Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-05


Mt. McGREGoR, August 4th.-On the
mountain brew by the eastern lookout a
gun doomed sullenly at o'clock this
morning. The shock of the vibrations was
vet on the heavy air when a second report
shook the earth and startled the birds
in the trees. The artillelvrnen had
begun firing thirteen guns to mark the
sunrise OF General Grants last tay upon
| the mountain. and in Quick succession and
at short intervals guns were fired. The
rain had stopped. but the mist still con
cealed the valley. The soldiers received
orders to break camp. and in less than
! twenty minutes all the tents had disaD
| peared from among the trees and were
packed away in boxes for shipment. Not
withstanding the heavy and continuous
rain of thenight the soldiers slept well and
were comfortable. Down on the mountain
side at q o'clock the bugles were sounding
the reveille. and, as the strains fioated over
the mountain, they were swallowed up in
e,!e oIoiftii VI i1ie sIa ,iiat WIZ De i5eu
eli tue Jay .Iu dt
o.u9ot WI 0iO90 WIN " Sdlute vi iiiTty
''oii' . "-i'
PREPARING FOR THE FUNERAL JOURNEY.
The mountain train at O'Clock had be-
gun bringing up the people. The funeral
car to carry the remains from the noun
! tain to Saratoga came up early and Law
waiting. Last night the family had taken
their farewell OF the remains OF the dead
raj anu to-uaE icy gave up MS pouy
% .ile va Saii2n, az. = . ci9ch ile lalnliy,
a., 1.' ~ tiIe Iiotel lot
@ i' Gii .t1 LEI 3 Coioiei GRANT
80, ~, -, " 90 10 p dusco
u'9tl 800. ~ ~ 1t siie ie"l Vi lue cpt.dSe
S-Ns st4'4O44so tAiS GAA4N1 " 0Ntl4I llit
b., H. 81 foLe;Itl ,td iiu Saley' ana
rre, r.le 49, f 'fe coi'se, ana
30 ~ oi 'fie a.
| =, ~ GOV ene uo9is Vi 1ne cottage were
,,od tin1;I,. d oe,e'a Vi NisitorS
ICl ~ az @ ior GNei an iour' Apout
gies WAGONS omnibnses and 1a1;onS l-;nSSs
of vehicles appeared CLIMBING mn the etaen
! incline near the eastern ontI0oI ana sooi1
the area in the vicinity of the cotfaga vas
thronged with horses and wapons and
| farmers with their wives and families
,,,sr,,,,,-r,,,,,,, ,-,,,-,,,.
plsIlN0o lshED NiSiIoRs'
AT $50 train of two cars brought Gen
erat Hancock and a number of distin-
gulshed visitors. The two companies of
regulars were drawn up to receive them.
Ihey proceeded from the station to the cot
| taSe III tne following order: General Han
COCK and Colonel Jones, Admiral Rowan
ana General sherman Senator Evarts and
General hutus ingalls,, Senator Miller, Jas.
w. Drexel General Hancock staff.
THE SERVICES.
Al 10 o,clocly tho car,,;oos WOW, lila -.
tbn cotta@a in tho ,rosoroe IS - 900 90
narsonS Some hairs a,,a =, 80 80 100
were provided for I,dins nnJar 49,, $50.
tbe rove The ceremonies 1,,ero 49, IA
nv tie readinor of PSoIn NJ on II..I
followed Inv an irnnrosei,-o ,,o. - ~ =" a.
| Rishon UorriS M - :. ~ 80
Looks I'm tn Tbao ;, ,at ~ ia;rod am 4i-l
whole assembly 1,,os"nt LII 49, ~ 40 ~ ene
DR. Newman fIan daIiTarod t io''e $3.50. e,leC'
the fsmiiJ sttinC, in 10 ritG eiiiioi
tLe re,1,a;rs -, 10 ,rarI|. "Oo''l
- -, '.-s i''''
| n IN NE"-hAN REMAINS
II, rs. -NeMi man SPOKE very IeeIlhgiy IN his
iiIf 90 mliITi colSu!lgo one hour ana
Ia nan III us aeIEery. ne look as his text
w :" oIi'S -tiiSI verse u the -oth chapter OF
| - ~ 0li uVle' ulou Sood ana
ldlti!lul servant enter thou INTO
/ llie 10y vi til9 l-9Iu. 0uch, my oreth-
CS1I, ealI u 'Le sprinkler Is lhe eulogy that
Nou snail pronounce upon human good
t tieoS aiii Is noeil'E Wherever found among
| 'lle Su'iS Vi MEL ne saiu some II his
conlraaes IN arms would speak Of the
| spIenuor Oh me mortal genus OF the dead
Statesman o'herS would review the history
aug sile majesty OF ms civil administration,
ana historians would place INN on the
pedestal OF ms renown but let me,
salu , Iile speaker, as minister OF religion,
uMeii upon thaI great character winch will
eyer De ms crown OF glory and the lmper-
III :, IiIe country ne loVed SO
| we'll Inc minister lnen dWelt upon the
! honors which had been bestowed upon
| him and the homage which was done Ia
his memory, and declared that the secret Of
| Iis ,,o1,,or' ~, a. - - - ~ "a
Ia 49, On 'Ho 'iiouSHt ol me WoFIu
! anu IN the love OF mankind was
| MS lotuneSs Of character, grandeur
| of intellect and the fact fba+ bo
| ,ras ,o,,o oil, ~, e., 1;S.,Ir III 'll'-' ~
| of a. g. -, =; - i :4 1io "aS oile
vi t-c Ae" 4uEiI III history VINO exceed eX-
peClatIoh ana by DONG what all others had
| failed to do He had no haired in his beort
His holy evangel to the nation was, Let
us have peace" In his dying chamber he
grasped the hand of him whose sword was
| the first he had won, and, as illustrative of
| this broad spirit, sorrow was national to-
day IN Its broadest sense. Duty to his con-
| science, his country and his God was his
| highest standard OF successful manhood.
| he was the humblest of men and the lover
OF the most lowly. His loveof wife, child
rem ana home was supreme. Speaking OF
the deep and tender affection he bore his
| Wlle, the speaker said: And such was
the tenderness OF his love and the solicitude
Tor her and hers that he surprised her by
letter found after his death. He had writ
ten II secretly and carried the sacred mis-
?nfe Jay al.ti Jay ioI iouTteen Gays Know
from the letter as follow. 1''0'eO
..Iool, for o,,;,1.,,, - ,,u....,.-
in the paths of rectinde If y;onlS dsfyes sg
far more to think that one Of them would de-
part from an honorable, upright and virtuous
me ean IA, u "ouid 70 know that they were pros
were never ~ arise o9ivn rbnr h Hnicn they
given us any cause for alarm on This acco THer
and earnestly pray that they never will. With
these few inJunctions, and the knowledge l
iaTG 81 SSut loVe ana aection and Of their
we meet in another and ar i"i aIt
You will find this on my person after NV DE- ie
mise"
This was dated Mt. McGregor .Tulv o
1885.
DR.. Newman said the PRINCIPLES of Chris
tianity were deeply engrafted upon the
spirit of General Grant, On the 18Th If
April last he had said: g believe in tbe
Holy Scriptures, and who so lives bv them
will be benefited. Men NAV differ rs IN
their Interpretation. but the Scrinturas are
mans best guide He hell broad RELIGIONS
views and believed in the kinship of All
mankind. The closing nortion of The ad-
dress was devoted to a description of fha
last hours of the Generals life his calm for