The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-10
THE FEELING AT OTHER PLACES.
The News in New York.

The News in New York.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The news of Gen.
Grants death had been received but a few mo-
mentS before the bells upon Trinity and st.
Johns Churches began to toll, anu in few mo-
mentS the solemn tones were caught up in all
parts of the city, and conveyed the news of the
Generals death to the people of this city and
Brooklyn. Flags appear half-masted every
where. The news reached the Associated Press
over a special wire from the Mt McGregOr Man
sion three minutes after the death. Extras from
nearly all the newspaper offices were issued
twenty minutes after. The bulletin board of
the Tribune. announcing, in black-bOrdered
lines, &c Gen. Grant is dead,' was soon sur
rounded by silent hundreds. Many hats were re-
moved Although the closing scene had been
long anticipated, the general sadness and the
outward tokens of grief were remarkable and
Interest in New York.
NEW YORK, July 23.-AmOng the businessmen
down town. in the vicinity of Wall street, partic-
ularly, where Gen. Grant had so many warm per-
sOnal friends, there was an unusual degree OF
interest manifested for the very latest intelli-
geuce from the dying soldiers sick chamber, and
several banking houses in the street had private
wires to Saratoga for the accommodation of their
customers during the summer season. Scores of
messages describing Grants condition flew over
those wires to this city Yesterday and In some OF
the banking houses there were more inquiries
regarding Grant than there were in relation to
the prices and prospects OF stocks ana DonQS
was Significantly manifested in the vicinity of the
theatres in which performances were given last
night After each act as portions OF the fs audi
the first question asked by the outpourlng stream
of persons would be, " Has there been any
condition was quickened in this city yesterday
by the OminOus reports from Mt. McGTegOr; and
bulletins were posted as fast as received at the
newspaper Offices and they were eagerly
scanned by the passing multitude: S0Icitude
class of people or to any particular locality.
Rich and poor alike were impelled to inquire fire.
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issue from the lips of men, women and children
bridges, in hotels in downtown offices and in
uptown club-roOms, wherever there was teIe-
graph office could also be heard the same inquiry.
Mourning in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July e3.-Shortly after O'Clock
this morning the President was informed of the
death of Gen. Grant. He Immediately directed
that the flag on the White House beS placed at
half-mast. The lowering of the flag was the first
intmation that the citizens of Washington had
of the death of the distinguished man, although
they had been anticipating the event throughout
the night. A few minutes after the White House
all the public bull dings and on many private
ones were placed in a like position. The bells of
the city were tOlled, and the citizens who heard
them readily recognized their meaning. Bust
ness men Immediately began draping their
lar manner showed esteem for the deceased
President Cleveland sent the following dispatch
to Mrs. Grant at Mt McGregOr:
" Accept this expression of my heartfelt
sympathy in this hour of your great af1iction.
The people of this nation mourn with you and
would reach, if they could, with kindly comfort
the depths of sorrow which is yours alone, and
which only the pity of God can heal"
The Thursday meeting of the Cabinet was
called for IL O'Clock instead of r. the usual hour,
to take action on the death of the ex-President.
The Grant Family.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The plans are not alto
gether vague, although far from settled, in regard
to the future of the family. They will be left in
comparatively good circumstances SO that they
in SiXty-SiXth street and make it their home, but
il they live in New York city, which is doubtful
there is now no expectation of their occupying
that house. 1t could never be as it was 10 them,
endearing would be It's associations on the
away from it as he was. The scenes OF comfort
and security departed with the removal OF their
ment 1t was not the loss of their things that
palned them. but the means by which they went
Inc General always intended 10 give TO the Gov;
other rare and beautiful g1ftS-that had been pre-
scented to him, put he was denied that satisfac-
ton; and when he wrote to Washington signify
ing his purpose, the reply came back that the
gift had already been promised by Vanderbilt,
much dispirited to contest the claim. He thought
he had already assigned to Vanderbilt enough
property to make good that unfortunate
to resist Vanderbilt's opinion to the
contrary, and so his cherished plan of giving stO
the Government his treasures was dispelled, and
Vanderbilt became the actual donor. 1t was
hard struggle for the General and his family to
part with them under such circumstances. and
when they were gone the bare walls and vacant
places at his house in SiXty-SiXth street con-
slant reminders to all the family of their misfor
tunes.
u. S. Grant Jr. will remain on his New Jersey
farm, having recOnciled himself to that prospect.
Jesse Grant has an opening in his business as
engineer in the project for railway in the valley
of the Euphrates. Mrs SartoriS win naturally
return to England, where her children are and
where her husbands family want them to be ed
ueated. Her desire, however, is to bring her
children here and live with her mother, and she
will try to bring that about. In that case the
household would consist probably, of Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Sartoris and Col. Grant and his
family.
The Old Soldiers Treasures.
New YORK, July 23.-The publishers estimate
the GeneraPs share of the nrneeads of his hook