Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-27
on THE MouNrAIN.

\ Quiet sebbnih--A rnih with DEN. port.e-
MnuNr MrGREGun, ~ T., July 2G.---A
cool broear has swept over tho mount To-
day and tlle pines that tend above the
Grant cottage have BEEN Whispering since
morning. A. sugi.e-tlun was casually
made Ia l)s. Newman to-day while break
fasting, bo the effect that he should
conduct the morning Sabbath
scrylccs hat The, reverend gentleman
gravcly declined slnue Cen. Grants
death he has been unable 30 speak OF his
dnad friend without emotion, and 10 have
stood whorT he dbl two weeks ago dOlM-.
crlng his discourse ON the value OF char.
actcr, while Gen Grant WAS alive down A.
the cottage, ~
sEI;MEp WELL NpiII IMPOSSIBLE
10 Dr. Newman. SO the day has beclGonc
OF quictne-ss, with few visitors and s0mr
permanent arrivals t;em Horace Porter
aud Japanese Minister Nuki arrived hare
to-day. The desk az the hotel office has
bcou tlrlp,al with
TNtaLEAIs oE NssRSiNct
and two gnldons brought to-day by the
detail OF EIGHT men from the u. (. Grant
post of the g.. A. X. of Brooklyn, Ss'niou
vlcc-C Commander Jollnstou commanding.
These calA men arrived at noon and Inn
mcdiately took up their duties ~ private
body-guapl, two of tltcIa being constant
by In attendance at aud inside the cottage,
the reliefs being on duty three hours cnch.
The privatcbody guard viii not dlsplncc
the Wheeler post Of Saratoga. who tIrsb
caIDr ulr who viii renlaln unit
riiE REMOVAL. on rIlE REMAINS
patrolling the cottage ON all sides. The
states " Maine, New Hampshire Nir-
glnin, Connecticut, New York, Michigan,
Wisconsin and the territory 81 New McX-
leo are represented ~ the persons OF The
Grand Army veterans now cnmped on the
mountain. 4 company Of infantry from
Fort Porter, near Buffalo. under the COM
niand OF tii,'yct-Maj lirown, has been
ordered here hy Gen Hancock To take
proper part as
NGtARn ot uoNoR
To- the rcInains of Gen. Grant They arc
ordered To report to Col. Roger Jones,
iDspecior-gencral and. Rctlng ndintant-
general, who will arfivc At Mount Me-
Grgor Tomorrow Gen. Horace Porter
and Col Fred Grant VIII start dawn the
mountain at II p. NJ. Tonight
by special irnin. A special train
Of the West Shore road will
await them az Albany 10 convey them 10
New York, tylicre they VIII arrive az
O'clock tomorrow morning. Reaching
New York Gen. Porter and Col. Grant
viii meet Mayor Grace and Gen Ham
cock, With whom
mn DETAILS oF TnE FINAL oBsgQrIEs
win be- arranged. gen Porter Is The
pOsScssOr of the hng Of Gen. Grants last
headquarters, which was displayed A.
AppOmattOx. The fag VAS presented 10
Gen. Porter by Gen, Grant and by Gen.
Porter has been loaned 10 The Union
League club Of New York for use
IS IRIS DIsPtel' or MOrRNiNa
Inailc In honor of Gen Grant Gen. Por-
ter this afternoon saw the plaster mask of
the dead generals face made within half
AN hour after his death by Kari Gerlmrli
The sculptor Glen. Porter held The mask
Ia Ills hands aud studied II uilnutely uaiE
Ia silence Tor some minutes,
"1'liai Il most perfect, 'hc finally said.and
then touched point Ia the right check
and added, "therc even Is tue inOit or
wad on The Generals iace.
rAfTnrtI sHRvAEI
The message sent by Gen Grants Old
c0achman, requesting thu, he might drive
the hearse was Us follow
ENrcuuyE MkSsfoN, WAsnIsGroS, July =.
10 Gen. Horace Porter;
- fhr dear generals old cunchinan for ycafg.
can van not AID Ia arranging that should driyN
Tor hin fof the last time at The funeral lAesld
Conllnacd On toaEik Psgc