The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-10
HONORS TO THE DEAD GENERAL.
Reception in the City of the News o
Gen. Grants Death.
Action Taken by the Grand Army of
the Republic.
A Special Meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors Called.
Meeting at the Chamber of Commerce of
Commercial Bodies and Citizens.

The news of Gen. Grants death was received
in San Francisco early yesterday and caused
profound regret but the sorrow was tempered
by the thought that the old soldier had passed be-
yond the field of affection In respect to his
memory the people of San Francisco placed their
flags at half-mast and draped their homes and
places of business with appropriate mourning
attire.
At the federal offices in the city, the heads of
departments and clerks awaited news from
Washington. Apparently little business was
transacted. The universal topic of converse
ton was the Generals DEATH The half-maSted
flags on Kearny, Market Montgomery, SanSome
and California streets were conspicuous. In fact
after the receipt OF the dispatches announcing MS
The tolling of the fire-bells shortly after
o'clock announced the death of the Great Cap
tain. Early risers foeked to the newspaper bull
letin boards to have their fears confirmed. Such
expressions were heard by those congregated
around the boards as, leone at last" Z" He was
a great man. Z" Poor Grant" 60 How he must
have SUFFERED The announcement of death,
though not unexpected, shed gloom over the
main streets small parties engaged in earnest
conversation about the Nations loss.
Action by the City and Public Bodies.
Action in behalf OF the City of San Francisco
was early taken by Mayor Bartlett, who called
meeting of the Board of Supervisors. and re-
quested cooperation by the Chamber of Com
merce in the following communication to FL. l..
Dodge: 80 100.
OF C0mMERcEWDear SIR: At $50 O'clock this morn
ing Cen Ulysses s. Grant, the distinguished soldier
as he has rendered his country be forgot
as sn the n Republic pubic shall exist and the people
time rolls E eOnn .9 to u aO his
should show their gratitude for his great services to
that Mite be RPgTd 6f by
sors to take such action as may seem appropriate
sum . 90 WAsHINGToN BARTLETT, Mayor.
to President StetsOn of the Board of Trade:
Charles Clayton of the Produce Exchange, and
A. S. Hallidie of the Manufacturers Association
FRANCISCO, No; 2o5 Market street,
JULES CERT, ESQ, san Francisco-DeaT Sir: am
in receipt Of letter from Mayor Ba1tett requesting
Trade be appointed to act preliminary committee
The ens Of to the death Of
/ have, therefore, appointed you as one. and you
viii if convenient meet the preliminary committee
the 28d day of July, 1885. Very respectfully,
ByHL SMITH, Secretary.
James B. StetsOn, President of the Board of
Trade in response sent the following letter teri to
George w. Meade, Jacob s. Taber, E. M; Root
Moses Heller. Edward Kruse, Moses Greene
baum and III. Casanova:
PUBLIC MEETING AT THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE.
In response to the call issued by Mayor Bart
lett, public meeting of citizens held this
afternoon, at O'Clock, in the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce The meeting was largely at
tended. Henry i. Dodge, President of the
Chamber OF Commerce, presided. Mr.. Dodge
spoke briefly concerning the purpose of the
meeting, as follows:
assemble here to- day to make preliminary arrange
mentS for the observance of appropriate obSe-
quieS upon the death of dhe greatest General
who ever commanded an army. Gen. Grant has
passed away. To-day great nation of 80, 1000
mo4rnng the So9th is in Tears the East and
the West are at this moment in deep and heart
f morse dGT 1 eTs Ra a b dne OsS
fitting tribute to his memory.
" NO puDnc man or private cltlZen ever re-
ceived such honOrs as were shOWered upon Gen.
Grant on his tour around the world. Every CIV
iized nation strove to be first to do him honor.
80 In all his trials and reVerSeS OF fortune his
honor was never called in question.
" The hearts of the American people throb to-
day as they have never done before, save on the
death of our Inartyred Presidents.
8. Let US here to-day prepare to pay fitting
tribute to his memory, and may his name go
down to posterity as pure and unsullied as his
life has been.'
him by Mayor Bartlett, similar letters having
been addressed to the gentlemen respectively
Association and Produce Exchange.
On motion it was voted that the committee to
act in conjunction with the Mayor and Board of
fie deRnts ''0 and Wice-Presidents of Of the
Exchange and Manufacturers Association. Sub
sequentIy this committee was increased By the
and A. J. Bryant, that it might represent the
public at large as well as the trade bodies named
above
On motion of A. 8. Halidie, it was resolved
that all business should be suspended upon the
day of the Obsequies. Mr. Hallidie suggested
that business should be suspended during the
entire week. No action was taken upon this.
President Dodge thought that 1t would be well to
see what was to be done in the East. A decision
may be reached in the conference between the
committee appointed to represent the citizens and
the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.
1t was voted to request Gov. StOneman to recon-
mend the suspension OF all business on the day
of the funeral.
Mr.. Dodge read a telegram announcing that
President Cleveland had ordered all the Execu-
tive Departments at Washington closed at 1
O'Clock to-day and that the President had issued
a proclamation which is mentioned in the press
dispatches, with action taken by the Cabinet.
1t was originally intended that the Mayor and
Board of Supervisors should attend the meet
ing of citizens, bur afterward it was decided that
they should act separately. The public meeting
adjourned subject TO the call of the Chairman.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPER
vIsORs.
Pursuant to the Mayors call several Super
visors assembled in the committee rooms at the
appointed time this afternoon. Mayor Bartlett
Ex-Gov E. s. Solomon, Gen. Thompson and
Gen. s. W. Backus, representing the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Loyal Legion,
After calling the meeting to order the Mayor
Supervisor Valleau offered a resolution ap-
pointing Supervisors FarweI, Kunkler and Abb
bOtt special committee to draft appropriate res
oIutions to be adopted by the Board. Adopted.
The following resolution offered by Supervisor
Resolved, That the Chair appoint special commit,
tee, with his Honor. the Mayor, as Chairman meet
and confer with members of the Chamber of Com
merce, Grand Army of the Republic, Board of Trade,
Produce Exchange and other organizations and cfti-
consider and what action shall be proper
to be taken by citizens in respect to the memory
of Gen. u. S. Grant
The Mayor appointed Supervisors Roy, Gates.
Gilleran, Heyer, Williamson and Farnsworth to
act with himself as such committee.
Ex-GOy. Solomon stated that the organizations
he represented had reached the same conclusions
as the Mayor and the Board, and were to hold
meetings this afternoon.
The Board then adjourned subject to the call
of the Chair.
ACTION OF THE GRAND ARMY AND LEGION OF
HONOR.
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic
met this forenoon at 10 O'clock at the head
quarters of the Department of California at 40
California street. to take action, the meeting
being called as soon as possible after the news
OF the death of Gen. Grant was received. Wal
ter a. Holmes, Inspector OF the Department.