Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-10

,Sorr0Uing CO,ntTymen; Beredred
Friends:-The object OF these ceremonies
| need not state to you, what your moist,
fearful eyes pathetically proclaim. He
addressed himself most beautifully IN
words of praise of General Grant, and in
consoling terms spoke of the great loss
the country now mourns. He spoke OF
the dead hero as heroic, noble and patrl-
otic-as one of the worlds great.
The Sixteenth Ward Band played
piece at the closing of Judge Bennett S
fine speech, and
W. C. HALL, ESQ.,,
Followed with an address, dwelling upon
the fraternal feelings OF sorrow within the
national heart, which were being evlnced
in every town and hamlet of the nation.
That all sectional feelings were being OBJ
liberated, and the nation once at variance
had forever buried the issue engendered
in the bloody contest in the tomb OF Cen
eral Grant That this state of affairs had
been brought about by the magnanlmlty
of our great Federal commander, whose
every action, even to the most uncom-
promising foes, was tempered with kind
ness. That restoration of the Union,
with fraternal feelings between the sec
tons, seemed to have been the hope and
reward of his life, and now as the solemn
cortege passed by we bowed our heads,
as the blue and the gray placed his re-
mains in their last resting place.
At the close of Mr.. Halls address the
Salt Lake City band rendered fine
piece, and at its finish
SECRETARY THOMAS
Made an eloquent speech. He said
that it did not often happen that
common feeling so completely
united governments and peoples, Of
| fetal and unofficial bodies, hostile
parties and warning elements in one
spontaneous and irresistible expression
of sorrow for the loss of any man, how
ever distinguished. That the firmness OF
will, integrity of purpose, and the deep
sense of accountability that had marked
the career of General Grant in every i'm
portant act of his life, presented a char
acter which steadily and visibly gained
not only upon the hearts and minds OF
his own countrymen, but also OF the
world That he had taken the
chaplet from his own brow to
place it on the graves OF
| the soldiers VINO Udu pOureu Out GlelI
blood to consecrate the soil OF American
freedom; and as civil ruler he had es-
tablished the principles OF settling by
arbitration the disputes which come up
between nations rather than by proves
and strength of arms. He was a man
whom humanity claims as her own, and
to him as much as to any other man is
due the fact that the ship of state was
safely piloted among the fearful breakers
of dissention and brought into port with
colors flying and not spar lost.
The President of the Day announced
that berediC ion by the Chaplain would
close the services of the day, and as the
I ople dispersed the Opera House band
would play The services from beginning
to end were marked by most thorough
expressions of sorrow, and nothing bois-
ferrous or unbecoming funeral, in which
the body was present, was INDUCED in,
and the various organizations taking part
are to be commended for the regularity
and order they displayed; also the com
mittee of arrangements and various Off
GERS in the fulfillment of their duties de-
serve full measure of praise. As a
whole the memorial services were sue,
cess in every particular