Daily Republican., 1885-07-30
Grant in His Coffin.
THE REM AIMS or TIE GREAT
SOLDIER COMPOSED FOR
ETERNAL Reef,
VERY PATHETIC SCENES.

1
MT. MCGREGoR, July 29.-Battery
A, of the Fifth Artillery, under the
command of Colonel W. B. Beck and
Lieutenant A. w. Vogda, w. B. Nc.
Callum, and w. w. Galbraith, arrived
at o'clock this afternoon. There are
thirty eight men in the command, ard
| they are to serve as infantrymen, as.
listing to guard the cottage. They
pitched their tennis in line with those
of the Twelfth Infantry, Oh the slope
back of the eastern lookout. The grove
in that locality has decidedly mill
tary appearance now. which will be
still further Increased when the bat
terry from Fort Adams arrives there.
The 4 O'Clock train was the heaviest
that has come to the mountain this
season. 1t was in two sections, drawn
by two engines.
| Undertaken Merritt came on the fi rst
section, leaving the casket in the charge
of four assistants to come up on the
&c cond section. 1t came In the open
observation car, and was unloaded on
the platform North of the engine shed.
There it was put upon a rough wagon
| and carried to the South side OF the cot
jtage, where it was laid upon the veran-
da and in few minutes carried into
the parlor. AS soon as he remains
were dressed they were put in it and
laid out as they will be when the body
lies in state.
Il THE REMAINS IN THE CASKET.
The transfer of the remains from the
icebux to the casket was made between
6 and Z o'clock. Harrison dressed his
late master for the last time, and the
J body was composed for its final rest
1t is dressed in suit of black broad.
Ioloth, with Prince Albert coat. The
feet are clad in white stockings and
patient leather slippers. Around the
neck is "a low ,scanding collar and a
black tie arranged In bowknot. A
lsinele gold stud is on the bosom of the
, shirt and plain gold ring on the little
finger OF the left hand. The casket il
lowered with two thicknesses CT heavy
plate glass, which are tightly screwed
down. The heavy cover of the caske,
rests loosely on it, and is removed ca ct
tima the body Is shown. 1t is exposed
, at full length when the GOV er Is takep
off.
Back Of the middle of the
T casket Is the beautiful horal pillow
from Meade Post, Grand Army of thI
, Republic, OF Philadelphia. At 1.-THE heao
ara flowers cor tributed by the sam,
Post, and also beautiful floral design
, from Mrs. Joseph W. Drexel. Next tt
? these is a design representing crosl
and anchor resting on bed of immor
] te lies. This was sent by Mrs. Amo
9 Bissell, of Denver, Col.
IL The formal transfer of the body I,
a U. S. Grand Post, No. 321, OF Brook
lyn, was made at nine o'clock tonight
l ha, a nj dod 10 ninht tntn tLra
q watches, of three hours each, two mel
being on guard at time. The guar
, labout the house is as strict as ever, n
- one being allowed to pass the seutr
!, lines without the countersign. The coun
:, tersien last night was General Han
!, lcock." 1t was expected MrB. Gran
a would take her last look at the remain
? after they were laid out tonight, bu
:, she did not do 30. She will prObabl
q see tht m to morrow, when the sam
- privilege will be extended to sue
q guests of the hotel as choose to ava
a themselves of 1t.
81 1t was found that the hardening prt
% cess that results from embalming ha
y begun, AID the embalmers expresse
u the belief, established by precedent, tbs
= the body would remain in its preseI
4 condition, without change, for at lea
~ six months. Colonel Fred Grant al
: preached the casket and studied the fat
a of his father In silence, Then, takin
lin his own the right hand of the GEN
a raj, Colonel Grant placed upon th
y. third finger q plain gold ring and the
rs eS replaced upon the breast the still thi
in hand. Before turning away the Col
at mel drew forth small packet of m
:. mentoes and placed them in The brea
ht pocket of the coat.
SHERMAN JUsTIrIES RIVERSIDE.
IL NEW YORK, July 29.-General She
= man, who is here to attend the funera
y to-day gave the explanation of why
Thought New York had been given pr
-, ference over Washington as place
NO burial.
~ 1.-THE Grant family will all continl
to live in New York. The boys can
90 to Washin gton to live. What
w there to be found there for them !? The
don't expectand can't expect to be col
gressmen or senators. They couldn
nK accept clerkships. What else is the
lin Washington d? If Grants remain
he were buried there they would seldo
ed or never see his grave. Tho moth,
III will remain with the boys. She cou
iis not 60 to Washington to live alon
lst Buck Grant is tied down on his lar
ed in New Jersey, at Morristown. Jes
10 and Fred are to stay in New Yorl
iil They want their fathers tomb her
he l think that Ia the feeling OF the fami
BIB and that, when the country comes
know of it, the selection will be homo
pt ed az reasonable.
al "It is certain that Grant regardt
Id Washin gton as 70 fit place for youn
as men. He has often talked about
heI NV opiuicn is the same. Why, Il
on army Off GERS who have been stationt
is Hong at Washington have uev
'g, amounted to anything. The men wi
OF fIhave come up high made their mark {
of the frontier among the Indians or {
're far off stations. The Washington mt
Ily became distinguished only as stai
officers. Mcclellan is about the on
ys ex ception, and his case Is 80 slight
he exception as to prove the rule. Tayio
rst and jackson and those men came
re the top from Indian border fighting"
lat MIR. CHILps ON THE BURIAL PLAC
VI, George w. Childs, yesterday,
ne speaking cf the final selection Of Rive
ne ns side Park as the last resting placs I
M .Mu General Grant, said that the fami
'ue vero now thoroughly acquainted wi
..e all the arguments that had been oroug
.ao to bear against the Riverside Park
re, the place of burial. They had co
no cluded to accept il, aud, notwithstan
ing the suggestion that ne anu ON
gentlemen should see Mrs. Grant al
try to induce her to change her view
IN no such effort would be made. ct
nc family and intimate friends" said N
eat Childs, "have received numerous lie
az ters from army and navy officers al
Meu M others urging Washington as the prop
;s lplace, but there is no probability OF