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PEACE TO HIS ASHES.
MR. HENDRICKS LAID TO REST IN A
GRAVE LINED WITH FLOWERS.
Impressive Scenes at the Grave-Boom-
ing of tho Minute Guns-Perfect De-
corum in the Vast Throngs-
Mrs. Hendricks's Prospect.

INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Dec. 1.-The re-
mains of Thomas A. Hendricks were con-
veyed to the tomb to-day. Business was
entirely suspended. Ex-President Hayes
and Gen. VIM. Y. Sherman were distin |
guished guests. The Cabinet was repre-
sented by Secretarys Bayard, Lamar, Whit |
ney, Endicott and Postmaster General VII
las the Supreme Court by Associate |
Justices Matthews and Blatchford, the |
Senate by Senators Edmunds, Allison, |
Harris, Conger, Blair Dolph, West, |
Brent, Camden, Vance, Jones, Voorhees,,
Payne, Palmer and Harrison. At Q a. m. |
Mrs. Hendricks entered the room where |
the body of her husband lay, for the last
leave taking The desolate woman seem
ed to be almost prostrated. a photograph |
er was sent for to take a picture of the
casket. The family and friends
formed small procession at the
house and accompanied the casket to
the cathedral of st. Paul. The officiating
clergymen were Bishop knickerbocker of
Montgomery, Ala, first rector of st.
Paul's, Rev. DR.. Fulton of st. Louis, Rev.
DR.. Jenckes, present rector, and Rev. DR..
Stringfellow of Montgomery, Ala. DR..
JenkeS delivered the sermon, taking for
his text Phil. iv s. After the sermon and
appropriate singing the procession was
formed for the long march to Crown Hill
cemetery The hearSe was drawn by six
black horses wearing the black parapher-
MALTA worn by the animals attached to the
funeral car of Gen. Grant. Oneither side
of the hearse was Il guard of lndianap-
oils light infantry at reverse arms. 1t lis
estimated that there were 1900 persons
in the procession.
The column took up its march at l2:4S
p. m, but its progress was retarded i'll the
business district, owing to blOckading
crowds which outnumbered the moving
column. 1t proceeded slowly through
great masses of people on Washington
street, military organizations attempting
to march with their company front, but
being repeatedly compelled to break into
columns of fOurs and move by flanks.
The carriages were driven three abreast,
the movement of the slow bands playing
almost imperceptible until the column
merged upon Meriden street, "a broad
and handsome avenue leading to
the entrance to Crown Hill cemetery.
The cOrtege moved on by handsome houses
of the wealthy, whose windows were filled
with great throngs. The broad thorough
fare stretched out into the country be-
yond the limit of the city, and when the
head of the column came within sight of
the cemetery, Il mile distant, the Indian
apolis light artillery began to fire minute
guns, which was continued until the
hearse reached the grave.
The scenes at the grave were impress
sive. 1 acre was no special restraint upon
admittance to the cemetery aud several
hundred persons had gathered about the
grave before the funeral party arrived.
The body of the procession had dsbanded
after passing beyond city limits and only
the military with the mounted escort ell
tered the cemetery Just before the head
of the column came up the crowd was
pushed back to give ample room 10 the
friends, who were assigned to the side
of the grave from whence the column APP
preached. Mrs. Hendricks, leaning upon
the arm of Mr. Morgan, stepped upon
mating placed along the side of the grave
and before the casket was removed from
the hearse, she paused to look down into
the last resting place of her dead, only to
see picture of lovelinesS in its lining
of green leaves and flowers. Then she
turned to the grave of her child, which
had been made glorious with a covering
of smilaX and flowers. Her glance next
fell upon the monument with its drapery
of national flags enveloping the life like
portrait of her husband, facing the grave
and she turned to witness the last rites.
There had been no rainfall for il brief pc
rOd, but the sky was lowering and just us
the coffin was placed beside the grave
there was slight sprinkling of rain. The
OluIllDuS DaTTuChS DdUtl ul tUlS pOlHl
played the American hymn and the read
ing of the service followed. The congress
sional committee, members of the cabinet
and other distinguished visitors stood
upon the other side of the grave. The
words of the clergy were now and
then drowned by the sound of the
minute gun, which kept firing un
til after the interment was over
When the coffin had been lowered into the
vault by four colored assistants of the un-
dertaker and there was nothing remain
ing to he done, there was IA moments
pause, which was broken only by the
minute gun and then Mrs Hendricks and
the friends of the family passed by the
still open grave and took their carriages.
The people who had waited to see respect
fully, then flocked to the grave to get
nearer view. The military order forward
march started the soldiers homeward,
the carriages rapidly rolled away and the
distinguished dead was left alone.
Members of the Cabinet left on their
special train almost Immediately upon
their return from the cemetery. The Sen
ate and House committees accompanied
by the supreme Court Justices left al the
same hour in their special cars, Close
railway estimates show that $4,000 people
| arrived in the city within twelve hours
| preceding the funeral The fear of
! President Cleveland to attend the obSe-
uuie- was Il subject OF comment among
/
! There was a rumur that he had actually
arrived. In the procession decurum was
/ one the striking features Of the days hap
! peniug-, When arrangement tor inter
meulS were beng perfected, il was sug-
geStpd that military guards should be
| placed at the tomb at least for time. The
| directors of the cemetery declared this
would be needless as their watch
men were efficient against all possible
vandalism. No special guard was
placed over the grave, The death of Mr..
| Hendricks leaves his widow entirely
alone in the keeping up of the homestead.
| 1t is presumed, however, that she will
for time make her home with the family
of s. NJ. Morgan, her brother, who re-
| sides here, and has been close to her in her
great bereavement.
of the United States Senatorial party,
brought with him from Washington. not
only a gift of flowers from Miss Cleve-