Tucker, Major Tucker and Mrs. Thomas alternately attempt. ing to reconcile her to the falling blow, while grouped on the same side, somewhat back from the bed, stood Beach Taylor, Senator Cullom, Daniel Shepard, and Representatives Thomas, Henderson, and Symes. Midway, stooping low, half-kneeling, his watch in one hand and feeling the fluttering pulse with the other, was Dr. Baxter, while Miss Mary Brady knelt, sobbing, near the foot. At the end of the couch stood Senator Cockrell, General Sheridan, General Beale and the writer, while behind them were Senator Miller of New York, Judge Henry Strong, Albert B. Hall, Dr. Powell, and General Raum. These were the sad witnesses of Logan's earthly end. Gradually as they looked on, the death-hue deepened upon the upturned face, the breast of the warrior gently heaved once or twice, and then, at a gesture from the physician, Dr. Newman raised his arms and his voice in solemn supplication to the Divine Throne that the soul of the dying might be received in the Holy Kingdom, that his useful life and grand example might still be of benefit to the Nation, and that the dear ones he had left behind might be upheld in their affliction and comforted by the Divine Comforter. Thus, at 2.55 P.M., surrounded by his weeping family and friends, and by the incense of ascending prayer, Logan calmly resigned his heroic soul to God. CALUMET PLACE IN MOURNING-THE GUARD-MOUNT-THE QUESTION OF FINAL RESTING-PLACE. The heart-rending scenes at Calumet Place which followed the sudden demise of General Logan will never be forgotten by those whose sad privilege it was to witness them. All the Senators and Representatives whom the Christmas recess had not called away from Washington, at once called, as did thousands of others of all degrees in life, to offer their sympathizing condolences and proffer such assistance as they might to the sorely stricken family. Calumet Place was in mourning, and its spacious rooms and halls were constantly thronged during every day, for days, with these sympathetic friends and relatives, whose grave faces, hushed voices, and noiseless steps, betrayed at once their tender consideration for the living and their loving respect for the dead. By telegraphic wire, and by mail also, came daily and hourly, from all parts of the country, and in some instances from Europe as well, messages of sorrow and condolence to the bereaved family, which plainly showed how close the illustrious dead was to the hearts of the people. The United States Senate, through its Sergeant-at-Arms, took charge of the funeral arrangements, and a committee of United States Senators was at once formed for the purpose. To the Grand Army of the Republic was committed, in the main, the honor of guarding the remains of that dead hero who had been their beloved comrade and commander-inchief; and night and day, detachments from the Grand Army Posts by turns mounted guard, keeping watch and ward over the remains to them so sacred and so dear. Meanwhile, the question of selecting a place of final sepulture for the dead warrior-statesman became a serious one. Various parts of the country solicited the honor, but naturally the afflicted widow could consider only two of them: Chicago and Washington-and there were legal difficulties in both cases which must be cleared away before any conclusion could properly be reached. The Illinois delegation was unanimous in asking that the State of Logan's birth should hold his honored ashes, while others thought that inasmuch as his name, his deeds, and fame, were not local, but national, they should receive sepulture-as they believed he would himself have preferred-in the beautiful grounds of the Soldiers' Home at the National Capital. In view, however, of the legal difficulties, it was very properly decided by the General's widow, that the body should be temporarily de posited in a vaulted tomb in Rock Creek Church-yard, near the city of Washington. THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS PALL-BEARERS-TAKING NATIONAL CAPITOL-LOGAN LYING IN STATE UNDER THE GREAT WHITE DOME. It was decided, therefore, by the Committee of Arrangements, with the widow's consent, that the remains of the dead soldier-Senator be taken to the rotunda of the National Capitol, there to lie in state, under guard, from noon of the following Thursday to noon of Friday,-in order to give the people the opportunity they craved of seeing them,-thence to be taken to the Senate Chamber where funeral services would be held, and thence to the cemetery of Rock Creek Church for temporary deposit.* The Senate Committee of Arrangements comprised Senators Cullom, of Illinois; Stanford, of California; Cockrell, of Missouri; Allison, of Iowa; Beck, of Kentucky; Hawley, of Connecticut; Voorhees, of Indiana; Hampton, of South Carolina, and Manderson, of Nebraska. The pallbearers selected were the Hon. Messrs. Simon Cameron, Roscoe Conkling, and Robert Lincoln; Generals W. T. Sherman, W. F. Vilas, John C. Black, Lucius Fairchild, and M. L. Leggett; Governor Jeremiah Rusk, Mr. C. H. Andrews, and Dr. Charles McMillan. As when Logan died the sky was overcast with gloomy clouds and falling snow, so when Thursday came there was a fresh snow-fall and sombre-clouded skies. Shortly before twelve o'clock the beautiful casket--with its plate-glass top revealing the entire form of the dead General, dressed in black, his right hand half concealed by the buttoned front and resting upon his breast, as it was so often seen in life, and with his Grand Army and other medals upon his left breast,-was * Hereafter they will be placed beneath a fitting monument to be erected in Chicago by the Lake Shore. draped with the flag of his country, in whose defence he had so often and valiantly fought and shed his blood, and borne out of the death-chamber, down the grand staircase, through the broad hall to the waiting hearse, between long ranks of Senators, Representatives, and other mourning friends, to the sad music of shrill fifes and muffled drums. Escorted by a military guard of honor, and followed by a long line of equipages, the remains were thus taken to the National Capitol, and placed in the centre of the rotunda, upon a catafalque, whose sombre black was relieved by the colors of the national ensign, the many exquisite floral emblems which surrounded it, and the various representative military uniforms worn by the large guard of honor. As the body of the dead General lay there in the rotunda, -whose doorways and pillars wore the emblems of mourning in festoons and pendants,-holding, beneath the great white dome, his "last review," the tens of thousands of people of all ages, sexes, and colors, who thronged to the Capitol to gaze upon the hero's face for the last time, attested his remarkable local popularity; and, as the double line of procession slowly moved by, on either side of the casket, from east to west, and beheld that bronzed face, so calm and natural-looking, it seemed harder than ever to believe that Logan was really dead. Now, and again, as the great sad procession passed along, some limping soldier or aged vet eran would linger with moistened eyes until forced to move on. "All the afternoon," said one of the journalistic reports, "and up to midnight there was not a break in the line of the people. The wind blew keenly and a dismal sleet was falling, but these did not prevent the people from thronging by thousands to view the illustrious remains." At an early hour in the morning the orderly rush was renewed, and continued until eleven o'clock, when it became necessary to close the doors in order to carry out further arrangements for the obsequies. |