Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-26

answer. SIT is too late" Mrs. Hendricks be-
came almost distracted with grief, and it vas
an hour or more before she became sufii.
ciently composed to give any information
about her. husbands last moments. The family
servants, two of whom had lived with them
tor years, ran about the house crying and
moaning, and there was the utmost confusion
for time.
When the news was bulletined down town
it was generally discredited and in very
few moments hundred or more of Mr. Hen
bricks close political and personal friends
had hurried to his house. Very soon a great
crowd collected around the entrance and on
the street in front, making it necessary to
refuse adm:ttance to all corners, except in
innate relatives. DR.. Thompson says that in
his opinion Mr.. Hendricks died of paralysis
of the brain and there will probably be po st
mortem examination to establish what the
disease was
For several years he had not been a robust
man, and was subject to frequent ''bad spells
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few minutes when forces of men began drap-
ing the state, county and city buildings in
black, and throughout the night similar en-
blems were placed on nearly all the promi-
nent business houses and residences, so that
by morning the city will have put on a gen.
eral garb of mourning. All the city minis
| tiers will, in their services tomorrow, make
appropriate mention of the death of the dis
tinguished statesman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks had lived in this
city for nearly 80 years and have been prom
inent in all the representative social features
of the city's existence. They had but one
child, who died when but three years old
when they lived in Shell county. For long
time they had apartments in hotels here, as
Mr.. Hendricks official duties kept him in
Washington much of the time, afterwards
they had a residence in the northern part of
the city, but about FIVE years ago moved
down town to an old family residence, d.
rectly opposite the State House, where they
have since lived. They entertain friends
frequently by parties and receptions and
were always at home to those who called. 1t
was this that made Mr.. Hendricks so deserv-
edly popular, for he and Mrs. Hendric ks
treated everybody cordially and so courte-
ously, and those whose positions in life were
inferior were always sure of kindly re-
ception at his house. Mr.. Hendricks was
charitable and calls on him for aid were fre-
quent and never unheeded.
For several years he had been actively
identified with the Indianapolis Benevolent
Society, an organized charity, and had con-
tributed literally to the cause, both in money
and work. He had been a deacon in st.
Paul's Episcopal church for a long time and
was connected with various other relig-
ious associations. Aside from political du-
ties he devoted much of his time to the prac.
tice of his profession, being member of the
law firm of Baker, H ood and Hendr cks, and
since the death of ex-Gov. Baker, he has
been the senior member. His practise was
largely in the federal courts.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks, whose death
is announced above, was born near Zanes-
vile, Ohio. Sept. Z, 1919. His father was
native of Pennsylvania, his mother was of
Scotch descent. The family moved to Ind-
ana six months after Thomas was born, set
tling in Madison on the Ohio river. The lad
attended the village school and afterwards
entered the college of South Hanover, at
which institution he graduated. He subse-
quenty studied law, was admitted to the bar
at Shelbyville, and soon had good practice.
His political career began by his election to
the Indiana legislature. He was afterwards
elected to Congress and served two terms in
the House. During the administration of
| President Pierce he was appointed Commits
sioner of the General Land Office and held
that position four years. He was the candi-
date for Governor of Indiana in 1860 but was
beaten. In 1868 he took his seat in
the Senate of the United States, in which
| he served full term of six years.
| In 1869 he was a candidate for governor, but
in 1872 he was again candidate for that
place and elected. In 1876 he was nominated
| by the democrats for Vice President and ran
on the ticket with Tilden. Last year he was
again nominated for Vice President on the
ticket with Cleveland, and elected. Death
closes his career in the first year of the term
for which he was elected Mr.. Hendricks
was always democrat, and duriug the war
was entirely in sympathy with the rebels of
the South. He made himself quite conspic-
uous by characteristic speeches in the Presi-
dental campaign, and is very well under
stood to have disliked the course which Mr..
Cleveland has pursued since he became
President.
SUICIDE BY FIRE.