Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23
WHERE GRANT DIED.
f'he CEStnge on Mount McGregor Who
lilo Brcatheu His Last.

Fhe CE&tnge Mount McGregor Where
lIe lrcathed His Last.
There is no diminution Of interest in
Mt. McGrcgor. Trains 60 up the
mountain mornings and afternoons.
Visitors have two hours ut the Balmoral
Hotel if they wish to return to their
dinner in Saratoga, or to supper in tho
evening. Those who wish to spend the
entire day fad enouyi, 20 interest them,
and can leave on the 81. clock train.
reaching Saratoga in forty minutes. OF
course the DreXel cottage, where Gen
eral Grant died, is the first place visited
by tourists. A guide has charge of the
house, and shows visitors through tho
rooms on the first floor. The bed on
which General Grant died Stands in u
! corner OF the long parlor 1t is q bed
stead made for the sick, and has 40
supcrhuity of woodwork, but is per-
factly plain. A fancy counterpane
covers the mattress. Ii Il smaller room.
extending from the parlor are the faded
Srcaths and floral designs sent after
the General died and left when the re-
mains were taken to New York. 1.-The
Gates Ajar," made of imno"tclles, and
sent by Governor and Mrs. Leland Stan
ford, OF California, is perhaps the largest
design ever made Of immortcllcs. The
gates are the size of those useu
in gardens, and there arc palings
md groundwork for all to rest
upon. This and u huge pillow, the
size of u flower bed, also made
Of immorte,les, arc in q perfect state OF
preservation. The cushion was Sent
| by It Grand Army post. There are othel
Iioral designs on the table. The quill
pen used by General Grant when
finishing the last pages OF the second
volume of his book is stuck on the
manlle-picce i'll the parlor. In the
library. are tvo very large chairs
covered with morocco and drapcd with
! black: these chairs are placed 50 rs to
face each other, and served rs u bed
| for the General ut his house in New
York. He lay on them on his journey
to Mt. McGregor. and used them until
be was confined to his bed. Con-
yenicnt to these chairs stand u table
with his writing implements and a
white china cup and spittoon which he
used, also an ordinary japanese fan
which he used when he suffered trols
heat. The fan possesses interest be-
cause it was made for him. and has the
,japanese ana .AmericnH flags and the
Generals name. The Mlkaao had this
made and presented to General Grant
when nc visited Japan. The fan IS OF
tbe common style which sells for ten
cents. In !. cabinet with glass doors
.s , mart Of General Grants wardrobe
About six nicely Numbered shirts, with
collars and cuffs are in & pile; his hat
with a pair Of gloves, and summer
suit Of alotnes, ere all looked AT WIN
co,nmendablc interest ana reverence
Ali visitors are invited to an ADJOINING
,n,m where photographs OF the Grant
familv as a group, single pictures OF
Tho interior and exterior OF the cottage
.n,,ll albums of compressed hoWe's
s,ilnctal IN the mountains, with inc
oonmon and botanical names, are an
s soid and the money thus obtained IS
useJ 70 deiray the expenses OF taNlns
/; care Of the cottage. lhcfe arc ~
t t"ndod d landscape views both on tbs
trin to Mt. McGrcgor and after ar fa,s
W.; !l'p , H. valleys spread oat on bots
III .;,I,.. bounded pv ranges OF mo"i',''.1S'
.~saratogo Lettcr'