The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-04

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 25.-Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks, vice president Of the United
States, died very suddenly at his residence in
this city at AS o'clock this evening, under
circumstances that were par icularly dis
tressing to his family and friends. inasmuCh
as they had not anticipated a fatal termina-
ton of his brief illness, and nobody was with
him when the end came. He returned from
Chicago last Saturday, and since then had
been complaining somewhat Of pain in his
head and breast, but nothing serious was
thought of II. Last night he and Mrs. Hen.
bricks attended a reception given at the res
.dence of Hon. John J. Cooper, state treas
urer, returning home in their carriage about
midnight Mr.. Hendricks had taken off the
heavy clothing which he usually wore, and
put on a dress suit Of lighter material, and
before he got home he complained of chilli
ness and a certain degree of exhaustion, but
attributed it to malarial influences. He sat
by the fire for an hour or more before retir-
ing. 53t declined to send for a physician,
although urged 10 do so. He slept restlessly
until about 8 o'clock this morning, when he
arose, dressed himself, and ate quite a
hearty breakfast, saying he felt much better
and intended to attend to considerable de-
layed business during the day. He and Mrs.
Hendricks walked out for nearly half an
hour, and he apparently
RECLAIMED HIS PHYSICAL vIGoR
and c~heerfulness An hour later, however,
he began to he troubled with pains in the
region of his stomach, and Mrs. Hendricks
Sent for the family physician, DR.. ". G.
Thompson, a lifelong and confidential
friend of the vice president AS the pains in
the stomach continued to increase, lie was
given an emetic and afterward an injection,
and relief came in the natural way. He arose
from his bed IN which he had lain only a few
minutes and read the morning papers, talk
NO cheerfully with his wife and an old house
servant Just before noon he had a relapse,
however, and the physician was again
summoned and administered the usual
remedies, beside bleeding the patient.
and MI. Hendricks again expressed himself
as being greatly relieved He remained in
his room all the afternoon, occasionally
rising from his bed. to which he was COM
PEELED to return by the recurrence of the
pains To all callers who came, and they
were numerous, he sent word that he was
Indisposed. but would be glad to see them
tomorrow. About ass o'clock Mrs. Hen
bricks, who had been at his bedside eli day,
went down into the parlor to see a caller,
who had come to consult with her regarding
the affairs of q reformatory i~nstit1tion. OF
which she was one of the managers, and she
remained with him about twenty minutes
Tom, a colored servant, aud Harry Morgan,
Mr.. Hendricks nephew. and a page in Wash
ington, remained with him. The servant
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bricks tossed uneasily In his bed and com.
planned OF great pain, b suddenly IL
seemed to cease, and he said to his nephew.
II am free at last Send for Eliza, meaning
his wife and these were
HIS LAST WORDS,
for the young man, not realizing the urgency
OF the message, did not deliver it at once
Just before 8 o'clock Mrs Hendricks cam
into the room and found that her husband
was dead. The end Of q long and eventfuI
life had come peacefully and quietly. Hs
lay on the bed outside Of the covering, only
partly disrobed, with his eyes half open as II
in O gentle sleep. On his face there were nc
races Of pain, but q pallor had come over IL
hat indicated only too plainly that he had
passed away. 1t needed no close examina-
ion to tell that he was dead, and Mrs. Hen.
tricks screamed and tan down stairs A
servant was dispatched to the resi-
ience Of DR.. Thompson, adjoining, and
ne came Immediately, but by the
time he had reached the bedside, the
limbs of the distinguished dead man
were becoming cold and rigid, and to Mrs.
Hendricks pathetic appeal, eOh, doctor,
can't you do something's" he was obliged to
answer: at Is too late.n Mrs Hendricks
became almost distracted with grief, and ii
was an hour or more before she became
sufficiently composed to give any informa-
don about her husbands last moments The
family servants. two of whom had lived
with them for years, ran about the house
crying and moaning, and there was the
utmost confusion for a time. When the
news was bulletined down own 1t was gen
orally discredited. aud in a very few minutes
a hundred or more OF Mr.. Hendricks close
political and personal friends had hurried *
the house. Very soon
A GREAT cRowD corLEcrED
around the entrance ON the street, and 4
was found necessary to refuse admission q