New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
SCENES AT GRANTS TOMB.
FLORAL GIFTS BESIDE THE COFFIN.
INCIDENTS AT CLARENoNT--Cosr OF TIE cHASGEs
IN THE PARK.

INCIDENTS AT CLAREMoNT-Cosr OF TIE ChAS"H'
IN THE PARK.
The fiower-pieces which were placed near
the coffin Of General Grant while his bedJ lay IN s'Ao
we're taken from the City Hall yesterday ana ca''o "
tne tomb by the undertaken On Sunday evening WIG"
Colonel Grant aud he1ister visited the City Hail "as
determined to mako this disposition Of them ihsy wee
carefully removed and laced in coy cred wagon oF nr
Merritt. When he reached the vault the crown ..
visors already there made it necessary to place guao
beside the wagon while the flowers were removms.
Several Of the larger pieces had to De taken apart 10
get into the vault The design representing 'ne
American coors given by the Municipality was psacea
background of the van ahd the horai CLOCK
hands indicated the hour OF the Generals death was IN
the centre OF the rear wall The coffin Itself covered
with laurel and immortees. At the head OK the CONN
WAS the piece Gacna,' from Grants old feow-towns-
men. Two floral vases were placed at the sides Oh 'ho
entrance The pieces all be seen by vs'tors as tey
pass before the tomb "The aowcrs Will not Dc taRch
away said Mr. Merritt. but Will stay in the vanlt
as long rs the coffin does. When the howers MAJ al
been removed some Of remained on the
stone platform before the vault They were swept up oy
one OF the officers into little heap when one woman
ben. over and picked up spray OF wpitc imnoi
Instantly there general rush for the rest Dc'"'o
the sentry and the policemen were aware Oh IL 'c' oe
rushed aside by the rehc hunters anu wncn 'oy
forced back the crowd twg leaf Of the little heap
was left.
A mora touching incident occurred at another hour
when little woman. bent and gray. appeared 81 tue
tomb carrying lily In a flower Soe she saio !" oap'"
Fessenden that Emma Bryan tnat sne was
hospital nurse during the war and stih retoheu ',e
pass which enabled her to visit oil hospitals witmn
Union lines to for the soldiers Captain teSSehuc"
accompanied to the tomb and permitted her 10 ~
within the lines and up the grating After looking iii
the vanlt for few moments she placed tho no"erpo'
down beside the entrance saying that she had Drought
1t there for General Grants tomb "a she had met ain
several times aud he had often talked with her In war
tmes She burst into she told her story ana SAID
that she was coming again from time 10 'iio " 'i"e
somo flowers for her General"
At O'Clock the inner oaken doors OF the vauit are
closed for the night shutting OFF the view OF the interior
countcrsigu Is then given to the sentineis py al ~no
pass the lines. Last night the countersgn was opo'
sylyana." The guard in closing the oaKsn uoo's no'
with somc difficulty the outer grating having been
locked by Captain Beatty. He asked one OF the by-
stsndcr. for his in pulling .he DOR SMUT,
The complied and the gi,rd handed ,ns en1e
touched him on the shoulder and said quickly;
I'll giy s. for that seickV =, -
"You c0ndnt have 1t for 800 now' said e o"ner "S
President Crnnns said yesterday that no more work
would be done Just tae grounds at CareIponL nu
IN few days he expected To place force OF mon at work
finish the road Some more wrk Is aiso 10 We u' , @
vet known bnr Park Commissioner Beeknan sail on
Friday it estimated that tue str & cure @ ss srs
employed during the two weeks by the PARK Boar on
he and the grounds and the entire eos. TO- % iii .Y
probably reach about $4,000. With the excep.lon W
building the van this work was 20 hae osem Ssen
compressed into two weeks. Calvert Vanx VINO mas
Parsons thinks the bes, place Tor
tie monument immediate vicinity OF Tue Want
chor of flowers that had by coorcd citizens Of
Florida for the funeral but arrived too late u wi" oe
turned TO the Park Department 10 oe paccu o 1'