Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-27
A Private Body 6uard at the
Cottage On the Mount Guard
ing the Dead General.
"REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL GRANT
By General Horace Porter and Others
Who Knew and Loved the
Deceased.
Preparing for The 0bssquiss---
The Generals Old Coach
mans Request.
SUNDAY on TNs FAMOUS NOUN.

4 MI. McGREeOR; n. Y, July 26.-A cool
hreeze has swept over the mountain to-day
Iand the tan pines that bend over the Grant
cottage have been whispering since morning.
A suggestion was made to DR., Newman to-
day while breakfasting that he should con-
Z iuet the morning Sabbath services, but the
FSsverend gentleman grsvely declined. Sincs
Zen. Grants death he has been unable
10 speak Of his dead friend without
emotion and to have stood where he did
1.-TWO weeks ago to day, delivering his dis
course on The Value OF Character" while
.kGen. Grant was alive down st the cottage,
seemed well nigh impossible to Dr.. New
= ". So the day hss been one Of quiet
Ff-Eith some visitors aud some perms-
nent arrivals Gen. Horace Porter and the
Japanese Minister Euki arrived today. The
desk 3. the hotel office has been draped with
h emblems Of mourning and the two guidons
brought today Oy the detail of eight men
from tLe L. 5. Grant Post G. A. R. of
B.coklyD, Senior Vice Commander Johnston
c,uuauding. These eight men arrived at
d .ou a-d Immediately took uptheir duties
,s
Private Body Guard,
tvo o:tlem being constantly in attendance
s. taC inside the cottage, the relief being on
Crty three hours each. This private body
gus,c viii not displace the Wheeler Post of
Saratoga, who frst came and who will re-
main until the removal, fstrOlling the cot
Itsge OF all sides. The SiS,es Of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut,
New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and
EeW Mexico are represented in the persons
tOi G.. a. L. yetetans now csmped on
ths mountain. a company Of infantry from
Fort Porter, near Buffalo, under command
pt Brevet Major Brown, has been ordered
here By General Hancock to take proper
bart as a guard Of honor to the remains of
Gene-al Grant. They are ordered to report
10 Colonel Roger Jones, Inspector General
snd Acting Assistant Adjutant General,
Fho viii arrive ST Mt. McGregor tomorrow.
Gen. Horace Porter and Col Fred Grant
,Fill start down the mountain at ii o'clock
10 night by special train. A special train
bill await them az Albany - convey them
No New York, where they will arrive ct !
y. N. TO morrow On reaching New York
Ben. Porter and Col Grant will meet
Mayor Grace and Gen Hancock, with whom
the details Of
The Final obsequies
.sill be arranged. Gen. Porter is the pos
hsssor Of General Grants last headquarters
sg which was displayed at AppOmattoI.
Ihe fag was presented to Gen. Porter by
BeGeIal Grant, and by Gen. Porter has
feen loaned TO the Union League Club, OF
EeE York, for use in it's display of mourn
BE-. Gen. Porter this afternoon saw the
Master mask of the dead Generals face
made within halt an hour after his death By
Hsrl Gerhart, the sculptor. Gen. Porter !
tkld tie mask in bis hands and studied it |
4inu;e.y and in silence for several moments. |
hat is most perfect he finally |
Id, tud then touched q point on |
"a l:Eht cheek and added, |
''Ihsre is even the mole or wart on the
~ q rJai 5 iaCe
Le n,ssa- e sent by
Gen. Grants Old Coaehman
r. s,,irg that be might drive the hearse,
| az .ClJss
n EyEcU-.vE MANSION, WASHINGTON, ID. c.
a 81. HoRACE PORrER-As the dear Gen
~ IS old coachmau for years, can you not
AL il arranging that should drive tor him
|ft the last time AZ the funeral | want TO
d. sOue;bing n his honor and would ike
q 10 hat ALBEIT HAWKINS.
er Porter viii bring this message to the
t'IsrtiOD Of Gen Grant family, and 1t is
Q1Ile ,sely the cOsehnsn's request will be
Hf1o;sd
eE Porter said: There was q most
t,Hptsd attachment for Gen Grant on the
Pot Of this colorsd mao, and the General
{+Eght much Of him. lie is q most faith
<e' fellow and black as coal Il have
'ttto many persons since his death
Comparing General Grant
H& the great Generals of history" OBJ
q General Porte- to-day while chatting
the writer. But to my mind the fact
1'> such comparisons are sought 10 be
- best proves tina: General Grant wtB
N'I unlike any Of them No added
eral Porter, be was cast in different
% from any Of the historical General.
4 H1'pk be was the most ready man | ever
Persons have come 10 him and
f tor letters upon some subject and in
#t OF putting il OF General Grant would
4'e always Immediately write what was
'04f fs,od, and i would De as clear and
<%fp pact as though done by some literary
sE0 bad studied il cur and revised it
[# ] recall an iusrance of General
Grants Readiness
Uergency on the night Of the second
Of the Wilderness fight, when
fwicSs corps had been broken
't Shalsr and Seymour captured.
feral Grant sat in his headquarters and
Pa to the fast coming reports of per
and trouble, but be turned to one
W |heu another and talked OF his orders
p much Dre ision and display of juig
as though be had been studying that
feeted situation for So months, aud al
AS him watched and listened and won-
Dc sno'her OCCASION, General
was called upon to give
ping Unexpectedly in q case he
ostore heard Of The case involved
. 1
vowed questions Of international and
law and also Of eontraband laws and
III foreign bottoms Well the law
ne before the General and argued
u and when they had done heturned
fdsTed decision that left
Room for Further Argument
and eOgsnt were its points. After {
&. O. the lawyers came to me and I
"heTe thar man, meaning the 4
had studied laR, but ]
Den Grant had never studied Law,
comprehensive grasp and informa- {
iss's that | could tel nothing
lia 0ea. Grant ever groE nervous Z
90 yoa ask3 I sever saE him /
>. Sace, and that VAS phsh hs SAN :
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