The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-14
xRr,ANGEMENTS NEARLY CONPJETEI
Preparing the Remains of the Distinguished
Dead for BsariaI-Seiection of the Pail
Bearers and other Matters

PREPARING the Remains of the Distino,,ished
Desd for Buriat-Selection of the Pal
Bearers and Other Matters.
i The secretary OF the association of vete.
rams OF the Mexican war has received a
communication from Gen. Hancock stat.
ing that the delegation OF veterans from
that association will be accorded a place
as mourners in the funeral procession OF
Gen. Grant, should they present them
selves.
Gen. Burdette commandments OF
the G. A. R., has sent circular to DEPART
ment commanders as follows:
Major Gen. Hancock, U. S. A., in charge
OF the obsequies of our late comrade
Gen. U. 5. Geant, has devolved upon ma,
as commandments OF the G. A. R.,
the arrangement OF position in column
OF the visiting body Of the grand
army. AS far as practicable, the at
tendance should be by departments as such,
all communications with the national
headquarters being through che depart
ment headquarters. Where from long dis
lance or other cause only representatives
from posts and departments can be pres
'ent, suitable arrangements will be made to
form them in line. Be good enough to adj
wise me at the earliest practicable day
whether your department will be present
and the number and strength OF each post
attending. II a delegation only are sent
please state the fact and number.
President Cleveland having been requested
by Mrs. Grant to name pail bearers for
General Grants funeral, has appointed the
following: General William r. Sherman,
U. s. A; Lieutenant General Philip H.
Sheridan, U. s. A.; Admiral D. D. Porter,
U. S. N. Vice Admiral Stephen c. Rowan,
= u. s. N; General Joseph E. Johnston, OF
Virginia; General Simon Buckner, OF Ken
George s. Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts;
George W. Childs, OF Pennsylvania; John A.
Logan. OF Illinois; George J. Jones, OF New
York; Oliver Hoyt, OF New York.
A circular signed by Chester A. Arthur,
chairman, William R. Grace and Hamilton
Fish, vice chairmen, and Richard T.
Greener, secretary of the Grant memorial
committee, has been issued.
1t says that action will soon be taken for
the organization OF committees to repre-
sent the entire country for the erection OF a
suitable monument above General Grants
grave. Pending this the committee calls on
all newspapers, railways, telegraph and
express companies, postmasters, banks,
bankers churches and municipal authori-
1 ties, commercial bodies and exchanges,
manufacturing and business establishments
4 to cooperate in the immediate collection
OF contributions, to be forwarded to Drexel,
Morgan e. Co., for this committee, or to the
mayor of New York. All contributions
will be acknowledged.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
ESQ sent instructions to the managers OF
all it's Offices throughout the country to re-
ceive contributions from the public and
forward them to the committee.
Mt McGregor dispatch Both: Drapingof
the car which will carry the remains OF
vol It-pt II .frrt. 10 laa1r
done to-day by two men from the firm
which made the casket. The mountain
photographer is making negative OF the
Interior of the cottage where the body lies,
showing the canopy and f1ag-covered casket.
During the day the guests at the hotel,
most all OF whom are now acquaintance
OF the Grant family, were accorded an OPP
portunity to pay their last respects to the
remains OF General Grant.
Rev. DR.. Leech, chaplain OF the state
senate and pastor OF the Methodist church
at Saratoga, had an interview with Colonel
Fred Grant and Colonel Jones relative to
the alteration OF present arrangements so
that the body OF General Grant might lie in
state at Saratoga few hours before pro-
ceeding to Albany. 1t was not deemed
best, however, to delay the cortege at Sara
-toga, and the lid OF the casket will not be
removed between Mt McGregor and Albany.
Mrs. Grant, who heretofore has remained
'scended to the parlor last evening, where
she reviewed the remains OF her husband
after they had been put in the casket.
To-day she is, as usual mind-distressed,
but physically she is in good health. Mrs.
Grant will probably, in order to spare her
self the fatigue OF the throngs along the
route and two or three days waiting in
New York before the interment OF the re-
mains Of the general, deem it wise to defer
the departure from here until Friday, Au-
gust 7. |
1t has been thought by those who will
have charge OF the funeral car that it
would be appropriate il colered grand
army veterans should lead the thirty eight |
,sorses that will draw the car.
When the generals remains were placed |
in the casket Col. Grant put a packet in |
the breast pocket OF his coat. 1t now |
transpires it was letter written by Mrs.
Grant 1t ACKNOWLEDGES the farewell letter
of the general found in the coat pocket af-
ter death, and added farewell until both
should meet in better world. The ring |
placed on the generals finger was one Mrs.
Grant had given, but for which in life his
finger had grown too small.