Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
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The Remains of Vice President Hem
bricks Most Impressively En-
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 1.-The mortal
remains OF Thomas 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 event was made
memorable in many respects, by the presence
Of tremendous concourse* OF people from
all parts of the country to witness the simple
rites which preceded their 1nterment The
Indication OF inclement weather on the day
Of his funeral was verified only to the extent
OF wintry, leaden sky, and thick atmos-
phere during the early hours, unusual to the
latitude. The bells Of tho churches
tolled requiem, and the presence Of the
populacc in the column which followed his
funeral car stood silent spectators of
the solemn spectacle, and attested their
fealty to his memory. The early morning
trains on ali the railways brought delega-
lions from the national capital, and all the
LEADING CITIES OF THE UNION,
together with an influx Of people from all
the interior cities and hamIets Of Central
Indiana and Illinois The cabinet was. rep
resented by Secretary Bayard, Secretary
Lamar, Secretary Whitney, Secretary Endi-
colt and Postmaster General Villas The su-
preme bench Of the United States was repre-
sented by Associate Justices Matthews and
Blatchford The United States senate was
represented by Senators Edmunds, Allison,
Pugh, Harris, Conger, Blair. Dolph, Vest,
Beck, Camden, Vance, Jones, Voorhees,,
Payne, Palmer and Harrison. The commit
tee representing the house of representa-
tives was composed of W. r. Morrison, ).
Blount, II. A. Herbert, W. S Holman, W. B.
Ward, ". ". Phelps. J. J. Klemen, Thomas
Ryan and P Dunn The number of act
i've 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, at
tended by their staffs and numerous state
officers. Maj Gen. sSchofeld was the. chief
representative of the United States army
present sEx-President Rutherford B. Hayes
and Gen. William r. Sherman were dis
tinguished guests, the latter accompanying
a delegation from ST Louis. The official
and other notable delegations were met on
their arrival by local subcommittee and
given tickets Of admission to St. Paups
Episcopal cathedral, to be present at the
church service, and assigned positions in the
IeI4ueo qua 20 euO umuIoo IvIaunJ
points of attraction for the visiting multi
tude was ,.r
III THE MODEST HOME
of the late vice president, a plain two-story
brick structure. On the front door was
black rose5te, from which was pendant a
strip OF black Grape, which constituted the
only outward emblem of mourning On
the street in front OF the house gathered d
large but respectful crowd, which grew in
numbers as the forenoon advanced" A de
tail of the police aud soldiery were able
however, to keep the sidewalk clear in front
of the edifice to enable the close friends and
relations Of Mrs. Hendricks, and the mem
bers Of the respective committees, to gain
admission. The scene inside the house,
however, carried with it all the evidences Of
death Ernblems of mourning and memorial
floral designs were at hand everywhere. On
mantel in one parlor was an elaborate
floral piece, emblematic of sThe Gates Affair."
sent in by the members Of a Chinese class
of the Presbyterian Sunday school. The
most notable representation of the design in
flowers was that of the log cabin in which
Mr., Hendricks was born in Ohio It stood at
the head Of his coffined remains, and was
the work OF ladies Of Shelbyville, where Mr..
Hendricks had formerly lived. 1t was six feet
in length and four feet in height It's
sides were composed of Gala lilies, white
hyacinths, carnations and roses The roof
was of English ivy and s1nilax, and the
chimney of red and white carnations
THE FINAL FAREWELL, ..
At 9 o'clock Mrs. Hendricks entered the
room for her 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 clay SO soon to be
hidden forever from her view, and i'm
pressed with the placid and lifelke appear
snce of the dead. She desired to preserve
this last scene, and late as it was she sent
for u photographer to take picture of the
casket. Before he arrived delegations from
distant cities began to come. and were adj
mitted to pass through and view the re-
mains. While the photographer was en-
gagged at his work the members of the cabi-
net, the judges Of the supreme court and
others from Washington entered, and were
unfortunately detained few minutes by
the process. 1t was IL o'clock when the
casket was replaced, and the stream Of
visitors again passed by. Shortly after
this the pail bearers arrived. The
draped hearse and the carriages for the
family and friends We're rlarshaled be-
fore the door, and the preparations were
made for the final removal Of the body This
was done without further leave taking. The
police and military kept the curious but
respectful mass Of people out OF the way,
and the little cavalcade moved quietly, with
it's military escort, through sdensely lined
streets to the cathedral of ST. Paul The
casket was borne into the church at lila
o'clock, the vast congregation having already
been seated, with the exception Of the i'm
mediate relatives and the church vestry
The officiating clergy, four in number,
Bishop Knickerbocker of this diocese; Rev
DR.. Stringfeliow of Montgomery, Ala. the
Jhrst rector OF St. Paurs, and under whose
ministration Mr. Hendricks Joined the
church; Rev Dr.. Enlton of St Louis. q for
mer rector OF ST Paul's, Pand Rev, DR..
fJenckes, the present rector, in their robes
Of Office, met the remains ut the main en-
trance of the cathedral Preceded by guard
of the Indianapolis light Infantry, the body
was .isGs %g@s = a. al q
BORNE UP THE CENTRAL AISLE, ..z..
the clergymen and members of the vestry
going in advance. Bishop Knickerbocker
voiced the opening sentence of the burial
service, II am the resurrection and the life, :"
followed by Rev. tDrs Stringfellow and Full
ton In their recitation Of thu other verses
used for the dead. Until the casket had been
carried and placed outside the chanceL The
great audience stood while the impressive
scene was enacted Following the bier came
the widow, leaning on the arm of her BROTH
er.. S. A. Morgan, followed by the other rel
atives in deep mourning. Thirteen pews to