St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-05

3 yOus DuU EOw the end draws nign. ana
out from the ''swellingS of Jordan he
rushed back TO the shore of life 20 write this
/ tender message TO his son; "Wherever am
buried, promise me that your mother shall
he buried by my side.'' IL is all a wife could
/ ask; it is all q husband could wish. Lovely
and pleasant in their lives, and i'm their death
they shall not 90 divided" Side by side they
shall sleep in the same tomb, and she
! shall share with him whatever homage fu-
ture ages shall pay at his National shrine
In the early light of Aprill when ali Thought
the end was come the sunerer said 10 me:
Doctor, am going" Night drew on apace,
and death seemed imminent. Around his
chair We knelt in prayer for some divine
| manifestation of comfort Our prayer was
heard. The sufferer revived Again he
wrote messages of love and wisdom. The
night wore away. Wednesday dawned on hill
and dale. Hope revived. His intellect was
clear and his consciousness was supreme.
Again he wrote and again he whispered the
WISHES OF HIS HEART.
AS came the eventide, so came his last night.
From out of that chair wherein he had sat
and suffered, and wrote and prayed, tenderly
he was carried TO that couch from which he
was never TO rise. Around linn we gathered
and bowed in prayer To commend his depart
ing spirit to the love and mercy of him who
gave it. He answered in monosylables 10
questions for his comfort. The brain was
the last 10 die. All were watch ers on that
memorable night. Recognitions were ex-
changed. A peaceful death and conscious
ness to the last breath were granted unto
him. The last night had passed.
'Tis morning. The stars have melted into
the coming light. The rosy fingered morn
lifts the drapery of the night. The distant
mountains stand forth agiow. The soft, pure
light of early dawn covers earth and sky. The
dewdrop sparkles on the grass and in the
daisy's cup. The birds from their sylvan
coYerts carol the melody OF thousand songs.
The world reidees, cnd its many Ministries
challenge the harpeTs Of the sky. IL hum
ble cottage, prone upon his couch, lies "our
old commander" He Is dyingi
'T'is mUruing, and in the light of that day
thousands OF earnest faces fash with re-
newed concern. From many shaded lane
and mOuntain slope, from many farm house
and splendid mansion, eager eyes look toward
the mount of suffering and breathe pray er
to God for the one We loved. Alas! he is
dead.
'Tis morning. 1t is the promise of brighter
, day. The trumpeters of the skies are sound
ing the reveile Their notes have reached
the earth. Their notes have reached our gen.
erals ear. He has gone 10 join the triumph
ant host. 'Tis morning in heaven!
At the conclusion of the discourse the
noble hymn, Nearer Ny God TO Thee, y
/ was rendered very impressively by the Al
! fresco congregation. The services ended
2 with the benedlction. After the services
ended there was movement of the people
| tONdlOS TIE CONldEc W get a uiiuA AoSA a.
the corpse, but it was not deemed advisable
! to admit any one, in view OF the
! fact that il was near the time for
e the funeral train to start. The great
D crowd that attended the services
t at the cottage remained TO see the body
I brought out by the main entrance. 1t was
0 borne down the steps by the Grant post OF
! Brooklyn, composed of thirteen veterans,
: and was preceded by a detachment OF
soldiers and two buglers playing the dead
a March in Saul" Gen. Sherman and Col.
= Fred Grant and Jesse and Ulysses Grant
y walked two by two in advance. Then
D.. came Gen. Frederick Dent, brother of Mrs
: Grant, and DIR. Sharpe, brOther-in-law OF
!. Mrs. Grant, Gen. J. A. CreSwell and thC
d Mexican minister, Senior Romero, detach
ment of artillery with arms reversed
marching as infantry, Gen. Hancock anC
d staff, Senators Evarts and Miller, Gen
n Horace Porter, Thomas Ochiltree of Texas
S DIR. Douglas Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Admira
= Rowan and many friends of the general
: Arrived at the station there was another
d crowd, and after some little time spent in
J getting the passengers on board the train
!. consisting of six ears, left for Saratoga
e U. S. Grant Post No. 327 of Brooklyn Dor,
o the remains from the cottage to the station
s shortly before 1 o'clock. The military wer,
:: drawn up and a salute was paid the remains
q as they passed TO the depot, and the thrOng
= stood with uncovered heads while the caSke
3 was borne to the car. The mountain train
e consisting of six cars, waited at the little
: rustic depot. Next to the engine was tn
Y funeral car with open sides and solid, mas
G sive drapery. The transfer from the cot
c tage TO the train was completed withou
s difficulty, and
), THE TRAIN STARTED
/ for Saratoga. Among those Representing
/, the military were the following: Gen. W
r S. Hancock, Gen. William L. Sherman
$ Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Gen. III. A. Pevey
= Col. Switzerland Col. John p. Nicholson.
y Lieut.. Col. Finley Anderson, Capt. q. s
a L. Ward, Capt. John II. Weeks anC
; Lieut.. Eugene Griffin. The guard Of
n honor, U. S. Grant post, Brooklyn
5 consisted of Col. William II. Bar
o ker. Maj. B. Corwin, DR.. George w. Brus
!, Reese B. Gwillin, j. p. Hewalt, Com
Wright, r. T. Mackellar. Mr.. Mcdonald
@ A. II. ]. McKelvey, George J. Collins
Noah Tibbetts and George B. SquiTes. 81,
n men of the Legion OF honor. The genera
$ mOurners were represented by William NJ
It Eyarts, Admiral Rowan. Warner Miller
: /, Joseph DreXel. Potter Palmer, Gen. J. a
\ Cresswel and Others, AT 1 o'clock tn
y order to start was given. The bluffs an,
@ ridges on each side of the track wen
c densely thronged with people, and tn,
II grove south of the cottage, where the gen
d erals little grandchildren played, was alIv
; with spectators, and every rock, every jut
: ting point. every vantage ground was occu
= pied. But from all the throng standing un
: covered in the afternoon sunlight not
II sound escaped. The mountain was hushe
e and still except for the heavy booming o
g guns bidding farewell The descent to tn
e little village Of Wilton was
% SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED
= and on the platform few hundred villager
r silently saw the train pass through. Tn
IS level plain was reached. Seven level mile
lay between the train and Saratoga. Til
d. speed was a little increased. Farmers ant
n, their families stood near and sat upon TN
Id farm fences TO see the train that bore tn
dead general Again the cannon on tn
- mountain spoke out over the valley. Tn
spires of Saratoga were coming in view
From that direction came the dull bOomin
=. of the cannon planted half mile outsid
- - the village. beside the Mt. McGregor track
~ Soon the last curve was reached, aud tn
ic train Strengthened away parallel with tn
ne tracks of the Delaware * Hudson road. y
eff which. just north of the Mt. McGrego
I'd depot. the funeral train of the New YOr
5 Central road was waiting. while thousand
oU of persons were being held back by the mill
. taTy. The Mountain train drew alOngsid
n, the other train and stopped. There weT
w nine ears on the New York Central train
T. Next to the engine came the funeral cal
b. 'WoOdlawn." The other ears We're OccJ
ly pied as follows: Car No. >, clergy and ID
~ Douglas; third, the sons and notable mourn
u - ers; fourth. Gen. Hancock and staff: fiftl