The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-29
WARRIOR AND STATESMAN,
Arrangements for the Burial
of General Grant.
VIEW YORK CITY'S
proposition Accepted, and Central
Park Selected as the Place of
Sepulcher.

Park Selected as the Place of
Sepulcher.
Mr.. McGREGoR, July 24.-The one con.
dition imposed by General Grant before he
died upon those who should decide the
nlace OF his burial is the cause OF the delay
in fixing upon a spot OF sepulcher. Mayor
Grace's chief clerk, Mr.. Turner, is here and
has been in consultation with Colonel Fred
Grant. He has formally and in person, for
Mayor Grace, urged the acceptance of a
burial spot in any one of the parks of New
York City. There is a strong feeling in the
family of General Grant that the New York
proposition is one that would have gratified
the General, but the condition that Mrs.
Grant might be buried beside the General is
one that the Mayors representative cam
not accede to, and telegraphic communica-
ton is now going on between here and New
York on that point. The Presidents mes
senger at IL o'clock had not arrived, and
when he does come and presents an invita-
ton from Soldiers Home it is not unlikely
that the condition of General Grant relative
to Mrs. Grant being buried beside him will
also then cause some delay pending the
conference with others. The invitation
from the city OF Springfield Illinois, is not
being seriously considered as yet, though
before his death General Grant said that of
three States in which he would desire to be
buried, he preferred Illinois.
THE GENERALS PREFERENCES.
He indicated that Illinois, having given
him his first army commission, he would
be willing to be buried there, but there were
two other spots which he designated, and
one of them (Washington) is now under
consideration. The third point that Gen.
he recognized at the time of his suggestion
that West Point was spot where his wife
could not rest beside him, and that fact re-
moved any possibility in the Generals
mind of his being buried there. 1t was
afterward that the General relegated the
entire matter OF his burial spot and funeral
arrangements to Colonel Fred, who, after
a conference with the family on all points,
is now carrying forward the arrangements
for his fathers funeral.
THE FAMILY SERVICES.
1t is now determined that the obsequies
will begin at Mt. McGregor. The family
fully recognize the claim OF the people and
the Nation to do honor to the remains OF
General Grant, but there is feeling that
before all the pomp and pageant OF burial,
the family should have their dead all by
themselves for season OF services. The
family would be alone when their funeral
service is held and before the remains 60
out to the people to mourn over. Thus
the funeral ceremonies for the family will be
held here in the cottage at such time as
may seem best. DR.. Newman will be with
the family and conduct with them the SER
vice over the dead. The President is
anxious and has ~ pressed hi.nself by
khok k1>~u,a oh. NIL 11n- ~
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and that under the direction Of the War
Department, beginning when the remains are
started from the mountain and ending at
the place of sepulcher. There is now little !
doubt that General Grants remains will be |
buried in Central Park, New York City. All |
that remains is the assent OF the authorities |
Of that city to the dead Generals condition, |
which was that Mrs Grant should rest |
beside him at last. Telegraphic COM |
munica ton is now being conducted to ad- |
just this matter. Mayor Grace responds |
to enquiries that the city tenders the family |
burial spot. This vague message does
not seem to consider the condition OF Mrs. |
Grants burial spot, and the family and
Colonel Grant are left in doubt as to the
willingness Of New York City to accede to
the easily understood condition that
MRS GRANTS sEPULCHER
must be in Central Park if the General is
buried there and SO at the moment OF this
writing the matter hangs and delay is the
result The family and Colonel Grant have
determined upon Central Park ii the con-
ditions shall be complied with by the city.
lfNew York shall be the spot chosen, and
there is little doubt that it will be settled
this afternoon, the programme OF funeral
arrangements will be as here given. The
remains will remain quietly at the cottage
in the room where the General died until
Tuesday afternoon, August 4th, when the
funeral cortege will be placed on a special
train and carried directly and without de-
monstration to Albany. Reaching there in
the evening the remains will be borne to
the Capitol building where they will be in
state until Wednesday noon, and thence
the dead General will be conveyed by the
funeral train to New York, arriving there
Wednesday evening, The body will then
be conveyed to the city hall. where he will
remain in state until Saturday. when it
will be borne to it's last resting place in
Central Park All this programme is now
prspared upon the assumption that the
evident hitch in New York with reference
to a compliance with the Generals condl-
tion touching the Increment OF his wife
shall be complied with.
THE GRAND ARMY GUARD.
There will be over two hundred repre-
sentatives OF Grand Army posts from va
rlous posts OF the country here tomorrow
They will camp in tents pitched on the
mountain and will take their meals on
thehote veranda, The embalming will be
completed to-day. The cheeks and lace,
ny the process made use OF, have been made
to assume fullness. The, deeper burrows
and lines have been filled out, and the ex.
preston OF the face is now one OF peace and
rest. On Monday the remains will De
placed in casket and the near friends VIII
bepermitted to view the remains.
Senior Romero is wi h the family to-day.
as are also DR.. Newman and wife. General
Carr paid his respects at the cottage this
morning
THE COTTAGE TO REMAIN UNOCCUPlED.
The disposition OF the cottage in which
Heneral Grant died rests with Joseph w.
Drexell, and the Associated Press is au-
Ahorlzrd to announce that the cottage VIII
never again be occupied by any family or
person. Mr.. Drexell will in due time pre-
sent it to the State or National Govern
'hent. The house will be presented intact.
DIR. DOUGLAS INTERVIEWED.
While sitting on the hotel veranda tins
afternoon DR.. Douglas chatted at length
WITH correspondent OF the Associated
rresS about General Grant and OF the long
'ia OF suffering just ended.
DO you remember" said DR.. Douglas,
That duriug last week 1 said to you that
tAere was subsistence OF theswelling in the
overlying tissues on the right side OF the
neck, and that / said on the day spoke
aoout it that had been able to examine
'he GENERALS throat much deeper and with
greater ease than in a long time? DO you
remember that?'
His hearer reccollected it clearly and
said 30.
Well, then, resumed DR.. Douglas, II
an, am going to tell you OF an experience l had
r Tilh General Grant on the afternoon OF
tuesday, July 16th and at the time
ts 1aa observed the indications about the
WI .aroat which had spoken OF duriug tne
the tah;ernoon OF that day, General Grant wrote
sus; (and DR.. Douglas drew from his
pocket several strips written by the Gen
sfA and read what the sick man had writ
reA az foliows:) 4 feel sorry at the pros
pet1 "t living through the summer and iaiI
Ill ths condition am in. I do not think