The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-31
Il MOURNS
FOR GRANT
Visits the Tomb of the
General at Riverside
Park.
ESCORTED BY MOUNTED
POLICE.
The Celestial ambassador Much
Affected as He Enters
the Crypt.
PLACES a BEAUTIFUL WREATH
ON THE CAsKET.
Afterward Calls on the Widow of the
General and Takens of Esteem
Are Exchanged.
PLACES a BEAUTIFUL WREATH
ON THE CASKET.
Afterward Calls on the Widow of the
General and Takens of Esteem
Are Exchanged.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 30.-L Hung
Chang, despite the fact that he attended
q dinner given in his honor Saturday
night by the ex.ministers to China at the
Waldorf and had remained up at least an
hour beyond his usual hour for retiring,
arose this morning at $50 o'clock. The
great man breakfasted at o'clock, after
which ne retired to his sitting-room At
10 o'clock a delegation of thirty Chinese
merchants, representing the Lee Fam in
these parts, called on the Embassador to
pay their respects. The delegation, which
was headed by the Chinese Consul, was
attired in all the splendor of Oriental
dress, and their pigtails were carefully
groomed. The members of the delegation
all bowed, almost to the ground, as they
entered Ii Hung Chang's presence, and
the great man returned the salute. The
audience lasted for more than an hour,
and it must have been pleasant meet
ing, for the delegation was smiling all
over when they came out of the room.
The most interesting part of the pro-
gramme was the visit of the EN- mbassador
to the tomb of General Grant on the River
side drive. Ii Hung Chang had great
admiration for General Grant, who was
one of his heroes. At an early hour in the
forenoon a crowd began to gather in the
vicinity of the Waldorf anxious TO get
glimpse of the famous Chinaman. Acting
Inspector Harley, with a force of 125 men
stationed around the house, kept the peo-
pie from crowding around the hotel.
There was no cavalry escort to-day, the
mounted policemen doing the honors.
The programme of the Viceroy was per-
sonal one, and this accounts for the abb
sence of the Government escort
The hour set for Lis visit to Grants
tomb was clock. Before that time the
police stopped traffic and nobody was ad-
mitted into Twenty-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 Boule-
ward, to Riverside drive and the tomb.
command of 500 men, stationed around the
tomb and along the drive.
Colonel Fred Grant, accompanied by his
son, Ulysses Grant, and by his brother,
Ulysses Grant, of San Diego, Cal, arrived
at the Waldorf at 2:20 o. clock. Mrs. Grant,
the widow of General Grant, who was
staying at the Fifth avenue Hotel, was
driven to Colonel Grants house. % East
Sixty-second street, where Ii Hung Chang
was to visit her after the ceremony a. the
tomb was over
An immense wreath which the Embas-.
sador was to place on the tomb of the
dead general was first carried downstairs
from the Viceroys apartments. This
wreath, carefully guarded by member of
Lis suite, was placed in cab and taken
10 the tomb.
Precisely at 8 o'clock Ii Hung Chang,
escorted by General Ruger and Colonel
Grant, came downstairs and walked
through the corridor of the hotel to the
hirty-third-street entrance. There car
riage was waiting and he took mis- seat IN
it. Colonel Grant, General Ruger and the
official interpreter occupied seats in the
same carriage. In the second carriage
were General Miles, General Horace Por-
ter and Henry w. Cannon. Ulysses
Grant, the son of Colonel Fred Grant; his
uncle, Ulysses Grant. and Mr.. Drew, were
in the thi.d carriage. Then came the Chi
nese Minister and ex- Minister TO China
General F. Seward. In the last carriage
were four attendants of the ambassador.
Ii Hung Chang's chair occupied car
riage all to itself.
Everything was ready in few minutes
and the start for the tom b was made at
$40 o'clock, the carriag driving at fair
gate up Filth avenue. Lii Hung had his
famous umbrella over his mead all the
way. He received an enthusiastic ovation
from the 10000 or more people who lined
the Riverside and Mcrningside drives.
A large space surrounding the tomb
had been roped in. giving the spectators
a good opportunity of witnessing the pro-
ceedings. At the foot of the streets lead
ing to the crypt was stationed sergeants