Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-24

the cottage, and DR.. Sands slept at the
hotel after midnight.
Within twenty minutes after the deatt
OF Gen. Grant, Kero Gerhardt. a Hartford
sculptor, who has been making a study
here OF the General, was summoned to the
cottage by q suggestion of DR.. Newman to
make q plaster mask of the dead mans
face. He was highly successful.
Within half an hour after the Generals
death, a waiting engine at the mountain
depot was on the way to Saratoga to bring
an undertaken, who will place the remains
in Toe to-day, to await the arrival OF o New
York undertaken, who has been summoned
His Burial Place. y
MT. McGREGoR, July 23.-General GRAM
died at sos this morning, surrounded by
all his family. He passed out Of life
peaceful and without evident pain. An
embalmer from New York will be sum
moned to preserve the remains, but a local
undertaken will undoubtedly conduct the
immediate details and convey the remains
to New York. When the body shall have
reached New York the question Of q post
mortem will be considered and deter mined
upon by the family. Touching the place
for burial, the General a month ago in
dicated three places as suiting his wishes
in that direction. The choice, however,
was narrowed to two, owing to the natural
wish OF the General that his wife should
rest beside him. A strong desire has been
expressed to the family that the burial
should take place i'll Washington, and
efforts have been put forth to make New
York the last resting place Of the General.
Before his death, however, the General left
| the choice of a burial spot entirely to
Col. Fred, imposing only the condition
that the spot selected should be such that
Mrs. Grant might rest by his. side. His
remains will be removed to New York by
special train and there prepared for burial.
Col. Dent on the Place OF Burial.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Col. Fred T.
Dent, Gen. Grants brother-in-law, who is
now a resident of this city, was asked yes
terday if he knew what place had been &c.
lected for the Generals burial, He replied
that he did not, although he had made in
qniry on the subject when at McGregor re-
Gently. From q remark made to him by q
member of the Generals family, he in
ferred that a positive selection had been
made by the General, but that it was only
known to himself, Mrs. Grant and Col.
Fred Grant. He is inclined to think, how
ever, that the General had not selected
Washington, but possibly West Poiut.
Receiving the News at Washington.
WASHINGTON. July ~23.-Shortly after 8
o'clock this morning the President was
informed of the death of Gen. Grant. He
Immediately directed that the flag on the
White House be placed at half-mast. The
lowering of the flag was the first intima-
ton that the citizens had of the death of
this distinguished man, although they had
been anticipating it throughout the night.
| A few minutes after the White House flag
had been placed at half-nast the flags on
all the public buildings. and on many
private ones, were placed in like position.
The bells Of the city we're tolled, and
citizens who had heard them recog-
nized their meaning. Business men
Immediately began draping their houses
| with mourning, and their residences in a
similar manner, which showed esteem for
the deceased.
President Cleveland sent the following
dispatch to Mrs. Grant at Mount Nc
Oregon: Accept this expression of my
heartfelt sympathy in this hour OF your
| great affection. The people OF this nation
| mourn with you, and would reach, if they
| could, with kindly comfort the depth of
| your sorrow, which ia yours alone, and
which only the pity Of God can heal.
The Thursday meeting of the Cabinet
was called for II O'Clock instead OF -, the
| usual hour, to take action or the death OF
the ex-President.
Proclamation by President Cleve-
land.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-After the mes
sage to Mrs. Grant the following Procla-
nation was issued by the President: The
President of the United States has just re-
| ceived the sad tidings Of the death of that
illustrious citizen and ex. President Of the
United States. General Ulysses s. Grant at
| Mt. McGregor, in the State of New York,
| to which place he had lately been removed
in endeavors to prolong his life. In max
| ing this announcement to the people OF the
| United States the President is impressed
| with the magnitude of the public loss of q
/ great military leader, who was in the hour
| Of victory m~agnanimous, and amid disas-
| ter serene and self-sustained; who 10 every
station, whether az a soldier or as a Chief
Magistrate. twice called to power by his
| fellow.countrymen tread unerringly the
pathway Of duty undeterred by doubt,
| single-minded aud straightforward. The
entire country has witnessed with deep
emotion his prolonged and patient struggle
with the painful disease. and has watched
by his couch of suffering with fearful SYM
pathy. The destined end has come at
last, and his spirit has returned to the
Creator who sent it forth. The great heart
of the nation that followed him, even with
love and pride during life, now in sorrow
above him dead, tenderly Is mindful OF his
virtues, his great patriotic services, and Of
the loss occssioned by his death.
In testimony of respect to the memory
of Gen. Grant. it is ordered that the Exc
cutiye Mansion and the several Depart.
ments in Washington be draped in mourn.
ing for a period of thirty days, and that
ali public business shall on the day of the
funeral be suspended, and the Secretaries
Of War and Of the Navy will cause orders
TO be issued for appropriate military and
naval honors to be rendered CT that day.
In witness whereof I have herewith set