New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-31
RAPID WORK ON THE TEMPORARY TOMB
CROWDS OF visroRs-TAKING SLIPS FROM THE

CROWDS OF vIsITORs-TAKING SLIPS FROM THE
SHATTERED OAK.
The first rays of the sun falling Riverside Park
yesterday morning found visitors along the drives and
under the trees. fragrant breeze swept down the
Hudson from Tappan Zee. and circled over the high
banks before passing TO mingle with the smoke OF
the city, When the walters at the Claremont threw
open the house. they looked with amazement on the
people in the park at early hour. As the day ad
vanced more than u hundred workmen arrived. The
alton for the temporary tomb of General Grant
had been completed on Wednesday night founda-
ton of eighteen inches of concrete al once laid,
and in the afternoon Chief Engineer Kellogg, who
supentepds the work. laid the first brick in the wall
Of the tomb.
4 President Criminins and Commissioners Powers and
Beekman Of the Park Board, ,were the ground most
Of the day directing the work. Below One-hundred-
sndtwentiet st the avenues Of the park have been
completed. About twenty acres at the northern end
Of the park the commissioners have been improving
this with the intention of completing 1t by
fall This space forms the broad plateau which has
been selected for General Grants mausolem, and IT. Is
desired by the Park Board not only to complete the
temporary tomb time for the funeral. but to put the
drives and grounds in presentabe shape for tae 90,
eason One OF these drives makes the entire circuit OF
The plateau. Not than quarter OF IL was coin-
pleted week ago, but last night when the work
ceased. more than half Of the drive was finished
sfRe IOrct of men and It's were empioyeu cu.bhe
down the irregular mound and filling IN the h0liows
Hall dozen heavy rollers In operation packing
Gown the newlytmade roads, and IN completing ths
cntrance TO Riverside Park from One-hundred,ahd
twenty ysecoDd-st. When these changes have been
made the plateau will present clear rounded sweep
gradually rising fr rom One-hundred and d-twentieth-st
General Vieie, formerly president OF the Park boaro
hle on the ground yesterday OF the opinion thst
he monument should be placed not far from the one
hundred and twenty -secondst entrance TO the PARK
entrance leads directly from MorDingside Park,
safough which avenues pass TO One-hundI ed-ahd,
kntn-st, where Central Park terminates Ihese VIII
eoabe one to Central Park al Fifty ynnthst and
ssss through five miles of park, each stage having ,s
individual character. terminating with Riverside,
~ monument and the beautiful view Of the Hudson
.ee commissioners giving further attention at
resent TO the exact location OF the monument hat
III oe decided, whom the plans for 1t have been deteA
nsa ana they simply wish to have everything n good
Snoiton for the funeral On the plateau itself, Mr.
ssnsmins said yesterday, 100000 people would have
sSRple room to move without uncomfortable crowdng.
~ temporary tomb L. shaded by cluster OF trees
sae ss,e platform can be erected for the closing
t1s.sces II proposed yesterday to use the
sSsnont House as a place Of reception Tor the
\, - and those taking part In the inneral services
a Dafnard, the proprietor, announced bis Willingness
se the house up for that purpose oQ that day II
- ssSoEht now that the removal OF the building may
necessary, and the proprietor, who has secured
several yean and expended &lO,OOO In httng H.