The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-03
AT MT. MccREcoR.
Sunday a Day of FarewelIs to the
Dead General.
Hundreds of Visitors Look Upon His
Face for the Last Time.
The Remains to Lie in State
To-day.
Gen. Hancock Leaves New York fol
Nit. Mccregor.
The People Already Flocking to New
York.

MT. McGREGoR, Aug. IA laurel wreath
came this afternoon from Miss Schellman OF
Westminster, Md. An ebony penholdel
with pen is attached to it by white rib
is. written Let us have peace" and "Te
him is granted rest and peace eternal" OPP
poslte upon the wreath is fastened a small
golden sword, and near this card bearing
these words: 'The sword and cross are both
laid down; our hero wears the yictor's
crown"
Mrs; Grant is employing portion of her
time in draping what through his illness
was called the Generals easy chair" 1t is a
huge leather covered chair in which he rest
he came to Mt. McGregor, and will be jeal-
ously treasured by the family.
The dark circle beneath the Generals S ewes
which caused uneasiness yesterday have dis
appeared today, it is said, under process of
treatment used by the undertakers.
Mt. McGREGoR, N. Y, Aug. Before
another Sabbath day shall have come the re-
mains of Gen. Grant will have been placed
beyond the vision Of his family and friends
This has been the thought upon the noun
tain today. Hundreds of visitors have come
up on the little mountain railroad today, and
to them has not been absent the suggestion
that before another Sabbath the sweep of
the current of events will have closed over
this man on the mountain waiting on his
burial. In the cottage from dawn until twi-
light there has been a season of farewells
The sense of nearnesS to the closing scenes
guests and visitors, but the family of Gen.
Grant have as well and more felt the sad sig
nificance of the day, for in the scenes of the
coming week they know that their dead will
go forth to others. This afternoon the
widow asked that Dr. Newman should be
sent for to come to the cottage, and when he
came Mrs. Grant reminded the pastor that
the dead would be hers only little while
longer, and asked him to be with the family
while they gathered in the cottage parlor to
that about O'Clock Mrs Grant and
her daughter and each of her three sons and
their wives were in the room with the dead.
Dr. Newman and wife came as well and
lastly timidly entered little Julia, the GEN
erals granddaughter and the child of Col.
Grant. The family surrounded the catafalque,
beneath which was the calm, peaceful face
OF the General. Mrs. Grant from table
brought her dead husbands Bible, which she
opened and passed to Dr. Newman.
The book was opened at the 11th chapter
Of Job, and the chapter was read and then
the clergyman re-read with tender emphasis
the 10th and 18th verses. There was slight
pause, and then DR.. Newman bowed for
prayer and each one present knelt down and
the silent member OF the group who lay in
tude was offered up-gratitude for the beau
tiful character of the silent one and the infiu-
ence it should exert upon all lives
There were in the prayer solemn words to
follow the example of the General in all his
Ylrtuous ways, and the supplication closed
with an appeal for divine assistance and an
expression of hone of a reunion.
After this the entire family there alone
with their pastor entered with him into a re-
lIglous conversation and then each and all
GeneTaIS last sickness, and so after an hour
the little group arose and the last Sabbath
service of the family with their dead was at
an end. DR.. Newman, after carefully scan
nlng the Generals face, expressed satisfac-
tlon at its appearance and the opinion that
the remains are in a condition of perfect
preservation.
Mt. MCGREGoR, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Rev Dr.
Newman led a song and prayer service in the
hotel parlors this evening, at which feeling
references were made to the Grant family.
Gen. Hancock will arrive here at 11.40 a. III.
tomorrow. Should Mrs. Grant maintain her
present favorable condition, she will accom-
pany the family and remains on Tuesday
She has considerably recovered her com
posure and normal condition.
Rumors OF decomposition were again heard
tonight in connection with Gen, Grants re-
mains, only to be quieted by an assurance
by Dr. Douglass later on that there were no
reasons Tor uneasiness as to the preservation
of the body beyond the time of the final
obsequies.
: EX,-Assistant Secretary of the interior
Gorham called at the Grant cottage tonight
In accordance with the desire of Colonel
Grant, the body of Gen. Grant win lie in
state at this place from 12 to o'clock to-
morrow, and vast crowds are expected from
Saratoga
with the body during the entire evening.
They. will use coloring substance if neees-
Sary in order to have the face present good
appearance. DR.. Douglass says the counte-
nance looks better than ever. He believes
the glass lid causes the dark reflection on the
features, and states that the embalming
could not have been improved.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-General John B.
Clark, clerk of the House of Representatives,
to-day received the following telegram;
Members of the 49th Congress desiring to at
tend the obsequies on Augusth 8th will be duly
Know beforehand, as near as possible, how many
viii attend in order to provide carriages.
W. S. HANCOCK, Major General"
General Clark says in regard to the des-
patch that members of Congress are so wide
ly scattered that it is scarcely possible to car
ry out General Hancocks suggestion salts
factorily. He begs, however, that all men,
bers to whose notice this paragraph may
come, and who desire to attend the funeral of
General Grant, will at once notify him by
telegraph at Washington.
Want Positions in the Line.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The following appli-
cations for positions in the line were made
today to Gen. Hancock: Lloyd Garrison
Post of Brooklyn; Capital City Guard, the
Mayor and committee of Hartford, Conn.
Washington Continental Guard of New
York; Union League Club, Veterans Asso-
citation, Fortieth New York, 20 corps; Briga-
dier General W. Seyy Smith, an ex-member
Of Gen. Grants staff; S. NJ. Chester; 18th
New York Volunteers; Engineers Corps; I'd
Regiment N. G. s.; Corn and Produce Ex-
change.
Gen. Hancock has notified the ex-Presi-
dents that President Cleveland desires their
presence at the service, and eX-PresidentS
Arthur and Hayes have been invited.
A communication was received from John
3. Clark, Clerk of the House of Representa-
bers exclusive of the committee wish to
know if any provision has been made for
them.
Mayor Grace today announced committee
of 100 to go to Albany for the purpose of ac-
companying the remains of General Grant to
this city. The committee includes Alonz0
3. Cornell, Edward Cooper, Carl Schurz,
Samuel D. Babcock, William HI. Appleton,
John NJ. Mckay, VIM. II. Vanderbilt, Park
Goodwin, Simon Sterne, Jesse Seligman, VIM.
Stewart Arthur NJ. Dodge Jackson S.
Schultz, VIM. A. Cole, Ogden Goelet, B.
Clafiin, Jno. III. Starin, Joel B. Echardt,
Franklin Edison, Robert b. Roosevelt, James
NJ. Constable, David Dawes, Henry Hilton,
Theo. Thomas, VIM. III. Gion. Henry Hurl-
burt, Frank Work and Sheridan Shook.
The Senatorial committee have sent word
that they would meet at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on August Sth. Rev. DR.. Browne,
who has been chosen by General Hancock as
the representaye of the Jewish faith at the
lnterment of General Grant, is the Rabbi of
the Temple Gates of Hope in this city.
The Funeral Train.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Aug. 2.-The time
table of Gen. Grants funeral train has Just
been issued. 1t is in the form of circular
with black border on each page. The out
side page reads as follows:
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad,
Hudson River Division. Special time table for
me Ln funeral train OF Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, on
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1885.
The train will leave Albany at 1890 p. M
ana Poughkeepsie at 2.45, arriving at the
Grand Central depot at p. m. Pilgrimages
to New New York on through trains from
the West has already commenced on both
the west Shore and Hudson River railroads
IL Il necessary special trains will be put on
these roads on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
gay gay morning. Staterooms on the Hudson
river Doat. going south next Friday night are
ALREADY being rapidly engaged.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Gen Hancock left
Ior ny; McGregor in a special car on the 9.15
Erfofr to Transfer the Remains to
Washington.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Aug. IA Joint res
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