Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-25
THE HONORED DEAD.
Central Park, New York, Selected as
Gen. Grants Burial Place, and
Movement
Already Inaugurated to Raise Funds for
the Erection of a Great National
Monument.
The Funeral to Take Place ON Saturday
Week-The Feeling at Washington
The Grant Fund.

MOUNT McGREGoR, July 24-This
afternoon Mr.. Turner, Mayor Graces
chief clerk, received message which de-
termined the question Of Gen. Grants
burial place in favor of Central Park,
New York. 1t was as follows: Your
two kilograms just to hand, and | under
stand the matter to be now definitely set
tied that Gen. Grants body is to be in
tered here. We cannot take any more
definite action in regard to the matter of
Mrs. Grant until later date. The faith
of the president Of the Board of Alder
men and my own is pledged that we will
see, when little time has passed away,
that the wishes of the family are gratified
by formal resolution of the board. An
swer Immediately, so that | may appoint
a committee to make my quota for
grand national monument
Upon the receipt of Mayor Grace's tele
gram Mr.. Turner repaired at once to the
cottage, where a conference was held
with Col. Fred Grant. The colonel read
the mayors dispatch and retained it. At
the close of the conference Col. Grant
assured the mayors representative that
he and the family thus formally accepted
the tender of burial place for Gen.
Grant and Mrs. Grant in Central Park,
in the city of New York AID that he and
the family would now proceed with all
the funeral arrangements with reference
to the above conclusion. The mayors
messenger then telegraphed to Mayor
Grace the result of his mission.
MR.. w. j. ARKELL
has arranged the following time table for
the removal of the remains from Mount
nl V1InS do
August 4th, leave Mount McGregor at
l o'clock pm; August 4th, arrive at
Saratoga at 2 clock pm. leave Saratoga
at at 2:30 o'clock pm, arrive in Albany
at 4:30 clock m; leave Albany at II
o'clock noon, Wednesday, August 9TH,
| and arrive at about 4:30 o'clock pm. in
! New York. The interval from 4:30
o'clock pm, Tuesday, to noon of
Wednesday, August 9TH, the remains
| will be in state at the capitol, and from
the time Of arrival in New York, on
Wednesday afternoon, until Saturday,
August Sth, the body will lie in state at
the city hall. The public obsequies will
| take place on Saturday at such time as
| the civic authorities may arrange, and
the iaterment will then follow in Cen
| trail Park.
CHAT WITH DIR. DOUGLAS.
| While sitting on the hotel veranda
this afternoon, DR.. Douglas chatted at
length with the correspondent of the
| Associated Press about Gen. Grant, and
of the long trial of suffering just ended.
| DO you remember. said DR.. Douglas,
'that during last week | said to you that
there was a subsistence of the swelling in
| the everything tissues on the right side of
! the neck, and that | said on the day |
| spoSa about it that | had been able to
| examine tie generals throat much deep
en- and with greater ease than in a long
| timer Do son remember thai?
His hearer reeollected it clearly, and
said so.
"Wen. then. :" resumed DF. Douglas,
II am going TO tell you OF an experience
| / had with Gen. Grant on the afternoon
of Thursday, July 10th, and at the time
| | had observed the indications about the
throat which | have spoken Of During
| the afternoon of that day the general
wrote this" and DR. Douglas drew from
| his pocket several slips written by the
| general and read what the si9k man had
| written, witch was as follows: u feel
sorry at the prospect of living through
the summer and fall. In the condition |
am | do not think | eau, but | may.
Except / do not gather strength, | feel
quite as well from day 10 day as have
| done heretofore, but am losing strength
/ / Eel it more in the inability to move
| around than in any other way, or rather
in the lack of desire % move.
When | had read that, added DIR;
Douglas, II turned to che general and
tried to cheer him by telling him OF the
apparently improved condition Of his
throat and neck, to which, in reply, the
general again wrote: After all that, how
ever, the disease is still there, and must
be fatal in the end. My life is precious
of course, 10 my family, and would be to
me if | could recover entirely. There
never was one more willing 70 go than |,
know most people have first one and
then another little thing to fix up, and
never get quite through. This was par
tally my case. first wantsd so many
days to work on my book, SO the author
ship would be clearly mine. 1t was gra-
ciously granted to me, after being ap.
| pareptly much lower than since, and
with a capacity to do more work than
ever did in the same time. My WORK
had been done SO hastily that much wal
left out. | did it all over, from, the cross
ing of the James river, in 1864, TO Apo
mattox, in 1865. Since that have addeC
as much as fifty pages to the book,
should think. There is nothing more tt
do, and therefore | am not likely to bt
any move ready to go than at this mo
meDt,
GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
There will be over 1000 representa-
tives of the Grand Army posts from va
rious parts Of the country here to-mor
row. They will camp in tents pitched j.
the mountains, and will take their meal
, on the hotel verandah.
THE EMBALNIING
will be completed to day. The check
and face, by the process made use OF
have been made to assume fullness, to-
deeper burrows and lines have been file
out, and the expression Of the face is nov
one of peace aud rest. On Monday tn
remains viii be placed in casket, an,
the near friends will lie permitted t
view the remaius. Senior Romero ]
with the family to-day, as are also ID;
: | Newman and his wife. Gen. Carr pal
. his respects ~ the cottage this mornin!
FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE COTTAGE
The disposition of the cottage i
which Gen Grant died rests wit
, Joseph W. DFexel, and the Associate
| Press is authorized 10 announce that th
cottage will never again be occupied
any family or persons. Mr.. Drexel wi
in due time present il to the State @
national government. The house wi
t be presented intact, with all its presen
= belongings, furniture, fixtures, etc, as
y gift TO the nation or commonwealth.
The Board of Officers of the Gran
> Commandery Of the Military Order {
the Loyal Legion, at their bead9uartel
: at Philadelphia, have notified the Ne
4 York Commaudery that upon the actio
: of the lasLer with respect 10 the tuner;
of its late ossmRuder, Gen. Grant, bt
J ing communicated to them. they wi
J convene the different corlmapderit
,gbout the Union and issue th
propeF orders for participation In th
. obseauies and the usual mourning.
The following telegram was receive
d by tie New York Commandery tia
afternoon:
0 To C. A. Carleton;
8 The California Commaudery mourr
e the bereavement which has deprive
= New York of its commander and ii
: Loyal Legion of its grandest and be
beloved companion.
L W. L, ELLIOTT, Commander.
T MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
It Adit. Gen Drum arrived on the Noun
/ ain this evening. He was the bearer
is a letter from President Cleveland to Mr.
:. Grant, rendering lot in the Soldier
Home grounds as burial place for ii
e dead general If it should meet the views
h the family. la conversation Gen. Dru
n said: Il have to-day transmitted to &c
| Hano,oL an order From tho Secr