Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-24
THE DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT


The death of General Grant, though
known to be inevitable within very short
period, has caused much sorrow throughout
almost the entire country. Several news.
papers appeared this morning in mourning,
while bells are being toled in many cities.
Dispatches from every portion of the coun-
try, North aud South, show a sense of uni
versal regret and an almost unanimous
desire to honor the memory of the deceased.
kilograms Of coincidence poured in all day
yesterday.
Tho receipt of the news in Washington
created much sorrow among officials rs well
as private citizens, and the ex Confederate
soldiers resident in that city informally de-
termined that, should the General be buried
there, they would take steps to testify their
appreciation of the man and soldier by turn
ing out en- masse at the funeral.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment, now at
Atlantic City, has been rendered as funeral
escort.
General Sheridan has issued an order that
on the day of the funeral, at each military
post, the troops and cadets be paraded and
the order read to them, after which all
labors for the day will cease. The national
flag will be displayed at half.Inast At
dawn OF day thirteen guns will be fired,
and afterwald, at intervals of thirty minutes
between the rising and setting of the sun, q
single gun, and at the close of tho day 81
national salute of thirty, eight guns. The
officers Of the army will wear Grape on the
left arm and on their swords, and the coloIs
of the battalion of engineers Of the several
| regiments and of the United States corps of
cadets will be put in mourning Tor the period
| of six months.
! Secretary Whitney has issued an order d.
recling the ensigns At each naval station
and OF each vessel of the United States navy
in commission to be hoisted at half-mast:
and that a gun be fired at intervals OF every
half hour from sunrise to sunset at each
naval station and on board nagships aud on
vessels acting singly on the day of the fune
raj where this order may be received in
time otherwise on the day after its receipt.
Officers of the navy and marine corps will
wear the usual badge of mourning, attached
to the sword hilt aud on the left arm, for the
period of thirty days.
1t is the universal opinion that the in
terment ought TO take place in Washington.
Soldiers Home was suggested as tile most
suitable resting place. Arlington was also
suggested. In addition 10 monument over
the remains, it is suggested by some of the
department officials that grand monu-
ment, costing not less than $500 900, be
erected in Washington to General Grants
| memory.
The Grant family will be left in compare
lively good circumstances, go that they
can afford to release the mortgage on
their house in New York and make it their
home. The house was gift to the Gener-
al At the time of its purchase there was n
mortgage upon it of $4,000. AS the mort
gage could not then be released, the amount
of it was deposited with Grant 4 Ward, in
tending to withdraw it when the mortgage
became due. 1t was swallowed Zip III the
crash. The trust amounts now, with inter
asst, to about $4,000. The price paid for
the house was 100000.
The publishers estimate the Generals
share OF the proceeds of his book at So, 900.
The General assigned all his right, title and
interest in this money to Mrs. Grant, whose
present intention is to retire somewhere to
a quiet, modest home. She will try to sell
the house in Now York and the Long
Branch cottage.
Colonel Grant will own the Generals
library, private records and other papers,
many Of which are OF great value. AS he
has developed literary talent while assisting
the General on the book, be has, been adj
vi>cd to avail himself OF the opportunities
afforded by these documentary possessions.
u. :. Grant, jr., will remain on his New
jersey farm. Jesse Grant has an opening in
his business as engineer in Il project for
railway in the Valley of the Euphrates. Mrs.
Sartoris will naturally return 10 England,
where her children are, and where her hus-
hands family want them to be educated. Her
desire, however, is to bring her children to
this country and live with her mother. In
that case the household would consist. pro-
baby. Of Mrs. Grant, Mrs Sartoris, and Gel
| Grant aud his family.