New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-30
PLANS FOR THE FUNERAL.
SCENES IN GEN. LooAN's DEATH CHAMBER
THE BODY TO LIE IN STATE IN THE CAPITOL To-
pAY-MRs LoGAN's GRIEF.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THs TRIBUNE


except where it half concells the right hand lying
the chest IN the position natural to the General
in fe The left hand lies ct his side. In the lar c oil
the coat is the Loyal Legion button always worn by
him. and Just below the Loyal Legion and Grnnd
Army badges The dark hair Is brushed smoothly
hack rs had been the Generals fashion TO wear IL,
and with the heavy mustache relieves the complexion
which ia singnlarly natural and free from palor Tne
few friends permitted to see the face OF the dead TINS
afternoon felt it, natural and restfu expression Each
one was impressed by 1t, and by the appearance OF
sleep rather than OF DEATH
General Sheridan aud Colonel Fred Grant were
among the 90 upstairs 10 see their dead friend
member OF the Grand army stands near, and gently
turns back the white canopy when visitor enters the
room Many beautiful mowers have been received put
will not be arranged until tomorrow. large box Oh
loosely cut white roses from Senator Sawyers family,
and another box of pale pink roses from the wlie Oh
Senator Jones' had been laid on the bed where there
were others in designs OF crosses and wreaths one
cross OF roses aud lilies OF the valley has card with
the words To the soldiers FRIEND from the sister oil
three soldiers"
On little table the Generals head is leaning
cross OF white mmorelles, rising from base OF ivy
leaves From the arm OF the cross Is hung broken
chain of purple mmortelle5 dove on the top holds
a card III its beak, bearing the words The nnk
broken here on earth II be joined again IN Heaven
The cross is from Engineer n. A.. Clarke OIL the
Nayv and his wife, Old friends. There Is also on the
table cluster OF ripe wheat, tied with purple
| ribbon seat by Mrs. Henry G: Bowen, wife OF the
| Editor of The lnder nus was gathered az
Woodstock Conn.,, july. 1885,, at the time General
| and Mrs Lop an visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen. Here
and these vases hold small punches OF howers tnat
lave accompanied notes Of sympathy received by MIS-:
Lo,,p Above the fireplace IS crayon portrait OF
her the smiling face being more Ike the original thah
| the photographs usually seen. Most oil the lowers
have been pnt in cool places below In order to keep
them fresh for Tomorrow aud the day OF the funeral
magn cent wreath OF palms, white roses and yolels
sash OF purple ribbon IRON the wne oil hepr9n
sentative. HIT, is among the floral offerings III wiz
be the Capitol to be placed on the CONN IN the
| Rotunda tomorrow. -, 4.
General Sheridan saw Mrs. Logan this afternoon to
taL with her about the funeral. Colonel Grant also
called on her. She has seen few others except the
friends staying in the house She has been more COM
posed aoio 10 talk quietly about Inc arrange
| mens Tor the funeral services on Friday NOW tDat
| the plans are definitely decided upon she seems
relieved and less distressed than heretofore III nor
overwronoht nervous she coId not realize the
great strait and long waiting there would be when the
| aay hrst named was next Wednesday member OF
| the Illinois deeeat on mentioned this, saying III
will be a long time, Mrs Logan, ana so nuch more
| painful tor YOU" ~,
IL is now somewhat OF n comfort to her that the body
of the General TO be LAID here temporarily III tue
yaut offered Oy Mrs Hutchinson The vault is near
the little ock Creek Church. and but short distance
from the Soldiers Hone, where her first thought was
to have her husband buried. The struggle between
her duty the State Illinois and Der desire to have
her husband rest her has been painful and
pathetic OF course the trial tomorrow, when the
Generals body removed to the Capitol, Will be an
ordeal as full OF angus the final parting thomas
Logan, the Generals brother, Mr. Rogers, trother-
m-Iaw living in Illinois, and Mr.. Cunningham a
brother OF Mrs Logan living In Texas. are Oh their
way and will arrive In Washington To- morrow.
fhe Senate committee on the funeral arrangements
met this morning III the Appropriations Committee
room, where the definite plans Tor the funeral were
made The body of the General will be taken TO the
CAPITOL tomorrow at II o'clock, undef an escort OF
The Grand Army. 1t Will lie state in the otnnda,
where there Will be guard OF honor from the Loyal
Legion and Grand Army.
From O'Clock Tomorrow until II o'clock Friday
the public will be admitted 10 the Rotunda, passing IN
at the east door and gong ont at the west PERSONS
having tickets of admission will enter the east door OF
the Senate wing. The Diplomatic Gallery Is reserved
Tor the diplomatic Corps the Secretary oil state pre-
senting tickets TO the members tor the OCCASION
The families OF the President, Cabinet oic rs Presl-
dent pro TEN OF the Senate Speaker OF the House. eS
Presidents and Vice Presidents and Supreme Count
Justices will occupy, seats in the gallery east $50 OF
| tors tors and Representatives will occupy seats IN
the reserved gallery. The reporers gallery wiz
be reserved exclusively for the press The remaining
seats IN the gallery will OPEN without scrim ma
tiou to all who have general tickets for gallery seals.
The President and Cabinet officers VIII meet IN ne
Presidents room The Supreme Court Justices Will
meet IN the Supreme Court room. Inc ID pomauc
Corps will meet in the Marble Room. The Nice-fresl-
dents room will be reserved Tor Mrs Logan and her
family Members OF tbs House OF Representatives viii
meet in the hail OF the House. The committees OF the
Grand Army, OF the Loyal Legion and OF the MEXICAN
War veterans will meet in the recei'tion room lhe
pa bearers will ia the Office OF the Secretary oi
the Senate. Seats will be reserved by tue Sergeant
at Arms tor those entitled to on the hoor
The President, who has kept his room to-day,
though better said he should attend the funeral. and
it is his wish that The Cabinet should be present.
j. said Ina, the President feels deeply the death OF
| General Logaa whose last visit TO the White House
| was on the Monday before the Friday when he was
taken ill. The Generals tired appearance that day
was observed b, several OF the old employees VINO had
been used to greeting him tor years and were iona Oh
The family OF General Logan have rendered an in
| ytation to the Grand Army OF the Republic, Loyal
| Legion Knights Templar. and other organizations
win which the Genera identified TO send repre-
| 10 A
reference to the funeral will be Ill charge OF the Ser
eant-at-Arms Of the Senate, but General Sheridan
mas asked to supervise the procession on Friday
| General heridan informed this morning that he
had been selected this charge He Immediately
entered upon correspondence. with tho various
There is so little time" said the General that the
organizations at distance that would like to par lei
pate will have little chance to DO so ii Is scarcely
possible such demonstration as the country
would lie to make upon such short notice. Arrange
ments will, however, be perfected Immediately, by
which opportunity viii be Afforded to organizations
that participate. The arrangements Will be com
parauvey simple. ana will be formulated as far as
| possible to day and tomorrow.
General Sheridan this afternoon had a conference
with The Senate funeral Committee and subsequently
cal ed upon General Albert Ordway, of this city, to
Cooperate with him as chief OF saf. The arrange,
rnenis were Immediately END rcd upon and general
order Will be issued Tomorrow announcing the pro-
meeting of clCizens of Illinois Irving ia Washing
ton held tonight which brought to 5ether large
number OF persons Judge Meiuon, OF tne oou , 81
the funeral in q body and II committee reported
series of appropriate resolutions which were unani
mously adopted after earnest and feeling remarks by
| Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson, Com
missioner Black. General Green IL. Raum Judge
| Henry Strong. of Chicago; Mr. Browning, member
of the Legislature which reelected General Logan to
| the Senate last year, and others.
speaker Carlisle h appointed the following commit
tee TO represent the House OF Representatives at the
funeral OF General Logan: Mcssrs Thomas, springer
/ Henderson, Iownshend, Payson, Worhington. litt
Riggs. Rowel aOd Neece. Of Illinois; keed Of Maine .
Curtin. of PENNSYLVANIA; Burrows, OF Michigan; symes
Colorado and Carey, of Wyoming.
All the gentlemen designated 10 act as pabearers nave
accented with exception OF Secretary Lincoln aud
Governor Rusk, who will he unable TO be present The
acceptance or Simon Cameron Is conditional upon the
weather being fine
AT the request OF Mrs Logan that private volunteer
OF the War should be selected from the Grand Army TO
act as a pallDearer the Department the Potomac Of
the Grand Army tonight selected Amos j. Cunning to
represent the Grand Army. General George g. Rogers,