The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-28
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mace ne held IN the est4mA-i'- - ,
sim whom he associated IN NJ u'
public and social lie ;,.ernrss-
The President said he Vas SSoP5ato- II
sihIv shocked BE- the news OF 5000 /,
L0gan's death. From Ms pNI W. -, -
personal acq lalnt-uce "ltl -, /, sin.
fo--ned . high opinion OF nun a - his
80 f-ank ana generous man. anu 70 -
- would b. very sensiOiy felt oy hC 49,
- Dersonal friends Throughout
co11trv. who had become attaCue1 -,
-, bs.,f,se OF his qualities OF hsaI.
snJ Inv the people az large, whom 1
~ served vel - Union so.Ilst -
in the highest branch OF tns NA''O
Legislature. Al.To-p o-er-
vhelried with profound srieI 1eussit s',
/ / Gu was born, grew up and marrleu
/ i, Il- district de was my predecesSo-
/ - T,,g-sSs don't suppose there i
/ human bslng n Southern lilln1ls VIZ
/ u-ili rot receive the news VITA tne uesp
- sorrow. oar people Will De very
Jssiro,ls that he should be buried tnSte'
bnt OF course this will be LETT lot 'ilS'
Logan TO decide. -. rss-
Senator MIler said; saw nm y.
.srdsy but I had no idea he was 80
-, csIied 10 inquire about him ana
~, Inv told MIN / was here, ne eN-
''-ssss5 a wish to see me. He mad oeeh
plltes sSg.. but mad rallied 50 that
-ecognizsd me and talked
.,;,b bI,n briefly. Naturally, he sald
mt LttIe himself, but he listened
intslIigently for a moment TO my e1-
r-,.ssions OF coincidence and wishes iOI
MS speedy recovery. Then ne IelapI -
, ayain into inconsistencies. tnlnA -, u's
death q greater loss TO the country Ia,
! tbst az any man who has died IN recent
yssrs and no to the moment he was
: stricken he was actively engaged IN puo.
= lie sfFaIrs. He was one OF the strongest
man in the Senate, and his Judgment
= Us REGARDED by his DEMONSTRATORS as
: worthy the closest attention, especl-
ally respecting army and pension mat
: General Sheridan, who was Just le cav,
!, ing his residence as the reporter CalLe az.
: smoke of General Logan's DEAN W.
+ much feeling, and at times MS eye
= were bedimmed with tears. he satu
: / have known Genera, Logan ~
: tuentv-fiye wears, and held the hignes
snpreciation of him as soldier, as :
statesman and as q man. went 20 ms
- house to-day and saw him die, ana !
vas one Of the saddest experiences
:, have ever had. I saw him day or tw'
AGO. He was very sick then, but az
y not suppose he was so near death. III
- family did not think so, and do no
v believe the doctors thought so, eitner
Is He certainly did not act as
~ he thought he was about 10 ule
il His death will prove a gr "a
/. loss to the country. de was one OF "a
- ehIast men have ever met; a man
= fixed opinions and one ALWAYS read
.s and able 10 maintain them. Although
- We were both in the army during 10
: war. we did not become personally nc
:; Iouainted until il was over. The seen
= A. his death bed to-day, was Particular
- distressing 20 me. l never like 10 see
"A man die. OF course, have seen tnou'
m ands OF men killed in the battle. but
r. never has had the same effect on me
le. TO stand quietly oy oeoslue anu see
&c strong mans life ebb away. DuriI
u the wsrI never liked to 60 into u
- bosnital to see the wounded and dyin
-, and / had almost 10 be forced into the
III when il was necessary for me 10 Wis
-. them. so. YOU can imagine how keen
:, II affected me TO stand by and see 1
~ old and esteemed friend pass away.
= Secretary Bayard had not heard
Inc his death when the reporter Of =
~ Associated Press called on him 20
r. evening. but he had feared the enc "
nee near from what he had seen IN - U
al morning papers. Said Secretary ia
css ard: Something suggested Genei
~ Logan to my mind Just half an no
10 AGO. and turned 10 ms children n
% remarked what q career he had ma
FL I was thinking what q strong. acu'
a. vigorous life he had led; no
- much he had undergone, b.
at much he had suffered. II
nds sad when q manly career, so active
and vigorous as his, closes; but he mos
ed aud peace al last.
ono deep grief will be common to all his
Tbs friends, and especially TO old soldie
.nS How sad andisadden it's. | saw b
,a., iu health the other day at ArthJ
the funeral. and since then be has been
NJ my Office where he sat Tor vi
- smoking his cigar and chat
sIIi- pleasantly and gsiiy OF old army n
her ters. de was q most companions
.ose man, and as generous as be was oray
i'm. The Acknowledgement said: "Sens
80 Logan and myself were for four We
ose together in the Senate. did
ere know him personally until
- met there. We served together on
IL, Committee on Judiciary and the @
-, nIittee on Territories. / always fol
- MIN agreeable and he was very kind
60. me and my friends. He was very
NJ tive. energetic and straghtforwi
nd You always knew his position on
80 leading questions de was ma
- great force Of character. and did wi
a. nv knowledge many kind and z
NJ things. He had the faculty of ming
her with and MANAGING men and NAL
the himself felt in everything he UNI
hsr took. His party, and country, as 7
Raw will deeply feel his loss. liked
> IN. very much. and sympathize ke'
bus- with his family and friends in
Cen death.
Dr SMr. Hiu. Of Illinois. said he
hat known General Logan intimately
wee more than thirty years and respe
In and loved him. His death vout
! the felt as personal loss oy q vast nuI
tof people IN his native state. But
boJv feeling would be kesnest perhaps an
fcr tie soldiers who had an intense q,
nsntS ration and very warm affection for
Mrs Hit spoke especially of the spo
can purity and integrity OF General Los
weo life. IlifnOisans had watched his Ct
sid. during the war. at trst With
was interest and bye and bye With III
I - - 80 -.