The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-30

Action by the New York &nthorItLGs'
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Ihe Board OF
Aldermen mot to-day. Pre,ident
Sanger announced that dispatch had
been received from Colonel Grant this
morning announcing that the family
had agreed 10 the general being iu-
tered in Riverside Park.
Tho following resolution was thon
adopted by the board:
WHEREAS, The family OF General
Grant have accepted the offer OF the
corporation OF the City OF New York
for o. sepulchre in ono OF the public
parks OF this city, and have selected
site in Riverside Park for thai pur-
pose; bo it therefore
Resolved, That the right OF sepul-
ture i'll said Riverside Park be, and
il hereby given to General y. ,. Grant
and his VIE uLon her death; and be
Resolved, That q proper deed
of cession for the purpose
designated be prepared oy the counsel
to the corporation, when The exact TO-
cation and dimensions Of the ground
are fixed, and said deed be therefor
duly executed by the city authorities.
THE SPOT THAT WAS CHOSEN.
A telegraph dispatch from COL
onel Fred Grant, announcing
that his mother had deciceu
in favor of asite in Riverside Park, was
received st the mayors Office NJ
tho City Hall, this morning. The bur;
| iel place will bs on the site OF the old
| st. Glare homestead, now known as
the UlaremonU House. Ihis building
STANDS on q high plateau at the upper
end OF Riverside PARK. The building
was tho homestead OF the ST. Glare
| family, and wnon the grounds about
| it wero acquired by the city
| the old building, which has stood for
| mote than 40 ysaro on the present site,
| as remodelled and transferred into q
mousse Tor refreshments, under tho con-
troll of the Park department.. The
tomb and monument to General Grant
will ba on the site of this building,
which must be- demolished or removed.
Mayor Grace said to-day: 81 nave
that when Colonel Grant was
shown the advantages Of the
site ia Riverside Park he
would agree that it was a much more
available spot than any that could be
founo in Central Park. Riverside Park
| extends along the river front for two
and a halt miles from Seyenty-9econd
to One Hundred and IALSIieLl street.
and is of varying width. The total
area is about III acres. ana very
glad the members of General GRANTS
family have accepted this site, Tor
the grounds about the monument can
be- laid out with q view to display
of the testimonial that will marx the
resting place of the country's hero"
| THE FUNERAL ROUTE ARRANGED. =,
Mayor Grace, President Sanger, OF
the Board of Aldermen General Perry,
Park Commissioner Doorhees, and
Police Superintendent Murray, at
conferences day, laid cut the follow
ing route for the funeral procession OF
General Grant:
City Hall TO Broadway; up
Broadway to Fourteenth street;
| through Fourteenth street to FIFTH
avenue; up Fifth avenue to One
Hundredth and Tenth street; themes
| through the Boulevard to One Humid
| red and Twenty-second street and the
Riverside drive, entering the park AT
Ono Hundred and Twenty-third street.
| Il was announced this evening that
these arrangements have been
decided upon. Tho Fourth Artillery,
of TT. Adams, under command OF
| Major Adams, will f,e salute ut
Mt. MeGregor, and Major Randolph,
commanding the Filth artillery, at
1T. Hamilton. will fire the final salute
on the day of the funeral. Gsneroi
Hancock and staff, accompanies by
General Sherman, will SO 30 M. Nc
S Spa s0T q on The tho rem hsa' viii Ii
be conveyed by train consisting OF
car for the family, one for the re-
mains, two for the escort, which will
number not more than go men one for
tho clergy and pall-bearsrs, one for
General Hancock and staff, and one
for the press, The first stop will be
made at Saratoga and tho second at
Albany. At the latter
place Adjutant General earns.