Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30
a NATION .s.OURNS.
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5ments of the Government be closed al
I lone o'clock this afternoon as mark OF
! respect to the memory of Gen. Grant.
4 The Thursday meeting of the Cabinet
5 was called for II o'clock instead of u
The usual hour. to take action on tht
jdeath of the eX-PreSldent.
r TIE LAST WORDS on EARTH.
z Soon after DrS. Douglas and Shrady
gsleft:the deathbed they conversed freely
AOf the latter hours of Gen. Grants life
jThe pulse first had indicated failure, ,anC
aJhe intellect was last to succumb itS
jclearness and conscious tenacity, anC
dthat after midnight last night, though d
circumstance at o'clock indicated cog
3niZance.
Il DO you want anything, father?'
questioned Col. Fred at that hour.
4 Water" whispered the General husk.
lily. But when offered water and milk
3Jhey gurgled in his throat and were
Selected, and that only word of response
iwas the last utterance of Gen. Grant
CDR. Douglas remarked that the peculiar
City of Gen. Grants death was explained
Joy the remarkable vitality that seemed
ssto present an obstacle to the approach
jof death. 1t was a gradual passing
4away of the vital forces, and reflex
CONSCIOUSNESS, the doctor thought, was
3retained to the last. The General died
s!Of sheer exhaustion and a perfectly
ipainless sinking away.
q Yes" interjected Dr. Shrady, quietly,
z.'the General dreaded pain when he felt
Cue had begun sinking, and he asked that
4ne should not be permitted TO suffer.
q Hhe promise WAS made and has been
Skept. Since he commenced to sink Tues
aday night he was kept free from pain"
q Toward the last no food was take2,
9but when a wet cloth wds pressed to his
Slips be would suck from it the water to
amoisten his mouth. During the Gener-
2dIs last night DR.. Shrady was constant
sly within call. DR.. Douglas was all
Knight at the cottage, and DR.. Sands slept
Cat the hotel after mitnight. Within 20
aminutes after the death of Gen Grant
.{Karl Gerhardt, Hartford sculptor, who
zaas been making a study here of the
dGeneral, was summoned to the cottage,
Eat the suggestion 'of DR.. Newman, TO
.smake plaster of the dead mans face.
5He was highly successful. Within a
.5half hour after the Generals decease
sSthe waiting engine at the mountain de-
l5pot was on the way to Saratoga to bring
Alhe undertaken to place the remaiUs on
Sice, to await the arrival of New York
5undertaker. The details and arrange
sments touching the remains while they
5remain here and until they arrive in
sSNew York, are in charge of Joseph w.
bsOrevel and w. }. Arkell.
Il A week ago the General is said to
shave iutimaUed that, should he die here
.5during the hot weather. he should prefer
siJnat his remains should remain here
5until cooler weather, the purpose being
sto spare his family sad and fatiguing
ss;ourney i'll the sultry weather. 1t is
3loubtful, however, if this suggestion Is
.3fu,ly carried out, though it is not IN
,i!ikely that the remains will repose here
ss5ome Gays. This, however, is entirely
lat the disposal of Col. Fred Grant, to
:whom is left entire control of the ar
relative to his fathers re+
smains. 1t is not unlikely that PROPOSE
Est1on from the city of New York TO ac>
Escord a burial plot for the burial of
ELbe General and his widow, when she
Ashail have passed away, might be con-
sasidered by Col. Grant. The impression
5that Washington may be chosen as the
Eourial place is believed to be founded
son the present inclination of Col. Fred
EGrant. The only condition made by the
sEGeneral, and that as long ago ?s June
e24. was that his remains should be in
Eterred where those of Mrs. Grant might
Bin time lie beside his own.
81 ORDERS TO THE ARMY.
81 Adiutant General Drum, by command
slJf Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, issued the fol-
Glowing oder:
81 "In compliance with the instructions
Eiof the President, on the day of the funer-
E5al. at each military post, the troops and
cadets will be paraded and the order
k3read to them, after which all labors for
EiJhe day will cease.
81 "The national flag will be displayed at
Hhalf. staff.
k "At dawn of day thirteen guns will
s3be fired, and afterward at intervals OF
s5thirty minutes, between the rising and
E3setting of The sun, a single gnn, and al
klthe close Of the day national salute OF
s3S guns.
s. "rhe officers of the army will wear
Acrape on the left arm and on their
aswold ds, and the colOrs Of the Battalion
Rof Engineers, of the several regiments
zand of the United States Corps of Ca
Hdets, will be put in mourning for the
Eperiod of six months.
"The date and hour of the funeral will
Abe communicated to department COM
@manders by telegraph, and by them to
Ether subordinate commanders
EPHILADELPHIAINMo IN MOURNING BELL
e IN INDEPENDENCE HALL ANNOUNCED
81 HIS DEATH.
Especial to the Commercial Gazette.
b PHILADELPHIA, July pa few min
Mutes after the great bell il Independence
HHaIl had s. ruck the hour of 8, the peO-
Sole were startled by hearing another
Epeal which at once arrested attention
Sand bv a second which every one knew
fIto be the announcement OF Grants
Sheath. At once groups of mournfuI
alooking men gathered ON street corners
q Phis morning in an Incredibly short
EStime emblems of mourning were visible
E;ln many buildings. A full appreciation
Esof the Nations loss was apparent every
81 Hwhere. and after the first shock leaders
au public affairs quickly began making
Harrangements for fitting recognition OF
E3the sad event. Mayor Smith by II
Eo'clock had issued call for a special
Hmeeting of Councils, had ordered all sta
Ntions aud fire engine houses to be drapec
Gin mourning, and made arrangements
sifor suitable emblems in his own office.
q In the market houses and stores along
Bthe principal business thoroughfares the
y s3principal business thoroughfares the
@usual routine of work for the day, which
Eshad hardly been commenced, ceased fol
@the time. All interest N the daily cares
Mof life was deadened. Along the busi
@ness thoroughfareS statesmen, porte,s
e and counting room clerks dropped theil
Eoccupalions with common impulse
There seemed to be genuine sorrow and
ksa real touch of sad regret in the tone oI
man who echoed the constantly