St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
FROM Rls ASSOCIATES.
What Some of the Generals Inti-
mate Friends Said of His Death.

Among the hundreds of expressions re-
garding Gen. Logan's death, the following
are selected as showing the place he held
in the estimation of those with whom he
was associated in his public and social life:
1.-THE PRESIDENT
said he was inexpresSibly shocked by the
news of Senator Logan's death. From his
own limited personal 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 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 a
Union soldier and in the highest branch of
the national legislature.
CONGRESSMAN TOWNSHEND.
[ am overwhelmed with profound grief.
Gen. Logan was born, grew up and married
in my district. He was my predecessor in
congress. l don't suppose there is human
being in Southern Illinois who will not re-
ceive the news with the deepest sorrow.
Our people will be very deSirouS that he
should be buried there, but of course this
will be left to Mrs. Logan to decide.
SENATOR MILLER.
saw him yesterday. but had no idea
he was so low. l called to see him, and
when they told him l was here he expressed
wish to see me. He had been uncon-
scious, but had rallied so that he recOg-
nzed ME, and l talked with him briefly.
He said but little himself, but he listened
intelligently for a moment to my express
sions of coincidence and wishes for his
speedy recovery. Then he relapsed into
Inconsistencies. 1 think his death
greater loss to the country than any man
who has died in recent years, because up
to the moment he was stricken he was act
lively engaged in public affairs. He was
one of the strongest men in the senate, and
his Judgment was regarded by his fellow
senators as worthy the closest attention.
especially respecting army and pension
matters.
GEN. SHERIDAN.
who was just leaving his residence as a re-
porter called, spoke Of Gen. Logan's death
with much feeling and at times his eyes
were dimmed with tears. He said: Il
had known Gen. Logan for twenty-five
years, and held the highest appreciation of
him as soldier, as q statesman and as a
man. l went out to his house to-day
and saw him die, and it was one
of the saddest experiences L have
ever had. l saw him a day or
two ago. He was very sick then. but did
not suppose he was so near death. His
family did not think so, and l don't believe
the doctors thought so either. He certainly
did not act as if he thought he was about to
die. HIS death will prove a great
loss to the country. He was one of the
ablest men l have ever met, a man of fixed
opinions and one always ready and able to
maintain them. Although we were both
in the army during the war we did not be-
come personally acquainted until it was
over. The scene at his deathbed to-day
was particularly distressing to me. l
never like to see a man die. OF course. l
have seen thousands of men killed in battle,
but it never has the same effect on me as to
stand quietly by bed and see strong
mans life ebb away. During the war l
never liked to go into the hospital to see
the wounded and dying, and | had almost
20 be forced into them when it was neces-
sary for me 10 visit them. so you can imag-
inc how keenly l was affected to stand by
and see all old and esteemed friend pass
away"
SECRETARY BAYARD
had not heard of Gen. Logan's death when
a reporter of the Associated Press called on
him this evening. but he had feared the end
was near from what he had seen in the
morning papers. Said he: Something
suggested Gen. Logan to my mind just a
half hour ago. and turned to my children
and remarked what a career he had had. |
was thinking what strong. active, vigor-
Gus Hfe he had led. how much he had un-
dergone. how much he had suffered. 1t is
sad when manly career so active and Wig
orous as his closes, but he finds rest and
peace at last"
GEN. M'CooK.
/ feel the deep grief which will be COM
mon to all his old friends. and especially to
old soldiers. How sad and sudden it is.
/ saw him in health the other day at Arthur's
funeral, and since then he has been in my