Daily Republican., 1885-07-27
The Honored Dead.
COFFIN-CLEvELA To NAME
THE PAIL. BEARERS.
0BSEQUIES IN NEW YORK.


"A still, sultry morning on the noun
tain, with clouds and thick, heavy
atmosphere hundreds OF visitors com.
ing up on the trains, the hotel draped
in mourning, Sabbath. day silence about
the cottage whe re the dead General lies
in temporary receptacle, wrapped with
a tiag-so the third day of Mrs. Grants
widowhood begins. Apropos of the
he stated that thus far that lady has
bsen seen by no person except the mem.
bers of her family and Mrs. DR.. New
man since the Generals death. She is
in seclusion because of a natural desire
for rest and quiet with her own sorrow.
President Cleveland vas this morn.
ing requested by the family to name
the pail bearers to act at the closing OBJ.
seqnies.
The subject of the choice OF tho spot
for sepulture in the CeE tral Park is
now to be settled. The authorities in
New York city will doubtless exercise
discretion In this matter, though Colonel
Grant has signified a feeling that u
location at the north end of the mall,
uear the lake, would nearest meet the
wishes of the family. Either one end
or the other of the mall will undoubted-
ly be chosen.
A message was this morning sent
to Mayor Grace asking if he could and
would furnish a temporaryIvaultfor for the
reception of the remains of General
Grant, the suggestion being made that
the family of General Grant would
prefer that his remains should not be
placed in any vault that had already
baa fnr hn Of NJ
The following additional messages of
coincidence have been received
Mrs. Grant: Delaware tenders the
warmest sympathy of her citizens in this
great hour of private and public grief.
CHARLES g. 6ToCKLEY, Governor.
Mrs. Grant : offer my expression
of deep sympathy to the widow Of the
great leader of the Union armies.
CoMTE de PARIS.
WETHERINGToN, July "a - Mrs.
Grant: Allow me to otter sincere sym
pathy on your great loss.
LoRl RIPoN.
LONDON July 25.-Mrs Grant; Heart
felt sympathy for sad affiiction befallen
you. MRS. MACKAY.
TOXIC, Japan, July 24.-Madam Gene.
raj Grant: learned with much sorrow
of the death of your husband. 1 tender
you my sincere coincidence and deep
sympathy. PRINCE TowHTTo.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 25.-Colonel F.
ID. Grant: | sympathize deeply with
your family. General Grant was a
brave and successful soldier and q
generous adversary.
G. T. BEAUREGARD.
NEW YORK, July 25. n Mrs. Grant
In tt 8 name of the Imperial Govern
ment and my own, pray accept the OK
preston of the deepest sympathy.
BRAZILIAN MINISTER.
TOXIC, July 25 TO Mrs. Grant By
command present to you the condo
lence and sympathy OF their Majestic
the Emperor and Empress in the sat
friend of their Majesties.
ITO HIRoBpRNE.
Ignacio Mariscal, the Mexican Pre-
m ier, sent the following: " By instruc
tions of President Diaz l send the most
sincere coincidence of the Mexican Gov
ernment for the loss of our great friend
the illustrious General Grant, an(
personally tender my own and m!
family's heartfelt sympathy in your be
reavenent."
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, widow of th'
late Secretary of State, Gelegraphs
Pray receive my loving sympathy
We feel deeply tor you all. 30 high
ly appreciated the Generals 8 kindness t,
me in my sorrow even when he was sucl
q sufferer"
Governor Hill has tenderedthe famil
the use of the Executive Mansion dur
ing their stay in Albany.
The letter of President Cleveland Il
Mrs. Grant, and of which Adjutant
General Drum was the bearer, is her
re produced
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
TON, ID. c., July 90, l885.-My Dea
| Madam: Obeying the dictates of m.
personal feelings, and in accord will
what | am sure is the universal senti
ment of his fellow countrymen toward
your late husband, am solicitous tina
| every tribute of respect AID affection
should be duly rendered; and, will
constant consideration of your persona
wishes on the subject, Adjutant g IN
eral Richard G. Drum is charged will
the delivery of this note, and will re
| ceive and convey to me any intimatioI
| of the wishes of yourself and you
| children in respect to the selection o
the place of burial, the conduct of tn,
| funeral ceremonies and the part which
NAV be borne by those charged with
the administration of the Government
With sincere coincidence, your frien'
and servant GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mrs. u. S. Grant, Mount McGregor
n. Y.
A DOCUMENT FROM GRANT NOW FRS
PUBLISHED.
While In conversation to. day wit
the correspondent Of the Associate
Press, DR.. Douglas very kindly read t
the writer the following remarkabl
document, which was written by Gen
lGrant in DIR. Douglas presence, o.
Thursday, July
ask YOU not to show this to an,
one, unless the physicians you consul
with. until the end. Particularly,
want it kept from my family.
known to one man, the papers will &c
it and they (the family) will get it. !
would only distress them almost be
yond endurance to know it, and, b.
Ireflex, would distress me. l have nc
changed my mind materially since
wrote you before in the same strain
Now, however, ] know that / gai
strength some days but when do 6
iback it is beyond where fstarted to i'm
prove. | think the chances are YER
decidedly in favor of you being abl
to keep me alive until the change G
weather, toward winter. or cours
there are contingencies that might aris
at any time that would carry me oi
:: very suddenly. The most probable
these is choking.
Under the circumstances life is nc
+, worth the living. | am very Thankful
! for " thankful "elad was writer
lbut scratched out and thankful" sui
lstituted) to have been saved this Ions
Ebecauss it has enabled me to practi
. cally com plete the work in which