The National tribune., 1885-07-30
DISPATCHES OF COINCIDENCE.

DISPATCHES OF COINCIDENCE.
During the day dispatches of coincidence and
q egret were received by hundreds at Mount
q icGregor from every section. Among them
: we're the following:
: WASHINGTON, D. G., July %. Expressing the
= profound grief of the Grand Army of the Republic
ipon the death of the greatest of our comrades on
s 'ehalf of its 100000 members tender to your
IGNORED mother and to all the afflicted family, their
heartfelt sympathy. pray you have me advised
as E the sad rites are
aCommander-in- Chief, Grand Army of the Republic.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 23-Col. Fred d. Grant
y The painful news to me Of your fathers death has
amily goes out from the depth of heart to your
srhe country is filled with sympathy and grief at
ssthis news. but its loss must grow upon it the
> JOHN A. LOGAN
FORT RENO Indian Territory. July 23-Col. F..
my grief at the loss of my dearest friend and com
grade, and my sincere sympathy and coincidence
with her in this hour Of her great distress.
p III. SHERIDAN, Lieut. General.
SANDY HOOK n j. July 23-Mrs Grant: The
sympathies of the Nation and of the world with
you, but nowhere will they be SO near and per-
great Department Of fhe Government with which
he closely identified. Be assured of my,
ssincere sympathy with you and your family.
w. 9. ENDICOTT, Secretary of War;
& EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Harrisburg, Pa, July % !;
klSS5.-To Mrs. Ulysses IS. Grant, Mt. McGregor N:
SY.-Madam: The people of Pennsylvania deeply:
Emenl which produces profound sorrow throughout.
{the Nation. They deplore the death of the great
American soldier who has fallen before that uni
4versal enemy whose sword is never sheathed, and:
Ito whom the bravest and best must surrender.
am, Madam, with great respect,
ROBERT E. PATT1soN. Governor.
AUGUSTA, Me- July 2S.-Mrs. u. S. Grant: Please,
accept my profoundest sympathy in your great be.
*reavement The entire Nation mourns the loss of
fits first soldier and its first citizen.
JAMES G. BLAINE.
ORANGE, N. J., July 23.-Col. Fred Grant, Will
you convey to your mother and family and accepts
. for yourself my profound and heartfelt sympathy
4 for your loss. GEO. b. MCCLELLAN.
THE PLACE OF BURIAL.
Since Gen. Grants death the question of hisj
,urial place has been much discussed. Four
! places have been suggested-Galena, Ill (hiss
!old home), Washington, West Point and Cen-s
trail Park, New York city. The last named!
has been agreed upon, and unless some heed isl
Staken of the almost universal expression of the;
dissatisfaction with the arrangement, the inter-
: ment will be in Central Park. The expression}
of regret and surprise at the choice of this place.
His, outside of New York city, almost universal.
ut was, however, a matter for the members off
: tho family to decide For reasons which havoI
not been made public, they selected this amongS
the various places offered. The body will
remain on Mount McGregor until Aug 4, whent
lit will be taken to Albany, N. Y, and there hee
lin state during the 5th. 1t will then be re- /
moved to the city of New York, where it will
lie in state for two days, after which it will bel
deposited in its last resting place.
Several projects for monuments to Gen +
.eGrant, commemorative of his great services to;
ibis country, have been proposed, among themf
one by act of Congress to cost not less thanE
$500 600, and one less pretentious to be erectedf
kby contributions of members of the Grand
{ Army of the Republic. These plans will re-
kceive careful consideration in future.
3 On Sunday eight members, detailed from U. i
rs. Grant Post GAR, of Brooklyn, N. Y, ar-I
: rived at Mount McGregor and at once entered
upon the discharge of their duties as special
Eguard over the remains of Gen. Grant. Thee
entire Post will act as special escort to the!
body from Mount McGregor to New York. AL
company of infantry from Fort Porter, nearI
buffalo, has been ordered by Gen. Hancock toI
represent the United States Army as an addi-
Ftional guard of honor to the remains
i At the request of the Secretary of War Gen.!
Hancock will direct the military arrangements
for the obsequies, and will personally command
Ethe escort. Several of the New York militia.
regiments have signifed their intention to,
fjoin the parsding column.
On Monday Col. Fred Grant and Jesse Grant
visited New York for the purpose of comforting
with Mayor Grace upon the arrangements for.
site in Central Park for the interment
Gen. w. T. Sherman Is in New York to at,
tend the funeral of ibis old commander and
2cOmrade-in-arms, whom he loved SO well. He,
has expressed himself in the most feeling terms
touching the death of Gen. Grant.
A special from Mount McGregor says veryl
grave apprehensions are felt for tho health of
4 Mrs. Grant, under the severe strain she has
been called upon to endure. She has hardly
kleft her room since the death Of her husband.
EShe has not seen his remains since, and has not
the strength to 60 into the room where his,
Sbody is lying. The ties between the two were;
much closer than those which bind people in,
ordinary married life. It Is feared Mrs. Grant,
will give way and not long survive her hus-
band. Great care will be taken to protect herr
from the excitement and strain of the funeral
Ceremonies %
The Executive Mansion at Albany having;
been rendered to the family while Gen. Grant'sj
Eremains lie in State at tho Capitol, the sons,
khave accepted the tender for themselves audi
the family, and will remain there until the,
[cortege leaves for Now York. When the flu \
neral train reaches New York the family will
Ebe the guests of the Fifth Avenue Hotel until
latter the interment, when they will return to-
Mount McGregor and remain until Autumn.
Some idea of the interest felt in Gen. Grant,
may be gathered from the fact that $4,000
people in Rochester, N. Y, gathered on Sunday
Ito sec the casket in which the hero will bel
buried. The arrangements were such that:
these Observers passed in continuous line
Through spacious room, presenting much the
appearance Of funeral procession. Many old
soldiers could not restrain their grief, and mott
"a few of them broke down completely when re-
minded by the casket that their old commander
lis no more
A dispatch from Galena, H., says that onI