New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-08
L. :. GRANT.


DIED july -, l70o.
Thousands OF people fingered about tho park during
the evening and carriages continued to drive up the
avcuues long after dark There = little attempt at orna
ment I'm the tomb. Tie that rises on the arch j.
ridcd and I'm the gateway the letter g stands out
succ the ground. were selected for their present pnr
pose they have undergone complete transformation
Rough p aces have cvcled. obstructons removed
depres slons n the ground hcd aud the entire plateau
rolled On the vault Itself months work has been com
nrc.sed within two weeks. President Crimmins said
,e.erday that the whole had been more rapidly done
than anything OF the kind hc had ever seen. Mayor
Grace and President sanger Of the Board OF Aldermen,
who were with Colonel Grant when he selected River
side Park a. burial place inspected the ground ana
EXPRESSED entire satisfaction Win the manner IN "hc"
the changes bad been made.
In the afternoon the Hudson became dotted with sails
n, yachts and other sailing craft steamers passed TO
and fro ed with passengers and private steam yachts
checked their course for time and steamed
slowly past the bun. About noon six naval
vessel, belonging to the North Atlantic
souadron arrived the point and anchored. For the
res, of the afternoon steam launches filed with the
officers from the vessels plying to and fro between
the ships and the shore Tic squadron ]. TO remain III
posion today aud will fra minute guns at Intervals
Half dozen have Deen erected on the bank noar the
C1aremont House These will he occupied by the de-
taehment OF artillery which Is TO fro the closng salute
and maintain guard the tomb for the next thirty
days.
The arrangements for the funeral service VIII place
the police detachment the grounds Of Riverside Park
under the charge Murray Inspector
Dilks will take mme date control this morning with
500 police and Captain Beatty chief OF the Park Police
force with $50 men, portion OF them mounted will act
In concert with him The force will be distributed at all
noints along Riverside from the entrance at Seventy
socondst, but tho main portion VIII be
placed around the plateau and the grounds
near the tomb the greatest crowd expected to
he As the procession arrives II will pass along the ave-
nue which makes wide circle around the plateau thu.
forming an add Gordon inside Of which only those
viii bo permlttcd who take part In the closing
ercscs After these through the line will then move
Oh along to the nt One-hundred andtweneth-
at which Is directly the Of the yauand tho mill
tary will then dispersed
7. sn,o of objection. to the presence of stands for
they been built at short Intervals In the
nrIvate grounds all along Riverside Park
In many Instances people occupying houses
adjoining the park have built these stands but
the largest OF them arc those put by specuators
grounds leased especially for that purpose to-day The
largest of these stands that have been built just
cast OF the vault at Carcmon Some OF these VIII seat
5000 persons At this point especnators VIII charge
not les. than ~ for a seat and the weather favorable
and the crowd great they expect to obtain mueh hghcr
prices Further tho drive the prices VIII range
from nfty cents adoar scat according TO location
The conflict between tho heirs Of the
Post estate and several OF tho stand propret0rs
nearest the tomb became bitter yesterday
and at one time threatened TO cause FERROUS trouble
The Park Commissioners have objected 10 the stands 50
near the tomb as unseemy and in bad taste Charles A.
Post one Of the heirs Of the estate came on mo ground
early In the morning accompanied by Lester W. ClarR
,on, NJ the estste Mr. said that the ground was
occupied by these stands without permission or lease
from the owners Of the land and that the men who had
taken possession were squattcrs He directed that the
stands should be torn down. and one that was held by
william H. McDermott was quickly leyelied TO the
ground The owners OF the adjoining STANDS th.h
interfered. but were arrested and taken to the
rrr.,, Police cobrt There their names given
y. l. Robcrge william OBricn. W. II. McDermott and j.
Wood Roberge contcnded that the land Oh which ihe
objectionable rtapds we're erected properly leased