New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-30
I1cUTNING MARKS THE SPOT
rur TEMPORARY VAULT AT CLAREMoNl'

.n,xxING THE WORK OF CoNsrRuCiioN-0'0"
or sIGHT-sEERs AT RIVERSIDE.
u,,dreds of people visited Riverside farN yo''o.
90 look at the spot which is to become hho""
"'' future as the burial place OF Oene'",
r, .is,tors we're from tue country as "v, 5
.,v People from the lower par. VI ., w, o,,I,hor.
c"s' S;,a ,vho had never visited the neighoo,'
."o ,oforo we're surprised to find there vas pam
hoo es.,, oxteut and beauty in the city. ono i'n nan
Ia no had not seen the place sihco '"o"'' ,,,o
.csr. AGO. when Bloomingdale roau wa ,, no,
s.,,or;tc drive of Ncw-Yorkers, ana ho 0ou -,
,o.c.r,ze the surroundings so chansou sn "ont
,rovca were they An old man an" "'' w" soo,rre
The day about the place inspccehs nars,otiou.
of il with growing surprise "' ,;,,oa in New
y, ~ ...,a:med the husband. I've liveu Ill No"-
~ .ornntv Years. and never knew tnero "'o
n,.a..5e park till heard that Gcnerai "ran0 az "a
~ ho hurled here, So l says to my whe We VI
"a coo II and it's worth the trouble too' ,u,
,r,;u., ave men we're placed at work py 'ho . -.
,..,.ort on tte vault in the morning. i"oy
,node ropid progress, and by noon ,orL
noorIv reached the requisite deptn. ino 90 the
- ;.,,orrrnted in the afternoon py QUO -
-, .hurder storms that visit the huusoh NV
xrsmo, IN simmer. The morning had oeeh SUI
ond shortly after noon threatening 'ha'''9 &c
-olaa nm from the west oTer inc rooA! ss ,suo,r
th. Palisades on the Jersey.shore. ihc 80" the
dense and black, but II was 49, w., ,ortmen
crowd OF people gathered arouuu w s.orm All
oh.or,,ed the indication of an unusuai s'oi"" 81
,.ao.os from the river suddenly ceased ana u'n'o
80. of vanor appeared to be coming oo"" .''
,,s.on ,atween the high banks to JOIN lorceS wiz
49, atorm from the west. The sky became as ""'n
90 r;ght and even the workmen concrnoeo " 80 go
sholter as n tornado swept over tnc pron" W.
tormed by the high cliff at the Clarehioh' -lo
and women rushed for the hotei anu 'no -,
,aces os shelter, and The sheds around 'ne no,o,
Ire onickly filled by the carriages ana 'eni''0'
on the drives. .o.,,o aown.on
The clouds appeared to meet ana se'''c ~" 49,
The cliff and for half al hour the storm rneou go
the northern enc of Riverside Park. Inc o,r.ne
ra;r and vapor shut out the river from view' Wa'ol
.m. .o-,on,o and seemed to be driven in sheets
from all directions. A keen flash OF heh'n,ns u, :
illuminated the scene for an instant ana theh 'no
Ind tbrew itself npon the hotel SO that inc pcoPo
oo,,aed in il began to fear tnat it might DO cariieu
away. Doors and windows were iorcco opon ""r
torrents of rain poured into the buildihg' ~ n"'A
ofl;obtning more vivid than the hrst rang 'ho '0i0
,hone in the yestibule and flashed around 'le roo''
THOSE at the south side of the building SIT" e."'
hall of fire for an instant in the ar ana cia'n
lowed that startled every one Inc Doi' hao OF
On immense oak not more than b1ty yarus ifoii 'n0
building and only SNORT uiSlan@o iA ~
tiOn. ..,;,o +la
The tree fell with another crash startling the
horses and men who had taken refuge IN the sheo
Moor the Claremont As the rumblng OF tnunder
wos diving away another fash nearly as daz>ling
was followed by deep thunder clap IKE tne M u,s-
charge of cannon. For ten minutes more =, ooi u
slant succession OF eectilc uaSno @ th"1oh whole
the atmosphere. which vlbrated as t,oukk nJr
rart Of ARTILLERY was in action. AS the thundeI
ceased the clouds rolled away over Long isianu
Souud and in few minutes more tue sun "as az am
shining brightly and fresh cool currcn. ., "a az
swent over the park. The tree that was nrsl
was roined Tine wind uniting with the hghth!hg
had torn it up by the roots ~ was one 1oo os
Iarpest oaks in the grove. severai other tIecs ha
suffered slightly, and portion ol ino q
been torn from the sIed anu iousII & ~. -, s Ia,
ahSnrhed I'm the sandy soil. Mr.. Barnard, tine
nronrietor of the house. said to IniBCN NE reporter
IL have had one other heavy thunder storm slncc
have beep here but none so bad as tins one. nope
they won't come very often, anu that tno! "on
stay any longer than this one did" , -, a.,
After the shower the work was desumeu oii ~ .no .
yaut and the excavation nnisDeu. hio hvi =
Foundation of concrete will be lai LOT the wal;
The brick already on hand, ana h tIto II 90 the
hecin layng them during the day The walls oi the
yant will be trimmed with blue stone ana icueNc Gu
with LAYERS OF black brick. The vault VIII IIsc
eight feet above the surface, and IN the IOhI aEis
the river q heavy PAIR OF bronze a0ois WIN po
naced Park Commissioner Borden SAID YESTERDAY
fhat he thought there wouid be.no difficulty IN get
Ting the tomb completed within q week. MI
Crnmins accompanied by General Perry; OF zen
eral ancocks staff, visited the work III the llorn r
inp and it was determined that the9oatteiy OF
funeral should be stationed on the ridge III 'front.' OF
the vault and pointed.toward the riVer winch 'no
salute is fired.