Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-24
THE DEAD cHrEFrA1N.

Honors to His Memory i'm New
 Haven-The Polling of the Fire
 BeIls-Many Mourning Tokens
 Stores Draped-Tokens sf Sorrow
 From Many HomeS-Grant's V1S1ts
 i'm New Haven.
 The slow and measured strokes of the city fire bells yesterday morning at 8:21 an- nounced the looked-for event, the death of General Grant. Everywhere in the city the death of the nations great ehieftain was the universal topic and the city mourned. At the City Hall the national flag was draped and festooned in mourning and by last even- ing many of the large stores and other places of business were likewise draped.
 Among these were Bolton & Neely's, F. M. Brown & Go. s, J. IN. Adam & Go. s, at each of which places the display was notably prominent. Also J. D. Bradley's, the "Blue' store, B. J. Stones, Klock's drug store, Thomas tea store, J. E. Earle's office front, Tyler's building, Y. M. c. A. windows, Reese's barber shop front, Bretzfelder's dry goods store, Franks dry goods store, Proctor & Maguire's, Henry Plumb's, Armstrong's and few other stores were draped. The display at the store front of Bolton or- Neeiy was very elaborate. Large festoons in white and black were suspended from the top and down the large windows black and white stripes alternated. Over the door were fes- toons in black and white and large picture of Grant over which was "ln Memor1am : The upper windows were also alternated III black and white strips.
 At General Ford's large American flag l was hung out draped in folds of black crape. The upper part Of c. 5: | Mersick & Co.'s building was festooned in black and white. Joseph Haury,
 the barber, and Butler, the natter, also had out mourning tokens. At the store of MT. blems was made. In one was a marble mon ument and in the other a photograph of ] General Grant. la one window was the ln- ! scription, "Our dead hero. Our pleasures | are slight, and their termination IS only | a question of few years.
 j. D. Dewell & Go. and Spencer & Mat | thews hung out national flags at half mast, l and M Zunder & Sons store was draped. In the window at T. H. Pease 6 Sons was | a fine portrait of Grant, in frame, draped in | mourning At Coroner BoIlman's residence | on Sylvan avenue tokens of mourning were | displayed The display at Tyler's building was prominent, extending over considerable part | of the buildings front. At John E. Earles was a portrait of Grant upon shield, with flags, | ali being draped in crape. The Selden | House on State street was festooned in black | and white. At several residences on State | | front of handsome house with pretty grounds on North Quinnipiac street, Falr | Haven, d fine flag was displayed with 'U. 5. | Grant, in black letters across it and the bor- ders of the flag draped in black The na- ! tional flag over the hospital was draped lh
 black On Ward and Vernon streets ana on ! Davenport avenue flags draped in black ! waved Crowds gathered in front of the | windows of the different news stands gazing reverently and with apparent emotion l at the pictures of the dead hero or l view Thousands of extras were sold in the
 city yesterday. The COURIER extra first
 made its appearance and the large extrs | edition issued was soon exhausted.
 l Gen. Grant was 8 visitor here in New Ha l ven at different times. He was here whe1 James E. English was Governor and wal
 then on 8 tour of New England and stopped
 while here at the New Haven House.
 number of other prominent men were wltl him. Gov English, who recalls this incl
 dent, remembers that at this time he visited
 the legislature while it was in session.
 | Gen. Grant was also here when the nation | al encampment G. A. R. held here,
 time that all old soldiers of the city will re
 call at once. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan | Hancock, Devens, Vice President Wilson ant Gen. Van Zandt were all here.
 Gen. Grant also once on one of his trip
 was the guest of the city of New Haven ant ] at the City Hall hundreds of our citizen
 shook hands with him and Mayor Lewi
 made the address of welcome.
 General Grant will also be well recollectet
 by the Second regiment boys who went te
 take part in the inauguration ceremonies
 Arriving too late they were given specia
 review by President Grant, who compliment
 ed the marching and fine military appearance
 of the regiment. Vice President Wilson ant
 General Hancock were upon the platform
 (and other distinguished personsl as the Sec
 ond marched by, Colenel, now General
 Smith at the head A number of wei
 known Kew Haven citizens, such as Genera i Merwin, Major Cowles, Major T. P. Merwin
 Major Maher, Colonel Fox, and others, wer
 among the New Haveners present not in uni l form