Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-17
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HANNAH SIMPSON GRANT.
Died May IL, 1888,
Aged % years.

Va ehc OSShct Wdo o EiCl hhu pebu-
THU floral wreath of tea roses and
pansies, to which was attached the
card of Mrs. General Grant. There
were also several bouquets of white
roses inside the caskst, and q heavy
wreath Of white, purple and variega-
ted daisies.
At the foot of the casket was a
large cross Ct tea roses. The casket
WAS opened at the undertaker's estab-
lishment, and the features were found
TO be calm and almost perfectly nat
ural. The body had been embalmed.
On the head was o white lace cap, ard
there was a white lace bow around the
neck. The dress was q white gros
grain silk, and In the hands were
placed 3 bunch Of tea roses that had
not lost their fragrance.
After the remains had been dis.
posed by the undertaken 10 their
proper position, they having been
slightly moved by jolting on the
cars, they were removed in a hesrse
to the residence of Mr.. George B.
johnson, No. 80 Clark street, whose
wife is a cousin of General Grant,
where the casket was again opened
and the remains viewed by the rela.
tives and o very few intimate friends
Ct the family. After remaining at
the house about an hour, the funeral
cortege proceeded to Spring Grove
cemetery. 1t vas composed of the
hearse and elk carriages. No ser.
vices were held at the house, as
1t had been arranged that
everything should be kept as
quiet and private as possible,
in accordance with the wishes of Gen.
oral Grant. The funeral services had
already been held at the residence q
Mrs. Corbin, q daughter of the de.
ceased, at Jersey City Heights, on
Sunday morning, and the only service
that remained to be performed war
the simple ceremony of interment
after the ritual of the Methods Epis.
oopal church, of which the deceased
was 3 devout member, and which she
attended regularly until last winter,
The cortege started from the resi,
denos of Mr.. johnson at 10:45 a. m.
for the cemetery, and the carriages
contained the following relatives an6
immediate friends:
First carriage General Grant, Mrs,
Cramer, Mrs. Judge Ashburp, of Bata
via, and Mrs. Griffith. Second car
risge- General Casey, Mr.. end Mrs
George b johnson and Grant Gamer
Third carrisgs-Mrs. Simpson anG
son, and William johnson and wife
of this city. Fourth csrriage-Mrs
Andrews and Mr.. and Mrs. Tweed, Of
Cincinnati. Fifth carriage - Mrs
Judge Swing and son, of Batavia, ane
Mrs. Lindsay, of C~ovipRton, Ky
Sixth carriage-Rsv. d.. Joyce, o.
St. Paul's M K, church; ex Postmas
ter Gustav R Wahle, and the under
taker, Mr.. Wiltsee.
The cortege reached Spring Grow,
exactly at noon, and the remains wer,
carried to the grave by gentlemen
friends attending the funeral, there
being no pail bearers selected. Tn,
party was joined at the grave by Mrs
Amos Shinkls and family and j. Craw
ford and wife, Of Covington, and DR.
Freeman and wife, of this city. Thu
casket was followed to the grave BY
General Grant, Mrs. Cramer, her son
and the other relatives, after whom
came the friends In attendance.
The grave was enclosed In brick
and had been dug rlongside the grave
of Jesse r Grant, the husband of thu
deceased, who died in 1874, and VIII
was inferred In a beautiful burial lot
east of the main avenue, In the sam
section where s. S. L'Hommedieu
once president of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton railroad. lies buried
and east of the Longworth monument
The caSket was lowered into tn
grave, aid the simple committs
burial service cf the M, f. church wa
read by Rev. Dr.. Joyce. He slso rea,
the hymn, Chow Blessed the Chris
tian When he Dies"
Gen. Grant, who stood with his sic
ter, Mrs. CrAmer, leaning upon hi
arm, appeared to be deeply affeotel
by the hymn, and his sister wa
sgitated throughout the whole service
The grave of the generals father
marked with a plain monument, o
which was inscribed 81. r. Grant.
The general scrutinIzed the ~inscrip
tion, and then looked into the gray
while all that remained of his age,
mother was being covered with tn
earth.
After the benediction was pre-
nounced, the cofia was hid from sigh
by q large freestone; the grave wa