Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
Impressive Services Over the
Remains of the Late Vice
President Hendricks.
Thousands of People Gather at
indianapolis to Pay the Last
Tribute of Respect
to His Memory.

event WAS udOe uleulOfAOl6, III many
respects, by the presence of a treGend-
Gus concourse of people from all parts
of the Nation to witness the simple
rites which preceded their interment.
DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Cabinet was represented by
of State Bayard, Secretary
of the Interior Lamar, Secretary of
the Navy Whitney, Secretary of War
Eoaicott aud Postmaster General
Villas. The Supreme bench of he
United States was represented by As
Justices Matthews and Batch
ford. The United States Senate was
by Senators Edmunds,
Allison, Pugh, Harris. Conger, Blair,
Dolph, Vest, Beck. Camden, Vance,
Jones, Voorhees,, Payne, and Harri-
son. The committee representing the
House of Representatives was com
posed of w. r Morrison, j. Blount
H. A Herbert, W. S. Holman, Viii
liam NJ. Springer, w p. Hepburn.
S B. Ward, w. w. Phelps, j. j.
Klemer, Thomas Ryan and P. Damn
The number of atcive and ex memb-
ers of the lower house present III ad
dition to these nomed was very large
The Governors of Indiana, Ohio, Ill
inois and Kentucky were present at
tended by their stats and numerous
State officers. Major General Scho-
field was the chief representative of
the United States army present Elk
President Rutherford B. Hayes and
General William 7. Sherman, were
distinguished guests, the latter &C
companying a delegation from St.
Louis.
THE WIDOW S LAST LEAVE TAKING.
At o'clock Mrs. Hendricks entered
the room for her last leave-taking ac-
companIed by only her brother and
Mrs. Morgan. The ordeal was most
ryIng and the desolate woman SEEM
ed utterly Frustrated. CliHging to
the clay so soon to be hidden forever
from her view, and Impressed with
the placid and life like appearance of
the dead, she desired to preserve this
last scene, and so. late as it was, she
sent for photographer to take
A PICTURE OF THE CAgKET.
Before he arrived delegations from
distant cities began to come and were
admitted to pass through and view the
remains. Wills the photographer
was at his work tho members of the
Cabinet, judges of the Supreme Court,
and Others from Washington entered,
and were unfortunately delayed few
minutes by the process. 1t was II
o'clock when the casket was replaced
and the stream of visitors again passed
out and through the side door. Shortly
alter this the pall-bearers arrived. The
draped hearse and the carriages for
the family and friends were marshaled
before the door, and preparations made
for the final removal of the body.
This was done without further leave
taking.
SERVICES IN THE CATHEDRAL.
Bishop K nlckerbOcker voiced the
sentence of the burial service
81 am the resurrection and the life,
followed by Rev. Drs. Slringfellow
and Fulton in their recitation of the
other verses used for the service until
the casket had been carried and placed
outside the chancel. Fhe great audi
ence stood while the impressive scene
was enacted. Following the bier came
the widow leaning on the arm of her
brother, Mr.. S. w. Morgan, followed
by the other relatives, all in deep
mourning. Thirteen pews 10 the
right of the middle aisle were reserv-
ed for the family.
The pew occupied by the dead Vice
President in his lifetime was the
tenth from the front, to the left of the
middle aisle, when facing the altar.
1t was distinguished by its complete
in black cloth, and the
fact that 1t was unoccuped.
When the caskea had been placed
in front Of the chancel rail the choir
sang the anthem Lord, let me know
my end" The lesson for the dead was
then read by Rev. DR., Jenckes. This
was followed by the singing of the
hymn Lead Heavenly Light" by the
choir. the audience joining Rev.
DR.. Jenekes, speaking from the lee
turn, delivered an address, taking his
text from the fourth chapter of the
epistle to the Philippians, eighth verse:
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatso-
c YER things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report if there be any
virtue and if there be any praise,
think on these things"
AT THE CEMETERY.
Shortly after the column was upon
the final stage of its journey, sleet be-
gan to fall more sharply, accompanied
BY a cold wind, Toe column entered
the cemetery and winding through
IL e thick growth of beech and maple
trees the military divisions came up
on a large open view, and approach
ing the open grave on the Hendricks
family lot which occupies the most
commanding view in the grounds,
turned to the left, then again to the
right, completely enclrcliag the tract
of which the Hendricks ract forms a
part. The procession was one hour
and Eve minutes passing a given