Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-28
LOGAN DEAD.
The Warrior and States
man Passes Away.
C0NDOLENCE FOR THE WIDOW
Arrangements for the Funeral
Tenders of Burial Places-The
Generals Last Hours.
Special to the Herald op the Associated pressl

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| WASHINGTON, December q. - Th,
death of Senator John A. Logan, an
nounced yesterday, was received with
mingled astonishment and regret. Hi.
death occurred three minutes before :
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t is stated
that the Generals body will no doubt
be taken to Illinois for burial, but nc
definite arrangements will be made fol
the funeral until Mrs. Logan, who is
wholly prostrated, can be consulted.
The citizens of Springfield, Illinois,
have offered plot near the final resting
place of Lincoln for the burial of the
dead soldier. The Illinois Legislature,
which meets a week from Wednesday,
will elect o successor to General Logan.
The deceased statesman was born Feb
ruary 9, 1926, thus making him nearly
6l years of age. On every side are
heard tributes of respect from intimate
friends.
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY.
One who saw the remains of General
Logan this morning, the embalmers hav-
ing completed the + work and the body
being ready for its casket, describes its
appearance as lifelike and but little
wasted.
Mrs. Logau's condition is gradually
mendiDg, some portion of last night hav-
IN, f no sa1 -, lao, claa,1 ha frat
she has taken for some time. No ar
rangements have yet been made for the
funeral. Mrs. Logan has, however, ex.
pressed a wish to see members of the Illi-
nois delegation, who are in the city this
afternoon, and u meeting has been called
for O'Clock, at which Mrs. Logan's
wishes will be learned and arrangements
fur the funeral be decided upon.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL.
The members of the Illinois delegation
in Congress who are now in Washington,
held meeting at the Logan mansion
this afternoon, in compliance with sug.
gestion of Mrs. Logan for consultation.
Mrs. Logan's wishes with regard to the
funeral arrangements were made known
by Representative Henderson. with
whom she had been conferring. Her
inclinations favored the funeral in the
Senate chamber after the reassembling
of Congress, and interment in the mean
time in the Congressional cemetery here.
The matter was discussed, but no con.
clusion was reached, the subject being
postponed until tomorrow. Senator
Sherman was at the mansion this after
noon, and was in consultation with Mrs.
Logan, who sought his advice regarding
the arrangements. He has already
made the selection of com.
mittee to represent the Senate, but
withholds its announcement until the
arrangements shall be determined upon.
Gen. Beale has this afternoon received
dispatch from Mr.. Walker Blaine in
Chicago announcing the receipt by him
of telegram from his father in Augusta
expressing the wish that he (the sony
should represent the father at the fun
eral, The dispatch also conveys the
writer's personal coincidence. 1t is sup.
posed that Blaine made the request
upon the assumption that the remains
would be conveyed at once to Chicago
and that the obsequies would take place
there. Gen. Albert Ordway, head of
the Washington Commandery of Loyal
Legion. has appointed committee to
request the commandery at the funeral.
Mrs. Logan's residence was to-day con-
nected by wire with the main Washing.
ton Office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, and its facilities are
freely placed at the disposal of the
family.
TENDERS OF A BURIAL PLACE.
Correspondence was still in progress
at a late hour this evening between Cul.
lom and the authorities and the person.
al friends of Gen. Logan in Chicago re-
garding the arrangements for the burial.
The first tender for the burial place was
received yesterday from the authorities
at Sprintield, who tendereda choice of two
places in that city. one of them being the
cemetery in which Lincoln is inferred.
Then came tenders from places inSouth-
ern illinois, the neighborhood of Logan's
earlier home. and from Chicago, the
home Of his later years. During to-day
urgent representations of the claims of
Chicago have been coming from various
organizations of that city and from in
fuential personal friends. There is reas.
on to believe that if Chicago makes
definite and seasonable tender of the
burial place in that city, it will be ac-
cepted.
MRS. LoGAN's RESOURCES.
Logan's residence in this city, though
still encountered by mortgage, has in.
creased considerably in value since Gen
eral Logan became its possessor. To.
gether with tho Chicago homestead it
constitutes almost the entire fortune left
for the support of the widow, and her
chief remaining resources being the ex-
pected proceeds of the Generals book.
Already the project has been privately
discussed among Congressman of provid-
ing for her future by pension bill, based
upon the Generals military service, and
none have been heard to question the
propriety of this course.
oLEvELAND's EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW.
President Cleveland said he was mex.
pressibly shocked by the news of Sen
ator Logan's death. From his own lin.
tied personal acquaintance with him he
had formed high opinion of him as
sincere, frank and generous man, and
his loss would be very sensibly felt by
hosts of personal friends throughout
the country who had become attached
to him because of his qualities of heart,
and by the people at large, whom he
had served well as Union soldier and
in the highest branch of the national
legislature.
Mrs. Cleveland sent a tenderly word.
ed note expressing her sympathy and
that of the President, and saying that
the latter was too ill to call and thus show
in person his respect for the memory of
the dead.
ooNDoLENcE FROM SPRINGFIELD.
SpRINaFIELD, Ills, December p. The
announcement Of Senator Logan's death
caused widespread feelings OF regret and
sorrow in this city. Flags were placed
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