Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-27
The GRANT OBSEQUIES.
FRED STARTS Foa Ss@ YORK
D.. Ns~nan ~ Conduct Simple Ser
sicss az M AcGrsgor Ms.
Grant O1ercome.

nj Mc0asooA, Jaly - To-day oa the
mountain hss beea cooi and quiet There
have Desn some visitors aBd q fes permanent
arrivals. Among lAsm ssrs Gsn- Horace
Porter tad japanese Minister kakL The
x'iari 81 honor from O. s. Grant Post o. A
H. ~ Beooklyn. arrived to-day and began
t1eif d4les az 8uce. ls0 of them slii .l-
Tend constantly Inside .f y-c cottage. These
80 are Ca 1stg three loArs The Wheeler
F0us. mo came to the cottage
nrst <ll remain and patrol the
c5itage on ssary -ile. lhs grand array II
Veterans. representing Maine, Sss hamp-
shire. Vermont, Connecticut. New York,
Mlohi gan. Ai-cQusiu, and >rN Mexico are
ealnpel ou she mountain. Cen Hancock
hts ordered company of infantry from
f. Porter. near B49aio 10 come % the
mountain t1 act A. part "a the guard 0f nou-
or. Cot. Ofaut and fren. Horace Porter leave
t. night ~ -pecial train Tor Nes York.
They vii arrive thore &C : a. "a aud confer
with Mayor Grace and Gen. Hancock. con
cernlu.f the details or the uual rites.
Geo. Porter to-d day -hoNu the plaster
mask ~ the dead Geueral which ~as made
.oou after be- iied He examined lt closely
and e1 pressed himself veil pleased with 40.
A message from Albert. the White House
cOaennlan, Who NIshes - drive the hearse. -
a. foii0ss-
"ExsC urfvz MtssIoS, NAsHsGroS, July
a.T3 H9racs Porter A the dear Gen
era!'s 0id coaehmtn for years, can you aOt
ald ln arrau .li1g that shegld drive for him
for the last time AZ che funeral. / want 70 do
something la 1is honor and woald like to DO
that ALBsaI HAW2Iss."
Gen Porter spoke 0f Aiberts deyOfi IA 10
the General and aid be had 40 doubt lhe
family would grant the request.
Cod. Grant started for New York tonight
Hancock aud Mayor Grace and settle
with them plan OF arrange
meuts for the public ceremonies, which
viii take place on the afternoon of Aug. 4,
when the body will leave the hill. lt l. the
intention that until that time full control
snail rest with the family.
The scr, Ices mere will De comparatively OF
domestic nature. This viii include regu-
lar church services and address by Dr..
Newman. 10 II now intended that this ad-
dress shall be- tho 0aiy extended one. az any
time, delivered before internent. DR. New
man think- that considering that the military
control Of the ceremonies IN New York and
the vast crowds that will 20 20 the park
On the dag % intermeut. address
aqithat time would be useless. re expects
% perform the only church services.
10 has been a cool and charming day ne re-.
with feW visitors. Gen. Porter WAS the only
neS -eomer hat saw The body. tie was sur
pri-ed % find that the face Is free from signs
OF suffering. The expression Of the lips "a
thOugh about 20 speak. helped the natural
look Of the face, he thought.
Mrs. Grant l. great sufferer. She has
OF the death and OF course has
not seen ths body. She Il so
prOstratsd that the family will make no at
tempt % get her % look 8t the body until
after wednesday. when it viii be placed IN
the cs,sket. Mr Han0ne, brother OF Col
Grants wife. ~ hers 10 DO what may be
asked % him. The japanese Minister came
to-day. bringing formal coincidence from the
Emperor.
In the new detail Of companies are one of
sheridan scouts and the man who was ser
geant Of the guard that carried Lincoln
from tords Theatre to the house IN which
he died. Commander McMsir. OF Saratoga
has loaned % Comrade Downing OF Wheeler
Poss. A piece Of Grape which was worn AZ the
funerals u Lincoln. Farragut and Garfield.
10 has been pat ou Downing sword
oaratoga people are still anxious to have
the body hs state there. Gen Hancock
to-day teiegrsphed that be- could not vary
the order Of the journey 20 New York al
ready announced, and the remains will 90
directly 20 AIbany
Gen. Horace Porter. speaking 0f Grant to-
day, said Fl think that Grant was the
resdiest man iu 8n emergency that have ever
known. "A an instance on the night Of the
Seigvicks corps had been broken and
Affairs we're extremity critical. Grant sat IN
hIs headq1arters and listened 20 the fast-
coming reports % disaster and
trouble and gave his orders with a
much precision. coolness and Judgment a.
though he had been studying that particular
situation for two months. never saw him
angry hut once. and that was when he saw a
soi,fsr clubbing "a horse over the head He
-eiyed the man and told him he vas a brute
AMI had him properly punished. I never
heard hmm inter an oath or anything % ap-
pr0sch o. tie wHs gifted with endurance
that mem hers ~ his staff called phenomenal
Rrd which the world i- now beginning to
reah ta. 7 haze known him ride day aud night
through mud and rain. and came in with p
freshness that put younger men % blush.
tie vas man Who never Eiused AZ lying
shells or bullets and ore of the only two
men ever snw who would not inv0luntarily
do zo. The other rv8s 81 ouzler
President Cleveland ha been reqnested 20
chooee the pall bearers. t-eu. Hancock nas
uoudei the family that he viii assume
charge of tne milt iry srrang gemsnts for the
burial. ts ser INSTRUCTIONS received from
" ashinrt1u.
The widow of Secretary Frainr rhuysan
seat che following from klbe-ou Pray re-
csfva mF loving symEathv Ne feel deeply
for Jon All -o hiEhlg appreciated the gen
ersls kindness to we n my -orrow even
when he wa such a sufferer
The following 's the dispatch ~ coudo-
ience from tfeu. heanreEari Atlanta. lta..
July 11 u faf = D ffralf. 7 =ymrathira
deepiy with Yo7r family Cen. Grant wa a
nrsre. successful soldier and Eenernus ad
rs-rssrF q L bFaraFeaRn.