The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-30
PLACE OF BURIAL.
Central Park, New York, Decided Upon a.
the Final Re sting Place Of Gen. Grant.

MOUNT McGREGoR, July 24.-This after
noon Mr.. Turner Mayor Grace's chief clerk,
now here, received a message which deter
mined the question OF Gen. Grants burial
place in favor of Central Park, New York
Mayor Grace received the following dis
patch from his private secretary at Mount
McGregor:
In regard to the offer made by the city OF
q place of burial in one OF the parks belong
ing to the city, Col. Grant instructs me to
say that upon the condition that the wish
OF the general that place be reserved be-
side him for Mrs. Grant is observed he, in
behalf OF the family, accepts. You are
therefore, at liberty to take action upon
this information, which is final. The fami-
ly prefer Central Park.
The mayor appointed a committee OF
100 citizens to raise New York city's share
OF the expense for the erection OF d nation
al monument to Gen. Grant. Among the
members of this committee are the follow
ing.
SamuelJ. Tilden, Chester A. Arthur, Alon-
Ottendorfer, George Jones, Thomas
l.. James, Edward Cooper, Smith
Ely, Jr, w. II. Wyckham, Roscoe Conk-
ling, Noah Davis, Cornelius N. Bliss, Eugene
Kelly, George Bliss, Whitelaw Reid, John
Jacob Aston, Parke Goodwin, II. j. b. Hyde,
Gen. George d. Mcclellan, Dr. Fordyce
Barker, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jesse Selig-
man; David N. Stone, David BOWS, Hamil-
ton Fish, Pierre Lorillard, Ogden Goelet,
and Joseph Pulitzer.
j. w. Arkcl has arranged the fol-
lowing time table for the removal
of the remains from Mount McGregor:
Tuesday, Aug. 4, leave Mt. McGregor at
p. M. arrive at Sartoga at p. M; leave
Saratoga at 2:3O p. M; arrive in Albany
at $50 D. m; leave Albany at II o'clock
noon, Wednesday, Aug 5, and arrive about
4:30 p. M, in New York.
In the interval from 4:30 p. m, Tuesday,
to noon of Wednesday. Aug 5, the remains
will lie in state at the capitol, and from the
time of arrival in New York on Wednesday
afternoon until Saturday, Aug. 8, the body
will lie in state at the city hall. The public
obseHNes will take place on Saturday, at
such time as the civil authorities may ar
range, and the interment will then follow in
Central Park. Thus it is settled that Gen.
Grant is to be inferred in Central Park,
New York, because it befriended me whenI
was in need
Gen. Grant left no WILL as he felt that he
had nothing to leave. Hegave memoran-
dom to Col. Fred some weeks ago, which is
understood to be in the form OF suggestions
and expressions OF his wishes for their flu
ture.
Adj Gen. Drum arrived on the noun
tain this evening. He was the bearer oil a
letter from President Cleveland to Mrs.
Grant rendering /, lot in the Soldiers Home
grounds as a burial place for the dead gen
cral, ii it should please the views Of the
family. In conversati Gen. Drum said:
/ have to-day transmitted to Gen Han
cock an order from the secretary of war
directing Gen. Hancock to take entire charge
OF the military arrangements OF Gen.
Grant, funeral from the present to the day
of burial, and all military exercises OF any
kind here will be under his direction, and to
him applications must be made by all
military organizations that may desire to
take part in the obsequies.
The intelligence that it has been decided
to bury Gen. Grant in Central Park, New
York, was received in Washington with
feelings of universal regret and indignation.
1t was confidently hoped that Washington
would be selected as the place for the sep
ucher, and that the Soldiers Home or
Arlington cemetery would receive the re-
mains Of the great Soldier.