The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-14
MEMORIAL SERVICES
TO THE MEMORY or GENERAL GRANT,
In Deer Lodge, Saturday, Aug. 9, 1885.

The day was ushered in with the booming
of howitzer on Main street, near the Peni-
Tertiary, at q. m, and the firing continued
at intervals Of ten minutes each until p. M,
under the direction OF Thomas McTague'
Chief of Ordnance, and his aid, L. Governey.
The U. 8. flag was displayed At half-mast On
the new College building, the NEW NORTH
WEST office, the Postoffice, the McBurney
House, the Engine house, the q. 8. Peniten-
tiary, the store Of K. L. Bonner & Co., and
several other buildings. In addition to the
business houses that had been draped In
mourning for two weeks previous, several
Others hung suit the sable elements of sorrow.
Deer Lodge No. l Fire Engine was heavily
and artist.caily draped and drawn out in
front Of the engine house, and many other
tokens of regard for the day and Its services,
were visible In various parts of the town.
Al D. IN. the church bells and the fire
alarm bell began to toll, and sent forth their
mournful peals for this hour following. All
the business houses were closed at the same
time, and were not re opened until p. m.
At p. m. an audience, numbering several
hundred, assembled at the skating rink,
which had been tastefully decorated; sixteen
comrades of Geo. II. Thomas Post No. fled
in and took seats in front OF the speakers
stand, and the choir sang an appropriate
opening hymn.
Robert G. Humber, as Marshal, then called
the President, K. s. Stackpole, and the Sec
rotary, Addison Smith, to the stand, and the
choir being called upon, sang beautiful
diree composed by Fred. Lockley on the oc-
on Of the death Of Judge Mexican, OF
Utah, Of which the following Is q copy:
Forbear, thou storm king, forbear,
To tune thy harp where silence keeps
Her vigils while hero sleeps.
Let cheering smiles upon his bier,
Attest the day-god's tenderness,
And let soft airs his brow caress
Whose weary limbs are laid at rest.
Oh gently thy soft mantle spread
Above the hallcwed sleeping place,
And lovingly above his head
Whisper a requiem Of the blest
Rev. Galen Wood being absent at funeral
service, DIR. Mcmillan was called upon to
offer an opening prayer, after which the
choir sang the following paraphrase Of q
poem by Robert Buchanan, prepared for the
occasion by one of our citizens:
o God, who in our country's tribulation
Ordained and ruled the tempest as its Lord,
Thou gav'st the soldier hero to our Nation,
Who cut mans chains asunder with his
sword.
His voice was in the storm above the thun.
der,
His war-cry thrilled the land from shore to
shore,
And when the battle.cloud was clown asun.
der,
In peace more kingly seemed, and served
thee more.
Feeble and weary, yet through all disaster,
Silent and self-contained, serene and proud,
Master of men, and OF his own soul master,
At thy behest alone, o God, he bowed.
Rest, then, Ulysses though thy Troy hath
ended,
Though all thy lifelong Odyssey is done,
With Washington and patriot hosts at
tended,
Columbia yields to heaven her soldier son.
The orator Of the day, DIR. d. J. Mcmillan
was then called to tue stand, and delivered
an impressive and fitting address on the life,
deeds, character and influence Of the lament
ed General, and drew therefrom many use
full and practical lessons for the men eff 20
day. Upon Its conclusion, Judge VIM. j
Galbraith was called upon, and responded
with most eloquent eulogy Of the departed
hero, which was delivered In his usual forci
BILE and heartfelt manner, and the eyes Of the
veterans before him were moistened with
tears as he called to their recollection thu
"dear person" of their old Commander a
they had seen him in the camp and on thu
field.
The exercises closed with q Memoria
Hymn by Collin Coe, entitled "Hero, Res
in Peace" sung by quartette, consisting o
| Miss Lorena Martz, Miss Kate Hoss, Rev
| Galen Wood, and Mr.. Samuel Beaumont
| with Mrs. DIR. Mcmillan at the organ.
Fresh stock Of Misses Kid and Goat Shoes q
LausinR's. $40 II