Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-30
THE DEAD GENERAL.
for the Funeral of the
Late Gen. John A. Logan.
WAsHINGrON. Dec. %

AsHlNGTOS, Dec. 29.
The Senate committee in charge of the
Logan funeral arrangements met this morn
ing. Senator Sherman was present by invi-
tation. The order of proceedings, as far as
determined upon. is as follows
The body will be taken by the committee
of arrangements of the Senate and House of
Representatives, escorted by posts of the
Grand Army of the District, at l2 noon,
Thursday, Dec. 30th, from the residence to
the rotunda of the capitol, where it will lie
in state until noon of the follow ing dav, un-
der guard of honor detailed by the Grand
Army and Military Order of the Loyal Le-
gion of the United States. From p NJ, on
Thursday until IL A. NJ. Friday, the pub.
lie will be admitted to the rotunda, passing
in at the east ard out at the west. The east
door of the Senate wing of the capitol will
be opened at IL A. NJ. TO those having tick
cts of admission. The procession from the
capitol to Oak Hill cemetery will be under
the direction of Lieut.. Gen. p II. Sheridan
Speaker Carlisle has appointed the follow
ing named gentlemen AS a committee to rep
resent the House of Representatives at the
funeral of Gen. Logan;
Messrs. Thomas, Springer, Henderson,
Townshend, Psyson, Worthington, Hill.
Riggs, Rowell and Neece of Illinois, II ed Of
Maine, Curtin of Pennsylvania, Burrows IF
Michigan. Symes of Colorado, Carey of Wv
oming.
Members of the Society of the Army of
the Tennessee of which Gen. Logan was an
original and life long member, are specially
invited by Mrs. Logan to be present at tie
funeral
Gen Sheridan has appointed Gen. Albert
Ordway chief of the staff No aides have as
yet been appointed and it is not known
whether it will be necessary to appoint any
All organizations desiring to appear in the
procession are requested TO notify Gen. Sher-
idan- The Washington cadets (colored) is
the only organization which has yet notified
Gen. Sheridan that it will be present.
The following telegram was received here
this evening;
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 90.
John NJ. Carson, Washington
Tell Col. George Lemon that gladly sub
scribe $1,000 to the Logan fund. Congress
might vote Mrs Logan the same pension as
Mrs Hancock, one a major general Of the
regular army, the other ma jor general of
the volunteers. | know that Gen. Grant
held Logan in high estimation both as a good
soldier and brave man.
(Signed) GEO. w. CHILDs.
In response to invitations sent out by tel
egrsph by Capt. Lemon, asking subscriptions
to the fund for the benefit of Mrs. Logan,
the fund is rapidly increasing and at 10 to.
night, the total amounted to $4,000. 1t is
expected the subscriptions will reach $780,
600 before the end of the week.
At the request of Mrs. Logan that a private
volunteer of war be selected from the Grand
Army Of the Republic to act as pail bearer,
the department of the Potomac of the Grand
Army tonight selected Amos j. Cunning to
represent the Grand Army.
New YORK, Dec 20.
| Delegations from nearly 60 posts Of the
G A. X. met at Tompkins Armory tonight
A. Logan. Commander w. A. Copp presid
! ed Suitable resolutions were drafted snC
read and unanimously adopted, expressive o.
sorrow at the death of the great senator
Gen. O'Brien, Judge Brown, Gen Barnun
and others made speeches in memoriam
| Gen. Barnum paid high tribute to Logan
manly character. He said the heart of thu
great soldier was rs tender as a girls. Hs
interested himself in pension matters. Man,
a soldier had been aided by him and his noble
wife. When Logan was spoken of foi
President he said to Gen. Barnum: "Wh,
do not the soldiers rise up in my behalf.
have done my work for them and it seems as
though they should demand this recognition
for me-.
Gen. Barnum said the recognition came il
the nomination in the second place and hs
believed that in the next contest he woult
have been their standard bearer com
mittee Of members will attend the funeral.