National Republican., 1885-08-11
COL FRED. GRANT TALKS.

the PLANS OF THE FAMILY FoR THE Fu.
TURE AND THE GENERALS LITERARY
WORK.
Col Fred Grant, after having rden
to Riverside Park with his relatives yes.
terday, says the New York World, spoke
very sorrowfully about his fathers loss
and very proudly about the great tribute
which the people had paid to his
memory.
II consider that greater Difference was
shown my fathers memory yesterday
than has ever been shown any other
American citizen" he said. at was of
course mournful satisfaction TO me.
The family fully appreciate the spirit
which prompted the grent procession.
We did not see or hear of anything that
marred the obsequies. Ifmy father was
so much to the world, who barely knew
him, you can, perhaps, imagine how
much he was to his family. His official
career was not his greatest. He had a
side to his life which very few can ap.
preciate."
"Was it matter Of satisfaction that
the confederate generals took part p,
Certainly. Nothing would have so
gfatified my father as 10 have known
that all sectional feeling was forever
buried at his grave. He had yery
great respect for the southern generals.
Some of them were his most intimate
friends. 1t was at our request that they
were invited to attend the funeral, and /
am very glad they were present. The
demonstrations throughout the south are
also very gratifying, for they exhibit a
spirit which my father had always hoped
for"
"Will the generals book be published
at once 2"
" think it will appear before long.
we do not yet know exactly what or
how much manuscript there is. The last
pages my father wrote have not been
looked over, and there is a large amount
OF matter not in form for publication.
On my return to Mount MoGregor |
shall devote the next four weeks to look.
ing over the manuscripts. shall make
copies OF all his papers and preserve The
originals. l am not yet sure whether or
not there will be enough matter for two
volumes, but what there is will be pub.
lished wah as little revising rs possible.
The story will be brought down to nv
fathers death, and when this has been
done whatever there is will be printed"
"Do you think there is any chance of
tue generals remains ever being re
moved to Washington"
81 would rather not talk on that mat.
ter. 1t is a subject for future debate
and action. 1t was the wish of the lami.
ly that my father be buried here or we
should not have chosen New York. IT.
at any future time, the propriety of re.
moving the remains to Washington is
considered it will then be time to dis.
cuss the subject"
DO you anticipate any serious re-
suits from Mrs. Grants prostration ?''
my mother is physically very strong,
and have no doubt that in time she
will regain her usual health. She has
been confined unremittingly for long
time to my fathers sick room. If she
had not been veiy strong she would have
broken down long ago. | think that
with change of surroundings she will
recover rapidly. AS to the future plans
OF the family | cannot speak very def.
nltely. We shall all go back to Mount
McGregor and remain there until fall,
when the family must separate. Mrs.
Grant will doubtless occupy the
house on Sixty.sixth street, but there
Will be no repairing-no painting or
paperlng. We have not the means with |
which to make any repairs"