New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28

9His death will DO q personal blow to thousancs o.
veterans, and his loss viii he felt keeniy by Repuo-
LEANS" 49,
Brooklyn expressed the sincere regret et IN tnat CITY
for the untimely death OF General Logan. ne las,
visited Brooklyn Decoration Day THIS year, nnd "a
was the guest OF Grant Post g. A. r. at the
service held in the Hanson Place Methodst EPISCOPAL
Church Instead Of arranging for public meeting oil
veterans to be held this. evening az NJ mrs. p 1
public posts OF BROOKLYN assembled LIST evening IN tue
Common Council Chamber OF the City Hall to honor
the of their s dead nrsssS Speeches
eulogy made by Generals SocuIn, W o0niopu anu
Fowler. Corporal Tanner, a. G. Tate. II. W Knight
f. b. Fowler NJ. d. Wiebr. James Tanner and
Thomas Bell presented resolutions which were mani
mously adopted. setting nth the exalted PATRIOTISM,
high character and eminent worth OF General Logan
and dcploring his loss The resolutions said that he
private at Bull Run, Colonel at FORT Donei-
son, General at Viclsburg, and q corps commander
Grand Army OF the Republic to see that those whom
he loved best suffered nothing because OF his death
Ii further urged that funds should be collected
to pay of the mortgage on General Logan's home
subscription to this end opened and $l|O was
subscribed.
Tie Brooklyn Aldermen yesterday adopted rcso-
lutions regretting the loss TO the country OF the
brave solder, able commander and distinguished
statesman" ,,.-,
Flags were at halfmas yesterday on all the public and
manS private buildings In Jersey City In hoDor OF Generl
Logan. His sudden and unexpectei deah was lhc sun
iect OF general conversation Ia the city ana thec was
widespread expression Of opinion that tue country h
lost one OF its ablcst and purest statesmen. ,.oa
The Republican City Committee, OF newark mas ssueu
Republican Club this evening" ut O'clock 10 take action
upon the death OF General Logan. -
The friendship between General Grant ana Generai
Loran was close and intimate. In talking about IL
recently Stephen q. Elkins, whose intimacy with ootn
is well known said On one occasion when was a.,
his house at Long Branch, think an 1888, General
Grant told me that the country owen 70 "ee s.' a.
Logan debt o. gratitude probably greater than to any
OF her man living for the influence he exerted IN INC
beginning of the in favor OF the Union whlch was
not only felt throughout the West, but especaliy con-
tributed largely in saving TO the cause OF the cuon
the southeruxAal of i'll nois. honeycombed as u was
with Southern sympathizers nj that time. GRANT was
especially complimentary to Logan for having resgneu
from a seat in Congress to go 10 tne n Pio;g
the only case on rrcord-and with 2O.OO0 majority
behind him, the largest ever gwen III any ulslticI
When Grant was assigned a. Colonel 10 regimen. n9
was especially anxious that they should re-ehis' an
got hcCerDand and Logan to go anu nake
10 the men with that object LOgans speech was inii
of patrotic fire and enthusiasm. IL 80 mO!eu tnein
that nearly every re-enisted. Generai Oran.
thought that this was Losans hrst puDhc nt.einoc ~
The war that reached the country. i no speech was
copied all over the North. On another occasion ne
said that Logan not only great General-ai"a
one to be relied on--but that his PATRIOTISM was tue
supreme motive that governed hun through the war;
Grant once became impatient at some OF the move
ments OF HThomas at Nashville lie th0ught ihonlas
was not moving fast enough to execute oraers tna'
had been given Logan was ordered 10 go W Naen-
VILE and if Thomas had not moved ds dlrecleu ~
snnersede him Logan eInrnstraed. saying that shcn
Al action would offend large element at the nor u
the sympathy of winch was necessary. ana una. ~
WAS DO ,sble to avoid relieving Thomas II shoud ot
done Logan's remonstrance was against gis OWL
promotion Ii always struck Grant as nnselsn an1
patriotic counsel Logan was sent 10 NaSh'ihe ~
spte of his remembrance with fall power TO suppressed
Thomas but he did not do 80. Grant uscd 10 say
this action that Logans patriotism rose higher tnai
his self-intefcst."