The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

GENERAL CHANTS FUNERAL.
The Place OF Sculpture ana Date OF
the Funeral Being Arranged tor.

The place OF Sculpture ana Date Of
the Funeral Being Arranged tor.
Mt. McGregor, July 24.-The one
imposed by General Grant
before he died upon those who should
decide the place of his burial, is the
cause of delay in fixing the spot for
his sepulchre.
Mayor Grace's chief clerk, Mr.
Turner, is here aud has been in con-
with Colonel Fred Grant.
lie has formally and in person, for
Mayor Grace, urged All acceptance OF
a burial spot in any one OF the parks
of New York City. There is strong
feeling in the family of Genera Grant
that the New York proposition is one
that would have gratitied the general,
but the condition that Mrs. Grant
might be buried beside the general is
one that the mayors representative
csunot accede to, aud Geographic conf
munication is now going on between
here and New York On hat fcs1t.
The presidents messenger, at II
o'clock, had not arrived, and when he
does come and presents an invitation
from the Soldiers Home, it is not I'M
likely that the condition of General
Grant relative to Mrs. Grant
being buried beside him will, also,
then cause some delay.
Pending conference with the
others the invitation from the city of
Springfield, Illinois, is not beng Sc
riously considered as yet, though be-
fore his'death General Grant indicated
Illinois as one of the three states in
which he would desire to be buried.
lie stated that Illinois having given
him his first army commission he
would be willing to be buried there
but there were two other spots which
he designated and one of them, Wash
ington, is now under consideration.
The third point that General Grant
indicated was West Point, but he re-
cognized at the time of his suggestion
that West Point was spot where hi
wife could not rest beside him and
that fact removed any possibility III
the generals mind of his being buried
there. IL was afterward, that thu
general delegated the entire matter
of the burial spot and the
funeral arrangements to Colonel Fred
G. rant, who after conference with
the family on all points, is now carry
ing forward the arrangements Tor his
fathers funeral.
II is now determined that the funer
al obsequies will begin on Mi. Me
G. regor. The family fully recognize
the claim of people aud the nation tt
do honor TO the remaius of Genera
Grant, but there is feeling that, be
fore all the pomp aud pageant 0
burial, the family should have theii
dead all by themselves for season o
service. The family would be alon
when their funeral SerS ice is held ant
before the remains go to the peopl
10 mourn over. Thus the funera
ceremonies for the family will b
held here in the cottage at such tim,
as may seem best. Di. Newman vii
he with the family and conduct wit
| them, the service over the dead.
The president is anxious, and he
SO expressed himself by message
that there should be r national FL
Inera', under the direction and care O
the war department, beginning who
the remains are started from tn
mountain and ending at the place
sepulchre. =,
zen. Gates. Col. Barber and II. "
knight, of Brooklyn. called upo
Colonel Grant this morning an
stated that Grand Army post NJ
S27, of Brooklyn, had become tn
u. S. Grant post, rs upon the death
The general they had assumed h
name, aud desired to tender privat
bodyguard of thirteen men VII
shall come uniformed and unarmc,
II was also desired that their deta
on the day of the funeral should col
stitute special bodyguard and guar
of honor TO the remalus. Colon
Grant thanked the gentlemen al
accepted the post detail for bod
guard, aud the men VIII leave Broo
Ign tonight
NEW YORK cIIY's OFFER.
New York, July 24.-The board
aldermen met to-day and May
Grace senta communication TO the
calling their attention, officially,
General Grsuts death, and quoti'
his letter of yesterday to Mrs. Ora
and the answer received from Color
Fred Grant. Appropriate resolutio
were then offered; they extend thu
sympathy to the family of deceas
and authorized the proper autho
ties to stier sepulchre for the DO
of General Grant in any of the pub
p .rks in New York City, which
family ofthe deceased may prefer, a
say farther that the City Hall wiz
draped and placed at the disposal
the family of the deceased for the
eeption of the remains. They a
provide for a committee 10 peri