Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-25

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or National Government. The hons~
will % presented intsct.
AssrIos on THE sEw Tokx ALpExxKs.
hEw foEx, July 2a.--The Board Of AL
desEnen met todsy. Mayor Grace sen,
Ia Communication TO them ealIjno
their attsntion ofBeisliy 10 the death 81
BeiisEal Grant and qaotinR ais litter ~
/ Yesterday 90 Mrs Grant. and the snswer
froh Colonel Fred Grant. Appropriste
resolutions were tfep offered. The rec
iointlons extend sympathy 70 the family
and Authorize the proper aHthsritiss g
i,tfsE sspaishsr for thA body Of Gen,
Grant IN any Of the poblie parks IN this
0ity that the family Of the deceased NAV
select. and say thss the City Kan viii
be draped and placed ct the disposal Of
the family OF tue deceased for the rs-
teptiou OF the remains. They also pro.
vide for q committee 10 perfect the 70
neral arrangements, and orde. a copy
CT the resolutions 10 be ssot 70 ttae 6es-
efais family. A committee IN make
tns necessary preparations provided for
10 the resolutions was appointed. A
Communication was read from Clerk
nTner, vho lad been dispatched 70
Mosnt McGreQor TO confer with the
family Of Ganssal Grant in relation %
bis sepuIehsr 10 one Of she parks OF the
city. Ii stated that It was likely that
the proposition woaId be accepted. A
r,ssolnti0n was adopted empowering the
Mayor, In case the proposition ID accept
81, 20 appoint committee 10 collect the
qnosa 10 be contributed by the people
towards national monument.
The Stock Exchange Committee today
al ia
OF whieh gas ordered sent 70 the Gen.
erals family.
CENTRAL PARK re BE TIE PLACE.
M0uxT Mc6KEaoR, July q. - This
afternoon Mr.. Turner, Mayer Graee's
ohief clerk, received q message which
d8termined the question of Grants
burial place IN favor Of Central Park,
New York. Il vas as follows.
Your two teleRFzms are TO hand, and
understand tho matter to be nov deh-
niteiy settled that General Grants BODY
Is 10 be inferred here. We cannot take
aRy more definite action In regard 20
the matter Of Mrs Grant until a later
date. The faith Of the President Of the
Board OF Aldermen and my Own is
pledged that We will see when a little
time has passed away, that the wishes
Of the family are gratifed by q formal
resolRti0n of the Board. Answer i'm
msdiately. 50 may appoint commits
sion 10 make my quota for a Grant ma
ti0nal monument. w. X. GRAcE.n
Upon receipt of Mayor Graee's tele-
gram Nc. Turner repaired at onse 10
the cottage. where a conference was
held with Colonel Fred Grant. The
CuloEei read the Mayors dispatch and
retained it. Al she oiose OF the confer
snoe Colonel Grant assured thu Mayors
representative that be and the family
thus formally accepted theTender Of q
burial place for General Grant and Mrs.
Grams In Central Park, New York city,
aud that he and she family would nov
proceed with all she funeral arrange
manta with reference 10 the above coa
elllsisn. The messenger telsgFaphed 10
Mayor Grace the result OF his mission.
Mr.. w. j. Arkell has arranged the fol-
lowing time table for the removal OF the
reinaiRs from Mount Me(iregor at d.
N. August 9th. 70 arrive ct Saratoga a. .
p. N, leave Saratoga at go o. m, ar
rive ID Albany st 400 p. m, leave Alba
| ny at II o'ciock noon on Wednesday,
| August 9th, and arrive about 4:30 in
| New York. In the interval from 4s30 D.
m Tuesday, 10 noon We tuesday, August
| 9Th, the remains will lie In State al the
Capitol, and from the time of the arri-
val in New York on Wednesday after
ns0n until Saturday, August Sth, tbs
| body will lie in state at the City Hall.
Publi0 obsequies will take place Satur-
| day oil sussh tune rs the civic authorities
may arrange, and the interment will
then follow In Central Park.
NATIONAL FUNERAL.
WAsaIrNaroS. July -. President
Cleveland was tonight advised by o
telegram from Adjt General Dram. now
AZ Mt. M09regor, that he had delivered
the Presidents letter to Mrs. Grant and
that she and the children had expressed
desire 90 have General Grant buried
with National honors. Their wishes
will Do respected, and the ceremonies
will take place as already indicated In
the prsas dispatches. President Cleve-
will attend the funeral iD New York on
SATURDAY. the Ssh day Of August.
HANCOCK IN COMMAND.
MoUisT McGREooR. N. Y, July a.
Adiutant General Drum arrived on the
moantain this morning. He was tbs
bearer Of q letter from President Cleve.
land 20 Mrs. Grant, rendering q lot in
the Soldiers Home grounds as burial
place for the dead General, IL IL ehould
meet tho view Of the family. In CON
vsrsatiOn General Drum said. II have
today transmitted 10 General Hancock
an order from the Secretary OF War d.
rectlne General Hancock 20 take entire
charge Of tue military arrangements Of
General Grants funeral from the pres
ent to the day Of the burial, and all
military OF any kind here win be under
HE direction, and 10 him applications
must he made by all military organiza-
lions that may desire 70 take part in the
obaequies."
MONUMENT COMMISSION.
NRw Voak, July 2t.-rhs Mayor 20
day appointed . committee of 100
citixsus 30 raise New York city's share
Of the expense for the erection Of q
National monument 10 General Grant.
Amsng the members of this committee
are Samuel j. Tildeu. Chester A. Arthur,
Alonzo u. Cornsll, WIN. NJ. Evarts,
Oswald Ottsndsrfer, Geo. Jenes, Thos.
l.. james. Edward Cooper. Smith Ely,
Jr., W. III. Wickham, Roscos Oonkling,
Oorneiiils N. Bliss, Eagene Kelly. Geo.
Bliss, Whitslaw Reid, John Jacob
As.oi, Park Goodwin, Henry B. hyde,
Gsnseal Geo. b. Mcclellan. DIR. fordyce
Barker, Cernslias VANDERBILT, Jesse
Saligman, Joseph W. Drexel, David n.
Stone, DAVID Davis. Hamilton Fish.
Pierre Lorillard, Ogden Gociet and
Joseph Puiitxsr.
TIE oxsERsL Was nEADY TO DIE.
McGRRGca, July Awhile sitting on
the hos.l veranda this afternoon DIR.
Douglas chatfsd a. leaeth with oorre-
sponiisnt OF the Associated Press aboat
Gen. 0nlnt and OF The long trial OF saf.
fsrims Just ended.
do yaa remember. /" said DE-. Douglas,
"thai daring last week | sAid 20 yoa
that thire was 9 subsistence Of the
swelling In the everything Tissues on the
right side Of the neck. and thai said
on the dag spoke aeoat u that | bad
been able - examine the Generals
throat naaeh deeper end With greater
case than Ia Iona simel DO you re-
member thAtg"
His Assrer resollecssd 10 clearly and
said No.
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