The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-04

street, in this city, at five o'clock this
evening.
Mr.. Hendricks returned from Chi
cago on Monday suffering from very
severe cold, but his condition was not
such as to awaken fears for his safety.
DR.. Thompson. the family physician
was called and the patient insisted on
taking calome. The physician refused
to give this owing to the prostrating
effect Of the drug upon Mr.. Hendricks
on previous occasions. SO he gave
him an emetic, and later in the day an
injection. AT night the Vlce-President
had so much improved that he and
Mrs. Hendricks attended a reception at
the residence of State Treasurer
Cooper, where they remained till near
midnight. During the entertainment
Mr.. Hendricks was in personal appear
ance as well as usual, aud none, save a
few to whom he spoke about the mat
ter, supposed that he was suffering
pain. He complained to one or two,
however, that he was feeling i'll, but
did not express any apprehensions of
fatal consequences. He slept we'll dur
ing the night and arose this morning
apparently refreshed and feeling better,
An hour or two later he was taken
with rigor and despite the efforts of
the attending physician the force of
the chill remained unbroken for quite
an hour. He was seriously prostrated
as consequence, but the doctor was
not apprehensive of danger and he
engaged in conversation with the pa
tient on several subjects, among which
was the Nice-Presidents expected de-
parture for Washington and the re-
sumption of his duties as President of
the Senate.
MADE ANXIOUS BY HIS SICKNESS.
Mr.. Hendricks, however, appeared
to be oppressed by his sickness and
was very solictous that Mrs Hendricks
should be always near him. If she
left the room for moment he inquired
concerning her, and appeared i'll at ease
until she re re.entered the room. When
this disposition was developed Mrs.
Hendricks continued by his side and
was present during the visit of the
physician. A few minutes before
o'clock Mr.. Hendricks turned to the
physician and said:
Il am free at last.
80 what do you refer, ~ asked the
physician.
81 mean l am free from pain" was
the answer
The physician then left the house
and Mrs. Hendricks was called to the
parlor to see friend. When the
caller was first announced Mrs. Hen.
bricks hesitated about going down,
hut, being re-assured by the remark of
her husband, she left his bed
side and went to the parlor
Mrs. Hendricks was delayed longer
than she expected. and when she Ie-
turned to the room she found that Mr..
hendricks was dead. The end of a
busy and eventful life had come peace
ably and quietly. On his face there
was no indication of pain or suffering,
and his eyes We're only half closed, as
if in gentle sleep. There was nobody
in his room when he died, AMI only
Mrs. Hendricks, the servants and a
caller in the house. Mrs. Hendricks
was almost distracted with grief and
could not restrain her feelings suffic.
iently to talk The house was soon
filed with anxious friends, while a
crowd collected around the gate
and ii was found necessary to refuse
them admission.
The physicians attribute Mr.. Hen
dricks's death to paralysis of the heart,
for had it been appoplexy there would
have been some indications of it in APP
pearance of his face. lie complained
principally of his stomach, although
there was a nervous twitching of the
muscles of his face.
For several years Mr.. Hendricks
had not been a robust man and was
subject to frequent "bad spells, as he
called them, during which he would
be prostrated for days at a time
About two years ago he was confined
to his room for several wseks by a
gangreneous affection of the feet,
which at the time it was feared would
result in blood. poisoning, and it was
then thought that the end of his life
was near at hand, but he apparently re-
covered entirely from this aud was in
his usual health. While in Washing
ton during the last session of Congress
he was overworked end almost worn
out by the press of political matters,
and upon his return home he signifed
his intention of laying aside all public
business this Summer and devoting
the time to recreation. He spent three
weeks at Atlantic City, fishing, bath
ing and yachting, aud then came West
and went to the Northern lake resorts,
and afterwards to the Miami reser-
voir in Ohio on fishing expedition,
lie returned from there two weeks age
and at the time said he never felt bet,
ter in his life, Last week by special
invitation he attended the fat.stock
show at Chicago and was the recipient
of considerable attention there in TIE
way of banquets aud receptions, re
turning home on Saturday somewhat
indisposed, At the reception he at
tended last night, however, he ap
peared to beuuusually cheerful, and re