Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-29
ANOTHER SITE CHOSEN.
sIvsasi0e. NOT CENTRAL PARK
Hss Or Ne~n0an's i8sa 81 a Propes
Memorial 4 feupofarY Tomb
Designed.

A4 Ae1Aaa5s. July ~. The detail ~
regrliars sno reported foe guard datg this
nioruiaZ ifs frain fort Niagara instead of
Port Porter A. previously announced The
rez4lags have charge IT tla camp zround -
q gslnl uesr tho Easlern .ooksal Ia order
thal tAs cottage a.ag preserve lls secinslou.
HE military 5sanlg ~ TIE nen As theg
marched g.isf iae a1iei kas tie tubsec %
la1cl favorable Comment CD th0so upon the
fsulada-
Hr-. Grant gs.ssed tho dag a. uslsd ia the
lppef rooms 9f tEe Gotta ~. be. DOugla.
.ass sle s very M1Cn depressed but that
ghyslcaliy sils 81 t. sell a. usual and u0t ~
an ulcans -lDlect tor a physician care.
it b understood ta.tt 7n. 80 members IT the
tirlnd Army ~ tle Republic have placed
tGaulselFes at tfen. htnc0ez disposal, with
au argent request That thef may appear ln a
body ga tho orcsl-ion IT lnal obseg lles 10
Ne~ 4ofA A detail ~ AgnJ artillery has
been ordered hers ~ lien. uucock. from
Adams 81 be- use ln lunx .alalrs OF the
morning of Auzgst 3 and :.
This afternoon the 1lost elaborate h0rai
piece gst received, came. 10 q, large pl
ios 1f Snite iulmofteiles. on which i. r.
sword of coiored toSer-, crossed by a floral
fsc -imile 0i the spauleiies 0f General
&c l. inscribed -Cemrslle e. :. Grant. Meade
Etirt g.. A. la.. IIt4.t.-. .li.A
aI MCDasa1a, Jaiy e.-ll i- NV pu4i-
uvely stated tnat che remains Of Oen. Grant
sil DAD l.isl resting place Ira a spot -elec
ts,i ~ 1eL Fred Grant. lucated la klgersidc
pagA. Dol Fred arrived here this morning
and immediately held a consultation with
his mother aud thr other members of the
family. He detailed AZ ien-th what be had
seen and beard DARING his trip % New York
for Che purpose Df selecting a proper and de
s.Il fEsa
ais body, aul said that he
had uualiy concluded that Riverside
pagk xas the more desirable place. After a
short discussion of the merits OF tho place
named, al agreed that the C0l0ners seirc-
tlOn sas a good one, and Il va decided %
tt once nolfy the city authorities OF she
family acceptance 0f the spot In Riverside
Psrk selected ~ Col Fred The following
ilspatco wa' az once sent % Mayor Grace.
NJ McOmstos y H. Jaly -. Mother takes
Riverside. Temporary fomb had better D. ~ the
Same place r. ID. GRANT.
Col Roger Jones arrived here this morn
ing - taka commend OF the guard here
repre-enuus Gen Hancock. Company r,
l.th regiment, have also arrived They viii
pitch their camp at the eastern lookout, the
sput O. Which Gen. Grant rode a week ago
yesterday The effort that brought on his be-
ehne. A further detail Of -ix comrades for
guard duty has started from Brooklyn.
Col Grant has sent the following.
n Gsa. r.. MrFs~ig. Hgshagfoa. n. o..
Mother to-day secepfei Riverside Park. she
wishes mr to thank sea t.r the tender of ihs
soldiers Home. l-lEuedI I'D. 0KASr.
The only change thus far made in the
arrea cement % the train u that the car
~W0odhNu.' specially adapted 20 be used as
a funeral car. viii be- substituted for Mr.
Nauderbiits = private car.
Il il harmed that before Col. Grant went
- NeW York % select "A site for the General =
-epulchre. Mrs.. Grant requested him 70
learn the wishes or opinions oi those with
whom b. consulted 0u the subject, and IL
there SEEMED to be- unanimity m favor OF
am spot Which the family had not c0nsid-
erred. 20 give such inclination due weight. Il
h. al-o knoxu that the visit % Watch Hill
wa not accidental The spot was known 90
Mr.. Grant and had been spoken % favora-
bly, by her, though the favored locality with
an the family vas the Mall in Central Park
When. therefore. the Colonel reported tee
general impression among the city authon-
ties in favor 90 Riverside Park and added
his own satisfaction with that site. the decls-
ION ws- qGirkiy ani easily arrived 40.
Dr Newman is quite earnest iu his belief
that Che memorial to be erected over Grant a
body should uot De- conventional and meais-
inEies- bike fhe gigantic shaft of the W ash
ingtou monuments tie would place iu n
tho late President and General. aud al other
treasure Ehich have NATIONAL interest in
connection EIth Gen. Grant here. There
sh0u.i also he q rrom in the structure for
any statues thaf m8y o. erected svmhohcal
90 events of fhe General hfs.
A Uiard IT reguilr troops are on duty to-
night in the grounds around che cottage, re-
placing tbc ~arl from Wheeler. O. A. r.. ~
Saratofg. The Wheeler guard will be on
duty ou t1e cottage porch. beginning when
the body Dr. placed ire the cesket to morrOw.
Mrs.. Grant gives much of ber time to de-
votions. frorn which she seems 90 derive
much relief
The vigilence ~ the goa sds i- so thorough
that Jesse Grant und Harris1u. the late
Generals body servant. were both halted az
different fumes tonight while approaching
the cottage ard required io prove their iden
titg before the seutries would allow them %
p.tts.
THE BURIAL PLACE