The Russellville Democrat., 1885-12-03
HENDRICKS DEAD.
The Vice-Presfdent Passes Away
 Very Suddenly.
Our Country NIOurns the Less of
 Another Of It's Great Men.
A Champion Ot Democracy, the Steadfast Friend of the
 People.

feOptcs
 He Dled as He Lived Loved, Hon
 Ored and Respected by the
 Nation.
 INDIANAPOLIS, INp, Nov. 25.-
 Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, vice-presi-
 dent of the United States, dled very
 suddenly at his residence In this city
 at 4:45 o'clock this evening, under
 circumstances that were particularly
 distressing to his family and friends,
 inasmuch as they had not anticipat
 ed fatal termination 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 some what of pain in hIs head and breast,
 but nothing serious was thought of it. Last night he and Mrs. Hen
 dricks attended the reception given at the residence of Hon. John J. / Cooper, treasurer of this state, re l turning home ID their carriage about midnight. MT. Hendricks had talk
 en of the heavy clothing which he
 usually wore and put on dress suit
 of lighter material, and before he got
 home he complained of chillness and
 certain degree of exhaustion, but attributed it to malarial influences. He sat by the fire for an hour or
 more before retiring, but declined to
 send for physician, although urged
 to do so. He slept restlessly until about 8 o'clock this morning, when
 he arose, dressed himself and ate quite hearty breakfast, saying he ! felt much better and would attend to
 considerable delayed business during the day. He and Mrs. Hendricks walked out for nearly half an hour,
 and he had apparently regained his l physical vigor and cheerfulness. An hour later, however, he began to be
 troubled with pains in the region of
 the stomach and Mrs. Hendricks
 sent for the family physician, Dr. w..
 c. Thompson, a life long and conf dential friend of the Vice President.
 As the pains Tn his stomach continu ed to increase, he was given an emetlc, and afterwards an injection, and relief came in the natural way. He arose from his bed, in which he had lam only few minutes, and
 read the morning papers, talking
 cheerfully with his wife and an old house servant. Just before noon he
 had relapse; the physician was again summoned and administered the usual remedies, besides bleeding
 the patient, and Mir. 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 pelled to return by the recurrence of abdominal pains. To all callers who came (and they were numerous) l he sent word that he was indisposed, but would be glad to see them to- morrow. About 4:30 o'clock Mrs. Hendricks, who had been at the bed
 side all day, went down into the parlor to see caller who had come
 to consult with her regarding the af fairs of reformatory institution of which she was one of the managers, and she remained with him about twenty minutes. Tom, 9 colored
 servant, and Harry Morgan, MT. Hendricks nephew and page in Washington, renamed with h,m. The servant went out and Mir. Nor gan remained. Mir. Hendricks toss ed uneasily in his bed and complain ed of great pain, but suddenly it seemed to cease and he sad to his nephew, "I am free at last; send for ElIza;" meaning his wife, and those were his last words, for the young man, not realizing the urgency of the message, did not delver it at once. Just before o'clock Mrs. Hendricks came into the room and found that her husband
 WAS DEAD.
 The end of long and eventtul life had come peacefully and quietly. He lay on the bed, outside of the coverings, only partially disrobed, with his eyes half closed, as if he were in gentle sleep. On his face there were no traces of pain or sui fering, but pallor had come over it, that indicated only too plainly that he had passed away. It needed no close examination to tell that he was dead, and Mrs. Hendricks screamed and ran down stairs. A servant was dispatched to the resi- dence of Dr. Thompson, adjoining, and he came immediately, but by. the time he reached the bedside he limbs of the distinguished dead man were becoming cold and rigid, and to Mrs. Hendricks pathetic appeal. |"Oh, doctor, can't you do somethingTl he was obliged to answer:
 ''IT IS TOO LATE"
 Mrs. Hendricks became almost dis tractcd with grief, and it was an hour or more before she became sufficiently composed to give ouv inform tinr ahonf bar