The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-09-03
GRANTS TOMB.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy, vis-
its Riverside Drive.

LII Hung ChRnE, the Chinese ticefoy, Wis.
its Riverside Drive.
New YORK. August S1.-The most in
teresting part of the programme Sum
dav was the visit of the Chinese ambas-
sador to the tomb of Gen. Grant, on
Riverside Drive. Ii Hung Chang had
great admiration for Gen. Grant, who
was one of his heroes. At an early hour
in the forenoon a crowd began to gath
er in the vicinity of the Waldorf
anxious to get glimpse of the famous
Chinaman. Acting Inspector Harley,
with q force of 1876 men stationed
around the house, kept the people from
crowding around the hotel.
The hour set for Earl LIS visit to
Grants tomb was o'clock. Before
that time the police stopped traffic and
nobody was admitted into Thirty-third
street. A dense mass of people lined
the sidewalks along Fifth avenue as
far as the eye could see. There were
bluecoats stationed all along the
route which was covered by the dis
tinguished visitor. This was: Fifth
avenue to Forty-ninth street, to the
Boulevard, to the Riverside drive and
the tomb. Acting Police Inspector
Thompson was in command of 500 men
stationed around the tomb and along
the drive.
Col. Fred. Grant, accompanied by his
son, Ulysses Grant, and by his brother,
Ulysses Grant, of San Diego, Cal, ar.
| rived at the Waldorf at 2:20 o'clock.
Mrs. Grant, the widow of Gen. Grant,
| who was staying at the Fifth Avenue
hotel, was driven to Col Grants house
25 East Sixty-second street, where II
Hung Chang was to visit her after the
ceremony at the tomb was over.
An i'm mense wreath which the an.
j bassador was to place on the tomb OF
the dead general, was first carried
down sta irs from the viceroys apart
ments. This wreath, carefully guard
ed by a member Of Lis suite, wa.
placed in q cab and taken to the tomb.
Ii Hung Chang and party drove up
Riverside drive opposite the to NIB al
4:15 o'clock. His appearance was sig
nal for hearty cheering. There was a
short delay while one of the Chinese at
tendants fastened back to rear car
riage to bring Ii Hung Chang's se'
dan chair When it arrived he was
carried by four police from the road
to the tomb. He carried an umbrella
in one hand and gold-mounted cane
in the other. On reaching the top OF
the fight of steps Ii alighted. The
heavy iron door leading to the tomb
was then opened. Ii, after taking in
one hand his floral wreath, entered the
crypt and placed it on the iron casket
Before doing so he made profound
bow.
After remaining standing for 90 min
utes alongside of the casket Ii uttered
several words in Chinese and made 9
profound bow. Stepping backward to
the door he repeated the same words
to himself and made second bow
Then he withdrew. AS he seated him
self in the sedan chair the crowd ut
tered a rousing cheer. This seemed to
please him greatly, for he gently
nodded his head.
The entire party then entered car
riages and were driven to the residence
of Col. Grant, in East Sixty-second
street. There crowd of 1900 peopl,
awaited him. Ii declined the use Of
the sedan chair, and, leaning on the
arms of Gen. Ruger and Col. Grant, h,
ascended the flight of carpeted step
and entered the drawing room, wher,
the reception was held.
New YORK, Aug. 31.-President Cleve
land, accompanied by Attorney Gen
eral Harmon and Private Secretary
Thurber, arrived at the residence o
Hon. VIM. c. Whitney, Fifty-seventl
street and Fifth avenue. Saturda,
morning. President Cleveland and hi
party came down from Buzzard's Ba,
on the yacht Sapphire, arriving at th'
foot of Twenty-sixth street at $50.
At 10:4O Lii Hung Chang left the Wal
dorf to pay his respects to Presiden
Cleveland at the residence of VIM. c
Whitney. He was escorted by tn
Sixth cavalry.