The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-02
THE FUNERAL.
The Impressive Scenes at the
Grave.
DEEP MOURNING FOR THE DEAD
Immense ProcessiOn-The Respect
Paid by Government Of1icia1s-
The Sad, Sad End.
The Hendricks Funeral Proceedings.

The Hendricks Funeral Proceedings
Continued from Second Page.
repeatedly compelled to break into col
umns of four and move by flank. Car
riages were driven three abreast. The
movement was slow, bands PLAYED
dirges, making the progress at times
almost imperceptible, until the column
merged upon Meridian Street, 8 broad
and very handsome avenue leading to
the entrance of the beautiful Crown Hill
cemetery. The cOrtege moved on by the
handsome homes of the wealthy whose
windows and sidewalks were filled with
great throngs standing respectfully
The broad thoroughfare stretched out
into the country beyond the city limits
and when the column came within sight
of the cemetery, a mile distant from
indianapolis, the light artillery began
20 FIRE minute guns which was continued
until the hearSe approached the grave.
Shortly before the column entered
upon tbs. final stage of the journey
sleet began to fall more sharply, ac-
cOmpanied by q cold wind. The column
entered the cemetery, and winding
through the thick growth of beech and
maple trees, the military division came
upon large open view, and approach
ing the opening grave on the Hendricks
family lot, which occupies the most
commanding view in the grounds.
turned TO the left and then encircling
the tract of which the Hendrick's plat
forms a part. 1t contains historic
ground for Indiana. To the east rises
the marble shaft, erected to the memory
of General Jefferson G. Davis. Imme
diately opposite lie the remains OF
fhiTUnr = hnrfnV,- RI tho rnrfhnoef
other piece of rising ground is dotted
with simple headstones of over 700 of In
diana soldiers who lost their lives on
the battlefield. The Hendricks lot is
graced with simple column of polished
granite, thirty feet high and seven feet
at the base. It was erected three years
ago when Mr.. Hendricks was deemed to
be in falling health. The lot contains
the grave OF Morgan Hendricks, the
only child born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hend-
ricks, who died in his third year.
This grave was completely embedded
n flowers by friends of the Borrowing
widow. The grave opened to deposit
all that was mortal of Thomas A. Hen
bricks, i the counterpart of s mauSo-
leum, having been encased completely
IN stone. Looking into the open grave
8 the view there was only bed of ever
greens, smilax and cut-fOwers, the
stone enclosure having been lined with
these beautiful emblems. When the
hearSe had halted near the lot the casket
was borne TO the grave, the venerable
Bishop Knickerbocker preceded it, and
read the verses for the dead and after the
lowering of the caskct, Rev. DR.. Jenckes
read the commIttal services, the Bishop
closing with prayer and benedichon.
Only the widow and her supporters APP
preached to the grave. the remaining
multitude standing of, silent spectators.
The head of the funeral column en-
Tered ct 2.46 O'Clock, the hearSe reaching
the grave at 2.54 o'clock. The closing
rites at the grave were performed few
minutes after 3 o'clock. The procession
was one hour and five minutes in
passing a given point, and the rear of
the column had only left the business
portion of the city few minutes before
the first division had approached the
cemetery.
The scenes at the grave " re impress
i've. There was no SPECIAL restraint
upon admittance to the cemetery, and
several hundred persons had gathered
about the grave before the funeral party
arrived. The body of the procession
had disba1ded after passing beyond
the city limits, and only the military,
with q mounted escort, entered the
cemetery. The space reserved about
the grave had only been defined by
placing the line of plants and evergreen
twlgS, which was quite sufficient to pro-
tect IL from intrusion. Just before the
head Of the column came up, the crowd
was pushed back still farther to give
ample room TO the friends who were
assigned to the side of the grave
srom whence the column ap-
preached. This order was cheerfully
obeyed. When Mrs Hendricks, leaning
upon the arm of Mr.. Morgan, stepped
upon the mating placed beside the
grave, and before the casket was re-
moved from the hearse, she paused 70
look down into the last resting place of
her dead husband, only to see picture
OF loneliness in Its lining Of green
leaves and flowers. Then she tarned to
tie grave of her child, which had been
made glorious with a covering OF smilax
and flowers, and read. in white letters
his baby name "MoRGIE" and on the
grave, on a field in white in purple let
terS, the sentence land a threshold
cord shall not be broken" The tender
love which she discerned in this treat
ment Of her treasure, by sympathetic
friends, seemed to give her courage for
tie last d aal. Her. glance then
caught the monument with It's
-draping of the national flag,
envelOping a lifelike portrait OF her
husband facing the grave and she turn
ed with the bravery of herOismE TO Wit
ness the last rites. There ha6 been no
rainfall. but The sky was lowering. Just
as the coffin was placed beside the grave
there was a Slight sprinkling of rain,
causing many to recall the old saying
Blessed are the dead whom the rain
tails On - Columbus Barracks band. at
.thlSS point, played the American hymn,
ana the reading OF the service followed.
Mrs. Hendricks only leaned more
heavily upon Mr.. Morgan, resting her
Lhead az the last upon his shoulder, but
1 1eF seif-cOntrol was bravely maintained
While tie services, was read, the Con
gEessional committee, members Of thA
Saolnet, and other distinguished visi-
torsi stood upon the other side of TIE
grave The words OF the clergy
were now and then drowned
oy the sound of the mirrnte