New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
PRESIDENT HARRISON HERE
HF CONES TO LAY TIE CORNERSTONE OF
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET WILL ALSO TAKE
PART-PLANs FOR THE CEREMo-
MES COMPLETE

the United will oicate at a ceremony In honor
Of the ilustrious soldier who twice elected BY
grateful country to the highest Office In its gift When
the guns of tho Nantonomoh, laundering out twenty
one times the Hudson, announce that the cerc
monies incidental to the LAYING Of the cornerstone OF
Grants Monument for a worthy and fitting tomb are
completed, work will be begun which will not only
wipe out what has been a disgrace TO New York. but
which will stand testimony TO the fact that her
citizens were grateful TO the Nations hero and that
they cheerfully and unselfshly stopped all the ma
chinery of business and politics 10 do honor TO his
ashes.
situated on a spot made beautiful by nature. pre-
served By law from being encrOached on II is fair to
suppose that the tomb which contains General Grants
body WILL when It is completed, last for centuries
and 1t will speak less eOquently OF the loving
labor Of the hands that reared 1t than it will OF the
memory of the soldier who lies beneath II.
EMINENT VISITORS ARRIVE.
II fitting that the chief magistrate OF the Ma
ton should lay the cornerstone to such monument
and President Harrison gladly accepted the invitation
70 do so. The members OF his Cabinet also, eX-
cepting secretaries Blaine and Tracy. who were both
I'll felt bound both by duty and desire, to attend
today,s ceremonies. a special train prepared for
Them by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1t
consisted OF three cars there being Pullman palace
car dining and combination baggage
and smoking car, drawn by Mogm locomotive.
The train with the party aboard left Washing
consisted OF President Harrison, his secretary. f. F.
Tibbotts and his aide Lieutenant J. f. Parker OF
the United states Navy his private secretary MI
Ualford was unable to come on account OF Ill heath
There were also John Wanamaker PosmaSter"eher'
and Secretaries Noble and Rusk. General Schohe"
was accompanied by his wife, and by his two ana
Iieutenants Duprcz and Andrews. The train arrlVed
I'm Jersey City at a few minutes before O'Clock last
evenng and the party was met by Generals Horace
Porter and Grenvlle NJ. dodge. They came across
the DesbrOSses-st ferry and driven NJ once 10
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. except General ana MIS-
schofeld who went 10 the Grand Hotel
The lobby at the hotel filed with we'll
known men, who wished TO see the
President and when the party arrived AT
a side entrance TO the hotel the Railways and stair
case were crowded with them. But the members Oh
the party went directly TO their rooms and the fres
dent begged TO be excused from seeing anybody Els
II. Roberts Assistant United states Treasurer ana
Collector Hendricks however, succeeded In seeing him
hut the interviews were brief. Mr.. Roberts also
called on Mr. Wanamaker and on secretary Rusk The
rooms Of the Presidential party are all on the same
floor. The President has Nos. 81 and %. Mr. Noble
has Nos Al and 40. Mr.. Rusk las No. 80 and Mr..
Wanamaker has NO. 81
Among those who were in the hotel awaiting the
arrival of the President were Senator'S Hiscock and
sanders Congressman Viewer and JOHN W. Vrooman.
Secretary ETkins and Mrs EIkins arrived In town
in the morning and dned last evening with Mrs
Grant
Secretary Foster did not come with the Presidents
party but 1t said that he might come IN the
night II he did not feel too much fatigued from his
trip to Ohio.
MAKING THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Ceneral Horace Porter and the other members OF
the Grant Monument Association we're Kept busy
all day arranging for todays ceremony Ihcy closou
all ARRANGEMENTS by deciding on the Rev. Dr. Johh
Hall as the minister TO offer prayer and 10 give te
benedicton.
The interest taken in the ceremonies by the public
,os enhanced bv the fact that today has been made
. legal hafholday and Offices exchanges, banks, the
custom House and the Sub Treasury will close at noon,
while the public schools will be closed all DAY ApouI
800 or 1000 school children VIII go 70 hiVefsioe
PARK and marching by the tomb VIII soa''er no"ers
on n lawson n Fuller will have charge OF ths
~. =, ~. exerc,ses The programme for the cere-
monies will include prayer music by Cnited States
Army band the firing OF salutes from a onlta STATES
war vessel the monitor Manonohoh' Au "uui'
Nv President HsrrsOn, General Horace ror'o'' "o
president of the Grant Monument ASso'ia~on a'U
Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Srnon, the militia Of the State Will not take part
G., the exercises there will be enough of military ana
naval display to add dignity and impreSsNches''
besides Troop A, which will escort PresoenI ii"'l
"a tho members OF the Cabinet from the fn'h
Avenue Hotel 10 the tomb, there VIII be more Vnai
600 members Of the Loyal Legion about 30oo mem
hers
a large number from Brooklyn; three batteries no",
tho Isl Regiment of Artillery, L. 5. A.; one company
"a infantry from the 9th Regiment OF Infantry u
Z Tho hand from the General Recruiting Depot
Of the United states Army at Davids isaiu' anu
marines and sailors from the Miantonomoh'
Among the military men present there VIII 10 ''''
onlv four men now living who were corps conihanuel'
o. ,,o war They are Generals schoheld, .. "
Howard Grenville VI. Dodge, and IL. W. socun'
.ccoMMoDAIToSs FOR THE CROWD
Tho foundations Of the tomb which have aireaoS
been laid about twenty feet In height hA'0
covered with scafolEng, making a square s'aso So
1.o feet square. Seats Dave been erectoo y" u"
sides OF this square, 50 rs TO lace lhe
which Is 10 be laid on the extreme southwest oorhoa
:, 40 torrdotlons These seats including the ",ooo
,to,nor chairs which lent by the khcKerooche'
s,canboat Company have been reserved Two '"ou
Sand five hundred are for the chairmen, ornccrs anu
,nemhers OF the different committees OF uhue'' P'
fessions and arts which hive been IOriheo u"'i'e W.
last six weeks On the south end OF the P'n"o' j"
there viii be seated the Presidential party mciuu9
the members Of the Cabinet and their fanhies' III
,i,cd quests including members OF the Senate anu
Congress-. and Of the Legislature. Behind 'ie'h WI"
la the seats for 5000 members OF the Oranu army
Of the Republic and for 800 members Vi w
LOYAL Legion. The band Will be placed AT inc oo
eost corner OF the foundations. General "rh.'
,rosent temporary tomb occupies the northern end o
,h toundotons and seats have been erected arounu
/, also. Eight stairways viii lead to the tomD'
The West Drive. running north ana southwest VI
the Foundations viii be good place from winch "
see the ceremonies, the cornerstone VIII DC J" i
view from TINT direction, and the space Is open a"u
o1crs accommodations for immense crowd
The cable cars which run from the East laVer 10
riverside Park through Onehundredand twenty'hl'h-
81 will make II convenient for people rom all ui-
reactions TO reach the tomb. The cars VIII run Nv
trcouent intervals and the company has made prepa-
.a,,ons 10 handle a big crowd. Passengers by the
eacond.ave. elevated road should get out at one
hundred a nd twenty seventhst the Third ana SNtn-
owe elevated roads have stations AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
,wep,v .0fth.st The Hudson River railroad VIII '"Ho
.os =, Onc.hund red and TWEEN y -nfth-st ana