Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-24

kilograms received from all points OF
the world by members of the Grant
family.
wAsHISGIoN, July %.
To Col. Fred Grant
The board of comm 'ssioners of the United
States. Soldiers Home are unanimous in
their desire that the remains OF Gen. Grant
may be buried within tbs grounds OF that
institution. The commissioners have Sc
lecied, subject TO the approval OF the family,
an appropriate and commanding eminence
overlooking the city and the surrounding
country as an appropriate place OF sepulchre.
Letter by mail. X. MACFREELY.
In the absence OF and by the authority of
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, president OF the
board
New York Offers "A Burial Place
NEW YORK, July 20 Mayor Grace,
by direction of the board of aldermen,
sent the following dispatch this morn
ing:
Mrs. q. s. Grant, Mt. Mc9regor:
In ADVANCE OF official action / am instructed
TO tender TO yourself and family the deep
sympathy. of the common council OF
me municipal authorities OF the city
the authorities, which will be made official
tomorrow. to tender TO you last resting
place for the remains OF Gen. Grant in any
one of the parks of this city which you ay
select. | am also authorized TO offer the
governors room at toe CITY hall for the pur-
pose OF allowing the BODY TO lie in state.
MAYOR GRACE,
Logan's Tribute.
WAsHINGroN, July %.
To Col, led Grant;
The painful news to me of your
fathers death has just been received.
The sympathy of myself and family
goes out from the depth of our hearts
to your mother and all of you in your
great Bereavement. The country Is
filled with sympathy and grief at this
news, but its loss must grow upon it
AS the future unfolds the coming years
JNo. A. LOGAN.
The Navy In Mourning.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Secretary
Whitney has issued an order directing
that the ensigns at each of the naval
stations and of each vessel of the
United States navy in commission
be hoisted at haltmsst and that the
guns be fired at intervals of every half
hour from sunrise to sunset at each
naval station and on board the flag.
ships, and of vessels acting singly
on the day Of the funeral where this
order may be received In time, other
wise on the day after it's receipt. The
officers of the navy and marine CORPS
will wear the usual badge of mourn.
ing attached to the sword ilt and on
the left arm for a period of thirty days.
President Cleveland Sends "a Repres, nta-
tive.
M T,,1t
exception of Secretary Endicott all the
members were present at the meeting
of the cabinet. The president told
them of Gen. Grants death by mes
sage from Col. Grant.
President Cleveland has instructed
Adit Gen, Drum to go to consult with
Mrs. Grant relative to the funeral Of
theex-president.
sympa,hy from the q. A. r.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Upon the
receipt of the news of the death of
Gen. Grant, the following message
was sent to Col. Fred Grant by Gen.
Burdette, commander in chief Of the
g. A. r.:
".
A. II upon the death of the greatest OF our
comrades, on behalf OF Its 100000 members,
tender TO your honored mother and TO ali
the a III lcted family their heartfelt sympa,hy
pray on have me advised as soon as the
arrangements for the last sad rites are de
termined upon.
sheridan's Words of sympathy.
FORT RENO. |. T., July 29 The
news OF the death of Gen. Grant
reached Gen. Sheridan this morning
by means of a dispatch sent from the
office OF the Associated Press in Chi
csgo. In response to inquiries con.
corning the arrangements for the fu.
neral Gen. Sheridan said: 81 am so
far away from Washington that Will
have to depend on those
in charge there to carry
out any orders that the president may
give the army relative to Gen Grants
funeral. During his critical illness
last March and on intimstion from
personal friends of the family that N
would be agreeable to the commits
sioner Of the Soldiers Home, | re.
quested the privilege of having the
generals remains inferred at the
home.
at is hoped the family will grant
it," continued Gen. Sheridan, $50
that his ashes may rest near the capt.
tai OF the nation, guarded by the vet.
Grams of the war in which his greatest
honors were wonu
Gen. Sheridan sent the following tel
egrams upon the receipt OF the sad
communication:
FORT RENO, |. 4. July %, 1855.
To Col Fred Grant;
Will you Plea express TO Mrs, Grant NV
grief AZ The loss of the dearest friend ana
comrade, and my sincere sympathy ana
coincidence with her IN this hour of hsr
greatest alsress' 7. II, SHERIDAN.
To Gen X. q. Drum, washington. ~
My duties here with not pc rmlt NV retnrn
In time for the funeral of my dearest friend
and eomrade, Ge1. u. 3 Grant. Lieut.. Cal
q. w. Davis OF my staff knows my yiews in
reference 10 the obsequies Have them car
rled out so far as they do not coniIici with
The directions OF the president. / want 10 he
named as oneot the pail: bearers.
y, III. SHERIDAN.
Northumberland,
BgIRs sKFrcH or rnE wAnR,op
Ulysses Grant, the eighteenth .resida,,
OF the United states, was born April W ,S5n'