New-York tribune., 1886-01-11
LAST WEEK or THE MILITARY GUARD.
SOLDIERS TO LEAVE GENERAL GRANTS ToMB-rHE
POLICE TO TAKE CHARGE.

SOLDIERS TO LEAVE GENERAL GRANTS ToMB-rHE
POLICE TO TAKE CHARGE.
The snow lay in drifts over three feet high
around General Grants tomb In Riverside Park ycstrr
day Over the ground 1t heaped In long windrows.
AZ II thrown up by a great plough A path
through the snowdrfts led from tho tomb to the bar
racks and the space front OF the
tomb wa, cleared OF the snow where tho
sentinel army uniform and enVeloped In aSroacloak.
kept up his regular IN front OF the vault 10"
visitors made way through the snow banks to tho
tomb iuring the day. The like bit OF polar
Landscape The sky was overhung with ieadsn clouds.
through which tho shono distantly at intervals;
"a strong snarp wind hod the air with fine particles OF
snow, aud the stretching away to the north was
Gro wded with masses Of floating Ice.
Yesterday the last sunday OF tho guard Of United
States troops at the Captain wer who has com
mand OF the battery duty has yet received no
orders respecting any change, but January 10 tho
month Of his detail Will hnsh and It is understood that
he will then turn tho keys Of the vault 10 the Park
police. This Will complete five months since tho body
OF General Grant placed at Riverside The bar
racks occupied by the guard will he taken
down by tho Government. Lieutenant CAL
brath. who duty FRIDAY might,
sad that he has rarely experienced se,eter weather
aud the high wind drove tho powdered snow through
every crrvioe In the buildings When the soldiers
IN tue morning their blankets were covered with nne
snow ami several inches deep dled over tho noos OF
g. Valley Forge experience"
Roundslncn ollins and Moran will have charge OF tho
PARK pullccmen hays been detailed by Captain
Beattie the place OF the battery. The present
station at tue Ciaremont House !. now occupied by the
police. The detail numbers hftcen men, who cover
Riverside Park from Scvent ty-sccoud to Onr-hnndrrd
aud-twenty fftn TwOO these mounted police
men, i've OF them duty Al nghS. thfse quart
lux tomb During tue detail OF the soldiers Que ngn
dutY for only hours At time, Dut tho police
are detailed for eight hours work. There Is
protection from the weather. and tho exposure
o.: tomb makes the duty much more severe than In
tho parks Oh the street OF tile city.
UndeIaker Merritt made visit 10 the vault on satur
day and looked In to the arrangement Of the oaskt
II on side OF tho vault, and the Interior.
which cleaned few weeks ago, Is now strewD with
and laurel The silver plate s so placed that
be read from the doorway. Tho casket has not
been opened since the steel shrond riyeed on, tue
night after funeral Speaking OF the probable con-
dt0n OF the body Mr. Merritt said that ho did not think
much change had taken place IN Its appearance IL
had most of tho natural changes at the time OF
the BURIAL lie continued, and the preserving process ar
rested decay far as 1t Is possible by known means To
do General Grant was mnch emaciated At the time
Of his DEATH the fatty portions OF the body having been
largely consumed. Tnr flesh has become dry aud hard
no air Ia years children will
Gnd body little changed from what 1t when sho
collin closed in the City Hall"