The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-02
L0CAN'S CUSH!
He Delivers a Highly Colored
Eulogy on His Old Com
mander.
He Rates Grant ms Greater than
alI Democrats save Possibly
Julius Caesar.
The News From the Capitol Is
Neiher startling Nor
Enthusiastic,
hut Contains the Uusual Dose Of
Civil Service and Fourth
Glass r. M's.
GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Gen. Logan Gushes over His Old Com.
mnnder.

Gen. Logan Gushes over His Old Com.
mnnder.
WASHINGTON October 1.-Seryices
In memory of General Grant were
held here this evening under the aus
pices of the local commsndcry of the
Grand Army of the Republic, in the
metropolitan church, ut which Gen
eral Grant was regular attendant
during his presidential term. The
auditorium, which is one of the larg-
est in the city, was crowded. Funeral
chimes were rung from z to O'Clock
untary by j. w. Bischofl. A notable
feature of the services was the chant
ing and singing of war says by the
st. Cecilia ladies quartette.
The meeting was called TO order
by deputy commander, w. NJ. Brooks.
General John A. Logan, the orator of
the OCCASION, was introduced and
warmly welcomed with tlapping of
hands by the audience. His speech
was frequently interrupted by
the plaudiis of the audience which
broke out at the mention ofthe names
| offavorite commanders aud the allu-
sion to the more conspicuous events
in the story of General Grants ca
reer. The services were concluded
with benedictiOn aud concert of
| patriotic airs upon the bells.
| General Logan's address EN- odied
a recital, from the standpoint of a
personal observer, of the military his
Tory of Grant. He began with his
first meetieg with Grant at Spring
field where the latter was assisting
the governor of his state to organize
volunteers under the first call
of President Lincoln; touched
briefly and with little elab-
Grafton or comment on the
steps in upward progress in the
subject of his eulogies, the battles
fought and the campaigns planned
and carried out; he alluded to the
jealousy and littleness" of General
Tlalleck, when Grants superior, IN
keeping him almost a prisoner al
} Fort Henry; to Hallccks dilator,
movement against Corinih, to his
disregard of advice and information
that the enemy was escaping, ant
to the fruitless outcome of the cam
paign, the effect OF which howe' G.
was to restore Grant to the command
t of his old army of the Tennessee. ii,
also described the failures of Grant
first movements against Vicksburg
threatening a loss of confidence oil
the part of the people and resulting
:. in clamors for his removal. 9Th
: presidents confidence" he said, "wa'
: however, unshaken and h
e determined to trust Gran
/ little longer. Grants mex
y plan, the speaker said, was rec
ognized by the military autqoritie
= Of the country as wholly unmiliiar
= and dangerous, and they believed
Q was military suicide and against a
: science of war. 1t was a movement
d however, full of audacity and in II
l. results showed the genius of the ma
5. who planned il. This was til
4 compaign which resulted
n the fall of Micksburg. lila
1T leck had directed Grant
re leave Vicksburg aud move down I
nj Port Hudson and assist Banks; Banl
le being Grants Superior officer, woul
"a thus have been in command of Il
Ne combined forces. Hallcck snggeste
,r that after Port Hudson should ia
le Nicksburg should be assailed. lila
| leCkb ltltcT Cuiiio wv ihtt. ri'
j. battles had been fought; Graz
o. was already moving on Wick
O. burg; Pemberton was driven with
its walls and locked up with only six
H. days rations, and on the Fourth
i'd July, 1883, the long and bloody siel
or came to itf termination and Graz
OF at the head of his victorious army, c
in tered the city and placed the old I'll
on the courthouse. q was the lar
IL est capture of men and munitions
ct war ever made In any modern W
he up to that time. In the ca
,os paign the euemy's killed and wound
he and captured, numbered more tn
iii Grants entire effccii.e force. +,
X Hudson was at once surrendered a
he the back bone of the rebellion "
xe broken.
he The orator touched upon the wi
on drawal OF ROsecrans within the lii
,n- of Chattanooga, where he was cooI
of up,with Braggin possession ofhis J
to OF communication. Rosecrans '
for completely encircled and apparen
Of in position where he must, 500
or later surrender, for W
of sup plies. Grant was ordered
the president to take command
u.s. that department and his first act
hat to assign Thomas TO the command
at place of Rosecrans. Chattanooga
ian subsequently, relieved by Grant
gar the battles aud victories of Look
ors mountain and Mission ridge
Ield lowed. Having defeated Bragg
r 10 driven him from his strongl
in- Grant commenced the matu