New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
PRICE THREE CENTS!
, with a snap Is the Ambassador was carried
ENTERING THE TOMB.

Al the top or Tn stalTS tne louf pohSc"'"
set the chair down and ii Hung Chang arose
and slowly entered tie tomb. followed by Colo
mel Grant. General Porter and Lord Ii. The
others who accompanied the Ambassador stood
outside the gate OF the tomb with barred heads
Upon the sarcophagus LAY a garland Of bay
leaves fecked with orchids Of white and mauVe.
and tied with a wide yellow ribbon. II was the
gift of Ii Hung Ching. and had been placed
where 1t lay half-hour before. Beside u ray
a wreath Of white galaxy roses sent early In tho
mornir . by Mrs Grant. There were. besides.
few oths- floral pieces remaining from the
decorations OF Memorial Day.
The Ambassador seemed deeply touched. For
a full minute he stood with bowed head before
the sarcophagus. and what thoughts OF the oid
days when he had known the dead soldier OF
what Thoughts Of his owr end hlled MS praih
who shall say?
When he finally spoke II was TO ask how the
tomb was guarded and Colonel Grant told him
that the park police watched IL constantly III
was silent again for some moments Then he
asked for some particulars as to the time ana
manner of General Grants death. saying through
his interpreter tha, he had forgotten many things
and wished to have his memory refreshed. lie es-
peclally wished to know how the General had died
and II he had passed away peacefully. When all
these queshtions had been answered he was silent
again for a time looking still. upon the sarcopha-
gus and the flowers.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MONUMENT
Then he thought CT the imposing tomb that he
had noticed in process Of completion lust outside.
and he asked numerous qrestions about the de-
tails of its construction. going into such small
particulars as to how The grounds were 70 he
graded and how the walks were 20 be laid out.
General Porter answered all those questions. and
told him that there were more than 5000 sub
scribers 70 the fund with which the mausoleum
had been built and that the amount contributed
ranged all the way from one cent to $1,000. Ii
seemed greatly surprised this. especially at che
number OF subscribers and he 50 expressed him.
self
Then followed another period OF silence. after
which he said that one of the principal things
he had in contemplation in his plans for coming
to this country. this visit 10 the tomb OF his
old friend He had had IT constantly in mind.
he said. from the time that he left China. Gep-
eral Porter answered appropriately saying that
the American people were most grateful to him
for his subscription of $500 which one Of
the earliest received after tho plans for building
the mausoleum had been formulated
AN IMPRESSIVE FAREWELL
No one spoke after this. while Ii Hung Chang
stood before the sarcophagus with bowed head
Then he turned and. followed by the others.
slowly left the tomb. and the gate closed
after them Upon the platform the Imperial
Ambassador turned about once more and faced
the iron gate Every head save his was
barred The waiting thousands on the hill. be-
hind the ropes on three sides and for hundreds
of yards north and south on Riverside Drive
were silent. with eyes Fixed upon the little
tt,o fcil ~.
rays Of the afternoon sun. fast declining
toward the Jersey hills. and shimmering upon the
broad bosom OF tho Hudson. Viii tiny
sail was skmmng But Ii Hung Chang
none OF these things He taking his last
look at the sarcophagus q the great soldier. At
length he bent his head and slowly bowed until
the peacock feather almost touched the plat
form.
Thus he said farewell to the tomb of General
Grant
Then the four giant policemen bore him back
to his carriage. and in the SAM order as before
the proc Assa n swept through the Drive to Sew
nty-second-st.. and so through Central Park
to Fifth-ave., to Colonel Grants house at No.
% East Sixty-second st.
On the return trip. the drive cut the
passage of Ii Hung chang and his suite at
tracted great attention Everywhere crowds
deep. 1t really seemed as II a tenth part OF the
ctys population had devoted the Sabbath 10
getting vew or perhaps two views OF the
unique visitor. Behind the .ast policeman. too.
still followed the same remarkably mixed as
sortment Of bicyclists both men. women and
children. and vehicles OF all sorts. cabs.
r!ages barouches hansoTas and delivery wag-
ons. The procession travelled at such a rate
that before long il left everybody behind except
the bicyclists. who stuck TO the until Fifth
ave was reached. Here the mounted park po-
licemen formed a Gordon across the avenue and
nobody passed until the procession had arrived
at Colonel Grants house.
Here another big crowd was in waiting. and
as Ii Hung Chang alighted 1t gave him a hearty
cheer He dsdalned the chair this time. and
without support ascended the steps and passed
into the house.
AT COLONEL GRANTS HOUSE
Those present beside Colonel Grant we're nj.
mother the widow OF ;he General. his brother
Ulysses and his son Iiysses: Mrs. Trrderick II
Grant General Port General Ruger. Captain
Mills Major Davis. ex-Minister Seward. T. r.
Drew. Colonel Forester. res G. Reed. secre-
tary Of the Grant Monument Association. ex-
Secretary and Mrs J. w Foster Mr.. Thayer.
ex-Niinistcr to the Netherlands Sylvester T.
Everett. Of Chicago. Philip Rhinelander. ,r.
John Russell Young and Warner Miller
The Viceroy had a long tail, with Mrs Grant
speaking Of the y. asure il had given him ~
meet and know her i'm China. and assuring her
Of the great reverence and affcctionate regard
I'm which he had always held her husband He
also expressed the hope that she might live TO
visit China again
PRESENTS FOR MRS GRANT
The Ambassador brought with him several
presents for Mrs. Grant Among them were
several pieces Of rare brocadcd silk. a Chinese
vase and several chests OF tea. All these ar
ticles were brought in the carriage that bore the