The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-12
BORNE TO THE TOMB.
Funeral of Vice-President Hen
bricks at Indianapolis.
Business Entirely Suspended in the
Mourning City.
Scenes at the Residence, in the Church
and in the Streets.
Touching Tribute of Respect to the Mem
ory of the Deceased Statesman.

mortal remains oil Thomas A. Hen
dricks, the fifth vice-president OF the
United States to die during his term
OF office, were conveyed to the tomb,
to-day. The event was made memora ble
IN many respects, by the presence of tre-
mendous concourse OF people from all parts
OF the nation to witness the simple rites
which preceded their interment. The pre-
sage OF iuclement weather, on the day OF his
funeral which was given yesterday, was
verified only to the extent of wintry,
leaden sky, and a thick atmosphere, during
the early hours unusual to this latitude
The heavy fog of the preceding afternoon
still hung over the city, when the day broke
but as the hours wore on, it lifted some
what and became less impenetrable
The sombreness OF the heavens was
reflected even more deeply in the
appearance OF the city which Witnessed the
development OF his career. Its chief struct-
ures were hidden in their folds of black
drapery, while to the occasion were lent all
the forms which a people can observe to
show their respect for the dead. The busi-
ness life OF the city was entirely suspended.
The clergy, without respect to sect, Joined
in the obsequies, the bells of all the churches
tolled requiem and the presence OF the
populace in the column which followed his
funeral car or stood as silent spectators OF
the solemn spectacle attested their fealty
to his memory.
DISTINGUISHED MOURNERs.
The early morning trains on all the rail
ways brought delegations from the national
capital and all the leading citizens OF the
Union, together with an influx OF people
from all the interior cities and hamlets Of
Central Indiana and Illinois. The cabinet
was represented by Secretary of State Bay
ard, Secretary of the Interior Lamar, Sec
retary of the Navy Whitney, Secretary OF
War Eudicott and Postmaster General Vi
las. The supreme bench OF the United
States was represented by Associate JUS
tees Matthews and Blatchford. The
United States Senate was represented by
Senators Edmunds. Allison, Pugh Harris,
Conger, Blair, Dolph, Vest Beck. Camden,
Vance Jones, Voorhees, Payne Palmer and
Harrison. The committee representing the
House of Representatives was composed of
w. R. Morrison, j. Blount, H. A. Herbert,
w. 5. Holman, w. NJ. Springer w. =. Hep
burn, s. B. Ward. w. W. Phelps, J. J. Kle-
mer, Thomas Ryan and 2. Dunn. The
number OF active and ex-members OF the
lower house present in addition to those
named was very large. The governors of
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky were
present attended by their stats and numer-
Gus state officers. Mai Gen. Schofield was
the chief representatives of the United States
Army present. Ex President Rutherford B.
Hayes and Gen. William T. Sherman were
distinguished guests, the latter accompany
ing delegation from st. Louis.
The official and other notable DELEGATIONS
were met on their arrival by local sub-com-
mittets and given tickets of admission to
st. Pauls Episcopal Cathedral, to be pres
ent at the church services, and assigned
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arrivals swelied the multitude on the streets
to an extent impede the ordinary progress
on all the echiefthoroughfares. Washington
street presented a black mass of humanity
and hours before the services were entered
upon at st. Pauls and long before the pas
sage IF the column the windows of its bust
ness blocks were filed with occupants The
eye rested on a waiting multitude which oc-
cupied apparently every vantage point
along the broad thoroughfare.
EVIDENCES OF SORROW.
The emblems of mourning which began to
appear on public and private buildings the
day OF the vice presidents death, have
grown in quantity and design, until now,
the whole city may be said to be in funeral
garb. Washington Street presents an al
most unbroken line of draped houses, while
on every business street, and even along
the residence streets the people have been
lavish in their display OF the signs of public
sorrow. Perhaps the most effective drap-
ing is that at the post-otfice building, where
wide bands of black cover the entire cor
nice, run up the corners and completely
cover the wall space of the first story, leav-
ing only the doors and windows visi-
BILE. Not a line nor spot of white
relieves the entire building. The county
courthouse, where the remains lay in state
until Monday evening, and the state-house
are tastefuly draped, but in much less
elaborate style owing to their much more
massive exteriors. A striking feature of
Toe display of the drapery Of buildings is
the almost universal use of white material
as border or in bows or rosettes upon
the black. Legends are very few; one busi-
ness house on Washington Street has the
words, i am free at lastn-the last words
of the dead vice-president. Portraits OF
the deceased, all snrouded in black, are pro-
fusely hung in windows. The general effect
tells in mute eloquence OF the high respect
with which the people of Indianapolis re-
garded their fellow townsman, and OF the
tender sympathy which moves them to
thus try to mitigate grief of her upon
whom the blow OF this national bereave-
ment has fallen with hea West force.