Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-28

his favor along With his othsr -,
esaima 20 EoRiish respscf and adnir.-
.lon snen tue service in uniu.ter
AboeJ 10 held '''
DzAD KAzczzA
LONDON, JEly T.-As 4 marx ~ 70
sp<cs for the late General Grant. mill
s@fy oancs throughout EneEznd "a
tfai NEG from playing the usual Sunday
sehse.lons Yesterday, bat played dead
marches instead
A TzEBUTE FeOM aAYEz.
kRENoxI, Ohio. July 27.-NernayiaI
services were held in the Ne,hodise
church last night 10 honor Of Genera9
Grant. IL vas 1nion nesting of All
denoninssions- Ex- President Haves
made an address Of an hours length.
gIviRg sketch Of Grant a. ycuth' a.
dei. soldier, csmGaader and eitizsu
and IN essh instance illassra.sd the
trace Of bus manly charactsr. He aeain
referred 70 the propristy Of the peoule-
both north and south. uniting in erect
ing National monument, saving that
a. tue church and school houae we're
educators. 30 would be monument 20
Grants memory. Remarks we're made
oy Gen. kurkisnd and others.
THK SsNUMEyT COMMITTEE.
NEw YoRK, July 27-Msyor Gsace TO-
DAY received replies from the fsIlovinQ
gentlemen, who agree 20 become mem.
beers OF committee 10 raise H6w York's
quota for shs erection of q mOnumsn,
10 General Grant Samuel J. Iilden.
ex-tioyeEnor Cornell. Robert Ogden,
Peter Goelet, Cornelius Bliss, Jshn n.
sn8rwo0d, Lispensrd Stewart, Joseph
W. Drexsl, Arthur II Dodge. CornsIins
Vanderbilt aud Capt. n. J. Kerwin.
DISQUALIFICATION AT THE SELECTION or
TEE BURIAL PLACE
PHILADELPHIA, July N.-The uprising
all over the country which has been
caused by the selection Of Central Park
as the resting place Of General Grant
dnds considerable vent in this city,
where resides the dead bero's most in.
innate friend, Mr.. George W. Childs,
who 10 constantly In receipt of letters
and tslegrsms from public and private
eisizsns, who recognize the Imprepriety
Of the courss proposed. and the fitness
Of sosae National site AZ q place of SEP
nlehts. Though for obvious reasons 10
appeal can be made to the family, Mr..
Ohi;ds and other friends of the ex Pres
ident In Philadelphia are decided in
their convictions that the remains be.
lcng to the Nation, and should repose
N one Of the National burying grounds
like that at Washington or West Point.
As 10 Central Park there Is bu one
opiaion; that Of all places IL Is the most
inappropriate;
Knowing General Grants own views
morning, for he talked with me aboHt
10 long before be was sick, feel that
be ought To be buried in National
ground. This would not interfere with
New York and other cities erecting
monuments 10 his memory. II General
Grant we're inferred at West Point il
would not be in violation Of his vish
that he should be placed where Mrs.
Grant could Inc beside him. for thsrs
are already women buried there. Gen.
Grant belonged TO tbs Nation, and his
remains should properly lie among
these Who have dedicated their lives 70 |
the National veal" Mr.. Childs said
further that General Grant never re-
gArded New York as bis home until lat |
tsrly, when be went there to live. |
Philadelphia was more hts home than |
any city in the Union. His wsrme4t |
friends lived here, aud he always spent |
his leisure time In this city. r ,ir-
moant p rk has A. just claim upon
his ressains as Central Park.
NEw YoRK, July N.-The Post this
evening In speaking Of the decision 10
bury Gen. Grant 10 Central Park says:
although his son, Col. Grant, has ex
pressed a desire for his interment In
Central Park at the head Of the mall. We
feel sure that further consideration In
caimeR moments Wouid satisfy him as
well as other members of the family
that place of popular amusement like |
the Park, aad particularly that part of |
the Park In which the band plays and |
lovers OF amusement oongregate, IL |
hardly suitable. rhe fact that the sol |
diera' Heme is on the border line be- |
tween the North and South gives il Dc
euliar fitness as place Of tnteFment. |
Tho soldiers Hsme Is national In char
aoter; IL Is near 10 the scenes of the |
dead hero's greatest triamphs, both |
military aud civil; IL 10 within sight Of |
Arlington, that great bivouao Of the |
dead xhers 30 many thousands Of his |
comrades lie; 1t IL u mrmenso Of the |
FIRST war In which be took part, bat |
most Of all IL overlooks two great SEQ
tons Of our common country that claim |
an equal right to render homage at his |
tomb. The claims OF the Nation are So |
perior 30 those Of New York and IL can
not be suppossd that any wish Of the |
dead ehisftain would be opposed 10 the |
desire of the whole Nation 10 have q |
share 10 the perpetual testimonial 10 his |
greatness. II ii should. however, be |
finally decided that the city Of Mes
York Ia 10 give Gen. Grants remains
their last restinR place, than by all |
means let 10 be the most picturesque |
point In the municipal limits. at tue |
posthsrn extremity OF the Riverside |
drive. on the spot formerly known as
Clareaaons, which has been IN q measure
conseeFatsd by the grave and memorial
stone Of little child There is no finer
site in the world for q monument. II
could be seen for miles mp add down the
Hudson River. ID commands the fnest
and most inspiring prospects In exist
enee. IL has no associations nov that
are not touching or elessilng, bat as We
have said, the claims Of the Natisn ars
superior 10 tho Of New Yefk and
ought 10 be respected.