The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
GENERAL GRANT DEAD
The Grand Old Hero Passes Peacefully
Away-Conscious to the Last-The
Nation Mourns-Proclamatio
by the President.

The great struggle through which General Grant
had been passinSfor nine months, terminated in
his death at Mount McGregor, in the mountains
of New York State, at o'clock on Thursday
morning, July 23d. He bore his sufierings man.
fully throughout, and although the terrible cancer
in his throat gave him much pain and constant
uneasiness, he did not complain but calmly and
bravely awaited the coming of the end, which
was no doubt blessed relief to him. All the
members of the Generals family, who for two days
had been expecting his death hourly, were at his
bedside when the end came. There can be no
uouDt that the old soldiers life was prolonged
several months by the skillful efforts of his physi
cians one os whom remained at his side at all hours
carefully watching the progress of the disease and
allaying the pain of the patient as much posi-
BILE. 1t was brave fight, but the grim monster
at last proved the victor and the noble and patri-
otto soul of General Ulysses Simpson Grant, one
among the greatest soldiers the world has ever
known, was gathered to his fathers.
The whole country-North South, East and
West-sincerely mourns the death of General
Grant. When the sad news was flashed over the
wires bells toled in every city and flags upon
public and private buildings we're lowered to half
mast, while there were outward demonstrations of
sympathy and respect on every hand.
The name of Grant is as familiar as household
words. Almost every child knows of his achieve
ments great soldier and that to his efforts was
due the crushing out of terrible rebellion which
threatened the perpetuity of the Union and cost
the country hundreds of thousands of lives and
millions upon millions of treasure. For his grand
success in the field the people rewarded General
Grant by twice electing him President of the
United States and showered other honors upon
him such as no other citizen ever enjoyed.
While the world stands the name of Grant will
not be forgotten, but as years roll by it will be
venerated and respected by generations yet unborn
and will occupy place in the temple of fame
second only to that of the immortal Washington,
who was "frst in war, first in peace, and first in
the hearts of his countrymen."
Immediately upon the receipt of the news of
Gen. Grants death in Washington, President
Cleveland sent the following dispatch to Mrs.
Grant:
? "Accept this expression of my heartfelt sympa-
''The people of the nation mourn with you and
would reach if they could with kindly comfort
the depths Of the sorrow which is yours alone and
which only the pity of God can heal.''
Subsequently special meeting of the Cabinet
was held and the President issued the following
proclamation
The President of the United States has just
received the sad tidings of the death of that illus
trious citizen and ex-President of the United
States, General Ulysses S. Grant, at Mount Nc
Gregor, in the State of New York, to which place
he had lately been removed in the endeavor to
prolong his life.
- In making this announcement to the people of
the United States the President is impressed with
the magnitude of the public loss of great mill
tary leader, who was in the hour of victory mag
nanimous amid disaster, serene and self sustain
ed; who in every station, whether as a soldier or
as Chief Magistrate, twice called to power by
his felow-countrymen, trod unswervingly the
pathway of duty, undeterred by doubts, single
minded and Straightforward. The entire country
has witnessed with deep emotion his prolonged
and patient struggle with painful disease and
has watched by his couch of suffering with tear
full sympathy. 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 when living with love and
pride bows now in sorrow above him dead, ten
ucI1J VI us Nlrtuesy us great pdlTlOLlc
services and of the loss occasioned by his death.
In testimony of respect to the memory of Gen.
eral Grant, it is ordered that the Executive Man.
sion and the several departments at Washington
be draped in mourning for period of thirty
days, and that all public business shall on the
day of the funeral be suspended, and the Secre-
taries of War and of the Navy will cause orders
to be issued for appropriate military and naval
donors to be rendered on that day.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty
third day of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty five, and the
independence of the United States the one hun
dred and tenth.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President-T. F. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.
General Grant left the choice of burial spot
entirely to Col. Fred. Grant, making only the
condition that the spot selected should be such as
that Mrs. Grant might rest by his side. Up to
the hour of our going to press the time of the
funeral and place of interment had not been de-
cided upon.