Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-29
THE DEAD GENERAL.
Funeral Arrangements - Moro About
the Burial Site - New H0rk's Pro
posed National Monument.
A LETTER FROM GENERAL Ioc.S


Gen. Kilburn Knox. OF New York CITY, has re-
ceived a letter from Gen. Iohn A Logan on the
subject of General Grants burial, saying: "T
would not have the authority 10 call the Army
OF the Tennessee together II IL were done IL
would have to be done by General sherman,
who Is president OF the Army OF the Tennessee
association. L regret very much that General
Grant is to be buried in New York. not that
there is anything against New fork but for
the reason that believe he should be buried i'm
Illinois, from which state he received bis first
commission i'm the war; here I'm Washington,
the capital of the nation"
GEN. HANCOCK PROGRAM
Gen. Hancock announced last evening that
these arrangements had been decided upon:
The 4th artillery OF Fort Adams, under COM
mand of Major Adams. win fire a salute at Mt.
McGregor, and Major Randolph, commanding
5th artillery al Fort Hamilton, will fire final
salute on day OF funeral Gen. Hancock and
staff, accompanied by Gen. sherman, will pro-
ceed TO Mt. McGregor on the night OF August 2.
The remains will be conveyed by a train con-
sisting of "A car for the family, one for the re-
mains, two for the escort, which will number
not more than sixty men; one for the clergy
and pali-bearers, one for Gen. Hancock aud
stan ana one Tor the press. The first stop will
be at Saratoga and the second at Albany
Adjutant General Farnsworth will assume
charge OF removing the remains 10 the capitol,
where Governor Hill assumes control. Fr1,m
Albany TO this city the remains will be I'm care
of Gen. Hancock. Having arrived here, the
ulN lSioii W. -. ~. L. VIII escort the OO0N
TO the city hail. Here guard will be placed
until the day of the funeral
Gen. Hancock ordered battery A, 5th United
states artillery, TO proceed to Mount Mctiregor
Tor special service in guarding the remains
"All retired officers of the army as a body
orders Gen. Hancock. "win find "A place in the
funeral procession. Consult Major Gen Sick les
who appears to be the senior retired officer Of
this city,
THE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY.
During the consultation yesterday In New
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cials the proposition was abandoned OF xhibit-
ing the body of Gen. Grant i'm the governors
room in the city hail. and II was decided to
have the casket placed i'm the rotunda immedi-
people will be admitted at the east and west
end of the main entrance OF the city hail. thus
allowing two lines 10 pass around the casket at
the same time At night the ground floor OF
the city hall will be lighted with electricity A
plan CT police arrangements was agreed to
which will be eftectual I'm keeping any crowd,
no matter how big, In check and preserving
continuous line from either side OF the City
Hall park. The entire police force will he on
duty until the generals body is laid at rest In
Riverside park.
On the day of the funeral all organized bodies
not armed Will form the escort. United States
troops, sailors and marines will be on the right
ana alter them the commissioned bodies Of
state troops, which will be followed by the
other armed organizations which desire to take
part In the procession. All these will preceTe
the hearse. 1t is understood that BOO 900 mem.
bers of the Grand Army OF the Repubic nave
placed themselves at the disposal of Gen. Han.
cock, with the urgent request that they may
appear in body on the occasion of the final
obsequies in New York.
THE NEW YORK MONUMENT COMMITTEE
In response to the circular sent out by Mayor
Grace last week, about thirty representative
New Workers met at the mayor office yesterday
afternoon TO form n national monument com.
mittee. Among them were exPresident Arthur,
George Jones, of the New York Times; Mayor
Wickham, ex-tiov. A. B. Cornell - l.. NJ. Bar
low, President of the Board OF Aldermen SAM
ger, Education Commissioner William Wood.
Frederick r. Condert, Prof. j. L. Greener Jesse
Seligman and Thomas l.. James.
Mayor Grace introduced eX-President Arthur
as temporary chairman. Prof Greener was sec.
retary. Mr.. Seigman moved that Mr.. Arthur
be made permanent chairman, but that gentle.
man declined the honor. Mr. Cornell intro
duced the following resolution, which was
adopted: "Resotued, That the committee respect-
fully invite the people of the United States to
send contributions of money to the mayor of
New y ork TO aid i'm the erection OF a national
monument In honor of Gen. Grant" The fol-
lowing subcommittee to prepare a plan of or.
ganlZation was appointed: Ex-tiov. Cornell ~
l.. NJ. Barlow, Oliver Hoyt, Cornelius ". Bliss.
A. l.. Sanger. George f.. Hart, j. Pierpont Nor
gan, VIM. Lummis, j. Brayton Ives, Sidney Dill.
len and Mayor Grace.
THE "UNCONDITIoNAL SURRENDER" LETTER
c. l.. Webster, who is publishing Gen. Grants
memoirs, has bought, Tor 5000 the original ''un-
conditional surrender letter, addressed by
Gen. Grant, February 16, 1862, of Gen. - b.
Buckner, OF the confederate army.
A meeting OF American citizens TO testify
their esteem for Gen. Grant was held i'm Berlin
Minister Pendleton presided, and Consul Cen
erai Raine made "A speech