Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-01

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GEN. 0RANPs DEATH.
How 1t Was Received N Washins-
ton-The Funeral.
Special Corrs.pondesce q IL Isrsa4 4OcsAs.
WAsHINGToN, July 26.-The national.
flags are at half mast over all the aoV-
eminent Offices in honor Of ex- President
Grant, deceased. The departments were
closed on Thursday noon out Of respsCt
for the illustrious dead, and on the day
OF his interment they will be closed
again. y, as is expected, he willbe bur-
led at Arlington or Soldiers Home, there
will be the grandast funeral pageant ever.
seen in Warrington. The president and
his cabinet will attend his funeral, and
Mr.. Blaine. though he and General
Grant were not intimate. will be at the
grave where all enmities arc buried
The remains will probably lie in state in
the rotunda off the capitol, where they
will be viewed by thousands who were
familiar with his face in life,
Gen. Grants death was generally
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on Thursday morning. The president
was among the first to receive the sad in
telligence. He was sitting in his libra
ry perusing the morning papers when
an alarm was sounded on the executive
telephone. Col. Lamont, who at that
moment arrived at his desk, answered
the call, which came from the Office Of
the Western Union Telegraph COMPANY.
The news that Gen. Grant had died was
Immediately conveyed TO the president.
He appeared deeply moved and ex-
pressed his unbounded sympathy for
the generals family. A few minutes
later the president received q dispstch
from Col. Fred Grant, stating that his
father had died at eight o'clock. The
president thereupon sent dispatch Of
coincidence, which was transmitted to
Mrs. Grant.
BY nine o'clock nearly all the daily
newspapers had issued extras, and the
church bells throughout the city were.
tolling. Flags upon the white house AM
all the public buildings and many pri-s
vnte establishments were displayed at
half mast. A messenger was detailed to
notify all the cabinet officers that q spe-
cial meeting of the cabinet would be
held at eleven o'clock, to take action in
regard to Gen. Grants death.
When all were assembled around the
cabinet table the president formally an
nounced the death of General Grant and
read copy Of his dispatch TO Mrs.
Grant. A proclamation which had pre-
viously been prepared at the state de-
partment, was submitted, approved and
Immediately afterward issued.
At dawn Of day thirteen guns will be
fired, and afterward, at intervals Of thirty
minutes between the rising and setting
Of the sun, q single gun, and at the close
off the day national salute Of thirty
eight guns.
The officers. Of the army will wear
Grape on the leh arm and on their swords,
and the colors OF tho battalion of .engi-
neers Of the several regiments Of the Uni
ted States corps Of cadets will he put in
mourning for the period of six months.
1t was the universal opinion that the
lnterment ought to take place here.
Soldiers' Home and the Arlington Gem
etery have been suggested as appropriate
places for his final resting place.
Col. Wilson, commissioner Of public
buildings and parks, called on the pres
ident this afternoon in relation to drnp-
ing the front of the white house. When
he concluded his interview with the
president he stated that the building
would be draped 'just as General Grant
would do it himself, were he in the white
house. Ihave told the designer to make.
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