The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-28
A SEPULTURE SQUABBLE.
WHICH is NOT AT ALL PLEASANT
Opposition to Central Park as Grants
Final Resting Place Opposite
Views of gen. Drum and Mr.l
Childs-Funeral Notes.
OpnosItIon to Central PARK


PHILADELPHIA, July 27,-Tho up
rising all over the country which has
been caused by tho selection of Cen.
tral Park as the resting place of Gen.
eral Grant finds considerable vent in
this city, where resides tho dead he
roofs most intimate friend, Mr.. George
w. Childs, who Is constantly in receipt
OF letters and kilograms from public
and private citiz9ns, who recognize
the tmproprAty of the course proposed
and the fitness of somo National
plat as the place of sepulture. Al
thoCgh, for obvious reasons, no ap-
peal can be made TO the family,
Mr.. Ch,lds ana other friends
of tho eX-President in Philadelphia
are decided in their convictions that
the remains belong TO tho nation aud
should repOse in Qua of tho national
burying grounds, like Washington or
West Point. AS 70 Central Park, there
is but one opinion: That OF all places
it is the most inappropriate.
"Knowing Gen. Grants own views
ON the subject" said Mr.. Childs, this
morning, 'ior he had talked with me
about 1t long before he was taken
on national ground. This would not
interfere with New York and other
cities erecting monuments to his
memory. If General Grant wore in
tered at West Point, it would not
be in violation of his wish that he
should be placed where Mrs, Grant
could lie beside him, for there are wo-
men already buried there. General
Grant belonged TO the nation and his
remains should properly be among
those who have dedicated their lives
to the national veal"
Mr.. Childs said further that General
Grant never regarded New York as
his home until latterly, when he went
there to live. Philadelphia was more
his home than any other city in the
United States. His warmest friends
lived here and he always spent bis
leisure time in this city. Paramount
Park had SIS just q claim upon his re,
mains as Central Park.
VOICE FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July H.-The pos. this
evening, in speaking of tho decision tC
bury General Grant in Central Park
says: Although his son, Colonel Fred
| Grant, hos expressed desire for his
| interment IN Central Park, at the head
Of the wall, we feel sure that further
| consideration in calmer moments
would satisfy him, as vol as Other
members of the family, that place OF
popular amusement like the
park, and particularly that
portion OF the park in which tho band
plays and lovers of amusement con.
gregste, is hardly suitable for the
tomb of national hero. The BOYS
should not play marbles or tumble
their hoops daily, or brass band once
O week play "Champagne Charley" or
| "Mulligan Guardsn over the ashes of
our illustrioua dead. Tho fact that the
| Soldiers Homo ia on tho border line
between tho North aud the South,
gives il q peculiar fitness as place OF
intsrment, The Soldiers' Homo h
national in character; il ia uear TO the
scenes OF the dead hero's grestost tri.
umphs, both military and civil; Il is
within sight Of Arlington, that grea.
bivOuac Of tho dead, where SO many
| thousands of his comrades lie. i5 is Z
| monument of the tirs% war in which hC
| took part, but most OF all il overlook
| the two great sections of our COMMON
country that claim an equal right d
| render homage at his tomb. the
claims OF tho nation are superior &c
those Of Now York, and IL can not bC
supposed that any wish OF tho dead
chieltsin would be opposed TO tho dc.
sire Of the whole nation 10 have q share
Of the testimonial, tho perpetual teeti
monial, to his greatness.