Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-29
HOME AND ABROAD.
GRANT NOT TO BE BURIED IN
CENTRAL PARK.
California Pears in New York-An-
other Slogging Match-Sup-
posed Suicide.

posed suicide.
| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uSIoN.I
DOMESTIC.
| Preparations for General Grants Funeral.
| MI MCGREGoR, July 27th.-Colonel Fred
! Grant arrived at 10 o'clock from New York,
and proceeded at once and alone to the cot
tage his brother Jessie having remained
| behind. The Colonel Immediately repaired
| to his mothers apartments, where the
| family were gathered to hear the result of
| his trip to and conference in New York.
| He detailed his movements and explained
that there seemed to be reasons for the
choice of burial spot III some other place
| than Central Park. Riverside Park had, at
| the time of General Grants death, been
suggested as the spot for the interment, and
| it seemed best to the Colonel, after seeing
and hearing all, TO change the place of
| sepulture to Riverside Park. The matter
| having been thus presented to the family, a
conclusion was reached in accord with the
| Colonel's suggestions, and he at once die
tated the following dispatches:
| MT. McGREGoR, July 2S, 1885.
| ": 4. Grace, Ne0 York: Mother takes the Riy-
erside Park. The temporary tomb had better
| be at the same place. F. D. GRANT.
| Mt. McGREGoR, July IS, 1850.
| General r. McFeely, Washington, d. C.: Mother
to-day accepted Riverside Park. She wishes me
| TO thank you for the tender of the Soldiers
| Home. +. d. GRANT.
| THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
MT. McGREGoR, July 2Sth-The inten-
| ton of carrying the remains on the private
car of Mr. Vanderbilt has been changed,
and the funeral ear " Woodlawn" will be
substituted for Mr.. Nanderbilts car. This
car, besides carrying the remains, will fur
nish accommodations for forty persons.
Otherwise the train will be made up as pre-
viously stated The Government has or
dered General Passenger Agent Hendrick,
of the New York Central, to drape the cars
of the funeral train, and it is his purpose
I to drape them entirely III black, relying for
| the imposing effect on the massing of the
color. No white viii be used, and the COM
| pany promises a spectacle that shall be
more imposing and impressive than. has
| ever been known on such an occasion be-
| fore
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION IN NEW YORK.
| New YORK, July 2Sth.-Mayor Grace,
| President Sanger, of the Board of Alder
men, General Perry, Park Commissioner
| Voorhees, and Police Superintendent Muir
I y
following route for the funeral procession
of General Grant: From the City Hall to
| Broadway, up Broadway to Fourteenth
street, through Fourteenth street TO Fifth
avenue, up Fifth avenue to One Hundred
and Tenth street. thence through the Boule-
ward to One Hundred and TWenty-second
street and Riverside drive, entering the
Park at One Hundred and Twenty third
| street.
\ FUNERAL FLoTILLA SUGGESTED.
New YORK, July 2Sth-The Times favors
| transporting Grant body from Albany here
| by riverinstead of cars, and says there is an
obvious lack cf dignity in a funeral pro-
| cession by rail, with the cramped dimen-
! sions, noise heat and dust that inevitably
attend it, compared with the silent and
stately progress of funeral flotlIa.
NEW YORK IN MOURNING ATTIRE.
NEW YORK. July 28th.-Broadway is
completely draped for General Grants
funeral procession. From Union Square to
the Battery there is black and white bunt-
ing, and flags heavily hung with Grape
Portraits of General Grant, with notices,
| meet the eye on every side. The display
is peculiarly imposing in the dry goods
districts, the fronts Of some buildings
being literally concealed beneath heavy
Office, Astor House and all the prominent
buildings on lower Broadway are tastefuIly
and appropriately dfaped, and the city pre-
sents similar appearance as at Gartield's
death. In Wall street the decoration of D.
O. Mills building attracts crowds all day
The Custom house emblem cost $4,000, and
is very massive and beautiful. Owing to
the number OF residents away from the
city, the Fifth-avenue houses are destitute
Of mourning tokens.
ACTION OF THE NEW YORK ALDERMEN.
NEW YORK, July 2Sth.-The Board of
Aldermen met to-day, and President Sanger
announced that a dispatch had been re-
ceiyed from Colonel Grant this morning
announcing that the family had agreed to
the General being inferred in Riverside
Park. The following resolutions were then
| adopted by the Board:
WHEREAS, The family Of General T. S Grant
have accepted the offer of the corporation OF
the city of New York for a sepulcher in one of
the public parks OF this city, and have selected
| site III Riverside Park for that purpose; be it
| therefore
Resolred, That the right of sepulture in said
| Riverside Park be and is hereby given to Cen
eral I. 5. Grant and his wife upon her demise
and be it further
Resoired, That the proper deed of cession for
| the purpose designated be prepared by the
counsel OF the corporation when the exact local
| ity and dimensions Of the ground are fixed
| upon. and that said deed be theTeupOn duly ex-
ecuted by the city authorities.
THE SITE CHOSEN FOR GRANTS TOMB.
New YORK, July 28th-The site reported
chosen for Grants tomb is an elevated
plateau at the upper end of Riverside Park,
on the site of the old st. Clair homestead.
overlooking the Hudson and commanding
view up and down the river for miles.
he SC ioI hut Io
House. under the control of the Park
Department. This house will be removed
| at once and the ground put in order
| Riverside Park extends from Scventy-sec-
ond to One Hundred and Thirtieth street
two and a half miles of beautiful ground
oycrhanging the river.
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth.-It is probable
that memorial services will be held in the
House of Representatives next winter in
honor of General Grant. The last memo
rial services held there in honor Of the
memory of dead President were TO COM
memOrate the assassination of President
Garfield. James &. Blaine delivered the
address on that occasion, which was
marked by force and elOquence that sur
passed every former effort of that brilliant
orator 1t is suggested that ex-senator
Conkllng be invited to pay tribute to the
memory of General Grant when the official
services under the auspices Of Congress
shall be held. No more fitting selection
could be made, as the intimacy of Mr..
Conkling with the dead ex-President was
of the closest character, and their friend
ship was unbroken from its commence
ment. Mr.. Conkling's high intellectual
endowments, and his oratorical power,
would insure an eulogy worthy of the
illustrious subject.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
REMAINS.
NEW YORK, July 2Sth.-General Han
cock announced this evening that these
| arrangements had been decided upon The
Fourth Artillery, of Fort Adams, under
command of Major Adams, will fire salute
| at McGregor, and Major Randolph COM
! handing the Fifth Artillery, at Fort Ham
| ilton, will fire the final salute on the day
of the funeral. General Hancock and staff,
accompanied by General Sherman, will pro-
coed to Mount McGregor on the night of
| AucuSf RI The remains will no copvavad