New-York tribune., 1885-07-25

can be madc until after consultation WIN , ,ie @ Was
sufhorties and General Hancock. Genera snsier Was
given to understand that the body VIII reacn % neIe OF ~
Thursday Colonel Emmons CsrS cn offered IT'S
services to the city 10 any capacity ss may 10
General NJ T. Mcmahon. Treasurer Of the Society OF
the Army of the Potomac said Yesterday !aas iJd *
n esry esy to make arrangements for attending the
funeral. General Grant was president on .ne Ting
seereiares General McMahon that he had re-
ceived telegram from General KING tnat h e ud he
expected soon to hear from General sharpe ,u,,.rv
General Grant also tho coDmander of the Mll'Ay
Order Of the Loyal Legion Of the United States General
Molincux, OF Brooklyn the vice commnnner. a,,J d
Mr. Carleton have already taken the preliminary steps,
and meeting OF the M ns rrh due notice
will be sent TO those interested A., - ,,o,,or,a,
meeting OF the Executive Committee and Mempr'a
Committee the Grand Army of the Republic was
IN Tax Office to make iol air
in the funeral General Martin T. MTMsnon nssevrn posts
and E. j. Atkinson secretary Iwen,ysesrn % vas ore
were represented. The following resolution WIS "a
sented by General Mcmahon and unanimously aoop'cu,
Resoired, BY the Executive Committee OF tns or t ,h
Army of the Republic. representing all the posts Q, .ho
City of NewYork that IL is the earnest desire ,n Sa
mourns that his remains should be deposited IN ns
city, which selected his home and where ms ia aoa M
ected throughout the Union which he preserved
s' wns be oSS@ De A% sS T
and to hnal victory, and VINO MINK oi MN "'" "'
II was also resolved that the several Grand Army Posts
OF this city shall be formed IN two grsnd % ns @ of
music are to be allowed the column, and these VIII ne
provided by the committee having charge OF % ,ne Sra"d
division. The rule with reference 10 music WIN
apply in their The Grand nadss ay STaped The fo
lowing chosen as the committee OF E;I
General Martin MeManSn Grand Marsns s william n De
Lacy and E. j. Atkinson
ARRANGEMENTS IN BROOKLYN.
Arrangements have been made for number OF me
mortal meetings in honor Of General Grant IN BrooRn
md
on the plaza, Of Prospect Park tS.moTsow Si Prov
evening Corporal James Tanner and the LEY hes
Il is proposed to hold a memorial meeting In the
Academy of Music early next week, although smgre
op as Pssi Psss Y @aas y wsh is to the name
u s. Grant Post detail Of from which Is to form Inc
moria service in the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning when the Rev. Di. -. r. T.;
Reed will preach a sermo the life and character OF
Grant. Resolutions Of respect and enlogy nSss
r. Ary
ican Association md other organizations.
PREPARING THE BODY FOR THE GRAVE.
THE sEXroN's DESCRIPTION OF THE COFFIN AND
CATAFALQUI.
The undertaker's store of the Rev. stephen
Merritt at No 2lO Eighth ave. was heavily draped with
black cloth fastened with white rosetes Near the door
is monument bearing medallion OF the heads of wash
fngton Lincoln and Grant. and at its foot Is white
anchor.
lr.
Yesterday, and seen by TRIBUNE reporter
shortly after. He said 81 summoned TO
Mt McGrcgor by dispatch from Colonel
Grant az N yesterday aid arrived there ai6 p m
with Professor P. A. Sullivan. whom took with me 70
embalm the Generals body. my own emhamer, Thomas
j. Hemma, beng away. When first saw the body the
face was much and drawn particularly at the
corners Of the mouth but the trunk was not emaciacd
This morning just before lett askeo
Colonel Grant call in the ladies to the body They
said the General had not looked so much like him
self for months The embalmng fuid had begun to do
its work. The features were filled out and something
like a natural color had returned TO them.
"The coffin will bc finished by Sunday evening and
will be taken to Mt. McGresor Monday when the
Generals body will be placed in II. IL Is made
OF oak lined with copper and covered
with dark purple velvet. On each sde
running the whole length will he solid silver bar, and
solid silver handles at the ends. The lifts tho top
which open the whole length will also lie OF solid
silver. and the plate is Of solid gold have just re-
csived telegram from Colonel Grant saying that the
words TO be engrar ed upon the plate are simply o. T.
Grant" telegraphed back asking If should
not put on the words General Ulysses :.
Grant" At each end are fonr solid silver
pillars It win be lined inside With tufted cream coored
With m' me caisiaqae that Mr. Gnnzer Of FourG.
in construction aud consists of the base upon which the
coffin Is TO rest and sohe silk American 1aes draped
placed the beautiful canopy whieh was made
for Bishop siiapson' -, the Generals r.s warn
Maxwell who made 1t for me- goes back with me TO-
night put Ii IL eight feet high. ten feet long
and abont three feet wde the wood work being OF
mahogany The posts beautifully carved and
the covering aud drapng Is OF rich black broadcloth
and satin danask. On each side heavy curtains OF
black broadclVth with black satin danask Innings which
parted beneath wide fringe OF black chenille
at the top fastened belo0 by heavy black
sk cornr ana asses AT each SIDE and end OF the top
the fringe there three Of broadcoih.
with rope moulding the whole. being about foot Ia
width The INSIDE the top Is lined with white satin
with urled mouldings When the body II buried the
coffin Will be placed cedar box lined with lead and
hermetically sealed This Will then be placed within
AL steel the end of which will be riyeted In
and the whole will be Theoretically sealed. When left
tLIs morning nothing had been decided to the nna
disposition OF the body that
1t VIII remain at Mt McGregorf for at least ten days"
At 10 D. Mr.. Merritt received telegram from Col
onel Grant saying that the inscription should be simply
u. =. GRANT.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRANTS SISTER