The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-30

NEW YORK, July so. TIE work OF exca.
waiting II Riverside PARK for the vault
which IS 10 lie used for tie temporary burial
of Gen. Grant, was finished at noon Wednes-
day. The excavation IS five feet deep, nine
feet wide and fourteen feet from end 70 end.
The masons will begin the concrete work CD
the foundation Immediately. The walls Of
the vault viii be Of brick, twenty inches in
thickness, and il will require seven days al
least to complete the work.
a CALL TO CoNFEDERATEs.
A notice published Wednesday morning
requests all ex-Confederate soldiers in New
York and vicinity who desire to participate
in Gen Grants obsequies 10 send their ad-
dress to "A u Dawes late Thirty fourth
Virginia infantry, Wise brigade, 40 Broad
way, for the purpose Of organization and
united action
A GOOD IDEA SUGGESTED TOO LATE.
Mayor Grace says that the proposed plsr
TO bring Gen Grants body down from
Albany on a river steamer with an escort OF
boats to accompany it. would probably have
to be abandoned. The hour has been fixed
when the body viii leave Albany and when
it Will arrive here on Wednesday evening
and Of course these plans can not well be
changed now.
THE CITY PROGRAMME
The body will reach this city about or {
o'clock Wednesday evening AMI will be es,
corted TO tie city nall by the first division
of the National guard. The body will be
placed in the vestibule Of the city hall OF
the main floor The people will pass
through in two columns The body
viii be On view day and night iron
the time it is received here until the morn.
ing Of the day Of the public funeral Electric
lights viii be so placed that people can Oh
tain good view Of the facs at night as vel
as by day. It is probable that the lid Of the
coffin VII be removed, showing the full
length of the body.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TEE PARADE
on Aug. S are proceeding rapidly. 1t i.
probable that there will be from 100, 900 &
125, 600 persons in line. The detail from tia
regular army will probably march al tbs
head Of the line, followed by III.
first and second divisions of the Ma
tional Guard; then will come the visiting
organizations, independent armed military
organizations, uniformed and equipped vet
eran organizations and Grand Army posts.
Following the hearss viii be the organiza
tons specially detailed t5 act as guard
of honor and then viii follow car
riages containing the nsnbers Of Tbs
generals family President Cleveland, til,
governors Of states, the cabinet and othel
distinguished visitors next 1t is pr0babl,
that body of unGrmed Grand Army men
Numbering 5o000, will bring up the rear.
Superintendent Murray e-timates that Oh
the day Of Gen. Grants funeral less thar
1.400 policemen Will have TO lock after q
least 700, 900 persons. Mr.. Murray, accom-
panied by member of 6 N. Hancock
staff and Park Commissioner Crimmens
went over the route of the funeral Wednes
day, as partly determined upon, and vii
Immediately begin mapping out details 70
| the varions precincts, etc.
TIE FIRST CONTRIBUTION
| for the monument 20 be erected in honor O
Gen. Grant, in Riverside park, was receivs.
by Mayor Grace Wednesday morning.
was tbe cir Of 50 cents and was accom-
panied by note written on mournirg
paper signed Mrs Eleanor Fletcher It
'uggests taat if the people of New York
rIty womb leny themselves all luxuries in
tie shePs Of 1qaor, tobacco. ice cream.
SIC, ibe aUoaot needed for the erection Of
N nnment would be secured at once.