The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
WATCHING THE DEAD.
Passing the Day Around the
Hendricks Home.
OFFICIALS, VISITS.
"A Strong Pressure Being Brought
to Bear on the President
to Stay at Home.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 2S.-All the ar
| rangements for the funeral of Vice President
hendricks are now about completed, and
the order OF the procession has been deter
mined upon as follows: Mounted and un-
mounted police, military band from the
Columbus barracks, General Fred. Knefton,
m, marshal OF the day, and staff; Adjutant
panies, hearse and guard of honor, Mrs
Hendricks and family, the President of the
United States and members of his cabinet,
ex-President Hayes, the Judges of United
States Courts, United States Senators, men,
bers of the House OF Representatives., the
Governors OF States with their staffs, civil
organizations, the Mayors OF cities and
their officers, members of the City Councils
and other municipal bodies and citizens in
carriages.
THE PROCESSION
grand marshal and aides. The line of
march will be from the church, through the
principal streets OF the city to the ceme-
terry.
At the Hendricks residence, this morning
there were large number of callers and the
usual curious crowd in front. Mrs. Hen
bricks had a good nights rest and arose
this morning much refreshed. Alto O. clock
she and other relatives united in private de-
votional exercises. There was no minister
present, but afterwards DR.. Horace G.
Stringfellow, OF Montgomery, Ala. who was
the first rector of st. Paul's Cathedral
here, when Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks united
with the congregation, came in and partici-
pated in the services.
THE BURIAL CAsKET
came from Rochester this morning lis of
the same pattern as General Grants casket
and very richly and elaboratey mounted
with solid silver, with futed white satin
lining. On the head cap is silver shrine
plate, bearing in old English letters simply
the words, Thomas A. Hendricks"
The body was dressed and put in
the casket shortly after noon and then re-
moved down stairs to the front parlor,
where it will remain until tomorrow, when
it will be taken to the Court House to lie
in state. At present it is exposed to view
through the heavy plate glass covering and
on the sides are elaborate floral designs
None but intimate friends are admitted to
the parlor. The face of the dead man pre-
serves to a remarkable degree it's natural
appearance. The eyes are lightly closed,
but there is no perceptible discoloration OF
the features. This morning. Parks, the
sculptor, took.
PLASTER MASK OF THE FACE
and succeeded in securing a very fine inn
preston, from which he will model bust
for the family.
kilograms of coincidence continue to come
in. Dispatches from Hon. Edward S.
Phelps, Minister to England, reached Mrs.
Hendricks through the State Department.
and fifty or more similar messages came
this morning from the Mayors OF cities,
meetings and political clubs from
all carts OF the country.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Only intimate friends OF the family were
to the parlors this afternoon and
tonight the house was closed entirely to
callers.
This evening kilograms were sent by Mrs.
Hendricks and Hon. Oscar B. Ho,d, Hen
bricks law partner, and chairman Of the
OF arrangements, to President
saying that, while they would be
gra tilted at his attendance his failure to
come in the present condition of affairs
would not be considered at all disrespect-
ful. The understanding is that President
Cleveland is thus relieved OF the embarrass-
ment Of staying away and will not come.
HE WAS NOT BLED.
DR.. Thompson, who attended Mr.. Hend- |
ricks, makes a formal denial this evening
that the Vice-President was subjected to
bleeding This is in answer to the pub
ished charge that Hendricks had only an |
acute pain in the stomach and was bled to |
death through the stupidity OF his physi- |
clan.
THE l,RES1DENT,S pOSITI NJ |