The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-02


the great column, which was preceded
by a mounted police escort. Tn,
hearse was drawn by six black horse
wearing the black paraphernalia wori
by the animals which drew the fu
neral car that bore the remains o
General Grant to the grave.
The funeral car occupied the cen
trail position in the second grand di.
vision. The first grand division wa
composed of state military companies
and In the second grand division, fol
lowing the hearse, came the earring,
containing Mrs Hendricks, Mrs. w
Morgan and MIR. and Mrs. Fitzhugl
Thornton. The succeeding twelv,
carriages contained relatives ant
near friends. Ex-Presidcnt Hayei
( occupied the next carriage, aud wal
followed by members of the cabinet
senator's aud representatives, govern
ors and their stafls, United States iu
dietary and the military officers The
third division was composed of mill
tary organizations, preceded by loca
lrish-American organiza ions, fol.
lowed by political clubs, ex-United
States senator, and the state
officers of Indiana; followed
by the president aud faculties Of uni.
versities and colleges, mayors of cities
and other civil officials. The f, urth
grand division was made up of local
and municipal organizations. The
column took up the line of march al
1910 but their progress was retarded
In the business district, owing TO the
blockading crowds; but when the
column reached Meridian street lead
ing to the entrance of Crown Hill
cemetery, Its progress was much more
rapid as this broad thoroughtare
stretched out into the country beyond
the limits of the city. When the head
of the column came within sight OF
the cemetery, the indianapolis Light
Artillery began to fire minute guns,
and continued until the hearse APP
preached the grave.
shortly before the column entered
upon the final stage of its journey,
sleet began to fall sharply, being &C.
companied by cold wind. The car.
riages containing the mourners and
notable participants, were closed
against the inclemency of the wealth
or. The column entered the GENE.
terry under splendid stone arch
completed yesterday, aud proceeded
slowly to the open grave on til,
Hendricks family lot, which occu
pied the most commanding view IN
the grounds, turned to the left and
then again to the right, finally com
pletely encircliDg the track of which
the Hendricks plot forms part.
az fattna a hiltnf.to nrnnnI fAl
Indiana. To the east rises marbl,
shaft erected TO the memory of Gen
eral jefferson G. Davis; immedia,el,
opposite, lie the remains of Oliver z
Morton; little to the left is thu
grave ofGeneral Candy; to the north
east is another piece of rising ground
dotted with the simple hfadstoDes
of 700 of lndiana's soldiers who
lost their lives OH the battlefield
The Hendricks lot is graced with .
simple colum of polished Maine
granite, thirty feet high, sew, II feet
ut the base, which was erected three
years ago when Mr.. Hendricks was
deemed in failing health. The 10,
contains the grave of Morgan Hen
bricks, the. only child born 10 MIR. AM
Mrs. Hendricks, who died in his thirt
year. This grave was completed,
covered with flowers, placed there b.
friends of the sorrowing widow. The
grave of Thomas A. Hendricks hat
been encased completely in stone
Looking into the open grave there
was to be seen onlya bed of ever
greens, smilax and cut flowers; tn,
stone enclosure having been line,
with these beautiful emblems. Whei
the hearse had halted near the lot
the casket was borne to the grave, III,
venerable Bishop KnickboCker pre-
ceding it aud reading the verse
| for the dead, and ate
the lowering of the casket Rev. d.
Jenckcs read the committal service
the bishop closing with a prayer an,
the benediction. The widow n he
supporters approached the gray :, tn
remaining multitude standing OF al
respectful distance away,
The failure of President Cley elan,
to attend the obsequies, was subieC
of comment among many of those al
tending from abroad, and the in
preston appears to have game
ground that he might possibly al
tend, notwithstanding the publ she
announcement that he would not b
able TO do so There was u rumo
that he had actually accompanied tn
cabinet members, which even foun
its way into print, but it was foun
to be idle and with no possible -four
= dation. Ii there WAS any gener,
sentiment expressed concerning til
,, absence of the president IL was tn,
his comm & would have dispclled til
element OF uUsa ETY. about the pc
son of the president, the thought I
minds of the people.
Colonel John NJ. Wilson, who ha
9 charge OF the United States senat
: rial party brought with HIM fro
Washington not only gift of floy
: ers from Miss Cleveland but ALTO ,
b, autograph letter from the presidel
u to Mrs. Hendricks. This letter, MI
Hendricks said, was one purely
y personal coincidence and s, mpath
and not one that she would care
Q give out for publication
When Mrs. Hendricks returned
II her home from the Crown Hill cen
( terry to the homestead, the residen'
y which had been left in charge OF
q committee of ladies, was Invested
II all the memorial floral tributes a
p other sharp reminders of her gr,
10 sorrow; CRATE fires had been light,
re and everything had be, II done to
" store the rooms TO their form
u homelike appearance She passed
O. evening iu company with Mrs. Tho
IL ton, her neice; MIR. and Mrs. Mort,
MS her brother and sister-in.law, and
and Mrs. Niles of Washington,
Gu very intimate friends. Mr.. and NJ
III Niles will remain with her until
ne latter part of the present week, wi
ne they will return east.
nd Baltimore Observes the Day.
lie BALTIMoRE, December 1.-The
las caslon of the obsequies of the