St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-07-30
The Dead Commander.

The details of the death of General
Grant, together with a sketch of his
| life, are given on the second page of
this Issue of The Caledonian. With
| in a minute Of his decease the wires of
| the associated press autographed the
news over the country, causing nni-
versal sadness throughout the land.
Towns aud cities were draped in
mourning, and messages of sympathy
were sent from every quarter.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation was is
sued by President Cleveland on Thurs-
day The President of the United
States has just received the sad tidings
of the death of that illustriOus citizen
and ex- President of the United States,
General Ulysses 5. Grant at Mount
McGregor, in the State of New York =,
to which place he had lately been re-
moved in the endeavor to prO!ong his
life. In making this announcement
to the people of the United States the
President is impressed with the mag
nitude of the public loss of a great mil
itary leader who was i'll the hour of
victory magnanimOus, amid disaster
serene and self contained who in
every station, whether a soldier or as
| Chief Magistrate, twice called to power
by his fellow countrymen, trOd I'M
sweryingly the pathway of duty I'M
daunted by doubts, single minded and
straightforward. The entire country
has witnessed with deep emotion his
prolonged and patient struggle with
painful disease, and has watched by
his couch of suffering with fearful SYM
pathy. The destined end has come at
last and his spirit has returned to the
Creator who sent it forth. The great
heart of the nation, which follow ed
him when living with love and pride,
bows now in sorrow above him dead,
tenderly mindful of his virtues, his
great patriotic services and of the loss
OccasiOned by his death. In respect
To the memory of General Grant, it is
ordered that the Executive Mansion
and the several departments at Wash
ington be draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days, and that all pub
lie business shall on the day of the flu
neral he suspended and the Secreta-
ries of War and of the Navy will cause
orders to be issued for appropriate
military and naval honors to be rem
dered on that day.
TO BE BURIED IN RIVERSIDE PARK.
Before his death. General Grant
left the choice of a burial spot
entirely to Colonel Fred Grant, impos-
ing only the condition that the spot
selected should he such as that Mrs.
Grant might rest by his side. In ac-
cOrdance with Mayor Grace's offer,
rendering the use of any of the public
parks, the family finally decided upon
Riverside Park as the place of burial.
The decision caused great disappoint-
nent to the people of Washington, and
To many who felt that the great gener-
al should rest at the national capitol.
But New York has been chosen for
reasons satisfactory TO the family of
the deceased.
FUNERAL to TAKE PLACE AUGUST &.
General Grants remains viii leave
Mt. McGregor on August 4th at p. M,
arriving at Albany at 40 p. m. They
will be in state in the capitol at Al
bapy until noon of Wednesday the 9Th,
and will arrive in New York city about
$50 p. ~, of the same day. From the
time of the arrival in New York city