The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

wish being consulted To the sympathy of her
husbands distinguished friends, so freely offered
by kilograms, she expressed gratefulness that
only those who have experienced common sor-
row know Messengers brought them every
hour but none touched her grief-stricken heart
as did the following pathetic expression of like
sorrows
"NEw YORK Nov. 26.
Mrs Thomas A Hendricks-One who is suf-
Iering as you are gives to you her tenderest
sympathy. Mrs. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN."
AT the reading Of this the sobs came anew
yelling from the bereaved heart answering the
sorrow of recent widowhood.
While the crowd waited without, and gentle
administrations were within, the sentiment of
death gave way to the practical fact of the un-
dertaker's service. About o'clock Mr.. Kregelo
began his embalming process on the body,
in the rear room where it lay, and
where the statesman died. Nothing had
been disturbed in that room of death. 1t ap-
peared as it did the night before. The double
door leading almost directly from the last step
OF the spiral turn of the stairway brought
one to the foot of the bed on which the Vice
president gave up his lfe 1t stood with the
head to the west, and the sombre hue of its ma
hogany was in keeping with the presence of
death. To the right of the door stood the
secretary at which the Vice-president had
daily and nightly written when at home, and a
little to the left of it, diagonal lire with the
foot of the bed, stood the table, flied with files
OF paper here, letters there open letters of bust
ness anc manuscript in the great mans chirog-
raphy. From out this room into the front par
lor above stairs, into which it opened
by double doors, the remains were taken
after the embalming was completed The process
was simply in injecting into the brachial
artery the chemical solution. No discooration
or other marks that often appear on the features
Of the dead were observable. When prepared in
the front room, Mrs. Hendricks, in company
with Mr.. Kregelo, looked upon the remains of
the one she loved so we'll in life, and for whom
she mourned SO deeply in death She pro-
nounced the features life-like, and expressed
her satisfaction at what had been DONE
After this came the arrangements for the
obsequies, the time being determinately fixed
for the coming Tuesday, at IL, noon. The casket
ordered is that known as the State pattern, made
OF cedar, covered outside with fine black CLOTH
and trimmed with solid silver the plate simply
bearing the inscription Thomas A. Hen
dricks,' with age and date of death.
Satin lining will be used for the
inside. The casket is not expected to be here
before tomorrow afternoon when the remains
will be placed in it and taken down to the draw
ing-room. There the remains will stay until
they are removed to the center of the court
house rotunda, Sunday noon, where they will
lie in state until Monday evening, and then
be returned to the residence In state,
the head will be to the east, from which
side of the building observers are to enter,
going out at the west door. At
quarter to II o'clock. on Tuesday forenoon,
the funeral procession will be formed for move
ment to st. Pauls Cathedral, where the ritual
istic service of the Episcopal Church will be
read, and the sermon delivered by Bishop
Knickerbacker, the Rev. j. S. Jenckes, dean of
the Cathedral, assisting in the service
The procession to tho Cathedral and from there
to Crown Hill, will be, as nearly as possible, in
the following order:
Platoon of Police
Military.
Civic Societies
Carriages.
President Cleveland.
Cabinet Officers
Senators.
Officiating Clergynlen.
Right Reverend Bishop knckerbacker.
The Reverend j. s. Jenckes
Military Detail. HEARsE. Military Detail,
First Family Carriage
Six Carriages with Relatives.
Forty Carriages.
1t is expected that the religious services, to
which the Catholic clergy have been especially
invited at the request of Mrs. Hendricks, will
be completed in time to enable the cortege to
reach Crown Hill at o'clock The remains
will be laid away in the private marble vault on
the lot of Mr. Hendricks, which is on
beautiful piece of rising ground. close to
and southeast of the chapel massive granite
monument, forty feet high, and with little orna-
mentation, marks the spot. On the third stone
from the base is the inscription, Thomas A.
Hendricks"
The kearse will be that used at the funeral of
Senator Morton and Governor Conrad Baker,
drawn by six black horses, with rich trappings,
and man at the head of each.
Yesterday Louis Reibold, of the Bates House,
received a telegram from Potter Palmer. of
Chicago, stating that if it met the wishes of Mrs.
Hendricks the sculptor. r. II. Parks, who lately
erected the Washington monument in Mil
waukee. would come and take a cast of Mr.
Hendricks head. An immediate answer was
sent stating shat consent had been given Mr.
Parks then telegraphed that he would be here
at 3:35= this morning. At $50 this morning he
will 60 with Mr.. Kregelo to the house and take
the cast.
The remains, last night, were left in the care
of the watchers, William. Harry and Thomas
Morgan, nephews, and Senator Bailey and r. M.
Winters Mrs. Hendricks rested quietly, and at
II o'clock midnight, there was nothing to tell of
the distinguished dead to the passer-by, except
the black Grape hanging from the center panel of
the outer door,
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Governor Gray and Mayor MclIaster Issue