The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-25
GENERAL GRANTS GRAVE.
THE BURIAL PLACE SELECTED.
Central Park, New York city, Chosen
After Much Competition and Consid-
eration-Tho Ceremonies to Occur
Two Weeks Hence-Nore Mes
sases of Condolencs-Gen-
eraI News in Connection
With the Death,
The peath pny at Mt. Meoregor


MT, MoGREaoR, July 2i.--Quietude
pervaded the mountain yesterday
when IL was announced that General
Grant had ceased his long struggle.
This feeling, however, gave place
later TO sonse of relief that the atrug-
gle was ended and that the tired mind
and body we're ut rest. While there
was no heart that warmed not in sym
pathy toward the generals family,
yet there was strong feeling Of graft
tude for the man who suffered so
braveld, and so patiently had earned
the quiet of a long rest, Visitors
as they did previously. The
cottage was deserted house.
save that the shutter blinds
at tho parlor window were turned ont
TO allow the light breeze to daily
through the room in which the dead
general lay. The doors of the cottage
were closed, the shutters up stairs
were fastened and the members OF the
family were not seen during the day,
except as they walked almost silently
from the cottage up through the
grove ON the near by ridge to luncheon
and dinner in a private room AZ the
hotel.
Between 4 and O'Clock deputatlon
from Governor Hill called upon Colo.
mel Grant and rendered
the State capitol building
at Albany for the laying-in-state Of
the generals romans. The gentlemen
were informed that plans for his burial
were AZ the time so indefinite that
nothing could be s9id In reply, but
that the courtesy was thankfully ac-
knowledged.
Soon afterWard General Beale, of
Washington, one of General Granps
warmest personal friends, called TO
tender Mrs. Grant the use OF his house
in Washington during the stay of the
family there, IN tho event OF tho Gen.
erals remains being taken to that
city. Mrs. Grant could not be seen,
but Colonel Fred Grant thanked his
fathers friend for his kindly thought.
Later in the afternoon sqund OF
uniformed men from Wheeler Post,
Grand Army Of the Republic, OF Sara.
tOga, came up the mountains TO guard
the cottage. A tent was pitched on
the Needles, beneath the pine trees
where last night the anxious corre-
spendents bivouaced. Theguard lines
were soon established, and at dark n
patrol of tho beats was begun. The
guard will pe temporarily maintained
and thus the morbidity OF curious per-
sons will be kept from the cottage.
DR.. Shrady remained here to-day in
order that DR.. Douglas and himself
might, after quiet had been restored
ia tho household at the cottage, con-
verse with Colonel Fred Grant on the
subject OF post mortem examination
OF the remains of his father.
The physicians, therefore, last even.
ing repaired TO the cottage and thoro
met the colonel with the formal pre-
ference Of a request that an eutOpsy
might ba held They stated That
their purpose was not Ia the least to
confirm their opinion OF tho disease,
for they had at all times boon united
in diuguostiCsting tho case az one OF
cancer, but the time had come when
the medical ttaH might 1.ep aside
from tho patient to invite any other
medical or surgical authority 10 con-
duct an examination which should
speak for itself. This both Drs.
Douglas and ShrRdy urged as
| far as professional and personal
dignity could permit, but Colonel
| Grant replied that the entire family
were so Thoroughly unitod I'm their con-
Gdence in the diagnosis and treatment
Of the physicians that they could not
conceive a necessity for an autopsy,