The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-08
THE GRANT FAMILY.
Their Last Tribute-Many EXPIRES.
siOms of Sympathy.

L
siOns of Sympathy.
Twelve carriages were assigned for the use
oil the Grant family and their near relatives.
At 10 o'clock Colonel Grant was informed
that these vehicles were waiting at the en-
trance to the hotel on Fifth avenue for their
occupants and that it was desirable that there
should be no loss of time on the part of the
mourners in getting ready to take their posi-
ton in the line Of procession. In obedience
to this request he marshalled the family and
their more immediate connections, and at
once entered the carriages. In this party OF
their daughter Julia, their young son, U. S.
Grant, whose departed grandfather always
playfully called him General" by which pet
name he is frequently known; Mrs. Sartori,
Mr.. and Mrs q. S. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
sic Grant and their daughter, Nellie; DR..
Sharpe who married sister of Mrs. Grant;
Mr., Mrs. and Miss Cramer; Mr.. Simpson
Grant. cousin of Colonel Grant; Mrs Cor
bin, Mr.. and Mrs Potter Palmer, DR.. Sharp,
Mr.. and Mrs, Holman of Long Island; Miss
Rollins, the eldest daughter OF General Rol-
Inns, and ward of General Grant; Signor
Romero, Mr.. N. e. Dawson and Mr.. w. j.
Arkell.
Mrs Grant, the widow of the General, was
not present. Some OF her friends strongly
urged her up to a late hour on Friday to be
present, but she said that she felt that she
had bid the General good by' at tho funeral
services at Mount McGregor, and she pre-
ferred to have that the remembrance OF
their last parting Though it was known
that all during the day her sorrow had been
SO great that she had been more or less con-
fined to her sick ROOM Still, in a message
from Mount McGregor she expressed her sat
isfaction that she had been true to her or1gi-
nal resolution of remaining on the mountain.
Though, in obedience to those in charge OF
the details Of the procession, the Colonel
caused his party to be in their carriages soon
after ten O'Clock, it was one p m. before they
were able to fall into line at the hotel and it
was six o'clock at night before they returned.
With the exception OF the comparatively
short interval when they assembled around
the tomb they had beer compelled to remain
! in their carriages all that time. This, nee
essarily, involved more or less discomft, es-
pecially to the ladies, s'but all this was for
gotten Colonel Grant said " in the oppor-
| tunity that was afforded them to witness so
wonderful a tribute Of respect to the men,
DRY of General Grant"
! The colonel expressed himself greatly
| pleased with the arrangements that had been
made for the funeral, and with the great
! popular demonstration of respect The fam
lily had large number of callers at their
rooms in the evening, and it was very late
before they were able to retire.
| The three sons of General Grant came into
the upper corridor of the Fifth Avenue hot
/ during the evening, and received an ovatiO
They were introduced to the governors
| States, aud many men of note from Tho
| South, who were profuse in their expressions
of sympathy. This was the first appearance
of the members of the Grant FAMILY in public
since the generals DEATH