The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-30
PLACE OF BURIAL.
Central Park, New York, Decided Upon aa
the Final Resting Place of Gen. Grant,

the Final Resting Place of Gen. Grant.
MOUNT McGREGoR, July 24.-This after
noon Mr.. Turner, Mayor Grace's chief clerk
now here, received message which deter
mined the question of Gen. Grants buria
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 O.
place Of burial in one OF the parks belong
ing to the city, Col. Grant instructs me tc
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 committee oil
100 citizens to raise New York city's share
of the expense for the erection of nation
III monument to Gen. Grant. Among the
members OF this committee are the follow
ing.
SamuclJ Tilllen, Chester A. Arthur, Alon-
70 B. Cornell, w. NJ. Evarts, Oswald
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, Parkc Goodwin H. j. b. Hyde,
Gen. George 3. Mcclellan, pr: Fordyce
Barker, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jesse Selig.
man; David NJ. Stone, David Bows, Hamil,
ton Fish, Pierre I.orillard, Ogden Goelet,
and Joseph Pulitzer.
j. w. ArkelI has arranged the fol-
lowing time table for the removal
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 p. M; lelye AlbauY at 10 o'clock
noon, Wednesday. Aug. s, ana arrive about
4:!31 y. H.. in New York.
In the interval from 4:3O y. M, Tuesday,
to noon OF Wednesday, Aug. S, the remains
will lie in state at the capitol, and from the
time OF arrival in New York on Wednesday
will lie in state at the city hall. The public
phaeqpiea viii take PLACE on Saturday, at
ouch Time as the civil authorities may ar
range, and the interment will then follow in
! Central Park. Thus il is settled that Gen
Grant is to he INFERRED in Central Park,
New York, ''because it hefriended me when
was In noed,'
Gen. Grant left no will, Oh 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
ture.
Adjt. Gen. Drum arrived on the noun
tain this evening. He was the bearer of a
letter from President Cleveland to Mrs.
Grant rendering Il lot in the Soldiers Home
grounds as 81 burial place for the dead gen
eral, il it should please the views OF the
family. In converse ton Gen. Drum said:
have to-day transmitted to Gen HAH,
Eook ~ or<ier from (ne secret ary df war
directing Gen. Hancock to take entire charge
OF the military arrangements OF Gen.
Grants 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.
Thee Intelligence that il haas been a{lssiiA9edl
70 bury Gen: Hran5 III C&4tra! Pork. FsY
feelings OF universal regret and indignant
It was confidently hoped that Washington
would hp solicited as! the place for tho sep
ucher, and that the Soldiers Home or
Arlington cemetery would receive the re,
mains Of the great Soldier,