Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-12-29
SORROW OF PUBLIC MEN.

The President and More Intimate Per
sonal Friends Express Themselves.
The President said that he was mex
pressibly shocked by the news OF Senator
Logan's death. From his own limited per-
sonal acquaintance with him he had formed
high opinion OF him as a sincere frank
| and generous man, and his loss would
be very sensibly felt by hosts of
personal friends throughout the coun-
try who had become attached to him
because OF his qualities of heart and
by the people at large whom he had served
well as q Union soldier and in the highest
branch of the National Legislature. The
President has been confined to his room
since Friday with another attack Of rheu
matism in his knee. the result OF er-doing
before he had completely recovered from
his recent illness, but, it is expected that
two or three days at the longest will see
him completely restored.
| The Rev. DR.. Newman, of the Metropoh-
| tan M. q. Church, Gen. Logan's pastor,
said last night that he could hardly realize
the truth; he could not dismiss from his
| mind the living identity of Gen. Logan, SO
completely had it become associated with
| his everyday pastoral and social life. DR..
Newman spoke freely of Gen. Logan's life
| and character and of his illness. He said:
| 1.-THE General had been unconscious since
O'Clock yesterday morning Late in the
afternoon the family sent me word
to announce in the church that the General
was very low and in the opinion Of the
physicians beyond hope. After consuta-
ton with Senator Miller read the notice
to the people. Then the whole congrega-
ton rose and stood in silent prayer for q
minute or two. After the morning service
I went to the Logan residence, arriving at
| 1 o'clock. The deathbed was surrounded
| closely by the family and their friends.
| The General lay on the right side OF the
| bed inclined somewhat upon his left side.
Mrs. Logan was resting upon the other
| side of the couch. Near her was
her son, John A. Logan, Jr., and on the
other side were the daughter, Mrs. Tucker,
and her husband. Next to Mrs. Logan stood
Mrs. Senator Cullom. The distress of Mrs.
Logan was peculiarly affecting. In the
| most tender and eloquent expressions she
would describe the Generals love for her;
his devotion for her happiness; what q
| tower OF strength he was to her; how he
confided in her; how she had lived for him
and found happiness therein; how pure
and true he had been to her. She ex-
| claimed: oh, | cannot give him up.
| The sacrifice is too great. Why am called
upon to make this sacrifice?' Gen. Sheri-
dan was moved to tears. / never saw
| strong men so overcome as they were when
Mrs. Logan, holding Gen. Sheridan's hand,
spoke of scenes of other days and recalled
| tenderly "reminiscences showing her hus-
bands fidelity and WORTH
| At the evening service DIR. Newman al
| luded at the close of the sermon to the last
scene of Gen. Logan's life. He said:
He lay there suffering as he had not suffered on
the field OF battle, where he mad laughed at the
singing of the cannon balls A few weeks ago l
| gave him the sacrament. How strange was the
expression of his face on that occasion. Itlooked
like polished MARBLE greatly did he realize the
| solemntty of the VOWS he was taxing. ret eived
| Chief Justice Chase into the church. He was so
| humble that he did not kneel with the others on
| the altar steps, but knelt on the floor. So it was
| with Logan-he knelt on the floor. Beside him
was his wife, who his Inspiration his COM
fcrt, and his joy. The country will never recog-
| nize its Indebtedness to John A. Logan. Around
his dying couch were his wife and family and
| some of tie leading men in the country. o
| how strong men wept when halcyon memories of
| other days came up. Almost within reach of
| that prize to which American citizens aspire he
ended his life.
| A touching allusion to the stricken wife
| and family closed the remarks.