Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-30
His HONE A SHROUDED CITY.
Arrangements Completed for the Funeral Of
Vice President Hendricks.
THE BODY LYING IN STATE.
Indianapolis' Sabbath n Day OF Sor-
row-NiewinS tho Rcmains-Pres-
idcnt Cleveland Decides to
Remain at Home.


Preparations for II niricks' Funeral
ISDLASAroIIs, Nov. 2s.--Arrangements
for the funeral Of Vice President Hendricks
are about complete an | the order of the pro-
cession has been determined upon as fol-
lows:
Mounted and Unmounted Police
Military Band from Columbus Barracks.
General kneiter, Marshal OF the Day, and
staff.
Adjutant General Koontz and staff.
Military Companies.
Ilcarse aud Guards of Honor.
Mrs. Hendricks and Family.
Prcsident of the United states and Members
of the Cabinet.
Ex-PrcsidCnt Hayes.
Judges OF the United States Court.
United States Senators.
Members of the House of Representatives.
Governors of States with Stalls.
Civic Organizations.
Mayors of Cities and Officers.
Members OF City Councils and Other NUM-
Cipai Bodies.
Citizens in Carriages.
The line OF march will be from the church
through the principal streets OF the city to
Tie cemetery.
At Hendricks residence this morning there
were large number or callers and the usual
curious crowds in front. Mrs Hendricks is
much refreshed this morning after good
NIGHTS rest; The burial casktt arrived this
morning. IL is of the same pattern as Gen.
Grants and very richly and elaA-
orately mounted with solid ,sil-
NtI. WIFI hllicl Nllllt Sdtln IIl-
ing. On the head cap is a silver shrine
plate bearing in old English letters the words
Thomas \. Hendricks The body was
placed in the ca-ket shortly after noon and
then removed down stairs to the parlor where
it will remain until tomorrow, when 1t will
be taken TO the court house to lie in state.
The face of the dead man presents remark
ably natural appearance. This morning X.
". Parks, sculptor took a plaster cask of
the face and succeeded in securing n very fine
Impression, from which he viii model mar
bic bust for the family.
only intimate friends of the family were
admitted to the parlOr this afternoon and to-
night the house was closed entirely t0caIlers.
This evening telcgrams were sent out by Mrs.
Hendricks and Hon. Oscar b. Hord, Hen
bricks law partner and chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements to President Cleve-
land, say Ing that while they would be graft
fled at his attendance mis- failure 10 come at
the present condition OF affairs would not b =
considered at all diSreSpccttul. The under
standing here Is that President Cleveland,
ihus relieved OF the embarrassment of staying
away, VIII not come. Dr. Thompson, who
attended hendricks, makes q formal denial
this evening that the vice president was sub
lccled 90 bleeding. This is in answer to q
published charge that Hendricks had only an
acute pain IN the stomach and was blcd to
death through the stupidity of his physicians.
lNDIANAPOIIS, Nov. 21-Unifonned sol
diers kept mp q lonely watch all last night in
front OF the residence of thh late vice preSi-
dent. Early this morning an almost inlpaSs-
able crowd gathered in the vicinity Of the
mouse, ana soon redcncu tor DlpckS away IN
all directions. The lire bells kept up their
tolling. The usual religious observanCcS of
Sunday were for greater part unattended.
From the family residence 10 the court house,
where the body now lies in state sidewalks.
windows. and even roofs, We're lilled with peo-
pie. Every building along the line of
march was heavily draped.
Tie procession from the house reached the
court house at l. 80 n. IN. The magnificent
structure presented q striking appearance.
The entire front was covered with black and
the marble columns encirced with stream rs
OF black and white and the national colors.
Under the rOtunda directly i'm the centre of
the building stands the catafalque. AT the
entrance and on all sides are rare and strik-
ing plants 80 that the structure seems 10 have
been built in beautiful conservatory. Di
rrctly at the head of the coffin is
very elaborate Offering sent by Patrick
Egan, president Of the Irish National
league of America. On the coffin rests
broken gavel. The body is arrayed in even
int dress and the life like features bear
look Of quiet relief. People were n C 'SsaTily
obliged to take only hurried glance the
pressure being so great that about eighty
viewed the remains every III mite. More
than 2i,OD persons passed alonsde the coffin
during this afternoon.
ISDIANAPoIIs, Nov. oa.-At midnight the
building was closed for the night. Probably
10000 people had viewed the remains. Mrs.
Hendricks having expressed desire 10 visit
the court house, the doors were closed to the
public for few moments about p. III.
Everybody, musicians, guards and officers,
retired from the corridor. Mrs. Hendricks
with Judge Holman came in Il carriage and
were admitted by private entrance Her
face showed evidences of weeping, but she
bore herself with much compOSure, giving
away 10 her emotions only once. Mrs. Hen
dricks gazed lons and liXed on the face of her
husband, and was then gently led away.
The President will NOT Atten1