The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-29
TO REST AT RIVERSIDE,
THE BURIAL PLACE CHANGED
The Grant Family Find Sufficient Nea'
son to Abandon Central Park-Prs-
parAtiOns for tho National
Military Funeral, Etc.
To Rest at Rivsrsiae

Mt. MCGREeoR, July 2S.-When the
train arrived at Summit Colonel Fred
Grant was one OF the passengers upon
it. The colonel Immediately repaired
to his mothers apartment, where the
family gathered to hear the result Of
tho trip to and the conference in New
York. de detailed his movements and
explained that there seemed to be rea.
sous for the choice OF burial spot
in some other than Central Park.
Riverside Park had at the time of Gem
eral Grants death been suggested as
the spot OF burial, and it seemed best
to the colonel, ,aftor seeing and hearing
oil, to change the place of eopulture TO
Riverside Park. The matter having
been thus presented TO the family a
conclusion was reached in accord with
the colonel5 suggestion, and he at
once sont the following dispatches:
"W. Is. Grace, New York:
Mother takes Riverside. Tenn
porary tomb had better be at same
place. (Signed) L. d. GRANT"
General II, Merely, Washington, DC.
mother to-day accepted Riverside
Park. She wishes me 10 thank you for
the tender of the Soldiers Home.
(Signed) "F. D. GRANT"
A COMPANY OF REGULARS.
Upon the same train that brought
Colonel Grant up the mountain came
a company OF regulars that had been
expected since yesterday morning
They brought their tents and all camp
accoutrements and wore uniform of
the regular army. There are 3S men
in all, and they are ne,manly fellows.
The eommandant is Major Brown, with
Lieutenants Wood and Barr. The de-
tail is made up from Company g.,
Twelfth Infantry, located at Fort Por-
ter, on the Niagara River.
Colonel Roger Jones, to whom all
military here are ordered TO report,
came with the regulars aud has as
sumed control and directions under
orders from General Hancock.
FUNERAL PREPARATIONS.
1t is learned this morning that 600 or
700 troops will be, or have been, or.
| dered to Saratoga TO meet the remains
Of General Grant on their arrival there
from the mountain on Tuesday next.
| Instead of ordering battery of artil-
lery TO the mountain, the ordnance
will be stationed at Saratoga, where
proper salutes will be fired during the
transfer of the body from the noun
tain train to the funeral train on the
| tracks OF the Delaware d Hudson Ca
nal Company's road. The intention OF
carrying tho romans in the private car
of Mr.. Vanderbilt has been changed
and tho funeral car, "Woodlawn,"
has been substituted, This car, be-
side carrying the remains, will fur
nish accommodations for 10 persons;
otherwise the train will be made up
as previously stated. The govern
ment has ordered General Passenger
Agent Kendrick, Of the New York
! Central, to drape the cars of tho fun
eral train, and 1t is tho purpose to
draps them entirely in black, relying
for an imposing effect upon q massing
of that color. No white will be used
aud tho company promise y spectacle
that shall bo moro imposing and i'm
| pressiY0 than has ever before been
known on such an occasion, General
Hancock and staff now purpose to bC
| present here on Monday before the
| funeral services.
General Hancock has informed
| Colonel Jones, Ia command Of the
| military here, that Captain Beck
Battery A. has been ordered from
Ft, Columbus to report at Mt. Nc
Gregor az part OF tho guard Of honor
to the remains Of General Grant. A
detail Of light artillery has also been
ordered by General Hancock from
1T. Adams.