The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-29

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Action by the New York Authorities,
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The Board of
Aldermen met to-day. President
Sanger announced that a dispatch had
been received from Colonel Grant this
morning announcing that the family
had agreed to the general being in
TERED in Riverside Park.
The following resolution was then
adopted by the board:
WHEREAS, The family Of General
Grant have accepted tho offer of the
corporation of the City OF New York
for q sepulchre In one OF the public
parks OF this city, and have selected q
site in Riverside Park for that pur'
pose; be it therefore
Resolved, That the right Of sspul-
ture In said Riverside Park be, and
Is hereby given TO General U. 9. Grant
and his wife upon her death; and be
IL further
Resolved, That II proper decd
Of cession for the purpose
designated be prepared by tho counsel
to tho corporation, whom the exact To-
cation and Dimensions of the ground
arc liked, aud said deed bo therefor
duly executed by the city authorities,
THE SPOT THAT WAS CHOSEN,
A telegraph dispatch from Col
| Onol Fred Grant, announcing
that his mother had decided
In favor Of a'sits Ia Riverside PSrk,wBs
received at tho mayors oilco az
the City Hall, this morning, The bur.
/ la piece viii b. Ga ,no 1,i5 Ci ,ho old
| st. Claro homestead, noiN known as
the Claremout House. This building
stands on q high plateau NJ tho uppor
| end OF Riverside Park. The building
was tho homestead OF tho So. Clare
family, and when the grounds about
II were acquired by the city
the old BUILDING, which has stood for
moro than l20 years on the present site,
was femOdelled and transferred into q
house for refreshments, under tho con-
troll OF tho Park department. The
tomb and monument to General Grant
will be on the Hito Of this building,
which must bo demolished or removed.
Mayor Grace said to-day: al have
b0en confident from the first
that when Colonel Grant was
shown the advantages of the
site In Riverside Park he
would agreo that It was much more
available spot than any that could bo
found In Central Park, Riverside Park
extends along tho river front for two
and halt miles from Soventy-second
to One Hundred and Thirtiefh street,
and is OF varying width. The total
area is about l77 acres. / am very
glad tho members of General Grants
family have accepted this site, for
the grounds about the monument can
be laid out with q view TO display
OF the testimonial that will mark tho
resting place Of the oountry's hero"
THE FUNERAL ROUTE ARRANGED,
Mayor Grace, President Sanger, of
the Board of fAldormon; ;Gonorsl Perry,
Park Commissioner DoOrhees, and
Police superintendent Murray, az
conferences to-day, laid out the follow
ing route for the funeral procession of
General Grant.
City Hall 10 Broadway; up
broadway to Fourteenth street;
through Fourteenth street to Fifth
avenue; up Fifth avenue 10 ono
Hundredth aud Tenth street.; thence
through tho Boulevard TO One Humid
red aud Twenty-Becond street and tho
Riverside drive, entering tho park at
Ono Hundred and Twonty-third street,
n IL was announced this evening that
theEe arrangements have been
decided upon: The Fourth Artillery,
OF ~. Adams, under command of
Major Adams, will nfe salute at
Mt. McGregor, and Major Randolph,
commanding the Fifth Artillery, at
Ft. Hamilton, will fire the final salute |
OH the day OF the funeral. General
Hancock and stan, accompanied by |