St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-08
THE FINAL REsTING-PLAcE.


nal Resting Place of General Grants Re-
mains-Preparing Foe the Funeral Pa
geant-The G. A. r. To be Largely Repre-
sented-A Loving Floral Tribute.
| Mt MCGREGeR, N. Y, July 29.-It is
learned that before Colonel Grant went
To New York ito select a site for the
Generals sepulchre, Mrs. Grant request
ed him to learn the wishes and opinions
of those with whom he consulted on the
subject, and if there seemed to be
unanimity in favor of any spot which the
family had not considered, to give such
inclination due weight. It is also known
that the visit to Watch Hill was not ac-
cidental. The spot was known to Mrs.
Grant, and had been spoken Of favorably
by her, though the favored
locality with all the family
was the mall in Central Park. When,
therefore, the Colonel reported general
Impression among the city authorities in
favor of the Riverside Park, and added
his own satisfaction with that site, the
decision was quickly land easily arrived
at. DIR. Newman is quite in earnest IN
his belief that the memorial to be erected
over General Grants body should not be
conventional and meaningless, like the
gigantic shaft of the Washington monu-
ment. He would splace in the temple
proposed by MIN all of the gifts
of the foreign nations to the
late President and General; land all
other treasures which have an additional
interest in connection with the great
hero. There should also be room in the
structure for any statues that may be
erected symbolical of the events of the
Generals life.
The guard of the regular troops are on
duty in the grounds around the cottage,
replacing the guard from Wheeler Post
G. A. r. of Saratoga. The Wheeler
Guard will be on duty on the cottage
porch, beginning when the body is placed
in the casket to-day. The detail from
u. S. Grant Post, of Brooklyn, will then
take position inside the cottage as the
immediate guard OF honor.
PREPARING THE ,ToMB-THE PROCESSION.
NEW YORK, July 29.-The dispatch
from Colonel Fred Grant announcing
that Mrs. Grant had decided upon River
sideiPark as the site for the late GEN.
erals tomb and monument was received
by Mayor Grace few minutes after
eleven o'clock yesterday. Immediately
thereafter steps were taken to definitely
settle the final arrangements for the
funeral. Word was telephoned to the
Park Commissioners by the Mayor to
begin at once on the work of construct
ing the temporary tomb at the Park.
Shortly after the Mayor received Mrs.
Grants decision, the Board of Aldermen
met and formally presented the site to
the family of General Grant for the pur-
pose of a burial spot.
Superintendent of Police Murray was
summoned to the Mayors office, and a
consultation was held between the May
or, the Superintendent and General Per-
ry, who represented General Hancock,
regarding the arrangements for the fun
eral in this city. It was the Mayors
opinion that the procession would start
from the City Hall, the different organ
izations falling into line at the side
streets above. The line of march will
probably be up Broadway to the Boule-
ward, and along the latter to One Hun
dred and Tenth street; thence to the
temporary vault in Riverside Park. It is
believed that not until the procession
reaches Fifty-ninth street will all the vari-
Gus organiza lions be in line. Applications
for places in the procession continue to
pour in. 1t will be impossible to grant
one-senth of them. Retired army officers
will have position together in the ro-
cession, They have been requested to
consult General Sickles, who is under
stood to be the senior retired officer in
this city.
General Hancock yesterday notified
Communicating Burdette OF the
G. A. r. that the different posts OF the
G. A. R., who take part in the parade,
will be assigned place among the
mourners. The General has not yet de-
cided upon their exact location in the
line. All armed bodies of troops, in.
Guiding armed G. A. r. Posts, will be
embraced in the escort.
1t is understood that $4,000 members
of the Grand Army of the Republic have
placed themselves at General Hancock's
disposal, with the urgent request that
they may appear in body on the occa-
sion of the, final obsequies in New York
A detail of light artillery has been or
dered here by General Hancock from
FortAdams, to be used in firing salutes
on the morning of August Sd and 4th,
Yesterday afternoon the most elabor-
ate floral piece yet received came. 1t is
large pillow of white immortelles, on
which is sword of colored flowers,
crossed by a floral fac smile of the
epaulettes of the General. It is inscrib-
ed ''Comrade u. S. Grant From Meade
Post No. /, G. A. r., Philadelphia. -
The route agreed upon for the transfer
of the body from the Grand Central De-
pot on the 5th, is as follows: Forty
third street, Fifth avenue, Washington