Connecticut western news., 1885-08-05
THE END OF LIFE.
THE REMAINS OF EX.PRESIDENT
 GRANT LYING IN STATE.

Mourning Throughout the whole Country
 Incidents of n Notable Life.
 A PARTING SCENE.
 When Col. Grant, before his fathers body was finally enclosed in the coffin, touched it with his hands and lips for the last time, he placed in the coat pocket letter from Mrs. Grant addressed to her husband It contained the simple words:
 Farewell till we meet again in better world
 With it was also enclosed a lock of her hair The letter Is intended as a response to that which was found in the Generals pocket after his death addressed to Mrs Grant, and which is known to be 80 precious to her. A lock of his hair, too, she will always carry.
 GEN. GRANTS NUEE.
 Henry, the white nurse, who was with the General during his illness, says:-I never knew patient quite like him. In will and strength he was manlike, in gentleness and Kindness he was like woman. He was help in all we tried to do for him, for as soon as he knew what we wanted he joined us in the desire to have it done properly. had to wake him four or sometimes five times night to take nourishment At those hours wake now It was hard for him to get asleep. Yet he always awoke pleasant, gentle and willing.
 
 upright even when among his pillows. He had . way of stopping his head, bending away forward and his body following it as result of his lack of strength. He did not mean to bend forward, but had hardly the strength to sit up. It was important that he should He back, and sometimes I would have to help him. needed only to place hand on his shoulders when he would come back as gently and easily as could do for him. He was re- sponsive to the last to everything we tried to do for him.
 s'I think he began to sink the Saturday be- fore he died. could sec 1t then and think he felt it. He said to me that morning: am very weak, Henry; I can scarcely breathe" !" He was somewhat relieved on Sunday, and on Monday he felt enough better to go to the Eastern Lookout. But believed on Saturday that the end was shortly coming. After Monday he began to sink for the last time. think l never saw his face look so well as dur ing the few hours before death. When the sun rose that morning his face was pink, and his lips were as soft and rosy as child's."
 'sWhen day came there was no sign that the end was near until about seven or eight min utes before it came. Mrs. Jesse Grant was sitting at the foot of the bed. Mir. Ulysses Grant was on the lounge. His wife sat be- tween the lounge and the bed. was at the head of the bed flaming him. Suddenly as we sat there, saw the death veil creeping in to his face and drawing about his eyes. I went over to Ulysses. You had better sit be side your father,' I said. Then I went to the door, The doctors were at The end of the porch. I raised my finger and they came into the room. Then I sent Harrison for the fam fly. went into the old sick room to call the Colonel. He had laid down on tho lounge few minutes before, but could not sleep. l said to him that the cot was made up in the old sick room, and supposed he had gone to it. He was not there. Then I sent Harrison up stairs. He found .him in his own room. The Colonel came down and all were there. I never saw & death more peaceful. None of the limbs contracted. He lay perfectly quiet. There was no sign of pain, but all was calm and beautiful. He simply closed his eyes, and it was ovsr."
 k The amount due Gen. Grant as an officer on the retired list of the Army, which will be sent to Mrs. Grant by the Treasury Department, is 8 little less than one months pay, there being no authority to allow pay beyond the actual date of decease.
 Gen. Grant will be buried at one end of the Mall in Central Park, New York. The family have left it to Mayor Grace to select the pre- else spot.
 The Wesfern Union Telegraph Go. .subscribes S5.OO0 to the Grant monument fund, an d opened subscriptions in 14,00O of its offices throughout the country. It is believed that the necessary S1,000.o00 for the monument will be raised within thirty days.
 The proposition to convey the remains oi Gen. Grant by river q Nn Albany to New York instead of by rail wa seriously considered by the family, and had it been the first plan suggested there IS little doubt 1t would have been adopted without hesitation. It struck everybody that B cortege of draped vessels gliding down the beautiful stream that the General loved so well would be much more imposing and fitting the solemn occasion than the dust, cinders, and uproar of railway train moving at the rate of thirty miles an hour. It was finally de- cided, however, that, owing to the advanced state of the arrangements, It would nov De wise to change the present programme.
 The reason Genera Grant was not buried in his uniform was because he had none. His uniform of LieEtenant-General was sent to Washington with the other relics of his career last spring and was transferred to the Govern ment. All dis swords went at the same time, and when Mrs. Grant saw 8 picture in an illustrated paper the other day representing the coffin with Q sword resting upon it she was with the swords he had worn in the army more keenly than the loss of his other trophies, and it touched Mrs. Grant deeply that there were not one of his swords to lay upon his coffin.
 Cvrus W. Field cabled from London to Mrs IT. S. Grant as follows: The Duke of Argy writes me: twill you kindly say to Mrs. Gran how much I feel for her, and how much value the memory of her and her husband visit to us in Scotland?"
 GRANTS NOTABLE LETTER.
 Dr. Douglas gives the press remarkabl document, which was written by Gen. Gran in Dr. Douglass presence on Thursday, July 2
 'sI ask you not to show this to any one, un less the physicians you consult with, until tn end. Particularly, I want it kept from m family. If known to one man the papers vii would only distress them almost beyond en durance to know it, and, by reflex would dis tress me. have not changed my mind ma terislly since wrote you before in the sam strain. Now, however, know that gail strength some days, but when I d, prove. think the chances are very decidedl in favor of your being able to keep me aliv until the change of weather toward winter Of course there are contingencies that nigh arise at any time that would carry me off yer suddenly. The most probable of those choking. Under the circumstances life not worth the living I am very thankful flor thankful, glad was written, but scratchs out and thankful substitutedl to have bee spared this long, because it has enabled m to practically complete the work in which take so much interest. cannot stir u IONlSW lb hAQ Iuhho huul lions and substraetions that would sugges themselves to me and are not likely to sup gest themselves to any one else. UT der the above circumstances. will the happiest, the most pain can avoid. there is to be any extraordinary cure, such 6 some people believe there is to be, it will dt yelop itself. I would say, therefore, to 70 and your colleagues, to make me as comfor able as you can. If it is within Gods prov dence that I should go now, I am ready obey his call without murmur. I shoul prefer going now to enduring my present sui fering for 8 single day without hope of rt covery. As have stated, am thankful fc the providential entension of my time to CT able me to continue my work. am furthe thankful, and in much greater degree thanl ful, because it has enabled me to see for m, self the happy harmony which SO suddenl sprung up between those engaged but fe short years ago in deadly conflict. It has bee an inestimable blessing to mo to hear the kin expression toward me in person from all par of our country, from people of all national ties, of all religions and of no religion, Confederates and of National troops alike, soldiers organizations of mechanical sciel