The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-23

Catholic apostolic legation. The house
in New York city which eX-President
Grant made his home after his famous
tour of the world was also the gift of
friends. This fund for the benefit of
Gen. Grant was managed by the late
Mr.. Frank Work of New York city. and
amounted to S250,000. The house was pur-
chased out of this fund, and for some
thing like 100000. Gen. Grant lived
here until his departure for Mount Nc
Gregor. where he died. Mrs. Grant sold
/ the house some little time after and
took up her residence in Washington
with her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris. The
last and most costly home given to Gen.
Grant was the tomb in Riverside park.
his final resting place, costing about
100000.
On Nov. 1, 1883, Gen. Philip Sheridan
assumed command of the army and re-
moved with his family from Chicago to
Washington. The gallant general had
many warm friends in Chicago, and they
quietly planned gift which should testi-
fly in substantial way to their love for
him. Samuel Johnson, of Chicago, and
twenty-three close friends contributed
each the sum of $1,000 and bought the
house, No 1917 Rhode Island avenue,
Washington Forty-five thousand dollars
was the price paid, and $4,000 was spent
for repairs. 1t was a complete surprise
to the general, who knew nothing about it
until the deed was presented to him in
his office. The entire amount was raised
in one day in the whole-hearted Western
way.
Gen. Sheridan lived In the house five
years, until early in May 1888. desper-
ately sick man, he was removed aboard
the ship Swatara, detailed by Secretary
Whitney for the trip to his cottage at
Nonquit, where he died the last of June.
His body did not rest in his home in
Washington, but was escorted by two
troops of cavalry, under Gen. Carpenter,
to st. Matthews church. where it lay in
state and from whence it was given a
military burial. The family have lived in
the house during the eleven years that
have interviewed between then and now
1t is in the very heart of fashionable
Washington.
In 1885 Gen. John A. Logan was re-elect-
ed to the senate of the United States
Shortly after his reelection he purchased
of Mr.. Sherman the old-fashioned colonial
mansion and one acre of ground, a portion
of the Stone estate, at the corner of Cliff
ton and Thirteenth street northwest. This
fine old house was in a state of dilapida-
ton, having served as hospital board
ing house and a residence for swarms of
colored people, and finally, almost aban-
doned the cows grazing in the fields about
the house.
The location is quite ideal, commanding
from its site upon the hilltop a superb
panoramic view of the city and river.
The price was $40 900, of which Gen Lo-
gan paid a small portion only and gave
his notes on time for the balance. A
few months afterward he died and left
the debt unpaid. Capt. George E. Lemon
a warm personal friend, started private
subscription among the friends of Gen.
Logan all over the country, and a fund
of 100000 was raised and presented to
|. Mrs Logan. With this money she paid
for the house; restored it to it's original
beauty; built a "Memorial hail." sacred
to the memory of her husband: furnished
the house in a style harmonious with it's
architecture, and made it her permanent
home.
Shortly after the death of Cen Hancock