The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-01
Grants Funeral Will be the
Largest Known.
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unite a Breeze Created by Meeting
at Washington Over the
sepulcher.

A. IN o'clock when the train arrived at tn
auumit Colonel Fred Grant was one of tn,
messengers upon it. He proceeded at onc
and alone upon his arrival to the cottage
b;s brother Jesse having remained behind
The Colonel this morning repaired to hi,
mother's apartment, where the family
gathered to hear the result OF his trip te
and conference in New York. He detailed
b;s movements and explained that thert
seemed to be reason for the choice of 8
burial spot in some other place than Contra
Park. Riverside Park had at the time o.
General Grants death been suggested as
hest to the Colonel, after seeing and hearing
all, to change the place of sepulcher to
Riverside Park. The matter having been
TINS presented to the family the conclusion
was reached in accord with the Colonel's
sugpestions, and he at once dictated the
following dispatches:
OFFICIAL ACCEPTANCE.
"Mr. McGREGoR, N. Y, July 2S.-W. 4
Grace, New York: Mother takes Riverside.
The temporary tomb had better be at the
same place."
"Mr McGREGoR, N. Y, July 2s.-General
R. McFeeley Washington, d. c.: Mother TO-
day accepted Riverside Park. She wishes
me to thank you for the tender OF the
Soldiers Home. F. ID. GRANT
Upon the same train that brought Colonel
Grant up the mountain came the company
of regular troops that have been expected
since yesterday morning. They brought
their tents and all camp accoutrements.
There were thirty-eight men in all.
THE FUNERAL CAR AND DRAPINGs.
The intention of carrying the remains in
the private car of Mr.. Vanderbilt has been
changed, and the funeral car "Woodlawn"
will be substituted for Mr.. Vanderbilt t's car.
This car, beside carrying the remains, will
furnish accommodations for forty persons,
otherwise the train will be made up as pre-
viously stated.
The Government has ordered General
Passenger Agent Hendricks, OF the New
York Central ''to drape the cars OF the fun-
eral train," and it is the purpose to drape
them entirely in black, relying for an inn
posing effect on the massing OF color. No
white will be used, and the company prom
ise spectacle that shall be more imposing
and impressive than has ever before been
known on such an occasion.
PREPARING FOR VISITORS.
General Hancock and staff now propose
to be present here on Monday before the
funeral services.
On the day of the removal Of the body to
Albany, the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company will send ahead of the funeral
train at short intervals four passenger
trains OF fourteen cars each, to take up the
Grand Army men and others who may that
day be desirous of going into Albany to
review the remains as they lie in state.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
It is learned this morning that six or
seven hundred troops will be or have been
ordered to Saratoga to meet the remains
Of General Grant on their arrival there from
the Mountain Tuesday next. 1t was the
orlnal intention of General Hancock to
have sent these men to the Mountain, but
when he learned of the limited facilities for
moving troops on the Mountain he changed
bis purpose, and will send them as stated
to Saratoga to receive the remains there.
and to do duty during the transfer. 1t is
not unlikely that the Seventh Regiment OF
New York will be chosen and detailed to do
this duty Instead OF ordering battery
of artillery to the Mountain. the ordnance
will be stationed at Saratoga, where the
proper salutes will be fired during the trans
fer OF the body from the Mountain train to
the funeral train.
THE BURIAL SPOT.
NEW YORK, July 28.-A telegraphic dis
patch from Colonel Fred Grant announcing
that his mother had decided in favor OF a
site in Riverside Park was received at the
Mayors office in the City Hall at 11:3O
o'clock this morning. The burial place will
be on the site of the old St. Clare Home
stead, now known as the Claremont House.
The building stands on a high plateau at
the upper end OF Riverside Park. The
building was the homestead OF the st. Glare
family and when the grounds about 1T were
acquired by the city the old building, winch
has stood for more than l2O years on the
present site, was remodeled, and trans
formed into a house for refreshments, un-
der the control OF the Park Department.
The tomb and monument to General Grant
will be directly on the site OF this building
which must be demolished or removed.
Mayor Grace said to-day: 81 have been
confident from the first that when Colonei
Grant was shown the advantage OF the site
in Riverside Park he would agree that>lt
was a much more available site than any
that could be found in Central Park. River
side Park extends along the river front Tor
two and half miles-from Seventy second
to One hundred and thirtieth streets, ana
is OF varying width. The total area Is
about lit acres. am very glad that the
members OF General Grants family have
accepted this site for the grounds about the
monument can be laid out with view TO
display the testimonial that Will marx 1he
resting place of the country 8 hero.
DECIDING THE GROUND.
The Board of Aldermen met to-day.
President Sawyer announced that a dls
patch had been received from Colonel uran1
this morning announcing that the famliy
had agreed to the General being inferred IN
Riverside Park. The following resolution
was then agreed to by the Board: !,
WHEREAS, The family of General U: ..
Grant have accepted the order OF the Clty
OF New York for sepulcher in one OF the
public parks OF this city, and have selected
site in Riverside Park for that purpose
be ii therefore
Resolved, That the right OF sepulcher In
said Riverside Park be and is hereby gwen
to General Ulysses S. Grant and MS "he
upon her demise; and be it further
Resolved, That proper deed OF cessa-
uon Tor the purposes designated De pre-
pared by the counsel of the corporation
when the exact locality and dimensions OF
the ground are fixed, and said deco DC
therefore duly executed by the city author-
ities.n
FORMATION OF THE PROCEssIOU.
Gen. Perry said the arrangements for tne
Grant funeral procession could not be com,
pleted for two or three days. Military anu
civic organizations, as well as Grand Army
posts from nearly every State in the Union no
mad applied for positions in the line; Inc
Grand Army men will be arraigned IN a
solid body, divided into four or five dlvls-
Ions. There will be two divisions from th,s
city, and the other divisions will be maG1 :,1
up from visiting posts. Each DIVISION a,, w.m
be headed by band OF music, and the men
will march in double rank, company lron'
al sixteen file The first and second olvis
ions OF the National Guard OF the State o.
Aew York, will form prominent feature IN
she parade, and it is probable that many
militia organizations from the State an! anu
o1her States will take part. Three militia
examinations from Illinois have aireadt y
gwen notice that they will be present. ~
requested that all civic and military Or
samzations desiring to take part in the % pa
saae will report at once to General Han.
socS .;G On Governors Island. The paraoss
WIN probably he headed by full force s o.
nMnounted police. 1t was said that from Ic:.
''o to 10000 veterans would take part Ia