Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-24
THE NATIONS DEAD.
TOlling Of Bells and half Wasting Of
Flags Proclaim Sad News to
Americas 0itisens.
Gen. Grants Death Received Thr ,ugh-
out the Country, With Marks
Of the Profoundest Sorrow.
The End Comes Without Pain The AN
gel Of Death Makes His Visit
in Peaceful Quiet.
Washington ID New York Each or
fer Resting Place For the
Illustrious Dead.
The Bereaved Family the Recipient Of
the Heartfelt Sympathy Of
Mourning Nation,
enN. oMANr.

How the Pulse of the Nation Beats in
Unison.
Special 20 the izette,
WASHINGTON, July %, Gen.
Grants death has been the topic of
conversation In every circle in every
class to day. The long-looked.for
event did not lessen the sincere sorrow
throughout the capital. The Confed-
crate soldiers could not have evinced
more feeling had II been the desthday
OF one of their most beloved Chieftains.
GEN FIrzHUoH LEE
sent . telegram To Mira. Grant aakjng
that son OF Robert Il Lee be allowed
to minale his tears with hers. 1t was
day on which the whole world wept,
he said.
The ex.chief justice OF Kentucky,
William ll'ndtay, who wore the gray
on many q battle field, says; II want
TO see Gen. Grant buried In
Washington, In this beautiful
capital OF a reunited and
cemented nation. / believe "A Demo.
cratic house will vote 800 900 for
monument typical OF his greatness
Everywhere the sorrow aud symps-
thy for the family were supreme
Gen Logan was completely crushed
at the tall OF his old commander.
Mira Logan says: "The general could
not have been more deeply afflicted by
the death OF one OF his own family.
He wept like child"
Gen. Grant was so we'll known here
and 80 popular that his death seemed
| a. la lllrs. k.s
all sides the desire WAS expressed that
the ashes OF the distinguished dead
should reposein the national capital.
II was stated that Gen. sherman
and Gen Sheridan had both
their chieftain be laid away
TO rest In the Soldiers Home In the
District. Of Columbia. There will be
an overwhelming disappointment In
! Washington II the general IL not
( buried IN the district Many were
afraid that Col. Fred. Grant would
! choose West Point because he
was graduate OF the institu-
ton as well an his father. The
generals brother-in.law thinks
Washington viii be selected. Gen.
Fred Dent, another brotherin law,
thought this morning that West
PoInt would be the place, but Wash
ington Is almost certain TO be the
spot.
The enormous extra editions OF the
Washington and New YORK papers
went like wild.hre 10 day. Several
editions were exhausted before night.
The extra Chronicle had cuts OF the
entire family, OF tho birth
place, Point Pleasant, the residence
before and Of or the war, the New
YORK home, aud OF ali the celebrated
events OF the generals military and
civil careers. Everything connected
with the great chieitain's life was
listened to or read with ayidity.
Should he be buried In Washington
the pageant will be the most imposing
ever known ~ the continent.
The tolllDg OF the bells a moment
after o'clock this morning announced
the great WARRIORS death, and some OF
the business houses were draped before
Ga IN. The interior department, pre-
sided yer by an ex.Confederate was
the fist 10 display the black insignia
OF death. Tonight the great gray
public buildings, heavily shrouded
with black, present weird sight Ia
the mellow moonlight.