The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-24

81 II o CLOCK to-day, as a mark of respect
81 TO the memory of General Grant.
N LONDON. July 23.-News of the death
81 OF General Grant has created a profound
8 impression IN this city,. Flags at the
q mericanExchange and at theAmerican
i Consulate were placed at half mast, the
& moment the. news was received IN this
g city. Large portraits of the dead hero
2 draped IN mourning were placed over
& tne oalconleS and doors of both build
& !ngs Inc whole front of the American
q Exchange was also heavily draped.
s Gladstone and John Bright were both
q much affected on receiving ronv of
3 the Associated Pres. despatch announc-
ing the death OF General Grant.
q GALENA, July 23.-The announcement
Z OF the death of Genera. Grant is re-
4 ceiyed In Galena, his old home. from
j whence he went to the war. with most
q profound sorrow. On receipt of the
q news church bells were tolled. On the
4 custom mouse and all public buildings
g churches, business houses and private
Il residences are draped in emblems of
q mourning. General w. L. Rowley. the
4 only surviving member of the old COM
Z niander's staff, and now the only sur
4 vivor OF the great military family circle,
! and whose wife died but few weeks
. ago, is Frustrated wi tn grief Flu ,iness
d in the city is practically suspended.
4 Mayor Barrett has called meeting of
4 the City Council to make arrangements
q for proper memorial services to take
z place at the time If the funeral.
q FGRT RERo, Ind. Ty., July 23.-News
3 of the death of General Grant reached
4 General Sheridan this morning by
means of dispatch sent from the Office
& OF the Associated Press in Chicago. In
q response to inquiries concerning the
8 arrangements of the funeral, General
z Sheridan said: II am solar away from
4 Washington that will have to depend
q on those in charge there to carry out
3 any orders the President may give the
a army relative to General Grants fun
q eral. During his critical illness, last
s. March, and on intimation from per-
4 sonal friends eflthe family that it would
q be agreeable, the Commissioners of the
q Soldiers Home requested the privilege of
8 ofshaving the Generals remains Inferred
& at the Home. 1t is hoped the family
q will grant it" continued Gen. Sheridan,
q so that his ashes may rest near the
q capitol of the nation, guarded by the
) veterans of the war in which his great
4 est honors were Won"
4 General Sheridan sent the following
4 kilograms upon the receipt of said in
4 formation:
To Col. 2. D. Grant, lit. McGregor, N. T..
Z VIII you please express to Mrs.
4 Grant my grief at the loss of nv dearest
! friend and comrade, and my sincare
sympathy and coincidence with her in
this hour of her great distress?
\ (Signed,) 2. II. SHERIDAN,
a Northumberland.
To Gen. R. c. Drum Washington, D. c..
My duties here will not permit my
return in time for the funeral of my
! dearest friend and comrade, General u.
I S. Grant. Lieutenant Colonel e. w.
Davis of my staff knows my wishes in
reference to the obsequies. Have them
q carried out as far as they do not conflict
with the directions of the President. l
want to be named as one of the pail
\ bearers. (Signed) p. H. SHERIDAN,
60 Lieutenant-General.
q WASHINGTON, July 24.-Adjutant-
General Drum by the command of
Lieutenant-GeneraiS Sheridan, issued tie
following order:
In compliance with instructions of
the President on the day OF the funeral
at each military post the troops and
J cadets will be paraded, and order read
q to them, after which all labors for the
q day will cease. The national flag will
q be displayed at half-mast. At the dawn
Z of the day, thirteen guns will be fired,
5 and afterward, at intervals of thirty
minutes between. the rising and setting
Z of the sun, a single gun, and at the
close of the day national salute of
4 thirtyeight guns. The officers of the
s army will wear Grape on the left arm,
] on their swords. and the colors of the
battalion of engineers of the several
4 regiments and of the United States
4 corps of cadets Will be put in mourning
9 for the period of six months. The date
Z and hour of the funeral will be commu-
> nicated to department commanders by
: telegraph and By them 10 their suboTdi-
q nate commanders.
4 WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Mexican
3 editors now in this city suggested that
& the proposed banquet to be given to-
4 night be abandoned. in respect to Gen.
4 Grant The editors held meeting at
q Wizards, and the following dispatch
8 was sent to Col Grant:
q ''Excursionists of the Associated
Il Press of Mexico send to the family of
9 the illustrious General us. Grant their
g profound sympathy, and through you to
& whole of America; his family has lost
3 its worthy head, the republic of the
s. United States one of its most renowned
a heroes, and Mexico one of its best
& friends. (Signed,)
q 1. PAz, President.
q A ARROYO De AUDEA. Secretary.
8 They also sent the following telegram
8 to General Parfeirs Diaz, City OF
81 Mexico:
q The excursionists of the Associated
n Press of Mexico send to you, and
q through you to the Mexican Republic,
= their profound sympathy for the death
= of the ilIustrous American hero,
q General Ulysses S. Grant, in whom
81 Mexico lost one OF her best friends
a (Signed) az l. PAZ, President.
81 IN ARROYO, Secretary.
a MINEEToNKA, Mimi, July 23.-Gen'
q eral Sherman will start east tomorrow
q morning, to attend the funeral OF
81 General Grant. -,
81 SAN Francisco, July 2S.-The. tolllne
a of the fire bells at 6 this morning an
81 nounced to the inhabitants OF San
n Francisco the death of General Grant
s. Meetings were held this afternoon oy
81 the Chamber of Commerce, Board OF
e Trade, Grand Army of the Republic and
a other associations. All OF them ap-
81 pointed committees to confer with the
& roo,,or aod BOARD of Supervisors how