New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28

points OF interest in NcwYork City. down almost 10
It's heart. be taken In by the VISION IL -
truly wonderful scope OF view.
THE TEMPORARY TOMB
The temporary tomb OF General Grant has oee''
placed at a point some seventy-fve feet north vi
the Enclosure OF the monument. 1t was at hrs'
some TWO hundred feet south OF this but had 10 DO
moved when the contractor found 1t necessa'! ~
build the high fence around the monument ~
crrcriar Torn, tho removal was accomplished with
out any injury the temporary resting place, , he
tomb is now wholly under the protection OF tiiI
PARK Department and two policemen are stato"cn
there at time. each pair belns e t nu
duty The number visitors TO the tempothnsy
tomb continues large. especially In peasant wea.I
The guards have peaceful ana dn,ct t I'M, which
\ new carriageway has just been marked out " ' ,b
will be opened on the east and south slde oi ''o
tomb. to afford closer approach to IT, monument to
As to the completion OF me grea' an s.e no
General Grant Mr. Brady says that NJ can hy ser next I
Why should not 1G nd has ny the
reputation OF being man who WIN max n7 rapd
heaiway With he dome thl. fall. so that nothing
appears TO him 10 be in thu way OF ioriha 80 80
secration Of The tomb close upon year i''i" '"''
John H. Duncan the architect. expresses s soa
upon the tomb hal been done thus far re Sai "a,
to reporter of The Tribune II am perfectly sat at
jsfed with the work finished thus faf. WIN thr
exception that wish the main part OF me slruo.uc
had been finished by July while now !, VIII take IKE
enough %s for IN" work Of the Contractor /, has
detail to solidity and substantially has been
attended to. While Mr. Brady may think that TWO
three weeks will be sufficient time for the hry
ing and settling Of the square part OF the monument
j shall hold him Off from proceeding with the dome
for az least three months from August l. whcn
the square part Of the monument VIII be nni'nsi.
That length Of line Will be required for the an
solute settling OF the part then finished. II must
be settled into one solid mass before shall consent
TO the beginning Of the erection of the dome. rms
Is not a work 10 be carried through Ike the con
struction OF a house. within specified time -"
and be prosecuted without reference TO ac-
complishment within limited period"
THE DISCOLORATIONS NOT SERrOt'S
As to the discooratons upon the granite In the
square portion Of the monument. Mr.. Duncan said;
"Those dlscolorations are Of no consequence They
can be easily removed Such dscoloratlons due TO
the cement. are bound TO ensue In granite which is
backed up heavily nv brlckwork Is the case
in this monument ! had hoped that the contractor
would remove these blemshcs before this. but ne
has not chosen to do so. lie can do 1t at any time
Marble would not be so affected. But there is
nothing serious about g. The blemsh IL only
temporary. and can be readily removed and per
manently." Mr. Duncan says that there H.
why the monument should not be finished by
June l There Is much colonnade work on the
dome, and since the frame OF the dome will be II
iron. with granite she'll the architect says that
the tomb easily be finished by the time speci-
fed. though work should he suspended for
three months from August for the perfect bond
can be carried on until Christmas without difi-