Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-24
THE DEAD HERO.
Receipt of the News in Wichita
The Extra Eagle--Scenes
on the Streets.
A City in neutrality-suspicious.
ton by the Mayor--Meeting
of Garfield Post.
Resolutions of Regret-Mass Meeting
at the Rink-Resolutions and Pat
riotic Speeches.

riotic Speeches.
The dispatch announcing the death Of
General Grant was received in this city at
500 q. m. The regular edition of the DAILY
EAGLE had been out of press about an hour,
the forms were yet undistributed. the dis
patch announcing the death of the great
hero and statesman was put into the forms
and two thousand extras struck of. By this
time the news had obtained considerable
currency. As soon as the extra edition wa.
struck off about fifty boys rushed to the Of
fee and the scramble for papers was simply
indiscribable. Within an hour copy of the
extra was in the hands of almost
every man in the city. Several boy.
sold from IS to l20 additional copies each.
The two principal streets were thronged
with people gathered in groups, talking of
the great departed, and old soldiers related
"reminiscences of his deeds Never in the
history of this city wa. public sympathy SO
high, notwithstanding that the memorable
event had been hourly expected.
There are times when the sluggish pulse
is quickened into activity; when the heart
throbs with sympathy the most intense;
when all that is human within us asserts
unwanted supremacy. Such time
it was when the red hand of
the assassin struck down the gifted, the
good, the patriotic Lincoln. Our country
reelep with the blow.
Such a time it was when murder. foul and
most unnatural murder, drank the life blood
of the great Garfield, but never has the
warm pulse of popular sympathy been stir
red to its deepest depths, as when the
electric current flashed the news Of the
death of General Grant across the CONT
nent
The commander of Garfield Post G.. A. X.
announced a meeting Of that body for 8p.
m, and at 9 o'clock the mayor issued a
proclamation, announcing a mass meeting
of citizens at the rink, for the purpose of
taking steps toward the proper observance
of memorial services commemorative of the
death oil the great hero
Citizens of all classes rushed to the book
stores or anywhere else where they might
expect to obtain likenesses of the Nations
Idol, and before noon the whole city was
drapped in mourning. Flags were flung out
at half mast on the principal buildings and
the instances were few indeed where our
business men did not exert themselves to
display their patriotism. The entire front
of the EAGLE Office was heavily drapped in
black and white Grape. In the center was a
large likeness Of the dead general surrounded
with a wreath of Grape, while from the flag
pole over the immense brass eagle
foated the national flag at
half mast, draped in black
The county building was most appropriate
ly draped. From the corner of the roof
flosted the national banner at half mast,
drsped in black. Below this over the door
stood a magnificent life-sized picture repre-
senting the Goddess of Liberty, in her right
hand lighted lamp and in the left shield
adorned with the national emblem, the
white bunting. while all around the fine edi-
fee hung great strips of white and black en-
twined in each other. The postoffice was
draped IN a beautiful and appropriate man
mer. Above and around the entrance was
n wreath of Grape. while on either side was
national flag. The interior was also taste
fully and appropriately decked with black
and white bunting. Over the delivery win
dows were wreaths of the same and in the
center likeness of the dead general sur
mounted by two small flags twined togeth-
er and the picture bordered with Grape.
At the Grand Army headquarters large
national banner and the the department
colors hung out Of the windows at half mast
and draped in mourning.
An EAGLE reporter started from the San
ia Fe depot on Douglas avenue to take notes
and examine the evidences of sympathy and
respect to be seen on the two principal
thoroughfares. The EAGLE extra was in
every mans hands. At Huf's restaurant
near Dill's drug store, two copies Of the ex-
ira edition were tackled on the bulletin
board. Among those who made the finest
display, as was seen by the reporter on his
round beginning at the depot were: The
Richey house, Rogers Coal company, Dilrs
drug store, Hodges dry goods store, Nieder-
lander's office, Hollowell & Doran's store,
the Wichita house, w. II. Kendall's store,
the Beacon Office, Lynch's dry goods store,
Aliens drug store, the New York store, A.
Katz and Z. p. Hovcy's dry goods store,
all the banks, the Fort Scott ticket Office,
Finlay Ross store, Munson's, Robinson's
Ion Anold's, Inncs & Ross, Larrimer &
Stinson, II. G. Lees Office, HoEmaster &
Sons, Bond & Evens, Commissioner Sher-
mans Office, Lilies tailor shop, Russell
hall, Aldrich & Browns drug store and the
wholesale grocery. There were many other
business houses appropriately draped but
these were the most conspicuous. In short
hardly business house on the two main
streets lacked come token of regard for the
sad event that will mark q page in our
nations history. There may have been
some as elaborate manifestations that the re-
porter missed, if SO it was an oversight and
not intended.
MASS MEETING AT THE RINK.
About one thousand representative ciii-
zens gathered at the rink in answer to the
mayors call.
The meeting was called 10 order by Mayor
Aldrich who stated the object Of the meet
ing to be for the purpose of making ar
engagements for the proper observance of
memorial services on the occasion of The
burial of the great hero whom our nation
mourns.
On motion Mayor Aldrich was chosen TO
preside and John Doran was elected sec
rotary.
On motion of J. J. Mohen COM
mittee of five was appointed on
resolutions. The chair named the following
gentlemen on this committee: Col. NJ. NJ.
Murdoch, Capt. W. S. White, Hon. II. G.
Sluss, Capt. J. NJ. Balderston and Col. Tay-
lor.