The semi-weekly miner., 1885-07-29
ON MT. McGREGOR.
Continued Honor to the Re-
mains of the Soldier.
THE BURIAL PLACE
Causing Much Comment in all Quar-
ters--- Washington the
Proper Place.

ters---Washington the
Proper Place.
MT. MC(iREGOR, July ga cool breeze
has swept over the mountain to-day, and
tall pines that bend above the Grant cot
| tage have been whispering since morning.
| The suggestion was casually made to DIR.
| Newman to-day while breakfasting that he
I should conduct the morning Sabbath SER
| vices, but that reverend gentleman gravely
declined. Since General Grants death he
has been unable to speak of his dead friend
without emotion, and to have stood where
| he did two weeks ago to-day, delivering
discourse on "The Value of Character !"
while General Grant was alive down at the
cottage seemed nigh impossible to DIR.
Newman. To-day has been one OF quiet
ness, with some visitors and some perma-
nent arrivals. General Horace Porter and
Japanese Minister Kuki arrived here to-
day. The desk at the hotel office has teen
draped with emblems OF mourning and with
two guidons brought to-day by detail OF
eight men from U, s. Grant Post, G. A. R.,
of Brooklyn, Senior Vice Commander
johnson commanding. These eight men
arrived at noon and Immediately took up
their duties as private body guards, two
of them being constantly in attendance at
and inside the cottage, the reliefs being on
duty three hours each. The private body
guard will no. displace Wheeler Post OF
Saratoga, who first came and who will re-
main until removal, patrolling the
cottage on all sides. The states OF
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Connecticut, New York, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin and New Mexico are represented by par
ties OF Grand Army veterans now encamped
on the mountain. A company OF infantry
from Portrero, near Buffalo, under COM
mand of Brevet Major Brown. has been Or
dered here by General Hancock as the
guard of honor to the remains OF General
Grant. They are ordered to report to
Colonel Roger Jones, Inspector General and
Acting Assistant Adjutant General, who
will arrive at Mt. McGregor tomorrow.
General Horace Porter and Colonel Fred
Grant will start down the mountain at II
o'clock tonight by special train. Aspecial
train of the West Shore road will await
them at Albany to convey them to New
York, where they will arrive at a: IN: to-
morrow. On reaching New York General
Grace and General Hancock, with whom
the details Of the final obsequies will be ar
ranged.
THE OLD COACHMAN.
A message has been sent by General Grants s
cOachman as follows:
"ExECUrIvE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
July 26.-To General Horace Porter: AS
the dear Generals old coachman for years,
can you not aid in arrang ing that l could
drive for him for the last time at the fu-
neral. want to do something in his honor,
and would like to do that
ALBERT HAWKINS"
General Porter will bring this message to
the attention OF General Grants family,
and it is quite likely the coachman' s request
will be granted. General Porter said :
''There was most devoted attachment for
General Grant on the part of this colored
man, and the General thought much of
him. He is q most faithful fellow, and as
black us q COAL
VISITORS TO BE ADMITTED.
1t is desired that friends and the public
should know that on the morning OF Tues
day August 4th they will he free to view
the remains Of General Grant in the cottage
day. On the same day the principal funeral
service will be held at the cottage where DIR.
Newman will deliver the funeral Grafton.
The President and State Governors are ex-
pected to be present. The interment serv-
ices in New York will be confined to the
Methodist ritual.
Mr.. Honore, brother OF Colonel Grants
wife, is here. The Brooklyn detail includes
one OF Sheridan's scouts and the man who
was sergeant OF the squad that carried
President Lincoln from Ford's Theater to
1,oh 1,o lsoI IL,
McNair, of Saratoga, has loaned to Com
rade Bowling. of Wheeler Post, a piece of
Grape, which was worn at thu funerals of
Lincoln, Faragut and Garfield. 1t has
been put on Mr.. Downing's sword. The
Saratoga people are still anxious to have
the body lie in state there but General
Hancock telegraphed to-day that he could
not vary the order OF the journey already
announced, and the body will go direct to
Albany.
THOUGHTFUL SOLDIERS.
MT. MCGREGoR, July 27.-But few visit
ors are on the mountain this morning and
the guard detail and private body guard
are in charge OF the cottage. Only U. S.
Grant, Jr., the younger Of the Generals
sons, is with the family, Col. Fred and Jesse
having left the direction of affairs here to
him and the private body guard. hand
some cluster OF roses came to the cottage
this morning to be placed near the dead
General. They will be replaced by lilies to-
morrow and by other and fresher flowers
each day. This thoughtful tribute is due
to the detail from U. S. Grant Post of the
G. A. r., who are the body guard.
RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS.
Manager Fonda of the Mountain railroad
has to-day determined upon the arrange
ment of the train that will convey the re-
mains and family OF General Grant from
here to Saratoga. The body will be placed |
in what is known as an observation car.
This car is thirty-fve feet long, with stan
dard posts at the corners and sides, which |
support the roof over all. The car is en-
closed on all side to the height OF three feet |
from the floor, with seats running length !
wise of the car each side. These seats will |
be removed and the rear of the car will be !
entirely open and every part of the car |
draped in mourning. Behind the remains |
will follow an ordinary passenger coach OF |
This latter bears a fine |
eastern outlook" which is the point of |
observation to which General Grant was !
last wheeled in his bath chair the Monday |
before he died. 1t is the same car in which |
the dead General assembled the mountain |
just seven weeks before the hour at which
the remains will arrive at SARATOGA. on
TUESDAY 4Cn.
OPPOSITION TO NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-The uprising all
over the country which has been caused bv
the selection OF Central Park as the resting
place OF General Grant, finds considerable
vent in this city, where resides the dead
hero's MOST intimate friend, George w.
Childs, who is constantly in receipt Of let
ters and kilograms from public and private
citizens, recognizes thei mpropriety of the
the course proposed, and fitness OF some
national site as the place OF sepulcher,
though for obvious reasons no appeal can
be made to the family
MIR. CHILDs' OPINION
knowing General Grants own views on
this subject" said Mr.. Childs this morning,
''for he had talked with me about it long
before he was sick, feel he ought to be
buried in a National ground. This would