The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-24

HER SONS ABSENT
FROM HER BEDSIDE
Nellie Grant Sartoris Present.
General Fred Grant Got the
News in Texas.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14,-Mrs. Ulys-
ses S. Grant died at her residence in
this city at 11:17 O'Clock tonight. Death
was due to heart failure. Mrs. Grant
having suffered for years from valvular
disease of the heart, which was ag-
gravated by a severe attack of bron-
chitis. Her age prevented her rallying
from the attacks. Her daughter, Nellie
Grant Sartoris, was the only one of
her children with her at the time of
her death, her three sons, who had been
summoned, all being unable TO reach
here in time.
There also were present at the bedside
when the end came Miss Rose Mary
Sartoris, a granddaughter, DR.. Bishop.
one of the attending physicians, and
two trained nurses.
Death came peacefully, the sufferer
retaining consciousness practically to
the end Word has come from Jesse
and u. S. Grant, Jr., two of the sons in
California, that they have started on
their way to Washington. The other
son, General Fred Grant, is Fastening
hither from Texas.
The body of Mrs. Grant will be de-
posted in the tomb at Riverside Park.
Il
now. rests Whether it win be taken
thither Immediately or this ceremony
will be postponed for time could not
be ascertained tonight.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--While the
final arrangements for the funeral of
Mrs. u. S. Grant will not be made until
the arrival here of General Grant and
other members of the family, it Is set
tied that there will be short religious
services in this city, and that the re-
mains will be placed by the side of her
husbands tomb in Riverside Park, New
York. The Pennsylvania railroad has
offered to provide a combination car
for the casket and pall-bearers and a
private car for the use of the family
in the journey from this city to the
tomb, to be attached to any train that
the funeral party may desire. The Sec
retary of War has directed that all the
army officers stationed In New York
and vicinity shall attend the services at
the tomb in full dress uniform. It has
been arranged that the steamer Meigs
shall meet the funeral party at Jersey
City and convey it to the tomb, where
there is convenient landing place.
FoREToLD IN A DREAM
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Mary
Grant Cramer, a sister of General U.
s. Grant, who lives with her sister,
Mrs. Virginia Grant Corbin. at East
Orange, N. j., says, according to a dis
patch to the Tribune, that the death
of Mrs. Grant was foretold to her in a
dream on December 9Th.
1.-The dream was exceedingly vivid"
said Mrs. Cramer, II thought Mrs.
Grant came to my bedside and, placing
her hand on my shoulder said impress
sively: Mary, have come to talk with
you and to say goodbye because am
not going to be with you much longer -
Mrs. Cramer told her dream at the
breakfast table the next morning and to
her surprise a friend of the family,
Mrs. Katherine Lawrence, who was
visiting them at the time, said that she,
too, had had similar dream. Mrs.
Lawrence said that she dreamt that
she, Mrs. Cramer and Mrs. Corbin stood
in the portal of Grants tomb on River
side Drive, near New York, and there
appeared to be a large crowd of per-
sons outside, drawn up in two lines,
waiting the arrival OF cavalcade of
some kind.
FRED GRANT NOTIFIED.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. 15.-Gen-
eral Fred Grant, u. S. A., commanding
the Department. of Texas. returned from
a tour of inspection of the army posts
this afternoon. At Alice he first learn
ed Of the death of his mother this morn
ing. At 9 o'clock accompanied by Mrs.
Grant, he started for Washington on
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