Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-31
PLACE OF BURIAL.
Central Park. New York, Decided Upon as
the Final Resting Place of Gen. Grant.

/ Central Park, New York, De cided Upon as
the Final Resting Place of Gen. Grant.
Mourn AIcGREeoR. July 3D.. This. after
noon Mr. Turner, May Grace chief clerk,
now here, received q message which deter
mined she question al Gen. Grants burial
place in favor of Central Park, New York.
/ Mayor Grace received the following dis
patch from his private secretary at Mount
Mcttregnr: r..
II, regard to the offer made by the city OF
IL place of burial in one OF the parks belong
ing to.the city, Col. Grant instructs me to
say that upon the condition that the wish
Of the general that a place be reserved be
side him for Mrs. Grant is observed, he, in
behalf of the family, accepts. You are,
therefore at liberty to take action upon
this information. which is final. The fami-
~ prefer Central Park.
The mayor appointed committee Of
100 citizens to raise New York city's share
I OF the expense for the erection of Il nation
al monument to Gen. Graut. Among the
members oi this committee are the follow
ing.
SamuelJ. Ttden, Chester A. Arthur, Alon-
20 B. Cornell, w: II. Evarts, Oswald
OttenIorfer, George Jones, Thomas
L. james, Edward Cooper Smith
Ely, Jr, ". II. Wyckham, Roscoe Conk-
ling, Noah Davis, Cornelius n. Bliss, Eugene
Kelly, George Bliss, Whitelaw Reid, John
Jacob Aston, PArke Goodwin, H. j. r. II .ydc,
Gen. George r. Mcclellan, DR.. Fordycc
Barker, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jesse S5eig
man; David NJ. stone David BOWS, Hanil-
ton Fish, Pierre Lorllllrd, Ogden Goclet,
and Joseph Pulitzer
j. ". Arkeli has arranged the fol-
lowing time table for the removal
OF the remains from Mount Mc(ircgor:
Tuesday Aug. (, leave Mt. Mci;regor at
l p. M; trrive at Sartoga at ? p. m; leave
Saratoga at $50 p. H.; arrive in Albany
ut $40 p. m; leave Albany at / 2 O clock
noon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, and arriyc about
4::1O p. m, in New York.
In the interval from ,.:3O p. IA, Tuesday,
to noon OF Wednesday,. Aug. ), the remains
viii lie in state at the capitol, ard from the
time OF arrival in New York on Wednesday
afternoon until Saturday. Aug. 8, The body
will lie in state at the city hall. The public
ohsequies will take place on Saturday, at
such time as the civil authorities may ar
range, anu the intermcnt will then follow in
Central Park. Thus it is settled that Gen.
Grant is to be Inferred in Central Park,
New York 'heca,lse it bciricntcd Inc whenI
was in need
Gen. Grant left no will, as he felt that he
had nothing to leave. lie avea melnoran-
dom to Col. Fred some weeks ago, whicl, is
understood to be in the form OF suggestions
dtQ expressions OF his Wishes lOf tNeif III
tlrc.
Adjt. Gen Drum arrived on the noun.
tain this evening. He vas the bearer OF Il
letter from President Cleveland to Mrs.
Grant rendering i, lot ia the Soldiers Home
grounds as Il burial place for the dead gem
eral, ii it should please the views OF the
family. In conversation Gen. Drum said:
l have to-day transmitted to Gen Han
cock an order from the secretary OF war
directing Gen. Hancock to take entire charge
OF the military arrangements OF Gen.
Grants funeral from the present to the day
OF burial, and all military exercises OF any
kind here will be under his direction, and to
him applications must be made by all
military organizations that may desire to
take part III the ohsequns.
The Intelligence that it has been decided
to bury Gen..Crlnt in Central Park, New
York, was received in Washington with
feelings OF universal regret and indignation.
1t was confidently hoped that W;,shingt on
would be selected as the place for the sep
ulcher and that the Soldiers Home OF
Arlington cemetery would receive the re-
mains of the great Soldier.