Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-31

been ascertained that the threshold q Oh /.
line with the, statue Of Liberty on the dome
Of the capitol. In this room, with the bed
drawn out from the wall SO as to allow d free
passage behind 1T with the head turned to-
ward the east and the naurky rays OF q win
ter's dry heavy with threatening snow Inn
perfectly lighting the room, the general lay
laborioualy breathing his last Shortly after
2 O'clock Dr. Newman, Gen. Grants old
pastor, was shown into the room and took
q position by the bedside. The family and
friends were there grouped around the bed
in the following order: To the left between
the dying man and the light, his wife her
son. J. A. Logan, Jr Tor Manning Logan, as
he is best KNOWN, Mrs J. r. Thomas, wife
OF the member from Illinois, Dr. Newman,
Gen. Henderson and Gen. Sheridan; to the
right, at the patients head. his daughter,
Mira TUCKER, her husband, Adjt Tucker, Miss
Mary Brady. SO long an intimate member of
the generals household, Representative J.
r Thomas and Gen. Green B. Rfum; at the
foot Of the bed, at the left hand, DR.. Baxter,
the attending physician, Mr.. Van Shepard Of
Chicago. Gen. Beale, and Senator Cullom
aud wife and daughter. Near the bedside
were also Senator Oockreil ana wife, DR.. J.
A. Powell Of Illinois, and Gen. Henry Strong
OF Chicago. As it became evident to the
weeping friends that the last moment
had come, Dr. Newman raised his voice
in prayer with the mourners standing
around the bed He implored the Divine Be-
ing to receive the departing soul, and in
terms of touching eloquence alluded to the
fidelity he had shown to his family, his
friends and his country. As the last words
of the invocation died away the spirit of the
dying soldier passed away. The end was
peaceful in the extreme, scarcely sigh
marking the close Death had been mani
testify approaching all the morning Up to
quarters of an hour of the end the pa
TENTS breathing had been painfully sterto-
rous. Then as Gen. Sheridan expresses it, two
slight explosions took place, apparently in
the throat, and after that the breathing was
as gentle as a child's, only the increased
rapidity Of the respirations indicated the APP
preaching end After the bereaved family
had been tenderly led away to yield to the
full measure Of their grief in solitude, the
watchers by the bedside descended the broad
that all was over to the throng awaiting in
the spacious hall and in the room below
There was one simultaneous outburst of
grief
At $40 Representative Townshend arrived
with message from Speaker Carlisle that
he held himself in readiness to make any ar
1angemenJ the family desired. and almost at
the same moment the deputy sergeant-at-
arms, James G. Christie, in the absence of
sergeant-at-arms Canady, who has been tele-
graphed for, accompanied by Gen. Arson G.
McCook, secretary of the senate arrived to
taxed charge Of the remains in the name OF
the senate and consult the family when and
where the interment should take place
Awaiting the time when Mrs Logan might
give instructions in this regard, Undertaken
David Barker was placed in charge. Mr.
Townshend spoke in most feeling terms of
the dead senator. she was born and mar
ried," he said, ain my county, and Mrs
Townshend knew him from childhood He
was my predecessor in congress for two
terms before the war: I know there is notsa
man, woman or child in Southern Illinois
but will remark this event with profound
sorrow. / know our people will desire to
have him buried there in his own home in
Southern Illinois, but. Of course, we must
yield to Mrs. Logan's wishes" Said Mrs.
Daniel Shepard: II never would have be-
lieved how close the general was to the
hearts of his old soldiers if had not seen
what have witnessed here to-day Ihaye
sent away people who have begged, with
tears streaming down their cheeks, to be al
lowed to come in aud do something
to assist. Said one, 'He slept under
the same blanket with me- Said an
other. I nursed him through rheumatic
fever at Huntsville. Ale let me see if can't
do him some good now?' 1t grieved me to
the heart to tell them it was too late but
these Incidents gave me an insight into the
generals character" As the last Of the
watchers who had been SO long by the bed
side left the house, the snow, which had
been all day threatening, began to fall in
heavy fakes and soon made transit difficult
Still hundreds of inquiries came. The black
Grape ON the door bell gave the first tokens
OF the sad event to many who were on their
way to the Logan mansion In the afternoon
to make anxious inquiries as to the generals
condition. But the news of his death soon
spread, not only ever the city, but it was
flashed through the country and,
IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY,
kilograms poured in from all quarters. Rep
1esentative Springer arrived TO ask If steps
had been taken to notify Gov. Oglesby. This
matter was undertaken by Senator Cullom
Mrs. Logan was so FRUSTRATED ~ to be una
ole to see any one Her son and daughter
bore up as bravely as possible under the Or
deal and greeted with saddened faces the
many sympathetic friends whose lips could
but inadequately form expressions of the
feelings Of the heart Mrs. Logan's health is
such tonight that it has been thought best
not to attempt to discuss the subject of the
burial place or the date Of the funeral until
to-mor1 ow. Senator Cullom, who left at
3 o'clock, took leave Of the family with the
understanding that he was to call early in
the morning. ct which time they could make
the funeral arrangements 1t is expected
he will be buried in Chicago The gravest
anxiety is expressed over Mrs Logan's con-
dition. The devoted wife who has watched
through SO many weary nights over the bed
side of him who is now dead has stood the
strain nobly, has borne up as few
other women ever could, but now the
end has come ana the nervous re-
taxation. the shock has told upon
her In her room with dear friends sur
rounding her she lay. and moaned and
sobbed as though her heart would break
At times her voice Of distress reached the
ears Of those below, and the pathos of the
situation was greatly intensified. Among
the many kilograms Of coincidence We're
those from Gov. Alger of Michigan, Col Dis
lin, A. NJ Jones, Melville E. Stone and others
of Illinois Dr.. John p Newman, pastor of
the Metropolitan NJ E. church. where Gen.
Logan and his wife attended a number Of
years. and who, as already stated, was ac