Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-30

soffo" "hioh ~ yours alone, ana which oni,
the pity OF ood can heal" Immediately upol
receiving the news OF the death OF the Gen
eral, the President directed that the iiag OF
the White House should be placed az nall
mast. The lowering OF the flag was the FRS
intimation that the citizens OF Washington
had of the death OF tho distinguished man
A few minutes after the White House Ma,
was placed at half-mas the flags on all tn.
public buildings and on many private onei
were placed In like position. A Cabine
meeting was called, and the following proc!a
nation was issued by President Cleveland
The President OF the United States has Jus,
received the sad tidines OF the death OF thai
United States, Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, at Mount
MacGregor, in the State OF New York. 10 which
place he had lately been removed In the en-
deavor to proong his lie.
In making this announcement to the people
OF the United States the President is impressed
with the magnitude OF the public loss OF great
military leader, who was In the hour OF victory
magnanimous; amid disaster serene and self,
sustained; who in every station, whether as
soldier or as q Chief Magistrate twice called 60
power by his feilow-countrymen. trod UNI
sweryingly the pathway OF duty, undeterred by
doubts. sinRle-ninded and straightforward.
The entire country has Witnessed with deep
emotion his prolonged and patient struggle
couch of suffering with fearful sympathy.
The destined end has come at last, and his
spirit has returned TO the Creator who sent 1t
forth. The great heart OF the nation, that fol-
lowed him when living with love and pride,
bows now In sorrow above him dead, tenderly
mindful of his virtues. his great patriotic serv-
ices, and OF the loss occasionet by his death. In
testimony OF respect TO the memory OF Cen.
Grant 1t Is ordered that the Executive
Manson and the several de- artments at WASH
ington be draped in mourning for a period.of
~ haua md hal al ht.efn hall
on the day OF the funeral be suspended; and the
Secretaries OF War and OF the Navy will cause
orders to be issued for appropriate military and
The death-bed scene at Mount MacGregor
is thus described by an eyewitness:
With one last weary opening and closing OF
the eyes and little gasp, 30 faint that IL was
morning as peacefully and painlessly as tired
child might drop into quiet sleep. Death could
hardly come to any man In form freer from ter
to him were at his side. His hand was fast
clasped In that of his faithful wife: his daughter
looked over her mothers shoulder into his face,
his oldest son, Frederick, who through all the
painful months or the illness has been SO de-
votedly ut the sufferers side. His three physi-
clans, grown to him more like near personal
friends than mere professional attendants, stood
\ little back from the family group The de-
voted Harrison leaned dejectedly by the door,
aud Henry, the nurse, sat in distant corner
The little grandchildren had not been called
and were fast asleep in their beds. 1t was eight
minutes past eight by the clock IL was DR.
Shrady who first spoke after the soul had taken
Is hight. Seeing the huttering breath had
ceased to come. he bent his head and said:
AT last" DIR. Douglas-haqeard-wo
With anxiety-ehokingly murmured: -All
Tor several moments, broken occasionally by n
subdued sob. AS the family bent their heads
with handkerchiefs To their eyes. There were
no excessive demonstrations OF grief. The
went a. han0fnO nxar fhah Ao
Of all as inevitable that its advent was calmly
received. No one who had witnessed the dead
mans long agony could wish to see t. h0Eelsss,
Mrs. Grant. though IL was feared she would be
most Frustrated She wept but little. and soon
,aised her head and walked quietly. escorted by
md the family crept one by one from the room,
Ind the end of Grants brave struggle for life
lad indeed come at last. The Generals death
vas, as 1t had been predicted by his ply
'icians 1t would be, through sheer exhaustion
When he died he weighed much less than one
hundred pounds-a mere skeleton. The mo-
nents he was conscious during this last relapse
lie knew that death was near ut hand, but he
lid not fear IL In the least. He had not, I'm fact
rom the first shown any dread of death, his
My apprehension being that the end would be
by extreme pain. His doctor as
ured him that he should not suffer, and there
" took measures that he did not. His dissolu- |
ion was absolutely painless. From midnight
ntil the moment of his death he never made a |
notion, except In opening his eyes and I'm now |
nd then family stirring his lips. when moisture
'as applied to them.
The family of Gen. Grant promptly
elected the proposition of the doctors for an |
utopsy. The latter had been misrepresent-
d, they said, and their diagnosis of the case
uestioned, and they were anxious that a
II any doubts that might exist on the sub
ect The family representatives re-
lied that they were perfectly satisfied
18th the physicians conduct of the
ase. and could not see any necessity for a
ep that was so abhorrent to their feelings.
Mount MacGregor disTa tch says that las
BON as the Generals death was known a
ispatch was at once sent to a Saratoga un-
ertaker, who responded by coming up at
nee with an ice-box, in which the body aft
r the usual preparations, was placed. This
,pporary casket was placed on trestles in
ne middle of the parlor, where the remains
ere viewed by the family and several of
ieir friends during the forenoon and after.
oon."
BY authority of Mr.. Joseph w.
rexel 1t is stated that the cottage I'm which
en-. Grant died will never again be occupied
y any family or persons. The house and it's
ppursSa ances will be presented to the State
r nation.
The Associated Press reporter at
Iount MacGregor telegraphs an interesting
nat he had with DIR. Douglas the day after
en-. Grants death. 81 am going to tell you
I an experience had with Gen. Grant on
lie afternoon of Thursday, July 10. During
lie afternoon of that day the General wrote
lis, and DIR. Douglas drew from his pocket
,veral slips written by the General, and
sad what the General had written, which
as as follows:
feel sorry at the prospect of living through
ne summer and fall in the condition am in.
do not think can. but may. Except that
o not gather strength, feel quite as well from
ay to day rs have done heretofore But am
'sing strength. feel 1t more in the inability
move around than in any other way, or rather
| the lack Of desire to try to move
When he had read that, DR.. Douglas said
nat he turned to the General and tried to
heer him by telling him of the apparent
improved condition of his throat and neck,
, which I'm reply the General again wrote:
After all that, however, the disease IL still |
here, and must be fatal in the end. Ny life is
recious, OF course to my family, and would be
D me IL could recover entirely. There never
Tas one more willing to go than l. 1 know
lost people have first one and then |
mother little thing to fix mp, and never get |
ute through. This was partially my case. 1 |
rst wanted so many days to work on my book,
D the authorship would be clearly mine 1t |
as graciously granted to me, after being APP
arently much lower than since. My work has |
cen done so hastily that much was left out,
nd did II all over, from the crossing of the /
ames River, in 1864, TO Appomattox. in 1865.
should think There is nothing more to do, |
nd therefore am not likely to be more ready |
go than at this moment
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mr. rTYHAr