The Portland daily press., 1885-07-31
Gen. Grants Remains Seen by Noun
tain Residents Yesterday.
Circular Issued Concerning the Ma
tionaI Monument.
The Cottage Struck by Lightning but
No Great Damage Caused.


No Great Damage Caused.
Mt, McGREGoR, N. Y, July 30.-The
original intention to place the remains OF
General Grant in the executive chamber OF
the capital at Albany on their arrival there
on Tuesday next, has been altered by Gov
ernor Hill, after consultations with repre-
sentatives of the family 1t being feared
that a very large number of those desiring
to view the remains would be unable to do
so, were the body in the executive chamber,
1t will, therefore, lie in state III the south
yestibule, the catafalque resting between
eight large granite pillars. The entrance
will be from Washington avenue and the
exit at State street.
The draping of the car that will carry the
remains of General Grant down the noun
the firm which made the casket. The car is
run into the woods of the mountain,
switched upon a side track and secluded
from view while the work is progressing.
The mountain photographer, this morning,
made negative of the interior of the cot
tage where the body lies, showing the can
opy and the fiag-covered casket.
A party of ladies on the hotel veranda have
been all the morning making rosettes for
draping the funeral car from thei mountain.
The work will be finished today. The hour
of admitting mountain visitors to view the
remains was changed to Up. M, and at that
hour quiet and respectful procession began
passing in at the front entrance of the cot
tage and emerging by the north entrance to
the yeranda where the General in life was
ofteneSt seated. Uncovered heads and silent
voices remarked the scene of deep feeling
felt by all those who saw the dead Generals
face.
One hundred and fifty persons viewed the
remains of Gen. Grant this afternoon. A
heavy thunder storm occurred late in the af-
far linz
Battery A, from Governors Island, and Gens
r. I'll. Jackson commandant at Fort Column
bus, Governors Island, were struck by light
ming and severely stunned, but will recover.
The family at the Grant cottage were start
led by the thunder and lightning. but were
from the mountain to the outer world were
burned. The lightning struck the roof of
the Grant cottage and knocked several shin
giles off. 1t entered the cottage through the
roof and tore off the plastering. The electric
light above the casket was also put out.
Mention was made in these dispatches
last night of packet placed by Colonel
Grant upon the person of the dead General
The packet referred to was a letter written
by Mrs. Grant. 1t acknowledged the fare
well letter of the General found in his coat
pocket after his death and added farewell
until both should meet in better world.
The ring placed on the Generals finger
was one that Mrs Grant had given him but
for which in life his finger had grown too
small.
The negatives made of the casket, canopy
and parlor interior have been turned over to
the family and no prints will be sold.
The Pail Bearers.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The President
recently telegraphed Mrs. Grant to know if
she had any preference or suggestion to
make in the matter of the pail bearers. He
received despatch today saying that the
only suggestion she would make was that
in case any prominent Union officer like
General Sherman or Lieutenant General
Sheridan should be selected, leading Con-
federate officer like General Johnston or
General Buckner be also included in the list
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The President
has named the following pall-bearers for
Gen. Grants funeral: Gen. Sherman, Lieut.
Gen Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Vice Admi-
raj Rowan, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen.
Simon b. Buckner Hamilton Fish of New
York, Geo. S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
George W. Childs of Pennsylvania, John A.
Logan of Illinois, George Jones and Oliver
Hoyt of New York.
Arrangements for the Funeral.
New YORK, July 30.-Members of the Ar
my of the Potomac will be given place in
the line. Gen. Hancock has written to Gen.
Sherman that he will leave New York at 8
a. m. August for Mt. McGregor and that
representatives of the armies of the Tennes-
see and Cumberland would be placed in the
line on the day of the funeral. A number of
new aides were appointed and Rear Admiral
Jouett will have charge of the naval arrange
ments.
The Grant Monument.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-The Grant monu-
ment committee issued the following today:
To the People Of the United States:
The family OF General Grant having chosen
New York as his last resting place, the mayor and
monument shall be erected which will fifty honor
his memory. To promote this object the mayor
of New York has designated a local committee to
inaugurate the movement to procure the necessa-
ry funds, and in due time appropriate action will
be taken for the organization of committees
which shall represent the entire country and va
rious localities Pending these formal proceedings
we are directed to invite the people of the United
States to participate In the erection of suitable
memorial in honor OF General Grant by the con-
tribution of such sums as they may feel able and
willing to devote to this great purpose.
All newspapers, railways, telegraph and ex-
press companies, postmaSters, banks, bankers
churches, municipal authorities, commercial
bodies and exchanges, manufacturing and bust
ness establishments, are respectfully requested
to cooperate in the immediate collection of con-
tributions to be forwarded to Drexel, Morgan &
Co. for this committee, or to the mayor of New
portunity of uniting in this last tribute to the
memory of the illuStri0us dead A certificate of
acknowledgement will be duly furnished to each
individual contributor and funds received
through any source will be credited to the locality
in which the donor resides.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, Chairman.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
issued the following order today:
To AU WesteY7, Union Office Managers
Pursuant to the instructions of the executive
committee of the company you Will receive from
the public and remit to the treasurer of the com
pany all contributions offered for the erection of
national monument in New York in honor of
General Grant
THos. I. EcKART Gen. Manager
The monument committee has accepted an
offer from the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of suite of offices in the Mutual build
ing. The Metropolitan Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. contributed $1,000 to the fund this
afternoon.
Action of Ex-ConsuIar Officers.
New YORK, July 30-Consular officers
who were abroad during Gen. Grants ad-
ministration met at the Windsor Hotel today
to take action upon the death of the Gen
eral. Among those present were Gen. Dan'l
E. Sicl1les, Mohlon Chance and E. ID. Bas-
sett. Addresses on Gen. Grants life and ca
reer were made and a committee was ap-
pointed to draft suitable resolutions to be
presented future meeting.
GEN. GRANTS DISEASE.
From Its Incitation to the End De-
scribed by DR.. Shrady.