Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-12
WE MOURN a HERO.
Grant Memorial Services in the
Court House.
Impressive Exercises-Large At
tendance.

Impressive ExerciSe5-Large AZ
tendance.
Saturday. the day designated for the
burial of the remains of Gen. L. S. Grant
in Riverside Park, New York city. was
observed in Austin with appropriate pub
llc exercises.
Although the decorations were by no
means elaborate. they were neat and ex-
press,ve If decent respect to the memory
OF the great soldier.
The exigencies Of the harvest field in
terfered largely with the attendance Of
the country people, but many of their
representatives. and visitors from abroad,
were present.
At two o'clock. the procession, under
direction of II. B. Corey marshal, and
John Furlong. assistant marshal, moved
down St. Paul street to Allegany. along
Allegany to Chatham. along Chatham to
Water and thence up Main street to the
Court House, where the exercises were
held
The procession was formed with the
newly organized drum corps in advance.
followed by Co. G, I'd regiment NJ. n. G.,
under command OF LIST Lieut.. l.. A.
Pierce, in full uniform, with their rifles at
reversed arm, and their company flag suit
ably draped.
McIutyre Post No. 6G. G. A. r., march
ed next. with full ranks, having numer-
Gus representatives, from the Henry Roy
ers (Brownsdale) and James George lie.
Rey) Posts in lipe With them were the
Post colors and the old flag presented by
the ladies OF Austin to Co. K 4th Mimi,
adorned with black.
Austin Lodge, No. 20. l. 0. 0. F.,
adorned with their rcgalias, closed up the
procession.
Some Of the business houses were dec
grated with fine taste. Cal Taylor had
festoons of black hanging in his store
front, with small likeness OF Grant in
its centre Hail Il West had quite clab-
crate decorations. In Solner's window
was the motto, I'VE mourn a hero" l..
S. Willard took unconditional Surrcnd-
er." At the Mower County Bank. the
word Grant" WAS handsomely displayed.
The First National Bank building was
extensively decorated.
Nearly all the business houses hung
their store fronts with the emblems of
mourning.
H. O. Basford decorated the post office
with festoons Of black and white, which
we hope will not he interpreted on the
score of offensive partlsanship."
The Court House portico was finely
decorated; the main shaft Of the front
pillars being neatly sheathcd in black,
while on the entablature were Grants
words. Let US have Peace" in letters of
white on black back ground On the
base Of the columns we'll placed in letters
Of white on black back ground, the
names Of some of Grants victories:
"Donelson," "Vicksburg," "Shiloh." and
"Appomxtox." Also on tho sides OF the
entablature the letter &C." Much credit
is due to James Trucsdell the janitor,
for these appropriate decorations.
The most elaborate decorations how
ever, were on the arnory building Of
Co. G. to which we alluded last week.
On entering the hall, 1t WAS found to
have been finely decorated by the ladies OF
the committee: Mrs. Mcintyre, Mrs.
Sherwood, Mrs. Basford and Mrs. David
son.
The exercises passed off successfully
as printed in the program.
The choir consisted of DR.. Phillips,
Vert Anderson, Addic Johnson and Ger
tic Sherwood, Miss Brooks, organist.
Rev. A. w. Edwards read the 80 psalm,
after winch Rev. S. G. Lowry offered
prayer.
Appropriate resolutions, commcmora-
tive Of Gen l.. s. Grant and expressive
OF sympathy, for his family were than
read by Rev c. d. Belden. chairman of
committee on resolutions.
The first address was by Rev. w. E..
Stanley, who gave vivid description of
Gen Grant as lie appeared at the head Of
the army at the grand review in Wash
inten. May % and 81, 1865. He then
contrasted the great pageant passing that
very hour in New York city with the
grand review OF 2Oycars before.
o. w. Shaw then spoke on the charac-
teristics of Grant. He said in brief: AT
| ter all that has been written about Grant.
during his long illness, it is impossible to
say anything new, but there are great
| facts Of interest IN his life it will do well
for us TO mediate upon. The choicest
| possession of nation is in its exception
ally great men. They stand out against
the back ground of the past like noun
tain peaks against the sky. Their great
ness lies in a proper combination Of IN.
tellectual and moral qualities. Not one
developed at the expense Of the other.
Necessary to this essential union Of great
qualities must arise some great ext gcncy.
Common times do not produce such char
acters. America produced three such men
IN the exigcncies Of her history, George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Ulys
SEES s. Grant Each one supremacy fitted
for his work. Such men cannot he claim
cd by q single nation or people.
=: This brotherhood of kindred worth
Nosingle age can claim its own;
The generations each enroll;
The gift is to the race alone
Not only do the American people fol
low the pageant accompanying Grant:
remains to the tomb, but the organ!
drge is heard in Westminster, the toni
of England's great. Carlyle says: 'Tht
history of what man has accomplished
in this world is, at the bottom. the history
Of the great men who have worked here.
Grant demanded unconditional Sur
render" At Fl. Donelson, and three state.
were lost to the COnfederacy His tenac