The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-31
IGNORING THE DEAD
e,.nds,t Military Spectacle
u ''' Of the Times,
,,ocgssIoy AND oBsEQUIES-
Veteran MOurners-Ghe
c'n ,t.1,a.t WIN i' attend c. ar
O''r The MOnument-Efo-
n.nsraI Grant.


yopK July 8o.-The Tribune
NV ming, published an interview
this Il. e e.nsIaI Sherman, in which he says
VT WITH n. g,' will be the grandes' military
the l P4..p This city ever saw. General
sPec-.s !. magnidcentIy fitted to or
Han'''A - !, hard at work. He will
GAME, ching sIg 3 undone. 1t was good
leave 1 " a. 70 place all these things IN
thing = " General Sherman gave this
Dis .I Glaf5i Of why he thought New w
;KPl l SsS been given the preference
VOTE 4aJ as the place OF burial:
over ,It, = n -a family will continue to 1--we
me ilv ol Yort. thew want the Generals
In Ass y, t ~ here l think that is the
!iIios y 81 y the family. and when the
les aal1v e. comes to know Of it, the selec-
ooul n,;Il no honored as reasonable.
"S ", M McGRFGoB, July 3O.-Mrs. Grant,
mi ha So TemaiDed in the upper rooms
W g Ne a-I cottage SINCE the Generals death
last r. evening descended to the parlor,
,45s sbe viewed the remains OF her
S nMJ,s sfter they had been composed
IN The easket. To-day she IS as usual,
her mind distressed, but physically
well. - co-,u,, p,,~
dstte commando '-in-chief OF the Grand
AMY Of the Republic, has sent a circu-
Law IA the department commanders, as
follows: "Major-General Hancock, IN
charge Of the obsequieS Of our late CON-
marder General 0. S. Grant, has de-
voIyed UPON me. as commander-in-chief
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
the ARRANGEMENT Of position n the col
umn OF the wishing bodies of the Grand
Army. As far as practical, the attend
.nce should be by departments,
as such. All communications with
national headgualterS should be
through the department headqdar-
tiers, where, fran long distance or
oth5r cause. only representatives from
posts and departments can be presented
suitable arrangements will be made for
them in the line Be good enough to
advise me at the earliest practical day,
whether your department will be
present and the number and strength of
ZACH post attending. If delegations
'nly are sent, please state the fact and
lumber. Address communication to
djulantGeneral Cameron, G. A. r..
18th Avenue Hotel, New York CITY,
here the temporary headquarters will
3 established.
MOUNT McGREGOR, July 30.-A severe
hunder storm occurred on the
fountain this evening. The electric
nd entered the cottage, tearing off
me OF the plastering and extinguished
e electric light above the casket.
Colonel Beck commanding 5attery A,
tth Artillery, from Governors Island,
ID General K. H. Jackson, commander
Seventh Columbus, Governors
landr we're rendered insensible by the
lock from a bolt and it VS.
AIRED Tor time that the latter would
)EsurYlYe. Both now, however, are
1onounced oAt Of danger. To or three |
ueio were also more or less severely |
III. The mountain telegraph wires are
Frustrated and dispatches had been
nj TO Saratoga for transmission. A
rye number OF persons this afternoon
allied themselves OF the privilege of
ewing the remains. When the Cen
al S remains were placed in the cgskef
esterday afternoon, Colonel Grant mt
packet in the breast pocket of his coat
now transpires that it was a letter
rlttean by Mrs. Grant. II ar
lo|ieGged a farewell letter of
e General found in the
AZ pocket after his death, and added
areWell until both should meet in
sser world. A ring placed on the
. neiaL 5 hnger was one Mrs. Grant had
q grown too small. "sei