New-York tribune., 1885-07-24
crx. GRANTS STRUGGLE OVER
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campaign which fate had ordained should go
AGAINST him. was worth much to rejecting minds
Rnt 10 see the man in the thick of the fight. as 1t
uere. was worth more Not few Of those who
"a W the old soldier with wasted frame seated on
the piazza of the Drexel cottage, pad on bis knee,
compelling his thoughts to revisit those
other battles of his which made
the Nation one and 'undiviabe. and
with swift travelling pencil recording his recoec-
tions of them as his contribution to the history OF
his country went away feeling that they had
gained something worth remembering always.
There are many people here to-day who are saying
that when General Grants life is calmly reviewed
il Will be found that he has dome more to reach hui
mapty in these last nine months OF his life than he
had by all his victories won over mortal foes.
Giddy Saratoga ceased all its festivities this
morning and put on sable garments. The hotels.
public buildings and principal shops were draped.
Rusts and portraits of the General, embedded in
Grape were displayed in the larger shops. but per-
baps the most significant and touching of all these
demonstrations of sympathy was that displayed
by the colored booth acks, who, as their means
D erm tied hung bl ok AMI white streamers over
their chars. The most ignorant OF them knew
that his race had lost a friend. At the Congress
Spring Park the message of death was received
while the morning concert in progress. The
band. with c0mmendable good taste. immediately
PLAYED Nearer My &c to Thee" The instruments
were then put away and the people dispersed AT
the Grand Union Hotel the garden party set down
for to-day was Immediately postponed. At the
special tenn of the Supreme Court. held at o'clock
the death of General Grant was officially an
nonnced and after some sympathetic remarks from
Judge Fish and others the court adjourned
At the Grand Union Hotel late this afternoon,
was held meeting Of prominent citizens and guests
for the purpose of taking suitable public action In
respect TO the death. and making arrangements for
the proper reception of the body OF General Grant
There were present Judge Henry hIiton Spencer
Trask. Judge c. S. Lester DR.. r. c. McEwsn. Dr.
T. b. Reynolds, j. McB Davidson, John w. f.
Heninger, George L. Nichols. Albert B. Hillon,
Charles c. Lester. the Rev. Drs. Joseph Carey and
John r. Paxton. John NJ. Dawson, Hiram lomp-
kins Theodore Voorhees, General Windsor b.
French, Judge John Erskine. David
C. Acker. Russell Sage. II. II. Hathorne.
c. sheehan r. G. Smyth, Willard Lester, James
w. Lester, Edward b. Perkins. jr, II: II. Hanne-
we'll the Rev. george f. Ellis, John X; Putnam,
General Thomas L Cnttepden,, 4: 5; Leach, ne tne
Judge SiH0 L Il. Peters. A. Pond William 4 shepard
JpdseJ Crane William T. ,hSsdn BecSes ;ns w Rsy ~
w. II. Terrett, Professor Nathan Sheppard, Joseph
w. Drexel and Charles J. Peabody committee
was appointed to carry out the object OF the meet
ing. - 49,,
At another meeting tonight steps were taken
toward holding pubic meeting tomorrow even
lanx of men TO the mountain to guard the body
until the arrival of platoon of regulars from Coy
Drapings of mourning are displayed S on almost almost
every house in Saratoga Springs. The sombre
decorations at the hotels are elaborate
xr.r,or.r AVN crrATr pPOCI AMATJONS
TRIBUTES To GENERAL GRANTS MEMORY By PIEsI-
sAGEs TO THE FAMILY.
WASHINGTON, July 23.- Soon after o'clock this
.nornlng the President was lnforn ed OF the death
of General Grant. He Immediately directed that
the flag on the White House should be placed at
haf-mast. The lowering of the flag was the first
intiratiOn that the citizens Of Washington had of
the death of the distinguished General few
minutes after the White House flag was placed at
halfmast the flags on all the public buildings and
on many private houses we're placed IN ike posi-
ton. The bells of the city were tolled. Business
men Immediately began draping their houses with
mourning While the bells tolIed President Cleve-
land sent the following dispatch to Mrs. Grant at
Accent this cxrresson Of my heartfelt sympathy in
this hour your great afiction: The people of the
Nation mourn with you. and would reach IL they could,
with kindly comfort the depths OF the sorrow whieh Is
TIE Thursday NEE ing of the Cabinet was
called at o'clock instead of IL. the usual hour.
to take action on the death Of the ex-President.
The following PROCLAMATION was afterward issued
by the President:
The President OF the United states has just received
exPresident OF the United States. General Ulysses
Grant at Mount McGregor In the state OF New 9rs 70
which place ne mao iatey ocen r'n'o'e Gu " N0 '""o''
In making this announcement to tho people of the
Ivuf tate =
ntude Of the pub ic loss OF great military leader VINO
serene s % ~ ID seiisusisi1sa who in every station
tsrss Whether ,vcs esilsa sHsIer to power by his
fellow countrymen, trod unswervngy the pathway OF
duty undeterred by doubts singemnded and straight
emotion his prolonged and patient struggle with painful
disease and has watched BY his couch OF suffering with
The end has come at last and his spirs ha;
Ssar Of the Nation ths, followed him. when living
love and pride. bows now In sorrow above him dead.
Woes. and Of the loss occasioned BY his death.
testimony Of respect to IT, memory o. ee1 ,n
several departments at Washington be draped in mourn
ing for period of thirty DAYS and that all pulc bnsi
the Secretaries War and OF the Navy will orders
to be issued for appropriate military and naval honors
Ia witness whereof have hereunto set my band and
Done at the City Of Washington this twenty third day
Of July A. ID: one thousand eight nundsen ana o'sn @
hupdredth and tenth. GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President: .
T.F. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
The President has also issued order directing
that all the executive departments of the Govern
ment be closed at o'clock this afternoon. as a
mark Of respect to the memory Of General Grant.
ALBANY, n. Y, July %. The following proclaim
stion has been issued by the Governor:
~~ STATE NEwYORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. )
Ulysses s. Grant, twice President OF the United States
the defender the Union. the victorious leader OF our
soldiers aud General the retired list OF the Army
dead. -. . L.. ..,.,.
uatent in suffering. brave in death His warfare Is
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