Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-31
At Mt. McGregor.
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD


Mt. McGREGoR, July 27.-There
were few visitors on the mountain this
morning, and the guard detail and the
private body guard are in charge of
the cottage. Only U. S. Grant. Jr.,
of the generals sons is with the fami,
IL, Col. Fred and Jesse having left
the direction of affairs here to him
apd the private body guard. A clus-
ter of roses came to the cottage this
morning to be placed near the dead
general. They will be replaced to-
morrow by lilies, and by other and
fresh flowers each day. This thought
full tribute is due to the detail from
the U. S. Grant post, G.. A. R., who
are the body guard. Eight men came
Yesterday morning, aud five more
from Brooklyn re enforced them to-
day. The morning is bright and cool.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
MT. McGREGoR, July 27-Manager
Fonda of the Mountain railroad to-.
day determined upon the arrange
ment of train which will convey
the remains and family of General
Grant from here to Saratoga. The
body will be placed in what is known
as the observation car. The car is
thirty-fve feet long with standard
posts at the corners and sides
which support roof over all. The
car is enclosed on all sides TO the
height of three feet from the floor
with seats running lengthwlse on
each side. These seats will be remov
ed, the rear of the car will be entirely
open, and every part Of the car will
be draped ia mourning.
The rewains will be placed upon
the funeral car from the rear and will
rest upon heavy pedestal in the mid
die of the car, and upon the car will
be 26 men attending the remains. 13
of whom will comprise a guard OF
honor from the U. S. Grant post, and
the other 13 will be selected from the
regulars expected here from Fort Por-
ter. by order of Gen. Hancock. The
car bearing the remains will be at
tached directly to the engine, and
behind it will follow the ordinary
passenger coach of the road, in which
the family will be accommodated.
The latter bears the name, eastern
Outlook" which is the point of OBJ
servation to which the general was
last wheeled in the bath chair on
the Monday before he died. II is the
same car in which the dead general
ascended the mountain, just seven
weeks before the hour on which his
remains will arrive at Saratoga,
Tuesday, August 4th.
II the other cars are attached TO the
funeral train, they will be for the
convenience of those most nearly
concerned in the conduct of the OBJ
sequies-
The train will consume one hour in
running down to Saratoga from the
mountain top. being twenty minutes
more than the usual time. A trans
fer of the remains will be made at
the Saratoga terminus of the mountain
road, this being necessary because
she mountaia funeral car is mounted
on a narrow gauge track, while the
connecting roads are of the usual
broad gauge.
MRS. GRANTS CONDITION
Mt. McGREGoR, July 27.-The re-
| ports which have been sent out in re-
gard to the condition OF Mrs. Grast
are unduly alarming. She expects to
accompany the remains to Albany,
and no reason Is known to the famii y
why she should not do so.
| Mrs. Grant had not until the last
day become convinced that no remark
able cure was to be effected In the
generals case. as she had believed,
and when his death occurred. the
effect of disappointed hope, combined
with the natural shock of her bereave
ment produced reaction from which
she has not recovered SO as to enable
her to mipgle as freely with the fam
ily as before the generals demise.
She is not confined TO her bed, but,
on the contrary, she yesterday felt
that she would like to descend to the
cottage parler and view the generals
remains
From this however, Mn- Grant