Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
LAID TO REST.
IMPOSING FUNERAL OEREMO-
MES At INDIANAPOLIS.

IMKOoING FUNERAL CBhEMO~
MES At INDIANAPOLIS.
The City Draped in Mourning
Beautiful Floral lbutes--Large
Number of Distinguished Guests.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-The mortal
remains of Thos. A. Hendricks, the
fifth vice president Of the United
States to die during his term Of office,
were conveyed to the tomb to-day.
The clergy, without respect to
sect, joined in the obsequies. The
bells of all the churches tolled a re.
QUEEN. The early morning trains on
all railways brought in delegations
from the national capitol and leading
cities of the union, with an influx of
people from the interior cities and
hamlets of Central Indiana and Illi-
nois. The cabinet was represented by
Secretary Of the State Bayard, Secre-
tary of the Interior Lamar, Secretary
of the Navy Whitney, Secretary of
War Endicott and Postmaster General
Villas. The supreme bench Of the
United States was represented by AS
sociate Justices Matthews and Blatch-
ford. Tne United States Senate was
represented by Senators Edmunds,
Allison, Pugh, Harriss Conger,
Blair, Dolph, Vest, Beck, Camden,
Vance, Jones, Voorhees,, Payne, Palmer
and Harrison. The committee repre-
senting the house of representatives
was composed of W. r. Morrison, j.
Blount, Ii. A. Herbert, W. S. Holman,
W. M. Springer, w. p. Hepburne, S. B.
Ward, W. W. Phelps, j. j. Klemer,
Thomas Ryan, and j. Dunn. The
number of the active and eX-members
Of the lower house present, in addition
to those named, was very large. The
governors of Indiana, Ohio. Illinois
and Kentucky were present, attended
by their staffs and numerous State
officers. Maj, Gen. Schofeld was the
chief representative of the L. S. army
present. Ex.President Rutherford b.
Hayes and Gen. Wm. T. Sherman were
distinguished guests, the latter accom-
panying the delegation from st. Louis.
Perhaps the most effective draping is
that at the postotlice building, where
wide bands of black cover the entire
cornice, run up the corners and COM
pletely cover the wall space of the
first story, leaving only the doors and
windows visible. The county court
house, where the remains lay in state
until Monday evening, and the state
house, are tastefully draped, but in
much less elaborate style, owing
to their much more massive
exteriors. One business house
on Washington street has the words
II am free at last" the last words of
the dead vice-president. Portraits of
the deceased, all shrouded in black,
are profusely hung in the windows.
The oil portraits of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendricks were almost hidden in
banks of flowers and trailing smilax.
On the mantel in the front parlor was
an elaborate floral piece emblematic of
"the gates ajar," sent in by members
of Chinese class of the Presbyterian
Sunday.school. The most notable
representation of the designs in
flowers was that of the log
cabin, in which Mr.. Hen
dricks was born in Ohio.
L. stood at the head of his coffin and
remains, and was the work Of ladies of
Shelbyville. where Mr.. Hendricks had
formerly lived, 1t was six feet in
length and four in height. Its sides
were composed Of Gala lilies, white
hyacinths, carnations and roses. The
roof was Of English ivy and smilax,
the chimney of red and white carna-
tions. On one side Of the miniature
structure, in purple immortelles, was
the inscription 1.-The home of my boy
hood" and beneath "ShelfyYille." On
the door of the cabin was pendent a
black satin banner, bearing in letters
of gold GODS finger touched him
and he slept" and the sec.
ond inscription underneath "Shel.
"byville mourDs her distinguished
and 9ifted son." Over large painting
of the dead vice-president, in the back
parlor Of the mansion, was flung soft
drapery of white Chinese silk and near
it stood the splendid banner presented
during the recent national campaign,
containing the faces of President Cleve-
land and deceased.
4. During the morning the arrival of
additional floral designs caused a
change in the arrangements in the
parlors. An emblem of the "Gates
Ajar," from the Cook county Demo-
cratic club Of Chicago, was placed at
the head of the casket. Perhaps the
most thoughtful and touching tribute
was the simple wreath from the little
village of Fultonham, Ohio, where
Mr.. Hendricks was born. 1t was placed
on the casket, and alongside were the
more rare and brilliant products Of the
White House conservatories, received
this morning from Miss Cleveland.
At 9 o'clock Mrs. Hendricks entered
the room for the last leave taking,
accompanied only by her brother and
Mrs. Morgan. The ordeal was most
trying and the desolate woman seemed
to be utterly prostrated, clinging to
the last to the clav so soon RI ha hid /