The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-02

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| Episcopei Church. His widow and daughters
are worthy members OF the same church. During
mis- sickness it has been our privilege to converse
with Mr.. Grant and direct him to Jesus Christ the
Ss> Tor OF men. At his bedside, in company with
the N. 'mbers Of his family. we have on different
Grace ana Divine strength Other Christian
friends have also felt a tender solictude for
his spiritual welfare. HIS death was not wholly
unexpected. He never fully recovered from the
effect OF the parafyttc stroke'with which he was
suddenly stricken down in December, 1871. This
not only shattered his physical Crane but some
whar his mental faculties. During his last sick
ness ne seemed at times to suffer intense pain.
fe did not think tSat he would reco yer, and his
family and others remarked the same.
The closing years OF his life have been
EvRNTPuL YEARS
in the history OF this nation. That he should have
had unusual interest in passing events does mot
seem strange to those who read history today.
Mr. Grant received and held to the time of his
death the appointment OF Postmaster In this city
But death respects neither persons nor the places
they occupy. He smitss in every. station and call
ing OF lie. Princes and peasants alike his
subjects In the quiet OF his home, with his wife
ana daughter and few friends at his bedside, on
Sunday evening last, Just a. the sun of day was |
hiding his face behing the western hills, Mr.. Jesse
r. Grant departed "this earthly liie."
THE SERVICES AT THE CHURCH,
occupied Just an hour. Then the congregation all
filed around the CONN and took their last look at
the well known face. Their attention was equally
attached 80 the lving-to the face of the President
who sat Immediately in front Of the casket, With
downcast eyes, close by his mother and sister.
The casket was then transferred to the hearse the
march to Spring Grove Cemetery. north Of
Cincinnati was commenced. AS the pro-
cession passed through Covington, across
the grand suspension bridge over the
Ohio River and through miles of Streets
OF Cincinnati, there were crowds everywhere TO
note it. or course the Presidents face was looked
for keenly by all. But few caught glimpse Of it,
The body was inferred in section 20 OF Spring
Grove Cemetery, than which there is no
finer in the country. Quite throng OF people
were already congregated around the new grave
in respectful silence. When the hearse reached the
spot, on the square urn surrounding the obesk Of
white marble the inscriptions, 'Jesse r.
Grant, X. Clara Grant, Born, December II, 1928,
Died March 0, 1885" and samuel Simpson Grant, |
The following were
THE rALLBEAREBs
who bore the remains to the gravel. d. Hearn.
Harvey Myers. H. X. Lindsay, J. S. Nixon, James
Shinkle, all OF Covington; J. P. Tweed, OF Cincin
natl, and General Kautz and Surgeon Swift, Of
Newport Barracks.
President Grant walked to the grave at the
head OF the procession with his sister, Mrs.
Cramer, leaning on his arm. The lady sobbed
bitterly all the time while the service at the
grave was being said by Rev. Mr..
Chadwick and Rev. Mr.. worrall, and finally
as the casket went in the grave she exclaimed, as
she leaned forward to take last look at it
'Father, dear father, farewell" The widow re-
NAMED in her carriage and the President stood in
silence, without any betrayal of the emotion that
he must have experienced at that sad moment.
The President, hear, is determined to find out
the reason why he did not promptly receive the
dispatches about his fathers condition that were
forwarded him. 1t appears that he received three
OF them together Had he received them promptly
he could have reached the bedside of his ather in
time to see him die. The time for his return East
has not yet been fixed.