Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-12-18
DEATH OF MRS. GRANT.
SHE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
NIGHT IN WASHINGTON.
Only One of Her Children With
Her When the End Came-Mrs.
Grant Was Seventy-Six
Years of Age.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Ulys-
| ses S. Grant, wife of President Grant,
died at her residence in this city at
11:17 o'clock tonight. Death was
due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant hav-
ing suffered for some years from
valvular disease of the heart, which
was aggravated by severe attack of
bronchitis. 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 death, the three
| sons who had been summoned here
| all being out of the city.
There were also present at the bed
side when the end came Miss Rose
mary sartoris, granddaughter; DIR.
Bishop, one of the attending ply
sicians, and the two trained nurses
Death came peacefully, the sufferer
retaining complete consciousness
practically to the end.
The remains Of Mrs Grant will be
f, deposited in the tomb at riverside
Park, New York, where those of her
/ husband now repose.
i Mrs. Grant, whose maiden name
was Julia Dent, was born in st.
! Louis in 1926, and was the daughter
of Frederick and Ellen Dent when
She was married to the general, in
lS4S. During the civil war Mrs.
Grant was with the general much OF
the time and remained as near as
possible to him when he was cam
paiginug. She saw her husband
twice inaugurated as President and
accompanied him on his Journey
around tho world IS mt@ree.s 0f
the White House she gave literally
to all the charitable institutions OF
the city. Four children We're born
to General and Mrs. Grant, three
sons and one daughter, all Of them
living.
During recent years, since General
Grants death, Mrs. Grant has spent
most Of her winters in this city, liv-
ing at oil @ street, Northwest,
while during the summer she usu-
ally lived at Saratoga, Manchester
/ by-the-Sea, and other popular re-
| sorts, until the last two summers,
when she resided with her daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris, at Coldburg, Ont. She
also made several visits to her sons
in California during the last few
years.
She was of domestic temperament
and devoted most of her time to hel
home and children. She was 7G
years of age at the time Of her death.
Washington, Dee. 15.-At The
Sl nltg Es3t>-e 55-lEay, SeNe,. .'rj1tl
ard, Of North Carolina, declared him
self in favor Of the reduction Of The
representation of the South in Re
publican National Conventions. TIC
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, and
a group of newspaper men, Senator
Pritchard said that he would supper
any properly directed effort made tt
reduce the representation of the
Southern States in National Conven
tions. 81 believe,' said he, sstha
that is the only fair method, and
am in favor of it. The representa-
ton of all States in Republican Ma
tional Conventions should be in ac
cordance with the number of Repub
lican votes cast in the several States.'
Senator Quay expressed his gratifi
cation that Senator Pritchard haG
taken that stand, and remarked sen
tentiously: s'I am with you.o Sen
ator Pritchard explained that he die
not favor cutting down the represen
tation of the Southern States in Con
gress, as he did not think that coult
be done constitutionally.