Evening star., 1885-07-23
A Feeling Tribute to the Memory q
the Dead Hero.

the Dead Hero.
By the President Of the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION.
The President of the United States has lust
received the sad tidings of the death of that
1llustrious citizen and ex-President of the
United States, Gen. Ulysses $. Grant, at Mount
MacGregOr, in the state of New York to which
place he had lately been removed in the en-
deavOr to prolOng his lite.
In making this announcement to the people
of the United States, the President is impressed
with the magnitude of the public loss of a great
military leader, who was in the hour of victory
sustained, who In every station, whether as a
soldier, as chief magistrate twice called to
power by his fellow cOuntrymen, trOd unswerv-
tngly the pathway OF duty, undeterred by
doubts, singie-minded and straight forward
The entire country has witnessed with deep
emotion his prolonged and patient struggle
with painful disease, and has watched by his
couch of suffering with fearful sympathy
The destined end has come 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 mind
ful of his virtues, his great patriotic services,
and OF the loss occasioned by his death.
Genera Grant, it is ordered that the Executive .
Mansion and the several departments at WASH
ington be draped in mourning for period of
on the day of the funeral be suspended: and
the Secretaries of War and of the Navy will
cause orders to be issued for appropriate m liz
tary and naval donors to be rendered on that
day.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set nv
hand. and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the CITY
of Washington, this twenty-third day
(s.s.1 of July. A.D: One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Eighty-five and of the Inde-
pendence of the United states the one
hundred and tenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
The Presidents Order Closing the Ex.
ec0tive Departments.
The President also issued the following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. WASHINGTON,
July 23, 1885, eleven o'clock a. m
Ex-President Ulysses s. Grant died this morn
ing at eight O'Clock.
In respect to his memory it is ordered that all
Of the Offices of the executive departments in
the city of Washington be closed to-day at one
o'clock. GROVER CLEVELAND
To Represent the President i'm New
York.
Secretary Endicott was the only absentee at
the cabinet meeting to-day. The President of.
ficially announced to the cabinet officers the
death of G neral Grant, and designated Adiu-
tant General Drum TO represent him in the
matter OF the funeral. Gen. Drum will leave
with Mrs. Grant In relation to the funeral.
Grief Of the Grand Army.
The following telegram was sent on receipt OF
the news of Gen. Grants death:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE RE-
WASHINGTON, D. c., July %, 1885.
Col. Ed. Grant. Mt McGreyor, ". Y:
Expressing the profound grief of the Grand
Army OF the Republic upon the death Of the
its three hundred thousand members
tender to your honored mother and to an the
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ments for the last sad rites are determined
upon. $. S. BURDETT,
COmmander-in-ChieE
The City I'm Mourning.
During the day the flags flew at half-mast
in all parts of the city, and the places of busi.
ness and public buildings were being draped in
mourning, all of which gave evidence OF
the feeling in this city at the death of Gen
Grant In q picture dealers window on the
avenue were placed two large portraits OF
Grant, one of which was draped with black
Pictures of the dead general were ais ex hibited
in other places, and with their black border had
funereal effect. Amidst the emblems OF mourn.
Ing the subject of conversation was nat urally
Gen. Grant. and especially among the citizens
The talk driited to "reminiscences of the years
spent In this city, when, as military chieiiain
and then as President, he was for SO long a
time the chief figures. But it was not Grant
the public man, but Grant in his private per
sonal relations where his kindly nature was
exhibited in thousand words and acts. The
stories that are told may be trivial In o good
many Instances, but they throw light Oh the
man In his relations with other men, and the
citizens of Washington remember all these
now with grateful hearts.
The Flag At Half.MaSt ON the Dead Gen.
erals Former Headquarters.
Chief Engineer Snyder, the superintendent o
the state, War any Navy department., Dor
rowed u nag from the War department and had
ngger Crowley place in position some haiyards
for the old flag station the little building The
southwest corner of 18th and + streets, which
was at one time Gen. Grants headquarters. nov
used oy the clerks OF the second auditors office
Ia few ninutes a nag floared at hali-mast
from the nrmer headquarters of the great chief
tain.
Grief In the Departments.
Sadness settled over the departments today
The news of Gen. Grants death had become