The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-04
BUSY ON THE VAULT.
WORKING ALL DAY SUNDAY ON
GRANTS TOMB.
General Sherman Pays a Visit to River
side Park Doing a Land Office BUSH
ness in Points of yantage-At
Mt. McGregor.

NEw YORK, Aug 4-There were many
visitors at the Riverside park, Sunday, the
banks of the Hudson from Seventy-second
street upward being dotted with visitors
until late in the evening. There were repre-
sentatives of every nationality which this
cosmopolitan city produces. German families
Of innumerabe dimensions picuicked on the
bluffs, Italian women with enormous pen
dants hanging from their ears, bright col
ored handkerchief floating from their
necks, rolled their black-eyed babies under
the broad shade of the trees while shoy
girls and their male companions sought out
the paths giving the best view of the wide
river beneath.
The first workman>who appeared Sunday
TO resume his labors on the temporary tomb
of Gen Grant had to force his way through
the immense crowd. Some OF the sight
seers had their handkerehiefs half filled
with sand that had been thrown up by the
workmen- Others carried fragments of
bricks pebbles, and almost anything that
could be picked up in the neighborhood.
Gen. Sherman, wearing an army-blue
coat, white vest, and yellow straw hat
drove through the park in the morning &C.
companied by Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall, Gen
Arson D, McCook, and Gen. NJ. T. Nc
Mahon. 1t was Gen Sherman's first
visit to the park, and he piled
his companions with questions concern.
ing every spot along the drive. Gen.
Aspinwall had known the place from his
boyhood, and, pointing to the Claremont
mansion, told Gen. Sherman that he had
slept in that house In speaking of the as
| of Ia he
not help recalling the forts erected by
Washington's army on these river banks
How often the Continentals may have
watched or fought on these shores"
| Workingmen were still busy on the vault
Sunday and the force was doubled Monday.
The best material is being used, and Chief
Engineer Kellogg says that the walls, which
are laid with Portland cement, will harden
in week or two TO the Consistency of stone.
The park board wrote to Gen. Hancock
Monday requesting a guard of soldiers tc
watch the tomb for thirty days After that
the park board will keep a squad of men
there.
Real estate men are doing rushing bust
ness in renting balconies, windows, and
seats to those who desire TO view the funeral
procession. There has already been such q
demand for places of observation that nc
fixed prices are set, but bids are invited
Six windows in Fifth avenue residence
near Thrtieth street were rented
for 500 to.a Spectator Saturday. He claim.
to have already contracted for seats a.
prices that will pay him handsomely. The
principal hotels on the route decline to ne
gotiate with other than regular patrons, a,
they have received numerous application
for rooms the day of the obsequies Regular
structures have been built where seats car
be secured, but the number of people
who can be accommodated is compare
lively small Prices have gone up within
the last few days, as the public are begin
ming TO realize that such an imposing dem
onstration, with over 10000 men in line
will necessarily take six or eight hours il
passing given point.
The procession will start from the cit
hall at 20 a. m. Gen Hancock has gone K
Mt. McGregor.
Memorial services were held generally il
the churches Sunday in memory of Gen
: Grant.