The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-08
Hts LAST MARCH
General Grant Taken
to Albany.
SCENES ON THE MOUNTAIN.
The Family Services Con-
Quoted Very Quietly.
NEWMAN'S EULOGY.
The Transfer at saratoga---The Con-
tinuance Of the Solemn Journey
arrival 1t Albany.
NEWMAN'S EULOGY,

guns were fired. The rain had stopped, but
q mist still concealed the valley. Ths
soldiers received orders to break camp, anG
in less than twenty minutes all the tents
had disappeared from among the trees and
were packed away in boxes for shipment
Notwithstanding the heavy and continuous
rain during the night the soldiers slept wei
and were comfortable. Down the Mount
ain side at o'clock bugles were sounding
the reveille, and as the strains foated
over the Mountain they were swal
lowed up in the booming of the gun
which will be fired every half hour through
the day and at sunset will close with thirty
volleys. The Mountain train at o'clock
had begun bringing up the people. The
hneral car to carry the remains from the
Mountain to Saratoga came up early and
lay waiting last night. The family had
taken their final farewell of the remains o
the dead General, and to-day they gave up
his body to the Nation. At o'clock the
family, except Mrs. Grant, repaired to the
hotel for breakfast. On their return, Col
onel Grant and his wife, with Mrs. Sartoris
paused upon the bridge at the rear of the
cottage among the pines to scan the bright
picture of mountain and valley, and then
the family entered the cottage and prepara:
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
At $50 o'clock the doors of the cottage
were thrown open, and q stream OF visitors
3 O'Clock the head OF the long line OF buggies
wagons. omnibusses and various kinds ol
vehicles appeared climbing up the steep in
cline near the eastern outlook, and soon
the area in the vicinity of the cottage was
thrOnged with horses and wagons and
Farmers with their wives and families. At
$50 q train Of two cars brought General
Hancock Aud . number Of distinguished .is-
ltors. The two companies OF regulars were
drawn up to receive them They proceeded
from the station to the cottage in the fol-
lowing order: General Hancock and Colonel
Jones, Admiral Rowan and General Sher-
man. Senator Evarts and General Rufus
ingals, Senator Miller and James w. Drexel
and General Hancock's staff
THE SERVICES.
AtlO o'clock the services were held at
tscottage in the presence OF over a thous
sud people, Cane chairs and rustic seats
we're provided for the ladies under the trees
in the grove. The ceremonies opened with
the reading OF the Nineteenth psalm which
was followed by an impressive prayer by
Rev. Bishop Harris. The hymn, my
Father Looks Upon Thee" was joined in
by the whole assembly present with fine
effect. DR.. Newman then delivered SER
mon, the family sitting, meantime, about
the remains in the parlor.
DIR. NEwMAN's ADDRESS.
Dr. Newman spoke very feelingly in his
address which consumed one hour and
half in its delivery. He took as his text
the twenty-first verse OF the twenty-hfth
chapter of Matthew-"Well done thou good
and faithful servant, enter thou into the
joy of thy Lord" and spoke as follows:
Such my brethren, is the eulogy that God
shall pronounce upon h1 n All 5oDlle53 aao
fidelity whenever found anon. the sons OF
men," He said some comrade in arms
wodld speak OF the splendor Of the martial
genius OF the dead statesman and would re-
view the majesty of his civil administra-
ton. Historians would place him on the
PEDESTAL OF his renown. "But let me, y said
the speaker "as q minister OF religion,
dwell upon the great character which Will
ever be his crown OF glory and
THE IMPERIsHABLE HERITAGE
Of the country he loved so we'll" The min
lister dwelt upon the hOnOrs which had been
bestowed upon him and the homage which
was done his memory. and declared that
the secret Of his power on the tnought OF
the world and the love OF mankind was his
loftiness OF character, grandeur OF intellect
and the fact that he was mono other than
himself. He was one of the few men in
history who exceeded expectation and by
doing what all others had failed to do. He
had no hatred in his heart, his holy evan.
gel to the nation was Let us have peace.
In his dying chamber he grasped the hand
OF him whose sword was the first he mao
won, and as illustrative ofthis broad spirit
tue sorrow was National to-day IN It's
broadcast sence.
DUTY TO HIS CONSCIENCE,
His country and his God, was his stand
ard of successful manhood. He was tne
humblest of men, and the lover OF the most
lovely His love of his wife, children and
home was supreme" Speaking OF the
deep and tepder affection he bore his wlie,
the speaker said: "And such was the
tenderness of his love and solicitude ior
her and hers, that he surprised them oy
the letter found after his death. he naa
written it secretly. and carried the sacreo
mlssive, day after day, during 1ourteen
days, knowing that she would find it at
last" He quoted from the letter as 1o!-
lows: "Look after our dear children ana
direct them in the paths OF rectitude: ~
would distress me far more to think tnat
one OF them would depart from an honor-
able. upright and virtuous life than ~
would to know they were prostrated on a
Ded OF sickness from which they were never
70 arise alive. They have never gwen us
any cause for alarm on their account, ana
4, earnestly pray they never will. WIN
Shese few ipjunctions, and the knowiedge
nave OF your love and affection, ana OF tne
asta.ul affection, bid you final farewell
until we meet in another, and l trust bet
ter world. You will find this on my per,
son sn after my demise" This was daGeo
Mt. Mt. McGregor, July 9th. 1885, Dr.
Newman said:
THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY
Ssre deeply engrafted upon the spirit OF
General Grant. On the 18th OF April last
ashsd said: "I believe in the holy Scrip
lures, and whose lives by them Will De Den'
eneted. Men may differ as to the lnterpre'
saeion, but the Scriptures are mans oesI
guide" He held broad religious views, ano an,
Ielieved in the kinship Of all mankind. Inc
ttlositg portion of the address was devoted
~ " description of the last hours OF eenera'
tsrant his calm fortitude, unwaverlng pa
aehee and clear brain, knowing that 1ne
'Nu was near and praying for
LEAVING THE MOUNTAIN.
At the conclusion OF the discourse the
lynn, Nearer My God to Thee was rem
ss.ed as impressively by the Alfresco congre
tSt;uon' and the services ended with nene
s.cuoa. After the services had ended there
a sa movement of people towards tne
h..sage to get final look at the corpse,
.N was not deemed advisable to aoml'
one in view Of the fact that it was neai