The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-30
1EATR lE LILuIENANT.aEMERAL sC0TT

Full PaFticula1s-Tho Funeral 90 Take
Place at West point ~ One O'Clock on
Eridny-Tme Remains 90 be Inferred
tu the west Point Cemetery.
RoE's HOTEL, WEST POINT, May 29.-Lieute.
nantGeueral Winfield Scott diedat this house to-
day at five minutes past eleven He departed
peacefully. No struggle indicated the passage
OF the Old herO's soul from its earJhly tenement.
Although his demise was anticipated, vet his
death was comparatively sudden. Upon his
arrival here on the evening Of The 10th inst, by
special boat from New York. 10 was observed
that he was very ieeble. Upon descending from
the carriage he tOtlered little, and had to pause
upon every step as he mounted to the hotel.
Alter a few days, however he rallied COasider8-
bly,, and as late as Saturday, at haltp8st two,
was out TO the library and the village, riding.
The same day he wrote some letters TO friends;
but lew days before he requested General Cal
lum, COmmandaut oil the post 20 iudue % letter
for him, which he irauEed himself though n
an almost Neglbe hand,
He appeared TO suffer omuo specific oilment,
but rather general decline 81 physical 5treuath.
His mind was clear Co che last. SO 1tJle exc
peCtatiOn WIS there Ui his Immediate demise
that his daughter, Mrs. Hoyt of New York who
had been staging with him for some days LETT
here for home yesterday. Last night the General
was taken with q chill, and the assistant surgeon
OF the post, Or. Marsh, was Immediately SUM
moned. Even tnen there appeared TO be no
danger, and at nine o'clock this mOrnmg DIR.
Marsh assured General CaIlum that ne had no
apprehension oil immediate dissolution; but jpn
q short time IL beCau ue evident chat the eveutGul
and u.efulrl oftao patriot soldier was drawing
TO close.
The chaplain, Rev. j. A. French, was called
in, and taking the Generals hand, reCited a
prayer. Though quite conscious and COgnIzant
that death was upon nim the power of speech
was gone, but ihe dying soldier pressed the
hand OF the clergyman aud bowed his head re
peatedly i'm token of his consciousness Of the last
solemn rites which Mr.. French was performing
according to the rule. of the Episcopal Church.
At precisely i've minutes after IT, quietly as
n IA
so intimately associated With the military his
tory of his country passed away.
There were present with him, at the last mo-
ment, General G.. w. CallUm, COmmaudant Of
West Point, and for many years Aid TO General
Scott; Surgeon Head, Assistant Surgeon Marsh
Chaplain French and the Generals faithful
body servant, General Callum telegUphcj TO
Mrs. Hoyt, who arrived mere at five o'clock tins
afternoon.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND GENERAL GRANT
NOTIFIED.
An academic and military discipline was at
once suspended and the flags We're nOisted to
hali-stah General Callum also telegraphed to
the War Department and 10 General Grant intel
liaence OF The sad event He has received %
reply from Mr.. stanton, eNpressi NO deep sorrow
at the death OF the great soldier, patriot and
statesman, and approving OF aii that General
Cauum bad done, General Grants reply was
OF a similar character. He requested TO know
at what time the funeral would take place and
it is probable inc Will come on TO attend it.
THE PLACE OF BURIAL.
At the desire OF the deceased Generals daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hoyt-and 1t is thought the old hero
himself had the same Wish-the remains VIII be
Inferred i'm the West Point Cemetery.
LYING IN STATE.
The remains now lie in room No. y of this
holel, where he expired. They are placed i'm a
shell lined with zinc, and partially filed with
ice. The General is dressed in a civilians suit
OF black, and looks u the repOse of death almost
as he did in life. No expression of pain Is visi.
BILE III the face; but the skin has assumed a
jaundiCed tint. The remains will probably be
removed tomorrow to the chapel Of the Aca.
deny. Meantime q guard OF honor, composed
OF the following officers, IN tul dress and wear
ing Grape on the lett arm, are in attendance
upon the corpse
Colonel H. NJ Black 7th United States In
fantry, Commandant ofCadet Corps; Lieutenant
Colonel A. Piper, 30 Artillery; Lieutenaut-COO-
mel J, MCLHldtt, Sd Infantry; Major James
Mcmillan, I'd Infantry; Captain r. A. Davies,
10th Infantry; and Captain a., B. Arnold, 9Th
United States Cavalry.
General Scott had only been confined to bed
for the last three days, but during that time his
strength was gradually failing, and he seemed
to have presentment that this was his last
visit to West Point, lu which institution he took
an intense interest and at which he spent
every summer for the last forty years. When
coming from the boat on the 10th Of May, he
remarked to friend that he had come to the
old academy to- die; and in conversation with
Captain BOynton a few days ago. he replied to
some remark concerning his visit TO West Point
that he came there to be buried. 1t seems APP
propriate that the great military academy OF the
nation should be the dying place OF the nations
Oldest soldier
THE FUNERAL
will take place at ! o'clock on Friday, with such
military pOmp ae the post can afford. IL is eX-
pected, however, that there win be a large Access
sion OF eminent personages from Washington
and elsewhere
| have heard that President johnson expressed
desne TO visit General Scott before his deata,
but the suddenness OF hls demise OF course pre-
vented.
ARRIVAL OF THE GENERALS DAUGHTER.
Upon the arrival of Mrs HOyt this evening
che was conducted by General Calum to the
room where The remains of her hOuOred father
lay The officers on guard allimmediately with
drew, with uncovered heads, and the living and
the dead were left together in that silent com
muniOn whereof no eye or ear witnesses.
The religious ceremonies at the funeral will be
conducted by The Rev. Mr.. French, according to
the rites OF the Episcopal Church, of which the
General was a Lifetime member
Academic studies viii be resumed tomorrow,
as the examination commences on Monday; but,
judging from the general gloom that peryades
all things here il not likely the old spirit win
enter very deeply into the scholastic contest
The last words of General Scott are worth re-
membering. About twenty-five minutes before
his death he addressed his hostler, Allen, say
ing;-"James, how is the hoIseW "He is wen,
General "Iake care of him, James - SAID the
dying hero, and these were the last Ineligible
WOids he uttered I'm less than half am hour all
was over, and General Scott had become immor-
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