The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-13
THE GENT
The U~Ddcrtaker's Bill and the MOURNING
Goods Left Over.

new 1Ofk Times.
Undertaken Merritt is unable to state at pres
4rs what his bill for General Grants funeral
will amount to, and says that he will not make
1t public at any time, but will leave that to the
person or corporation who pays it. In his
opinion it will be paid in full by the United
States government. He thinks that it will
amount to less than 500, 600. The carriages
alone cost over S., 900, as there were 500 of them,
and none at less than $40. The six-horse carriage
of the President was extra, and so was that of
General Hancock, which was on hand as early as
7 A. NJ. Bernhard's bill for ~rosettes and badges
will alone amount to over $500. The casket, Mr..
Merritt says, may have cost $500 and may have
cost $25, 900. He cannot tell until numerous
bills are presented.
The various canopies that have been used
since General Grant died are now all in Mr..
Merritt's store in Eight-avenue, and SO is the
covering of the funeral car. Many little squares
have been cut from the City Hall canopy, and
two tassels, an entire drape, and a piece of
fringe have been torn from the funeral car.
The car itsolf is a thing of the past. All the
black stuffs that are good for anything will be
again used by Mr.. Merritt. That which is no
use otherwise he has about decided to scatter
among poor relic hunters. The disposition of
property used in the funeral has not yet been
decided upon, with the exception of the four
flags which ornamented the catafalque at Mt.
McGregor They were the private property of
Mr.. Merritt. and he gave one each to L. 5. Grant
post, G., A, r.. and Mrs. Newman. One of
the remaining flags will be attached to a spear
made of wood from the same piece as the coffin.
and with a barbed steel head from the steel
burial case. 1t will be presented to the Seventh
Regiment by young Mr.. Merritt. Mr.. Merritt
senior will retain the fourth. The large Ameri-
can flag which was placed on the ice casket at
Mt. McGregor was the property of Mrs. Haw-
thorne, Of Saratoga, and will be returned to her.
The badges and scarfs of mourning will be re-
tanned as mementoes by those who wore them.
The wood work Of the funeral car has been
taken apart and removed TO the yard of j. l..
Hamilton, joiner and builder, At No. $50 West
what Will be done with it. Mr.. Merritt contin.
ues to receive daily applications, both by word
and letter, for relics.
New York Special.
The expenses of General Grants fun eral foot
up an enormous figure. In this city 1852, 900
was paid for decorations, in Brooklyn $75, 600,
and elsewhere throughout tho country enough
to make the total s., 000, 600. The actual funeral
expenses were $40, 655; cost of temporary tomb,
$1,000; paid to four physicians Sc, 900. share and
share alike; work of making and putting up
decorations, $llO. 900; paid for seeing the pro
cession, 81, COS. 700, and estimated cost OF monu-
ment. $500, 900, presenting a grand total Of
s., 2l4,3o Many additions are to be made to
this outpouring of money by the people, includ-
ing hotel expenses of visitors to this city and
their railroad fares, the money paid out for
badges and programmes on the day of the
funeral, expense incident to the day of the
parade, and the transportation of troops to Mt.
McGregor and their supplies, the ceremonies Of
the day i'll other cities. and the contributions to
the monument funds. many Of which have
already been established. The expectation is
that Congress will appropriate money at its
coming session to Pay the funeral expenses. An
estimate made to-day of the money left in this
city during last week by strangers places this
sum at fully $500, 600.