The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-28
nun DEAD GENERAL.
,..,.. and Events at Mount
SUM- McGregOr.
.,.,pnG FOR THE FUNERAL
.rmv of the Republic
The Grsnu Fund-GeneraI
News Notes.

,,,eeEeoR, July pa cool
Ao'sl !. sreDt over the mountains
Or''ls ~ md the tall pines that bent
TO-DAY ., 80 Gtant cottage have been
above 9's., u. since morning. A sugges-
Ehi'psnr casually made to DR.. Newman
ton va While breakfas:ing, that he
to-0ls' oorduct morning Sabbath
sh'9ia hut the reverend gentleman
s'f7l. ~, declined. Since General Grants
gFl'slIh 10 has been unable to speak OF
oe', "a friend without emotion, and to
nl' u' food where he did two weeks ago
n l.rV.riug discourse on 1.-THE Value OF
os.'o, while General Grant was
C .rA. dovn at the cottage, seemed well
l.s ;mnos,jbls to DR.. Newman. So
nl5n da IN has been one OF quietness, with
tne oa 5yisitors and some prominent arri-
so,ue General s,0 Horace Porter and Japan
vas ;G Tsnt Knki arrived here to-day.
m desk at the hotel etfice mas pee1 IN
dt al with emblems Of mourning ana
Tif f two guidons brought to-day oy a
S s.t% ' Of eight men from U. 5. Grant
post g A. r. Of Brooklyn, Senior Vice
rommander Johnson commanding;
Tbsse EIGHT men arrived at noon and
immediately took up their duties as
private body guards, two OF them beng
Constantly in attendance at and inside OF
the cottage the reliefs being on duty
three hours each. The private body
enard viii not displaee Wheeler Post, OF
Saratoga. who first came and who Will
remain until the removal, patroling the
cottage on all sides. The States OF
Maine New Hampshire, Vermont,
Connecticut, New York, Michigan,
Wisconsin and New Mexico are repre-
sented in the persons Of Grand Army
veterans now encamped :on the mount
ain. A company Of fantry from Por-
ter. near Buffalo, under command OF
Brevet-Major Brown, has been ordered
here by General Hancock as guard OF
honor to the remains Of General Grant.
They are to report to Col Roger Jones,
Inspector General, and Acting Assist
northumberland, VINO will arrive
at Mount McGregOr, tomorrow. General
Horace Porter and Colonel Fred Grant
will start down the mountain at Ii
O'Clock tonight, by special train. A
special train of the West Shore
road, will await them at Al
bany to convey them to New York,
where they will arrive at 7 am. to-mor-
row On reaching New York, General
Porter and Colonel Grant will meet
Mayor Grace and General Hancock with
whom the details of the final obsequies
will be arranged. A message has been
ient by General Grants coachman, as
follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. c..
GnsrGI Horace Porter:
As the dear Generals old coachman
Tor years, can you not arrange that |
should drive for him for the last time
at the funeral2 l want to do some
thing in his honor, and would like to do
that.
(Signed,) ALBERT HAWKINS.
General Porter will bring this mes.
sage to the attention of General Grants
family, and it is quite likely the coach.
man request will be granted. General
Porter said : There was a
most devoted attachment for Gen
erai Grant on the part of this
coiored man, and the General tbonght
much OF him. He is a most faithful fell
low and black as a coal"
1t Is desired that friends and fhe nub.
lic should know that on the mornip pro "
tuesday, August 4th, they will be free
q view the remains of General Grant
N !, me cottage parlor, where the body
VIII oe In state on that day. On tbe
ZANE date the principal funeral service
yin be held at the cottage WHARF nr
-N 0y viii deliver the funeral Grafton
Stul. AZ mat time the President and
Snt M To!efnor are expected to be pres
-l .;,; Inc interment service in New York
NV " OeconhnedtO the Methodist vitnal
MIS- Grant is a great sufferer She
N ~ tb NV I Iels her room since the morning
49, = ,Hs S oeatn, and, of course, has not
no. st az aLu!oody since. She is so Frustrated
~ ,nsi Ine iamily will make no attemnt tn
H. ner 70 look at the body until after
~, \ euneSday, when it will be placed in
i%g caSKet. Mr.. Honore. brother of
B grC5gl GFant's wife, is here. The
SSOG;l1iyn detail includes one of
.sr s'suaas scouts and man who was
yps.ssshs OF the guard that carried
j s ~ Lincoln from Ford's Theatre
!, ny, -,s mouse in which he died Com.
y I cou hcNair, of Saratoga, hasloaned
|. p G;Unfaae Downing, of Wheeler Post
Ibs 49, a. Oh Grape which was worn at
1sr6si Is'ais OF Lincoln, Farragut and
n, n. II has been mt on
srs ~, gt;ST,1hlngS sword. SARATOGA peonla
s.s. s' IAN anxious to have the BODY lie in
sapbeS e put General Hancock tele-
Ia r orda, Today, that he could not varv
nd tbs al l Vi Journey already announced
NoTSSHo Vay Will go direct to AIhanv
a.~FoSur. AcGREGOR, New YORK INV
NJ NV reS Visitors are on the monnts;nss
Srsts ohtn a5g, and the guard detail and and
=sass s oOqy guard are in charge Of fbe
easfsi,. Only U. S. Grant, Jr., of the
ID and 9ons Is with the family, Col
ss,i Is Jesse having left the directio ion
sS here to him and the nr;v v.u ~
e saara. A handsome cluster 90" Of
SisS.tSo the cottage this morning
E F;1H'ga near the dead GENERAL
81 md pc replaced by lilies to-mor.
iar W other and fresh flowers
~ tSc d. ms thoughtful tribute is
I; usual from U. s. Grant Post,
. ~ ss1 ne, VINO are the body guard
T 1so ea,o came yesterday mornine
M.se q, lis is bright and cool cool. '0-0ay'
.ail''b H. Fonda, of the Mountain
N aril ,s,sa today determined u ,S,,,
'onTeI h aent of the train ,'t thai upon pen
'"alns and family Of Gen n.