Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-27

Tom, colored servant, and Harry Morgan
Mr.. Hendricks nephew, and page in Wash
ington, remained with him. The servan
went out but Mr.. Morgan stayed. Mr.
Hendricks tossed uneasily in his bed ant
complained of great pain, but suddenly il
seemed to cease, and he said to his nephew
"rAM FREE AT LAST, SEND FOR ELIZA"
meaning his wife, and these were his lest
words, for the young man not realizing the
urgency of the message did not deliver it al
once, and just before 5 o'clock Mrs. Hen
bricks came into the room and found that
| her husband was dead. Tho end of long
and eventful life had come peacefully and
quietly.
He lay in the bed outside of the covering
only partially disrobed, with his eyes half
closed as if he was in gentle sleep. On his
| face there were no traces of pain or suffer-
| ing, but pallor had came over it that indi-
Gated only too plainly that he had passed
| away.
Il needed no close examination to tell that
| he was dead, and Mrs. Hendricks scream
| ed and ran down stairs. A servant
was dispatched TO the residence of DR..
Thompson, adjoining, and he came imme-
| diately, but by the time he had reached the
bedside the limbs of the distinguished dead
Mrs. Hendricks pathetic appeal
con, DOCTOR, CAN'T you DO SOMETHING"
he was obliged to answer, at is too late"
Mrs. Hendricks became almost distracted
with grief, and it was an hour before she be-
came sufficiently composed to give any in
formation about her husbands last mo-
ments.
The family servants, two of whom had
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house crying, and there was the utmost con-
fusion for time.
When the news was bulietined down town
it was generally discredted, and in a very
few minutes hundred or more Of MIR.
Hendricks close political and personal
friends had hurried to the house. Very
soon great crowd collected around the en-
trance and on the street. II was found nee
essary tn refuse admission to any and all
corners except the immediate relatives.
Mr.. Hendricks died in his private cham
Der, in which he did the most of his work.
Near his bedside was case con-
tanning legal and political works
and on his desk were his papers, memoran-
da and large number OF letters which had
been allowed to accumulate without answer
ing. in the last two or three days. His
dressing gown and slippers we're at his bed
side, and near by was small stand on
which were various medicines and goblet
of water. Portraits and landscapes adorned
the walls of the room, and were in striking
contrast with
THE SAD SCENE WITHIN.
DIR. Thompson says that, in his opinion, |
Mr. Hendricks died of paralysis of the |
brain, and there will be post mortem to es-
tablish what the disease was.
For several years he had not been a ro-
bust man and was subject to frequent "bsd |
spells" as he called them, during which he
would be Frustrated some times for days at
q time About two years ago he was con-
fined to his room for several weeks by
affection of the foot, which at
the time it was feared would result in blood |
poisoning, audit was then thought the end
Of his life was near at hand, but he appar-
emily recovered from this and was in his
usual health. While in Washington during
he last session of congress, he was over
worked and almost worn out by the press
If political matters, and upon his return
nome he signified his intention of LAYING
lside all public business this summer and
ievoting the time to recreation. He spent
hree weeks at Atlantic City fishing, bath.
ng and yachting, and then came west and
vent to the northern lake resorts, and af-
erwards went to the Miami reservoir, in
ohio, on fishing expedition. He returned
rom there two weeks ago, and at the time
aid he never felt better in his life. Last
veek,
BY SPECIAL INVITATION
o attended the fat stock show at Chicago /.
nd was the recipient of considerable atten-
ion there in the way Of banquets and recep-
ons. Returning home on Saturday he was
at the reception he attended last :
light. However, he appeared to be unus- +,
ally cheerful and remained much later /.
nan was his custom on such occasions.
The news of Mr.. Hendricks death spread !,
,pidly throughout the city, and there was !
general expression of sorrow over it.
hose who were his political enc :
lies here were his personal friends, =
i'd to everybody who called on him or
HON he met he had pleasant word and
'eeting. There were crowds around the
,wn town bulletin boards all evening. a
lille in the vicinity of his residence there in
rs another crowd, all anxious to learn the ie
lrticulars of his sudden death. He had 81
en dead but few minutes when forces of IL
MKy BEGAN DRAPING st
g state, county and city buildings in black, ci