Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-15
MRS. JULIA D. GRANT
DIES IN INSTRUMENTATION OF
GENERAL AND PRESIDENT
JONES Him in BeyOnd-Will Be Buried at
Riverside Park.

Grant, wife of President Grant, died
at her residence in this city at II III
O'Clock tonight. Death was due to
heart failure, Mrs Grant having
suffered for several years from valvu-
lar disease of the heart, which was
aggravated by a severe attack of bron-
chitis. Her age prevented her rally
ing from the attack.
Her daughter, Nellie Grant Sarto-
ris, was the only one of her children
with her at the time of her death, her
three sons, who had been summoned
here, all being out of the city.
There also were present at the bed
side when the end came Miss Rose
Bishop, one Of the attending physl-
clans, and the two trained nurses.
Death came peacefully, the sufferer re-
tanning almost complete consciousness
practically to the end. Word has
come from Jesse and Ulysses 5. Grant,
two Of the sons, now in California,
that they have started on their way
to Washington. The other son,
General Fred Grant, is in Texas, and
he will hasten here as soon as he re-
ceives a message telling him OF his
mothers death. The remains Of Mrs.
Grant will be deposited in the tomb
at Riverside Park, New York, where
those of her husband now repose.
Whether they will be taken there i'm
mediately or whether this ceremony
will be postponed for time could not
be ascertained at the house tonight.
Miss Julia Dent, wife of President
Ulysses S. Grant, was born i'll st.
Louis, Mo, January 26, 1926. She
was the daughter of Frederick and
Wrensall Dent. Her grandfather,
Captain George Dent, led the forlorn
hope in Fort Montgomery, when it
was stormed by Mad Anthony Wayne.
On her mothers side she was de-
scended from John WTensall, an
English Puritan, who settled in Phil
adelphia, Pa She attended board
ing school in 1886 and remained there
until 1874. Returning home that
year, she met Lieutenant q. s. Grant, |
then stationed at Jefferson Barracks |
in st. Louis. She became his wife in |
August, 1S4S. They lived in Detroit, |
Mich, until 1852, and then went to
Sacketts Harbor, N. Y, where Cap |
tain Grant was stationed When
Captain Grant was ordered to Cali
fornia, Mrs. Grant returned to st. |
Louis in bad health. During the |
civil war she remained most of the
time near her husband. She was
with him in City Point in the winter
of 1S64-65, and she accompanied him
to Washington when he returned |
with his victorious army. She for |
eight years filed the arduous position |
of the white house in most charm
ing manner. Her regime was marked |
by dignity, simplicity and home-like
ways that endeared her to all. She
accompanied her husband around the |
world, and after General Grants |
death congress voted her pension of
s., 600 year.
AS mistress of the white house, she |
gave literally to all the charitable |
institutions of the city.
Four children were born to General |
and Mrs. Grant, three sons and one |
daufghter, all of whom are living. |
Miss Nellie, the daughter, who be-
came the wife of Algernon Sartoris in
1874, has lived in Washington with |
her mother for sevearl years. Fred |
erick Dent Grant, the oldest son, is
in the army, and two other sons, Jesse
and Ulysses Sherman, live at San
Diego, Cal.
During recent years, since General
Grants death, Mrs. Grant spent most
of her winters in this city, living
at 2111 Q street, while during the
summer she usually lived at Sara
toga, Manchester, by the sea, and
other popular resorts, until the last
two summers, when she resided with
her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, at Co.
burg, Ont. She also made several
visits to her sons in California during
the last few years. She was of do
mestic temperament and devoted most
of her time to her home and children.
She cared little for society, and al
ways avoided public notice as much
as possible. Her devotion to her hus-
band was remarkable, and during the
latter's unsuccessful years before the
civil war, and when his fortune was
swept away, shortly before his death,
Mrs, Grant always bore herself |
bravely, and was an inspiration to
him.
For several years Mrs. Grant had
been so feeble that it was impossible
for her to accept social engagements.
She suffered from rheumatism, and
was compelled to walk with cane or
with the assistance of an attendant.
s lwas IS years of age.