New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
THE EMBALMING WE'LL DONE.
THE FLESH FIRM AND wHITE-So DIscoLoRATIoN-
COLONEL GRANT SATISFIED.
rBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE


COLONEL GRANT SATISFIED.
rBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Mr. McGREGOR, Aug. Int. McGrgegor
daily inc,ee ses I'm animation. Every train Is laden
with visitors Soldiers are growing more numerous
while tents multiply At the hotel the guests are throw
ing on the restraints which they first placed on the
gayety and are rcsumng the usual lazy lie Oh 'nc
summer resort General Grant was great and brave ana
patient and his painful taking OF has teen sincerely
lamented but It has thu grief OF those who were
strangers to the who knew him only by reputation
All these things however tend to bring into stronger
RELIEF the quiet at cottage where the dead man
reposes. Within the line OF sentries eVerythhs "
hushed There death that has not yet become iau'
and grief that has not been assuagod Tho 'rahu army
men on the stoop mute. Members OF the fanly are
seldom seem When they appear thoy move slowly qua
rev prently "a though treading on sacred gronhn-
excepting the little children. for them grandpa" IL
only taking long sleep The skies are stii brifht anu
the woods green and inviting without tho m's su"u'
by soldiers and bayoDes and the people pass inc the
plucging FORMS swim ng. taking lazy sestas ihdugs
in every day talk and perhaps hrsing Some heads
course are al turned with revcrent interest to"ara
the cottage and many OF tho ferns and grasses puNeo
will be preserved with tender souvenirs OF the
rlace whore the great soldier fought az .n,t painful
disease until summoned by his Comforter W quit 'ne
hrd. Ar. .,.., oo,.r NJ
Yesterday the embalmcrs unscrewed the glass cover ..
the coffin and IN the rrrscnce o CRAM nriay n,e, ,
osition could he seen or otherwise detected Inc mem
was firm and white The powder from tue nisscn ,h
used beneath the eyes was brnsheu aNy A. so,d to
flesh Is III OF SOME what darker tint but this sad 10
he something unavoidable after death ana nor ano 20
decay Colonel Grant intenty eyarncd the icancs W
ay add wishes he known that he Ia satsnsd NH
the cmbalmng was we'll DONE ana tbst .hs coJ ,,on
natural This light TO settle MI talk ABOUT ui'co'o"""
and decomposition. =, -. Alan.
Nevpor consisting some forty officers ana meii Gap
tain Strong I'm aud, arrived TINS evening" anu .nc
-four tcnpounder were placer on ,n' Se 10
Nj McCregor on the day of the funeral .
Mrs Grant Il reported To he better To-Day .hah sue
has for long time She did not connne herssf w heI
ovn chamber but moved from To roof cow
frcrly with whomsocvcr she met. To-day sho bas Decn
draping the Generals easy chair Colonel Grant u s
considering how Saratoga may be gwen cnnee 20 I
upon his fathers next Tuesday, but no pan VIII oc
settled until the arrival of General Hancock
Yesterday AZ Colonel Grants request tho saratosa
nswspapcrs stated that the body wouu not po Oh VIZ"
to-day Notwithstanding thit Tue cars McIc ih.n W.
peope ON ana more distant places VINO cSo
with IN. expectation Of being admitted 10 the cottage
They had t. content themselves with we" vi W
exterior aud with picking up such 'ou'e"'s ~ '"''
could find abOnt the grounds. a., ,
Thunder ana lightning stl rumble and bash around
Nj NcGrrrer MutieTcd thrrntS reyerherAtcd sfounu
IL this afternoon but at q safe distance. Then came a
delagc Of rain and the sentrr-, AT '"lone Dants ss
gesop were allowed To seek the shelter oil their tents
Ths rain wa. sufficient 10 keep all iDlrhers NJ hay
Or New an has returned the check Tor 5000 when ne
received from Frank Burr OF Philadelphia, Win re-
quest to write preface to Lis fc OF Grant Dr. new
inan convinced that was niened as Fy"i 10
the Generals book ana decided that IL sHoWu b''
anraI wre IN came this afternoon from Miss schc
man. of Westminster. hd An eno1y penu""o. ,.h .
pen Is attached 10 by white ribbon from when -
card depends upon which Ia written. Let US have
peace" and And 10 him II granted rest ana praomm
eternal" Opposite upon the wreath II fastened smai
Golden sword and near this card bearing these words
"The sword aud cross both laid down;
Our hero wears the Victors crown.