomach, and
N,s Hsndricks sent for the family
obvsician, DIR. w. q. Thompson. a life
Ioue and confidential friend of the
yIce President. As pains in the stom-
ssh continued TO increase. he was given
an smetic and afterwards an injection,
ana relief came Ia the natural way. He
s,ose from his bed, in which be had
ooly lain for few minutes, and read
ths morning papers, talking cheerfuIly
% his wife and IN old house servant.
Iust before noon be had relapse, how
moned and administered the usual
remedies, hssidss bleeding the patient,
and Mr.. Hendricks again expressed
himself a. greatly relieved. He remain
ed 10 bis room all the afternoon, occa-
nisnslly rising from his bed, to which
be vas compelled 10 return by a recur-
renee Of the abdominal pains. To call
efs Who came, and they were numerous,
be sent word that he was indisposed,
bat would be glad to see them tomor-
rcv.
About $50 Mrs. Hendricks, Who had
been al his bedside all day, went to the
arlof 10 see caller, who had called TO
sonsut with her regarding the affairs OF
afeformstory OF which she is manager,
and she remained with him about
twenty inmates. Tom, a colered ser
rni, and Harry Morgan Hendricks, q
rsphew OF the Vice Presidenti and his
PAGE in Washington, remained with
BIN. The servant went out and Mr..
hosgsn stayed. Mr.. Hendricks tossed
useasily in his bed aud complained OF
Esat pain, bat suddenly it seemed to
0sse and be said TO his nephew
II AN FREK AT LAST,
Sod for Eliza" (msaning his wife).
nd these we're his last words, for the
Issne man. not realizing the urgency
oi The message, did not deliver il at
once Just before Ave o'clock Mrs.
hsn9ricks came into the roon and
found that her husband was dead. The
cod Of long and eventful life had
ZONE peacefully and quietly. He lay on
The bed outside of the covering, only
paftislly disrobea. with his eyes only
hslf closed, a. II he we're In a gentle
deep. On his face there we're no traces
It pain or suffering. bat psilor had
scme over II that indicated only too
pAinly that he had passed away. IL
seeded No close examination to tell
hat he was dead, and Mrs. Hendricks
ereamed and ran down stairs. A ser
sant Was dispatched 10 the residence OF
Dr.. Thompson, adjoining, aud he came
Immediately, bat by the time he had
reached the bedside the limbs of the
dad man we're becoming cold aud
rad, and TO Mrs. Hendricks pathetic
appeal, 'Uh, doctor, can't you do
somsshing." be was obliged to answer,
IN 10 TOO late."
Ma Hendricks became almost dis
Rsstsd with grief. and u was an hour or
more before she became sufficiently
composed TO give any information about
hef hnsband's last moments. The fam
ny servants, two of whom have lived
WITH them for years. ran about the
aoose crying and moaning, and there
sas the utmost confusion for time.
WHEN rHn NEWS WAS BULLErISKp
Dsvn town II vas generally discredited,
Aed IN q very few minutes a hundred or
more OF Mr.. Hendricks close political
and psfsonal friends had hurried to the
eoase. Very soon a great crowd COL
lssssd around the entrance and on the
a,ses, and II was found necessary to
hfose admission to any and all comers
uesps immediate relatives.
WHERE HE prkp.
hr, Hendricks died in his private
snsmoer--a large, comfortable room
2 which he did most Of his work. Near
en- oedside wss case containing legal
ne political works. aud on bis desk
sssfe hrs papers, memoranda and
sRe number OF letters, which had secn
A'osed TO accamulste without answer
ne N the last two or three days. His
ssnne- e-eevn and slippers were at his
@oside, and near by Was q tall stand.
snicn we're various medicines and q
e0oiet OF water. Portraits, landscapes
20 hsic-a. brao adorned the wallis Of
~ sfeom. and were In striking contrast
ssh the ssd scene within.
ps; thompson says that in his opin-
% Af. Hendricks died of
PARALYSIS OF rHx BRAIN.
AID there will probably be post NOR
- - ssamination TO establish What the
uusa vas. For several years MIR.
sasicks had not been robust man
va sabjec. 10 frequent bad
80 - be called them, during which
1nes be would be prostrated for
u time. Abeut tvo years ago
confined 20 his room for several
80 ey gsncrenous affection Of the
which at times. 10 vas feared.
sosia rssnlt in blood poisoning. and it
y. then thooehs that the end Of hts
sa ~ ~ near at hand; but he apparently
seay recovered from this and VA
ss usual health. While in Washing
oefine the last session OF Congress
VA evsrvorked sud almost worn
" ne press Of political matters.
80 upon his return hone he sig
sso his intention of at once
s aside all public essiscss
sammes and devoiinc his time TO
a.eafion- He spent three weeks At
~asnsie City, fishing, bathing and
e1ck. and then came vest snd vent
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