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tlon. The reople of the nation mourn with
you.. and would reach. if they ould, with
kindly comfort the depths of the sorrow
which is yours alone and which only the pity
of God can heal"
Tho following proclamation was afterward
issued by the President:
The President of the United States has Just
received the sad tidings of the death OF that
illustrious citizen and ex-Presdent Of the
United States, General Ulysses S. Grant, at
Mount McGregor, in the State of New
York, to which place he had lately been re.
moved in the endeavor to prolong his life.
In making this announcement to the peo-
pie Of the United States, the President is i'm.
pressed with the magnitude Of the public loss
of great military leader, who was in the
hour Of victory magnanimous; amid disas.
ter, serene and self sustained; who in every
station, whether as soldier or as q Chief
Magistrate twice called to power by his fel.
low countrymen, trod unswervingly the path.
way Of duty undeterred by doubts, single
minded and straightforward. The entiro
country has witnessed with deep emotion his
prolonged and patient struggle with painful
disease, and has watched by his couch of suf-
fering with fearful sympathy.
The destined end has como at last and his
spirit has returned to the Creator who sent it
forth. The great heart Of the. nation that
followed him, when living, with love and
pride, bows now in sorrow above him dead.
tenderly mindful Of his virtues, his great pa
triotic services, and Of the loss occasioned by
his death.
In testimony of respect to tho mom?ry of
General Grant, it is ordered that the exec,l-
tive mansion and the several departments at
Washington be draped in mourning for a
period Of thirty days, and that all public bus.
i'm chol tha dow ~ fba
pended; and the secretary Of war and Of the
navy will cause orders to be issued for appro.
pirate military and naval Donors to be rem
dered OH that day.
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to he affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty.
third day Of July, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-five, and the independence
of tho United States the one hundred and
tenth. GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
T. +. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.
The President also issued an order direct
ing that all the executive departments of the
government be closed at l o'clock p. NJ. as
mark of respect to the memory of General
Grant.
Upon receipt of the news of the death Of
General Grant the following telegram was
sent to Colonel F. D. Grant by General S. s.
Burdett, Commander-in.C Chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic:
Expressing tho profound grief of the
Grand Army of the Republic upon the death
of the greatest of our comrades on behalf of
it's 800, 900 members, l tender to your hon
their heartfelt sympathy. I pray you
have me advised as soon as arrangements for
the last sad rites are determined upon"
Governor Hill also issued proclamation
announcing to the citizens of New York the
death Of General Grant, paying tribute to
his genius as O soldier. ard his patience in
suffering, directing that the flags on all pub
lie buildings be displayed at half mast until
his burial, and requesting the people to dis.
play emblems of mourning.
Mrs Grant and family received innumera-
BILE kilograms Of sympathy from every part
Of the country, from governors of States,
mayors of cities, public exchanges, soldiers
who fought on both sides in the late war,
members of Congress and private citizens
Tic Universal Gricf.
Hundreds of dispatches from all parts Of
the country told Of the reception of tho news
of General Grants death. In cities and vii
lagos in every State in the Union bells We're
tolled, public and private buildings were
draped in black flags were hung at half mast,
and in many places public meetings were
held, at which speeches were made and reso-
lutions Of sympathy passed Similar meet
ings of municipal bodies were also held, and
preparations for memorial services were
made. In Philadelphia sixty-three strokes
were given by the bell in Independence Hail.
one for each year Of the generals life. In
Concord, N. H., both branches Of the legis-
lature adjourned Immediately on recelv-
ing the news. At Long Branch the
great annual ball at the West End
rink, for which fashionable visitors had
been making unusual preparations, was I'M
mediately postponed for q weak: In many
towns courts, city offices, and business ex-
changes were Immediately closed. Every
where meetings of Grand Army posts were
held to prepare for the observation OF the
funeral ceremonies. In Washington all gov
ernment departments were closed, and The
great public buildings and the White House
were most elaborately draped in mourning,
the display of Grape fully equaling that on
the occasion Of Garfeld's death.
When the news was received in Spring.
field. ILL.,, meeting Of citizens was convened
ut the court house, at which Genera! John
NJ. Palmer presided. The mayor was directed
to send n dispatch on behalf Of the city ito
Mrs. Grant, offering resting-p place there
for tho remains of General Grant Subse.
quent to the meeting IN association to- be
known rs the Grant Monument association
was formed and Incorporated under the State
law for the purpose of erecting suitable
monument to Grant, to be located ut or near
Springfield.
Public expressions of sorrow, and the dis
play of tokens Of mourning were general
throughout the Southern States. Governor
1T e n
calling upon the people to do honor to tho
memory Of the dead general, and ordering
the firing of minute guns the next day, and on
the day Of the funeral.
The Georgia legislature passed resolutions
of regret and adjourned ON receipt OF the
news.
In Galena, ILL.,, where Grant lived at the
breaking out of the war, business was practl-
cally suspended, and the town was complete
ly draped in mourning.
Many expressions Of sympathy and sorrow
dispatch through the Associated Press:
"Mr Gladstone has heard with regret the
sad news Of General Grants death. He ven-
lures to assure the bereaved family OF the
sympathy he feels with them in their affiic-
ton Mt the loss OF one who had rendered his
country such signal services as general and
q statesman"
Flags were displayed at half mast on many
buildings in London. The London papers
gave many columns to reviews OF Grants
life and achievements.
In Canada flags hung at half mast, in Mon
treal and other cities and there were many
public expressions Of sorrow.
In Mexico the news was received with
many expressions of regret. The Mexican
editors then in Washington, requested that
tho BANQUET to be given to them at Willard's
be abandoned, and sent this dispatch to Pres
ident Diaz:
''The excursionsts OF the associated press OF
Mexico send to you. and through you to the
Mexican republic, their profound sympathy
for the death of the ilustrous American
hero. General Ulysses S. Grant, in whom
Mexico has lost one of her best friends"