Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-28

Our Honored Dead.
Mt. MoGREGoR IN. ", July 27th.-Few
visitors are on the mountain this morning,
and the guard detail and private body
guard are in charge of the cottage. Only
o. S. Grant, Jr., of the Generals sons is
with the family, Colonel Fred and Jesse
having left the direction of affairs here to
him and the private body guard A hand
some cluster of roses came to the cottage
| this morning, to be placed near the dead
General. They will be replaced by lilies
tomorrow, and by other and fresh flowers
each day. This thoughtful tribute is due
to a detail from L. S. Grant Post, e. \. r.,
who are the body guard. Fight men came
yesterday morning, and five more from
Brooklyn reinforced them to-day.
THE GENERALS WIDOW.
Mr.. McGREGoR, July 27th-The friends of
Grant have serious fears for Mrs. Grant.
She has hardly left her room since the
death of her husband. She has not seen
his remains since, and she has not strength
to 90 into the room where the body is ly-
ing. The ties between the two were much
closer than those which bind people in an
ordinary marriage. 1t is feared that Mrs.
Grant Will give way and not long survive
her husband. Great care will be taken to
protect her from the excitement and strain
| Of the funeral ceremonies.
AN AFrECTIoNATE FAMILY.
Mr.. McGREGoR, July 27th.-General
Porter spent much of yesterday with the
Grant family. He said he never knew a
more affectonate family. None of them
can as yet control themselves if they be-
gin to talk about the General
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Fremont Ohio, July 27th.-Memorial
services were held in the Methodist Church
last night in honor of General Grant. 1t
was union meeting of all denominations.
Ex-President Hayes made an address of an
hours length, giving a sketch Of Grant as
a youth cadet, soldier commander and
citizen, and in each instance illustrated the
traits of his manly character. He again
referred to the prOpretv of the people both
North and South uniting in erecting a ma
ii onal monument, saying that as churches
and schOol-houses are educators, 50 would
be monument TO Grants memory.
LONDON, July 27th.-As mark Of re-
spect for the late General Grant, military
bands throughout England refrained from
playing the usual Sunday selections yeSter-
day, but played dead marches instead.
LONDON July 27th.-It is now an
nounced that the services in memory of
General Grant at Westminster Abbey
will take place at o'clock on Tuesday, Au-
gust the 4th The Dean of Westminster
will read the Episcopal service, and
Rev. DR.. Farrar will deliver an address.
A large number of Americans have been
allotted seats for the occasion.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
Mr.. McGREGoR, July 9th - Manager
Fonda. of the Mountain Railroad, has to-
day determined upon the arrangement of
the train that will carry the remains and
family of General Grant from here to
Saratoga The body will be placed in
what is known as the observation car
This car is thirty-five feet long, with stan
dard posts at the corners and Sides which
support roof over all The car is in
closed on all sides to a hight of three feet
from the floor with seats running length
wise of the car on each side. These seats
reach to the rear The car viii be entirely
open, and every part OF it Will be draped in
mourning. The remains Will be placed
upon the funeral car from the rear, and
will rest upon the pedestal in the middle
of the car. and upon this car there will be
twenty-siX men attending the remains.
Thirteen of them will comprise the guard
of honor from L. S. Grant Post and the
other thirteen will be selected from the
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Porter, by order of General Hancock. The |
car bearing the remains will be attached |
directly to the engine. Behind the remains
Will follow the ordinary passenger coach of
the road, in which the family will be &C
commodated. This latter bears the name
" Eastern Outlook" which is the point of
observation to which General Grant was
last wheeled in his chair, the Monday be-
fore he died 1t is the same ear in which
Il. Al
Just seven weeks before the hour on which |
the remains will arrive at Saratoga on
Tuesday, August 4th. If other cars are
attached to the funeral train, they will be for
the convenience of those most nearly con-
cerned in the conduct of the obSeQuies |
The train will consume one hour in run |
ming to Saratoga from the mountain-tOp |
The transfer of the remains will be made |
at the Saratoga terminus of the mountain |
road. This is necessary, because the noun |
tain funeral car is mounted upon narrow
gauge trucks, while the connecting roads |
are broad gauge.
GRANTS BURIAL PLACE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27th.-The Times |
continues its savage opposition to New !
York as Grants burial-place. 1t says |
There is yet ample time for undoing the |
wrong that has been imposed upon the !
in Difference to the earnest wishes of more !
than 100000 people, who pay sincere |
homage to his greatness, and would guard |
his ashes from the groveling ambition of |
speculation"
NEW YORK, July 27th.-General Drum |
has returned from Mount McGregor. He |
says he is satisfied with the selection of |
Central Park for the burial place of Grant |
He received confidential reasons for the Sc
lection from the family, which he considers |
good and sufficient. What has been done |
is in every way proper. do not think any |
change probable. The managers of the |
Soldiers Home should have consented that |
burial-place should be reserved there for !
Mrs. Grant also
THE PRESERVATION OF THE REMAINS.
Mr. McGREGoR, July 27th.-The preser-
Walton of General Grants remains during |
the heated term for period of ten days is !
matter of no little importance. Two days |
were occupied in the thorough embalming |
OF the remains, the cavities and arteries |
being supplied with embalming fluid, |
which displaced the blood as it was intro |
.uced. In order that the present favorable |
condition of the remains may be preserved |
the embalming fluid, now active, viii to- |
morrow be displaced and replaced by an
other operation with fresh fluid. The pro- !
eesses of absorption also render frequent |
treatment of the remains advisable, if not |
necessary.
FIEANCIAL PROSPECTS OF THE FAMILY.
New YORK, July 27th.-A Tribune ed |
itorial takes hopeful view OF the financial |
prospects of the Generals family from the |
sale of his book, and says Everyone in |
this broad land will be glad to know that |
the General was able to make arrange
ments with his publishers so liberal that |
Mrs Grant Will probably soon be placed in
exceptionally easy circumstances by her |
share of the benefit in the sale of the book. |
She will receive IS per cent of the profits |
in America, and So per cent. of the profits |
abroad. The publishers estimate Mrs. |
Grants share atcertainly $3.50, 900, and prob |
ably 100000. This is highly gratifying |
How the thought of his book must have |
sweetened the last hours of his heroic |
effort to provide for those dependent upon /
him."
THE GENERAL AS 4 CHURCH-GoER.
New York, July 27th.-When DR.. New
man accepted the call to the Congrega-
tional Church on Madison avenue General |
Grant attended the services there. Previ- |
Gus to that the General had been a member
of the Central Methodist Church on Sew
enth avenue, of which Newman was pas