Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1890-10-14 | Page 1 | The War Department Ordered Draped

The War Department Ordered Draped WASHINGTON Oct 13As soon as the death of Belknap was known at the war department Acting Secretary Grant ordered or-dered the flag on the building at hatf mast in honor of the exsecretary and gave directions dir-ections that the building be draped in black for the customary period He also communicated com-municated with the family of the deceased to offer whatever assistance they might desire de-sire from the department in the arrangements arrange-ments of the funeral As soon as the funeral fun-eral arrangements are completed an order will be issued clpsing the department on the day of the funeral An order announcing announc-ing his death to the army with instructions as to the proper observance of the day of his funeral will probably be issued this afternoon