Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-28
VOL. XII NO. ia.

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distinguished dead. but Mr.
Cleveland Is not his own
he IS not his party,s. He
cannot follow merely The aictatcs of nix
personal or political friendship. nois the
nations head~tho only life between
the government aud interrognum, In
view OF this we would moi hsye
him take tho risks incidental 10 the fapld
4 transit thar would mark his Journey from
the national capital 10 Indianapolis, let
all the secretaries come who can be
spared from their Official duties, but the
president should not leave Washington.
rlle WIDOW Down srAms.
| AZ the Hendricks residence this after
noon aud evening the curious crowd con.
tinued ahout the entrance, aud the parlor
was tlllcd with callers For the nrst
time since her husbands death
Mrs. Hendricks came down to din.
nor and talked quietly With her
relatives, having recovered somewhat
from her proatratlan OF mOurnlng. She
received lengthy letter from MISS Rose
/ Cleveland, the presidents sister.
hut ON account OF its own
personal character she declined
TO give Il 60 the press just before darn,
Bishop Kniokoyhockcr OF the Episcopal
church called, and, with Mira. Hendricks
went into the darkened chamber
where the body Of her husband was
vaguely diseernihlo, aud PRAYED tar,cptN
and earnestly, 10 her friends she gave
LOVING account oi Mr. Hmdricksi last
hours, what he was doing aud what hp
said about ordinary affairs, there not he
/ ing any apprehension ON the part Of
either Of the sudden
Fatal TERMINATION
OF his Illness. While lying ON the led
1 only few hours before his
/ death he read several papers ami few
chapters In the book Lazarus OF London
IN which he appeared 10 he much inter
estcd and discussed with her tho book
aud the dispatches In tho papers. We
wanted TO be At work answering the let.
ters Of personal friends, hnt ahc urged
that he should remain quiet in accordance
with the physician's Instructions. She
talked calmly OF these things, but whom
she attempted 90 toll how, after leaving
him cheerful and almost free from pain
for a lew minutes, She returned 10 And
him
COLD ~ DRAIN,
1 she broke down completely ard wspi
almost hysterleallY. The LADIES' who
were with her were puweress TO adj
I tHANlNAAi IVY .ANANlNfNt NWA NAltl n llintf
She grew calm and expressed her
| appreciation Of the kindness ofherfripnds
aud uclghhors and citi2eus generality, who
relieved her OF 80 much anxiety aud care
1 IN attending 70 matters pertaining to the
4 funeral 10 night the house waB closed nnd
callers were excluded, the family " her
brother, Mrs. William Morgan and Mrs
Fiizhugh remaining with her. AS dark
ness came on, the curious crowd ON the
/ street IN front OF the Residence dis.
/ pcrsed and nobody was left hut
/ the uniformed sentry who paced solomnly
4 up and down IN front Of the honse. The
| body OF the Yice-prtsidont sun remains IA
the front parlor chamber upstairs, which
Is dnrkened aud guarded. The city has
now put on
TnE INSIGNIA or MOURNING.
| The public buildings afe covered with
| black, and above them all ARE the lags ne
hali.mast. Hundreds of business houses
and residences are likewise drapcd, aud II
Is noticeable fact that Ia the poorer por.
lions OF the city, whore the humble
homes of the working people are IN al
most every one oi them, there Is pic.
| tnrc OF the vice-prcsidont surrounded BY
Grape, or some other
EMBLEM or SORROW
and respect, This observance liz by no
! means conventional, for IL indicates
better than anything else could
the strong hold which Mr.. Hendricks had
on the affections Of the people oi al
classes aud conditions. Unlike many
public men, he was easily approachablc,
and listened kindly and attontiyely 20 the
complaints and requests Of every.
| body who sought 10 make
1 him lnfiN1Uul hig
advice An air OF general depression
Is hanging over the city but lit
tie is being done In business, and while
the public Offices are all open their affairs
are not receiving particular attention
Nearly all the societies In the city, secret
! iraternnl, political, religious and bcnrpo-
lent, have held special meetings at
which there WAS an expression OF Their
feelings IN the form Of resolutions and
memorials, Messages OF coincidence
continue 10 come Ia by the score from all
! parts OF the country. Among those rc-
ceiycd this evening was the following
! FREMogT, OHlo.--To Senator liar
rlson Please tender TO Mrs Hendricks
the heartfelt sympathy Of Mrs. Hayes and
myself In her great sorrow
RIB. IIAyRs.
| Mr., Hayes also sent private dispatch
stating That he would be here 10 attend
the funeral. Gov Gray to-day received
the following
As q tribute Of respect from nay native
state, | propose 10 attend the funeral Of
Yice-prcsldent Hendricks, accompanied
by my stad Please. notify the proper
committees. GKoRiE HoADLY,
Governor OF Ohio
Ex-Prcsldcnt Arthur will attend the
obsequies II he can get away from his
business.
IMMENSE CROWDS
are expected here on Monday aud
Tuesday, as all tho railways viii
run excursion trains. All the rooms at
the hotels have been engaged
by telegraph, Hon Oscar Is.
iiord, chairman Of the committee
on arrangements, this afternoon issued
the following;
iSDASApoLIs, Nov. 27.--To whom Il
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