New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
FLOWERS FOR GRANTS TOMB.
EVERY STATE SENDS A CONTRIBUTION.

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EvERGREENs FROM NOVA SCOTIA AND PLANTS
FROM BERMUDA AND MEXICO.
large force of workmen were busy yestcr-
Gay completing the preparations that arc being made as
tho tomb General Grant Riverside Park for the ser
vices Of the Grant Posts on Monday most OF she work
| was finished last night, but thcre are many
| details that will have to be arranged to-day.
Some of the floral pieces will arrive until tomorrow
morning and will have be assigned to places then,
The Park Commissioners visited Riverside yesterday TO
direct the arrangements and hasten their execution.
Tho general plan is improvement on tho arrange
mens made for the funeral services OF General Grant
It was after consultation with Major Cor
| win of the u. g. Grant Post Of Brooklyn.
| Colonel F. d. Grant and the Park Commis-
| sioners Tho little hicck topped with cluster
| OF hemlocks on which the tomb OF General
Grant s temporarily situated will be the central point,
apd the audience and guests will bc gathered around It,
On the south side Of the hill and to the south Of tho tomb
the platform is built for the prominent guests OF the day
| These will include President Cleveland and members OF
his Cabinet Governor Hill, official representatives OF
States and the Ministers OF different countries.
The platform will allow than GOO persons to be
seated tho OF It, facing the large audience
| that will gather is the rostrum from which General
John A. Logan will deliver his address and the exercises
OF day will be conducted Another platform with
seats for 1000 persons is arranged below the rosrm for
the friends and families Of the Grand Army posts that
are to participate wide space is also arranged for
the members OF the posts to stand In rank during the
services Beyond this and within hearing distance OF the
speaker will be room for the thousands who will partc
rate In the services superintendent Murray viii have
detail OF 500 city policemen under Inspector Dlks to
operate with Captain Beatty OF the Park Police, In
maintaining order. General schofed and staff will be
among The invited guests. and Major Kinsey, who
commands the United States battery in charge at
the tomb. will fire q salute The naval vessels IL at
have recently arrived in the harSor have also been
placed at the disposal OF the Grant Memorial Committee
and will fire minute guns. hcgnning at noon
The moral display from the tributes that have been sent
to the tomb OF General Grant will be OF the most
elaborate that has ever been made in NewYork on
Decoration Day Pieces will he sent from nearly every
State and Territory OF the Union Mr.. Parsons supcrb.
tendent o the parks has assigned the general direction
to Mr. Woolson superD endent OF the park gardens and
the arrangements the part OF the Grant posts
conducted by Thomas POynter, the Brooklyn florist.
Most Of the floral pieces had arrived last evening They
include living plants, wTeaths, crosses. equestrian
designs aud other emblems of elaborate character. The
interior OF the tomb is arranged by Mr.. Woolscn The
coffin is covered with ivy and groups OF growing
palms, maiden hair tern, selsgneas and other plants
large bank OF palms is also grouped around the outer
wall of the vault
The decoration Of tomb has been prepared by Mr.
Poyntcr for Mrs. b. r. Corwr and the ladies OF the
Grant fos OF Brookn Ihs facade oi tae va. VIII D9
OF snilax enccles the tomo. and arcn OF natural
design is to commemorate the life OF General Grant
Tue centre OF the arcD H. fiora cross AMI crown and
tion. Faithful unto Death on the sides OF the portal
near the base are two scrolls one containing the ln-
scrption, Peace " and the Other" Fins." OSer the
initial q " in tie gateway OF the vaut Is hung wreath
OF iumortelics. cannon IN ilnmoreios on which =
flowers used u the design Will be caas lilies. carnations
and wreath from Presi lent Cleveland will DO
placed within the coffin. All tile des gus will he
arranged III appropriate groups IN the space left for that
purpose around the outside OF the vault.
Amuu To tig a
evergreen eight ieet hlsh, sur Mounted by wreath
oLelisk high comes from tho LADIES' OF the
Grant Post IN Chicas. Madame Barrlos the widow OF
pedestal ana measuring six fee; between the tI OF tho
wings. From k.burg cones the design OF an amy
tent in flowers and from the Grant Pos! OF Ohio the floral
model OF the house in which Grant born. six laDre
trees have been received from tue battlefield OF the
Wilderness TO be planted by the tomb several palmetto
saplnes from south Carolina aud cluster OF pome
granatcs palms and ocaniers from Jacksonville, Fla.
senOr Romero, the Mexican Minister. sends century
plant, the Mercdnd Agdrd from Mexico and two fine
specimens OF Bemnda ial' arrived on Friday from ne
plants and wrcatbs OF California laurel and Rocky
from Francisco. The U. S. Grant Post OF Chicago
sends shield with american colors In linn norelles
received Maltese cross OF puks roses AMI panscs Ihe
tribute OF the Department OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic OF Illinois Is star and wreath OF blue and |
White immOrteles appropriately Inscribed Grant Post
No. OF SENDS an emblem MILD Tn cen.rs %
Inscribed with the monogr IN OF the Iost Prem the
immorelles arrived yesterday morning. pyramid OF
natural five feet high drapcd with tie Chinese
and An cIican flags and with inscriptions IN his native
tongue, Is the Offering OF the Chinese Minister Chang
Yen oon, the part OF his Emperor and the Chinese
people Garfield Post Of Leadyille, Colorado. sent a
wreath OF smilax and lnscfbcG with the name Of
General Grant with silk rOsette III the centre. The
Department of Colorado contributes great snied and
wreath OF ilnmortellcs decorated with thistle heads.
bracken and wheat and inscribed, In MemOram." A
shield Of nnOrelles received from Grant Post OF
Cincinnati tennessee contributed floral sword and
pen crossed. floral urn eighteen inches high comes
from the Grand Army posts of Virginia Carleton
Post, OF Santa Fe, sends fine specimens OF native
cacu. Wilmington Del, has Two elaborate designs
OF which Is six feet high. Wreahs OF immortce come
from Baltimore and Buffalo, Q large shield from
Michigan and another OF similar pattern from st.
Louis. Melr0se Mass, contributes state coat of
five feet In height and Grant Ios OF that state pillow
of immOrtees. Abilene, Kan, sends laurel wreath
Grant Post OF Connecticut Will send with s delegation
Coral coat OF arms OF the Stats. MaukatO Mimi,
tributes floral cross; Newton, Ia. an ivy wreath;
Providence. shield of immorelles; Ztnesville o., a
pillow of natu al flowers; SnOopine. Utah. and st.
Adams, Vt, Richmond Newport and Esstvillc, Va,
send wreahs and from the Vermont Grant Post comes
pine tree Many other tributes OF natural flowers
expected on Monday morning. from New York and