Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-12-03
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
Vice President OF tho United
States,
Expires suddenly ut raraIs-.s OF the Heart
at indianaPolis-i rrpsrsticn- for the
funcrsl-nls Successor TO he elected
by the scnstr.

lNntNNAroLIs. Ism. November sa.-Nicc
President Thomas A. Hendricks died ycry
suddenly az "a few minutes bcforr O'Clock
'his oNcning at his residence on Norih Ton.
nessec street, this city. Ito returned from
Chicago ON yesterday. .Whprc he had contract.
cd "a severe cold. hut nothing serious was
anticipated, either hy h's friends or his ply.
-lcian. Feeling "a great deal better ln tho
evening hc aud Mr- Hendricks attended
"'-'cption given 10y State Treasurer Cooper.
and To al appearances the Vice President was
"swcll as usual. He complained two or three
times To- intimate friends of feeling unwcli.
bnt II was not until II o'clock that ho and
MrS. Hendricks returned home. uc rcstcd
wei during tho night aud arose as usual this
morning. Afior hrcakfn hc tclt worse. aud
the famliy physician was summoned. and
MI. Hendricks insisted that Cnlomol should
he administered go him. This the doctor DC.
ciincd 10 do. saying that it always had a
prostrnuug OBJECT upon hi- system. aud ho
aaminisicttd an 'mctic. ana lntor Ia
the morning gave AN injection. The
ply stefan then len. but was shortly after.
Whfun nknin chlif To- the Hendricks resi-.
dcncc lie found the patient suffering from
a severe chit, aud 10 WIS more than ar hour
before ne was relieved. To wus very much
prostrntcd 10y the iigor but still hc did moi
60 10 bed, hut wis frequently sitting un
lur.ug the dHy the patient cNinccd a stronr
desire 90 have Mrs. Hendricks always ucur
him, aud whom sho ieft the room for "a mo
mont nc 2ccmcd troubled and anxious. Ho
than once he requested Mrs lien.
dricks not TO leave him. Tho phys ciun did
not hpprchcnd any immediate danger. uud
during hls last Visit in tho afternoon lac aud
tho Vice President talked freely about u
number OF matters. aud among them his
early departure Tor Washington CITY. where
ho would enter upon bis duties iu tho senate
\ lew minutes before o'clock the nhysi-
cian and Mr, Hendricks we're tan Ing. Ito
latter reclining On the bed, when he said;
u am free nc last
What do YOU mcanf" asked the physl.
u mean am free FROM pain" was the an.
The doctor then left tho house and Mrs
Hendricks was summoned down stairs To see
caller This was the iirst Tine she hnd left
nun during the dns ~ she had refused 90 SEQ
anyone before His assertion that he was
free from pain dispcllcd any uncasincss : that
she had felt about his condition. nnd when
she lcii him u was with the assurance TINT She
would be absent bat u few moments shcwGs
delayed longer than she expected. aud when
sshhe returned 10 the room she found that Nr.
hcueicE- wa~ dead. 1hr end of busy aud
evcntiul lie had como pcucehbly aud qulotly.
20 hl- tac" there was no Indication of pain
or suffering and his eyes wcro onlf hnlF
closed, ~ 4 in n gentle slccp. This, relatives
OF tho family were immediately stmrond.
Ih9rc vas nob9dy in he room when ho di,d.
eHd nhlf Mr~. hendricks. the servants and o.
caller in the house. Mr-. Hpudf.Cks wHs al.
most distracted with grief and could not re-.
strain her feelings enough 10 talk Tho houses
WI. soon hlcd with anxious friends. while n
crowd collected around the gate aud IL was
inund necessary To refnso them admission
Tue physicians Ia attendance believe thnt
death wac cnnscd hy paralysis OF tue heart
Tor Rad u been apoploAS there would bnvs,
boon some Indications OF Ia in the Htpcnrnuct
81 hi- inc'. Hc complained priuclpsily OF
his stomach this morning. although fhrru
Wa nervous tWltcEinr lu the uinrccs o ?
his Taco. Announcement 81 tho event wa
received with ncreduiity hy the public Int
when there could bC no longer any doubt
copccrning 10, much sorrow Wis oNpre.scd
the h"iis were toilcd nud many evidences
were given Of the peoples sorrow
lNpIANAFoLtr. IND. November U-ifun.
dred- OF icicgums Of coincidence arc pOurint.
Ia from prominent persons all over thc
Union 20 Mrs. Hendricks ON her end bcrcavo-
meut.
MIR. Hendricks stayed In her room MI cav
and saw but Few people bat the parlors
wcrr received hy her brother. Nr sfepbcn
| W MOrVun. and h's family Hud Ijr JcDelrr
the rector - The church. She talked faltulv
aud cumpo-cdly with hor frloud-. only lu,nf !.
ing d"Wn with ouibursts of griof once Or
The body lay iu the parior chamber up
stair. Mud frW were permitted 10 srou Tho
cmhnlming process 90 which ~ wHs subject od
this morning had boon succcsafuliy rrcs fu.
plIshed. and on fhc faCe there wa Il look of
ienturcs nfc wonderfully natural auo un.
marrcd by "a -ugrrstlOu ~ ghastifuosa
The General Committee selected nf Mr.
Hendricks suxgcetIon Go arrange for the
funeral of thc dead Wee Frs.sidcui met this
evening. ana appointed tho ncceasnrr 1fIi-
Senator benjamin Harrison called fhn meet.
ing 90 order. and On % fuOfluu Hon VIM
| ". English wa chosen Precedent
III" funeral will take place ~ noon on Tues
ahy. me procession leaving the house a.
| 1880 O'Clock f"rthc church in the follorslng