The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-25

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the pomp and pageant OF burial the
| FAMILY should have their dead all by
| themselves for season of service. The
family would be alone when their fu-
| neral service Is held and before the re-
| mains go to the people to mourA over.
Ehus the funeral ceremonies for the
| family are to be held here in tho cot
| tsge az such time as may seem best.
DE-. Newman will be with the family
and conduct with them the service
over the dead. The President is ahx-
iouS, and so expressed himself by mes
sage, that there should be q national
funeral, under the direction and care
| OF tho War Department, beginning
when the remains are started
from tho mountain and ending
ut the place of sepulture. General
Gates, Colonel Barber and IL. w.
knight, of Brooklyn, called upon
Colonel Grant this morning and stated
that Grand Army Post No. 327, of
brooklyn, had become u. S. Grant
Post; upon the death Of the general
| had assumed his name and desired to
tender q private body Of l3 men who
should come uniformed and unarmed.
1t was also desired that their
detail on the day of the funeral should
constitute special bodyguard and
guard of honor to the romans. Colo
mel Grant thanked the gentlemen and
| accepted the post detail for body
guard and the men will leave Brook
| lyn tonight.
ALMOST ASSURED.
There Is now little doubt that Con
eral Grants remaASs will be buried in
Central Park, Now York City. All that
remains is the assent of the authorities
OF that city 10 the dead generals own
condition, which was that Mrs. Grant
| should rest beside him a.
the last. Telegraphic communica-
| ton is now icing conducted
to adjust tn matter. Mayor Grace re.
spends to inquiries that the city ten
dsrs q brrial spot, This vague mes
sage does not consider the condition
of Mrs. Grants burial spot aud the
family and Colonel Fred Grant are
lett in doubt as TO the willingness OF
New York City to accede 10 the easily
understood condition, that Mrs
| Grants sepulchre must be In Central
Park II the general is buried there, ,and
so the matter hangs at present. The
| family and Colonel Grant have deter
| mined upon Central Park Ii condition
shall be complied with by the city.
THE FUNERAL PROGRAMME.
IfNew York shall be the spot chosen
| tho programme OF funeral arrange.
ments will be az here given:
The remains will lie in the cottage
room where the general died until one
week from noxt Tuesday, when the
funeral certege will be placed on q
special train and conveyed directly
and without demonstration TO Albany,
reaching there in tho evening. The
remains will no borne to
tho capitol building, whore
they will lie in state until
Wednesday noon. Then and there the
dead general win bo conveyed by
funeral train to New York, arriving
thero on Wednesday evening. The
body Will be thon conveyed TO the
city hall, where It will remain in state
until Saturday, when 1t viii be borne
to its last resting place in Central
Park. All this programme is the one
now prepared, upon the assumption
that the evident hitch IN Now Yori
with reference to compliance will
General Grants condition touching
the interment Of his wife shall be com
piled with.
CENTRAL PARK sELECTED.
4:OS p. M Bulletin This momOnt
II has been finally decided to bury
| General Grant in Central Park, new
York City.
THOUSANDS or OLD CoMRADRs.
! There will bo over 1000 representa-
tives Of Grand Army posts from va
rious parts Of the country here to
morrow. They will camp In tents
pitched on the mountain and will TAXI
their meals on the hotel veranda,
THE EMBALMING
will DO completed to-day. The cheeks
and face, by the process made use OF
have been made to assume a fullness
The deeper furrows and lines hav'
been filed out and the expression o
the face is now ono Of peace and rest
On Monday the remains Will b.
placed in casket and near iriend
will be permitted TO view them,
Senior Romero is with the FAMILY TO
day, as are also DR.. Newman and hi
wife. General Carr paid his respects
at the cottage this morning.
THE FUTURE OF THE COTTAGE,
Tho disposition of the cottage II
which General Grant died rests will
James w. DreXel, and the Associated
Press Is authorized TO announce tina
tho cottage will never again be occu
pied by any family or persons. Mr.
| OroXel will in due time present II Il
the State or the National government
Tho house Will bo presented Intact
with all ita present belongings-furni.
ture, fixtures, etc.-as a gift to the Na
ton or the commonwealth,
MAYOR GRACE's MESSAGE.
This afternoon Mr.. Turner, Mayo
Grace's chief clerk, received a message
which determined the question of Gen
eral Grants burial place in favor o
Central Park, New York City. IL wa
as follows; "Y0ur two telegrams jus
TO hand, and / understand The mgttei
10 be definitely settled tina
Genarsl Grants body is to b.
| interrod here. We cannot taxi
any more definite action in regard {,
the matter of Mrs. Grant until q latel
date. The word OF the President o
the Board OF Aldermen and my owl
is pledged that We will SEQ whom lit
tlo timo has passed away that th
wishes of tho family arc prAtided BY
formal resolution of the board. Answer
Immediately so that may appoint
committe to take the New York quot
for n grand national monument,
SlgneuI we IL. GRACE
THE FINAL CONFERENCE,
Upon receipt of Mayor Grace's tele
gram Mr.. Turner repaired at once K
the Gotta ge, whero conference wal
held with Colonel Fred Grant. The
colonel read the mayors dispatch anC
retained IL. AZ tho close OF the con
ference Colonel Grant assured the
mayor'srepr0sentative that he and the
family thus formally accepted the ten
der Of q burial place for General Grant
aud Mrs. Grant IN Central Park In the
city of New York, and that he and tho
family would now proceed with al
the funeral arrangements with ref.
erence to tho above conclusions.
THE TIME TABLE.
Tho mayors messenger then tele.
graphod 10 Mayor Grace the result o
his mission. Mr.. w. j. Arkell has ar.
ranged tho following time table for the
removal Of the remains from Mt
McGregor ono week from next Tues
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