Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-06
MEN OF THE PEOPLE.
Distinguished P-rsonages Gathered at the
Grant ObsequIes.

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Grant Obsequies.
Possibly so many distinguished mer
have never before been brought to
gether in New York on any one occa
sion. In the groups that gatherc,
now and again. there were to be seer
the incised features of Senator Evarts
"tho cultured Lincoln" as | heard hin
called; Senator Morrill,. of Vermont
tall, stoop-shouldcred. with a white
student face. something in appearance
like Charles Summers. but not SO
heavy or leonne and vigorous; short
and inclined to be stout, with soldier
ly mustache and goatec, gold eye-glass.
es and light slouch hat, and hand.
some and dapper enough for the admi.
ration of all the fair sex; Senator
Warner Miller, with his large round
face, blonde mustache, heavy weight
and slow movement; John Sherman.
erect and angular as n guide-post, with
his keen face lifted above all his fel-
lows; Senator Isham G.. Harris of Ten
nessee, with bald and shining head
eX-Prosident Hayes, with sandy hair
and freckled face, stouter than of yore;
ex-President Arthur, also grown a triilc
grey and little stout, elegant in at
tire, as always; ex-Attorney General
Picrrepont, who, by his cut of whiskers
and facial expression, might have
stepped from picture of Puritan
gathering into his modern garb and
modern surroundings; the smooth
shaven. wrinkled and smiling visage of
Governor Oglesby, of Illinois; Henry
Watterson, in brown business suit,
brusque and nervous, with his head
turned slightly to one side and moving
constantly about to secure for his one
eye the vision of two; Murat Halstead,
with Field Marshal air, and mustachc
and goatee white as the driven snow; !;
Speaker Carlisle, with dark suit
strangely in contrast with high white
hat, under which the same cynical
smile is constantly to be seen on his
bare face; Samuel }. Randall. standing
by him, heavier in form. larger in mold
and feature. with the same thin dipped
smile, but dressed in better taste, Gen.
N. Z. Banks, of Red river fame. These
and hundreds of others command at
teDtion, by reason of their prominence
in public life or their personal appear
ance. Nearly all of the throng have
risen. as Grant rose, from the ordinary
walks of life. 1t is u revelation of the
possibilities of the new world, of which
General Grant wrote to General Buck
ner, 81 know now the value of our in
heritancc. saw General Sherman
moving about the Fifth Avenue Hotel
corridors in an old straw hat, an alpa-
ca blouse with a single button, and a
pair of battered slippers. and then
blossoming out in full uniform. tall,
erect martial and proud, fine type
OF the American citizen soldier. The
quaint manners and the freedom with
which he can be approached by any
one and every one, are not least of the
features of his character that draw
men involuntarily to like "Old Tecum-
sch, the leader of the March to the
Sea, that cut the rebellion in two Al
together different is General Phil Sheri-
dan, who went about with his brother,
Colonel mike" Sheridan, who is frc-
quently mistaken for him, as a sort of
twin Sheridan. in a crowd, and would
De pickeH out by Il stranger as a pros
porous turfman. In civilians dress he
looks AS if he had just stepped out of a
bandbox, except that his face is bronzed
and redeemed. His suit of grey En-
gish goods fits him like wax. In the
wearer of a high white hat it would be
difficult to discover oif-hand the hero
of Winchester and the gallant cavalry
man who cut out the Confederacy at
Rlcmond. These men were Grants
foremost lieutenants. In the group of
81 at - laI hp h. W.,
dent, third type of soldier was pre-
scnted to view in the swarthy face and
raven mustachc OF General Logan,
who, perhaps, more than any other
man, is to-day the iavorile of the vol
untecr sOldicry, whose deeds and valor
saved the Union. 1t would be hard to
find, the country over. or the world
over. handsomer typical warrior than
General Hancock, whose 2j0 pounds
are carried in military harness with
martial air and galantry beyond all
criticism. These four men, like Gen.
Grant are of humble origin.
CHANGING through the gathering
crowds | saw General Lew Wallace,
looking sober and thoughtful, through
gold-bowed spcctaclcs under brown
slouch hat. but missed his fellow officer,
General McClernand. who fell with him
under the wrathful criticism of Grant
at Shiloh and Donelson. General Wal
lace has acted with manly dignity in
the matter that | hear is likely to be
rewarded, though he may not know it,
by words of justice to him which Gen.
Grant has written and left behind in
his memoirs, General Wallace has
claimed that. but for himself and Nc
Clernand, Grant would have been
crushed in either of those battles. If
Grant should have so written it. Wal
lace may well have waited in silence
until now. N T. lribune's "GrOups
at he HOteis."