The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-21
CEREMONIES
IN WASHINGTON
Short Services Over the Remains
of Mrs. Grant.
NOTABLE PEOPLE PRESENT
FUNERAL PARTY LEFT ON SPE-
cIAL TRAIN FOR NEW YORK.
NOTABLE PEOPLE PRESENT

washington, Dee. 2O.-In the presence
of a notable assembIage, including
PRESIDENT Roosevelt, some OF his Cabi-
net, many senators and representatives
ana most of the army, navy and ma
flhe ohhcers in the city in their dress
uniforms. funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs Julia Dent Grant, the
WIDOW Of the former soldier-president.
were held in this city this morning and
the casket Immediately afterward was
taken to New York in a train which
Iett at IL a. m over the Pennsylvania
road All the family were present. ex-
cept Jesse Grant, who win reach New
ork this morning and attend the cere-
monies in that city tomorrow. The
members of the family and relatives
Who attended the service follow:
Members of Family Present.
Mrs. Sartoris, General and Mrs. Fred
u. Grant. Ulysses Simpson Grant, who
arrived during the service at the
church; L. 5. Grant, jr., Mrs. Sartoris,
Mr.. and Mrs Scoville, Miss Julia
Grant, Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp, Nellie d. Sharp,
Mrs. James F. Casey, Miss Casey, Mr.
and Mrs. James Casey, Mr.. Jules Ca
sey, Miss Annie Dent, Mr. and Mrs.
Tarrish Smith, Mr.. Grant Smith and
Lieutenant Gray.
Ihose who accompanied the remains
to New York on the private car con-
Noy, which was attached to the regular
train and Immediately back of the
baggage car. in which the casket was
placed, We're: General and Mrs. F. D.
Grant, L. S. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, u.
). Grant. jr., Miss Sartoris. Comman-
der Sharp, Grant Smith Midshipman
Jesse Sharp. Mrs. Scovel, Miss Julia
Grant and Miss Mary Z. Coffey, for
many years the faithful maid of Mrs.
Grant
Preceded by a short service at the
Grant home, the main service was held
in the Metropolitan NJ. z. church,
where the family worshiped during the
Grant administration.
President Attended.
The president and Secretary Hay &C.
cupied the front pew. Back of them
were seated Secretaries Moody and
Hitchcock, Postmaster General Payne
and Secretary COrtelyou. The next
was the family pew, draped with the
national emblem. and occupied by the
immediate family and on the extreme
LETT by Commander Cowles, L. s. N,
and Colonel T. A. Bingham, L. S. A.
The Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Bristol, pas
tor of the church, officiated and opened
the ceremony by reading as he walked
down the aisle, followed by the honor
airy pallbearers, consisting of sena-
tors, the speaker of the house and 9TH
ers. The pallbearers were seated just
back Of the stricken family. The cas-
ket was covered and the pulpit was
banked with floral tributes. The choir
sang Lead, Kindly Light" after
which DR.. Bristol offered prayer Fol-
lowing this the choir sang Nearer,
My God to Thee and the service was
closed
The family were then driven to the
Pennsylvania depot and left on the IL
O'Clock train for New York
During the entire service the chimes
tolled and lent an impressive solem-
nifty to the occasion. The different
bells in chimes are named after prom
inent people who were instrumental in
having them placed in the church tow
er. One of the bells. the first toIled, is
engraved with the name of Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, who assisted in securing
the chimes during the pastorate of the
late Bishop Newman, at the Metro
politan church.