The Portland daily press., 1885-07-25
private Body Guard rendered.

had been taken away in the nature of the
malady and he looks in his casket as he used
| to look when he rode to victory. The body
| y now in a temporary casket. The eyes are
placid. The.lower lip is perhaps more blanch-
| ed than in life, but the embalmer promises
! that the color will return in a few hours.
The flag of the United States covers the
casket which has been placed in the front
parlor of the cottage. On the walls sin close
| proximity to the casket are the two famous
| companion portraits of Lincoln and Grant.
| The embalming will be completed today.
| The cheeks and face by the process made use
| Of have been made to assume their fullness,
! the deeper burrows and lines have been filled
out and the expression of the face is now one
of peace and rest.
Last Moments on Earth.
DR.. Newman, Gen. Grants chaplain, said
this forenoon that the accounts published by
the press of Gen. Grants last scene on earth
were perfectly true "Gen. Grant" said
he, ''was conscious to the last. | do not
think there was ever a moment when his
mind was not cognizant of those who were
present, of his own condition and of much
that was passing, but he was completely ex-
hauSted | entered the room just as he
breathed his last sigh, for l could hardly
call it breath, and led poor Mrs Grant to
sofa. The truth is he had been dying all
the morning"
Disposal of the Cottage.
Mr.. Nc GREGoR, July 24.-Senor Romero
is with the family today, as also are Dr.
Newman and wife. Gen. Carr paid his re-
spects at the cottage this evening. Disposi-
tion of the cottage in which Gen. Grant died
rests with Joseph w. Drexel, and the Asso-
ciated Press is authorized to announce that
the cottage will never again be occupied by
any family or person. Mr.. Drexel will in
due time present it to the State or National
Government. The house will be presented
intact with all its present belongings, furni-
ture and fixtures as a gift to the nation or
commonwealth.
Gen. Joseph &. Johnston's Estimate
of Grant.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Post says
Joseph E. Johnston, on being questioned
concerning his estimate of Gen. Grant, said:
His appointment as General-in-C Chief of the
armies of the United States certainly brought
the civil war to a close sooner than it other
wise could have been accomplished. After
he assumed full command of the Federal
forces he organized two armies, against
which we were unable to contend with any
degree of success.
Mourning at the South.
RICHMOND, Va, July 24.-The State, one
Of the leading Democratic journals of Vir-
ginia said in its leader yesterday afternoons
soldier born and trained, Gen. Grant as Pres
dent was not ronclad to the aims of men who
took advantage of his sincerity to further their
own ends, and in like manner was he made the
victim of men that he trusted in the business
transactions of his later life. But the people of
this reunited country, the people of the southern
mood in this hour for critical analysis of the
VINO has fallen. Citizens, brothers of
these United States in all the DAYS Of Grants
suferingS those who were once his foes have been
his truest sympathizers; have felt the Godblessed
truth OF nature and wished for his relief, with all
that better and tender feeling that comes of WOni
an and never leaves her child The greatest Gen
eral Of the Union army is dead All the people in
these United States respect his memory.i
This article voices the sentiment of the
people of Virginia The flag on the Office of
the Despatch, the morning Democratic pa
per in this city, was at half-mast.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 24.-Thenews of Gen
eral Grants death was received here and all
over Georgia with universal regret. The At
lanta Constitution today contains the follow
ing editorial:
With the clearing of the early mist yesterday
morning which hovered over Mount McGregor
passed away the soul of General Grant, the most
distinguished OF living Americans, the general
commanding the victorious armies of this country
and twice the President of the republic. Wash
ington alone of all men in our history has eulalled
him in honors. General Grant was great COM
mander 1t is as the soldier, even
though his sword struck down her cause that the
South loves to remember him; as the conqueror of
Lee, refusing to take the sword of that great lead
erw whose heart broke when he surrendered his
army: as the thoughtful victor, feeding his Starv
ing enemies from his own wagons; as the high
minded man Of honor demanding the integrity of
MS parole at Ule the VlnQlctVe secretary
OF war; as the dauntleSS man standing alone, but
determined, between the helpless South and the |
angry North; he held, as he deserved in all his
trials, the deepest and fullest sympathy of our peo
pie. He died as he had lived-brave, SILENT un-
complaining He fought against deathwith man
full strength, and when he was overpowered bow
ed his head without word When his life went
out great name passed into history, and q great
heart was stilled forever.
Ex-Mayor j W. English said:
fought four years against Grant. Georgia and
dpof I in
at Petersburg to shoot Grant, but turned my head
away, preferring to let him live. I regard his
men in the world. There was something else
besides mere force of circumstances to make him
great.
In the State Legislature resolution was
memory Of Gen. Grant. One of the members
of the House objected, stating that Grant had
never done anything that the South should
respect. A storm of misses greeted him. He
grew warmer at this and assumed a defiant
air. As he spoke groans and Kisses inter
rupted him., and he was forced to his seat
The resolution was adopted almost without
dissent, and the body adjourned.
BATON RoUGE, La, July 24-Upon the
reception OF the news of Grants death, Gov.
McEnery had the flag on the State house
hoisted at half-mast and draped in mourn
ing. He issued a proclamation expressing
the grief OF the State government Of Louisi-
ana. "A great American citizen has fallen,
who will be remembered with honor by the
soldiers of all countries. A renowned mag
istrate is numbered with our dead Presidents
Let our people with one accord do just honor
to his memory, and remember those who are
made desOlate by his DEATH
All the State offices are closed, and the
flags on all the public buildings displayed at
half-mast Gen. G. L. Beauregard, Adju-
tant General of the State, issued the follow
ing order:
Ga,,,
regret the death of ex-President Grant. AS a
mark of respect for the deceased half-hour guns
will be fired between sunrise and sunset on Fri
day and the day of the funeral. The national
flag will be displayed at halfInast on both days
upon the armores of the Louisiana State Nation
al Guard.
famous Washington Artillery the crack ar
tillery corps of the Confederate army from
| New Orleans.
! New ORLEANS, July 24.-The moment
| General Grants death became known in this
| city all the flags in the city, whether on pub
| lc buildings, newspaper offices or stores,
| were hOlsted at half-maSt and draped with
| Grape. The press universally bears tribute
to General Grants merit. The TimeS-Dem-
| ocrat says:
:, Today united in spirit and national brotherhood
| the boys in blue and the boys in gray follow in
sad procession, and with dirge and roll of muffed
| drums and crashing funeral volleys, bid last
farewell to the brave soldier at the picket line of
| that unknown country whittier he has started
alone tomake his submission and throw himself
| on the mercy of the Great Commander whose
| mercy is everlasting. Every soldiers heart in
this wide land will pray God this morning that
the generous measures he meted to his foe in
| tWe of victory may be meted again to Ulysses 5.
| Grant in this hour Of defeat and judgment.
Honors to His Memory at Washing
ton.
| WASHINGTON, July a. The ex-Confeder-
| ate soldiers resident in Washington have in
formally determined that, should the Gener-
al be buried here, they will take steps to tes-
| tify their appreciation of the man and soldier
by turning out en- masse at the funeral.
Chief Engineer Snyder, the, Superintend-
ent of the State, War and Navy Depart
ments, borrowed flag from the Navy De-
partment and had Rigger Crowley. place in
position some halyards for the old flagstaff
on the little building on the southwest cor
| ner of 18th and streets, which was at one
time Gen Grants headquarters, now used
by the clerks of the Second Auditors office.
In few minutes flag floated at half-mast