Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

mark of the dead generals face made
within half an hour after his death by
Karl Gerharlt, the sculptor. 1t is con
sidered most perfect
Gen. Grants Old Coachman's Request.
The following letter has been received:
Executive Mansion, Washington, ID. G..
Gen. Horace Porter: As the dear gener-
ais old coachman for years can you not
aid in arranging that should drive for
him for the last time at the funeral.
want to do something in his honor and
would like to do that
(SigneD ALBERT HAWKINS.
| Gen. Porter will bring this message to
the attention of Gen. Grants family and
it is quite likely that the coachman's re-
quest will be granted. Gen. Porter said /:
! There was most deep attachment for
General Grant on the part of this
colored man and the General thought
much or him. He is a most faith
full fellow and as black as coal
How General Grant Met Emergencies.
81 recall an instance of General Grants
readiness in emergency" continued Gen
eral Porter, on the night of the second
| day OF the Wilderness fight when Sedge
wick's corps had been broken and Shat
tuck and seymour captured. General
Grant sat in his headquarters and listened
to the last coming reports of perpleXity
and trouble but he turned to one and
another and talked of his orders with as
much precision and display of judgment
rs though he had been studying that I'M
expected situation for two months. All
who saw him watched and listened and
| wondered.
and again, General Grant was called
| upon to give hearing unexpectedly in Il
case he had not before heard of. The case
/ involved Il quantity of cotton and in its de
cision it also involved questions of inter
national and maritime laws and cotton in
foreign bottoms The lawyers came be-
fore the General and argued at length,
and when they had done he turned and
rendered decision that left no room for
! further argument so clear and CO.
gent were its points. Afterwards
one OF the lawyers came to me and asked
where that man, meaning Grant, had
studied law, but | told him General Grant
had never studied law and his compreHen
sive grasp and information were facts that
could tell nothing about. | never saw
him
Angry but Once.
and that was when he saw brutal fellow
clubbing a horse over the head. The Gen
eral seized the man and told him he was {
brute and punished him for impudence OF
which he was guilty to the General, but
never heard him utter an oath nor any APP
proach to itand | was with him nine year,
without ever being away from him NOR,
than two weeks. Grant was Il splendid rid
er and IA fine whip as well. He could rid,
forty or fifty miles and come in perfectly
fresh and tire out younger men. He wa,
Il man who never winked i'll the face o
, missiles and the only one of two men
ever saw who would not Unfortunately dc
So The other was Il bugler. Gen. Gran
was man of the people. He enjoyed be
ing among his men during the war, ant
in private life, when riding in specia
car perhaps, he would go forward and tax
halt seat with some passenger in tn
front car, when he wanted to smoke. II
is sad, sad, that with ten years NATURAL
before him such man should needs b'
taken, and think the loss will be NOR
, appreciated by the people as time goe
) on.
Grant Memorial Services in New York.
New YORK, July 26-Many of tn
churches in this city We're draped il
5 mourning at the service to day in meme
ry of General Grant, and several of tn
preachers took the hero's life for thei
texts At the Madison avenue Meth
odst church Rev. DR.. O. II. Tiffany, VIII
was DR.. j. II. Newman's predecessor a
pastor of the Metropolitan church, Wash
, ington, where General Grant attended
gave number of personal "Reminiscences
, which We're listened to eagerly by thos
. present
T "He made no special religious profes
sion" said the clergyman, but | felt Gel
tain on Sunday afternoon, at Martha
+ Vineyard after we had Il long and seriou
! conversation on religion, that Genera
+ Grant had personal realization of tn
: truth in Christ Jesus as it is"