The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-28

address of an hours length. giving a
sketch OF Grant as a youth, cadet sol
uier, commander and citizen. and IN
each instance illustrated traits in his
manly character. He again referred 10
The propriety of the people, both north
and south, uniting in erecting national
monument, saying that as the church
and schoolhouse were educa' ors. so
/ would be the monument to Generf |
Grant's memory. Remarks were made
by General Buckland and others.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Colonel Grant
ana Jesse Grant, who arrived on an
early train on the West Shore Railroad
to the City Hall, at half past 8 o'clock
TINS morning for the purpose of con
terring with Mayor Grace, upon arrange
ments for their fathers funeral. The
mayor did not arrive at his office, until
half an hour later and the visitors were
shown into his private room. In the
meantime General Perry arrived at the
City Hall to represent General Hancock
In making arrangements for the or
! Sequies. After the MAYORS arrival the
parties were closeted together for some
time. 1t is said that during the day
they will visit Central Park and inspect
the different sites suggested for the
| place of sepulchre, whether an agree
ment in regard to this will be reached
to-day or not.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 27.-The up
rising all over the country which has
been caused by the. selection of Central
Park as the resting place of General
| Grant, finds considerable vent in this,
city where resides the dead hero's most
intimate friend, Mr.. George w. Childs,
who is constantly in receipt of letters
and kilograms from public and private
citizens. who recognize the impre-
priety of the course proposed, and the
| fitness of some national site as place
of sepulchre. Though for obvi-
GUS reasons no appeal can be
made to the family, Mr.. Childs
and other friends of the ex-President in
Philadelphia are decided in their con-
! victions, that the remains belong to the
nation, and should repose in one of the
national burying grounds like Washing
ton or West Point. As to Central Park
there is but one opinion, that of all
places it Is the most inappropriate.
knowing General Grants own views
on this subject, said Mr.. Childs, this
morning, ''fOr he had talked with me
about it long before he was sick, 1 feel
| that he ought to be buried on national
ground This would not interfere with
New York and other cities erecting
monuments to his memory. If General
| Grant were inferred 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 women already buried there.
General Grant belonged to the nation,
and his remains should properly lie
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 Union. His
warmest friends lived here, and he
always spent his leisure time in this
city. Paramount Park has as just
claim upon his remains as Central
Park.
New YORK, July 27.-The Post, this
evening, in speaking of the decision to
bury General Grant in CentralsPark
says: Although his son, Colonel
Grant, has expressed a desire for his
of the mall, we feel sure that further
consideration in calmer moments would
satisfy him as well as other members of
the family that place of popular
amusement like the park, and particu-
larly that part of the park in which the
band plays and lovers of amusement
most congregate, is hardly suit
able. The fact that the Soldiers
Home is on the border line between
north and south gives it peculiar fit
ness as place of interment. The Sol
diers' Home is national in its character,
1t is near the scenes of the dead hero's
greatest triumphs, both military and
civil. 1t is within sight of Arlington,
that great "Bivouac, of the Dead
where so many thousands of his COM
rades lie. 1t is a momento of the first
war in which he took part, but most Of
all it overlooks two great sections of our
common country that claim equal right
to render homage at his tomb. The
claims of the nation are superior to
those of New York, and it cannot be
supposed that any wish of The dead
chieftain would be opposed to the de-
sire of the whole nation to
have a share in the testimonial.
If it should, however, be finally decided
that the city of New York is. to give
General Grants remains their last rest.
ing place, then, by all means, let it be
on the most picturesque spot in the
municipal limits, at the northern ex-
tremity of Riverside drive, on the spot
formerly known as Clarem0nt, which
has in a measure been consecrated by
the grave and memorial stoneiof little
child. There is no finer site in the world
for a monument. 1t would be seen for
many miles up and down the Hudson
River. 1t commands one OF the finest
and most inspiring prospects in exist
ence. 1t has no associations now that
are not touching or eleva.ing, but, as
we have said, the claims of the nation
are superior to those of New York, and
ought to be respected.
GOVERNORS ISLAND, n. Y.sJuly N:-
Organizations other than military in
tending 70 participate in the funeral
ceremonies of General Grant. at New
York City, are requested toaddress Col
onel John P. Nicholson, alde-de-camp
to General Hancock, at Governors
Island, New York. = s
New YORK, July 27.-Golonei f. d.
Grant, Mayor Grace. and the presid-
dent of the board of aldermen, visited
various points in Central Park.
this afternoon, with view
to selecting the last resting place
for General Grants remains. The
Mayor favors an elevated spot
in the, as yet, unfinished
River Side Park, on the Hudson
River. Col mel Grant said he could not