The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-22
Grants borrowed Uniform.

When Gen Grant was coming east on
one OF mis- great tours-memory suggests
his 'round-the-world trip. but memory
may be defective-he struck Denver in
a linen buster. says the Chicago Record
It was hot weather and IN crossing the
desert the luggage had been gathered in
the baggage-car, while the officers Of the
party CARRIED themselves in apparel hard
" in keeping with the dignity Of their mil
itary status. When they arrived in the
Mountain City they were whirled away
TO a hotel to prepare for the ovation ar
ranged for the general by the populace.
II had been provided that he would re-
view some military, and, in general, lend
the lustre Of his presence so as to make
Denverites proud. Arrived at the hotel
the terrible Information was made known
to the hero Of the apple tree OF Apo
mattox that his trunks were lost and
aside from the linen buster and the Gin
derry shirt and trousers which he wore
there was no garb belonging to him on
the face of the known earth.
1t might not have been 50 serious a prop
osition had the fact Of that review not
been pressed upon the Galena soldier.
But it would never do for man who had
been the commander-in-chief Of the United
States army, and who had made a trium-
phal march around the world, to get upon
a reviewing stand clad in a linen buster
and a travelling cap. The general called
upon Gen. Sherman for advice. and the
man who had marched TO the sea read
lily offered the use OF an extra uniform of
his own. 1t was tried, but where the ex-
President was broad it was narrow. and
where he was short it was very long and
ample. Then Sheridan proffered uni
form, but Gen. Grant looked gloomily
upon the stout form of the Winchester
rider and said ne was afraid the arrange
ment would hardly answer.
Scouts were sent out into the town to
discover some relief for Gen. Grant. Such
work of inquiry must, of course, be per-
formed with discretion, as the general,
although called the plainest Of plain he
roes, was alive to the dignities of the oc-
casion, and did not want the secret of his
predicament sown broadcast. However,
after several hours of search the scouting
party returned and conveyed into his pres
ence an assortment of flaming brilliancy
in masculine attire which caused his par
lor room to look like a sort of masquer-
ade costuming bazar. There were po-
licemen's uniforms and mail carriers
clothes and militia garments and Knights
of Pythias attire and campaign suits-all
gathered from clothing stores far and
wide. At last the general succeeded in
making up a fairly good suit out of a COM
bination of a militia officers garb and a
uniformed rank sword ana DelI. me otHeI
clothes were bundled back to the second
hand clothing emporiums from whence
they had been brought. the prOprietors OF
those stores never knowing for whom OF
what purpose their collections of uni
forms had been ransacked.
One of the morning papers the next day
said that Gen. Grant looked every inch
the patriotic soldier. His dignihed bear
ing was enhanced by his simple but glor-
ions t1nfforu1 If blup-qrloriO1Ig because q
its associations. 1t is said that this is the
uniform which the general wore in The
Wilderness, but when he was asked about
it the hero smiled and was silent Wha'
magnificent, what patriotic memories mus
be connected with that suit of blue! There
are men, patriots, who. if they had it tC
give, would gladly yield fortune for it.