New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
AT THE TOMBO OF GEN. GRANT
III HUNG CHANG'S TRIBUTE.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE WITNESSED DY
THOUSANDS.
THE GREAT CHINAMANs WISH TO VISIT TIL
RESTING PLACE OF HIS FRIEND REALIZED
AT LAsT-AFTERwARD HE PAID HIS
RESPECTS TO MRS. GRANT


RESPECTS TO MRS GRANT.
Ii Hung Chang yesterday afternoon. escorted
by mounted police and attended by Colonel
Grant General Ruger General Horace Porter
and others besides his own attendants. visited
the tomb of General Grant. whittier he had pre-
vOusly sent a beautiful garland OF flowers AT
tcrward he was driven to Colonel Grants house,
where he had n long conversation with Mrs.
Grant the widow of the General Everywhere
immense crowds watched his progress. To-day
he will 60 to West Point with the Secretary OF
War and Gene al Ruger on board the United
States dispatch boat Dolphin
Clad in the famous yellow jacket. sign OF the
favor of his imperial master bent with years
| and honors Ii Hung Chang. the Ambassador or
| the Chinese Emperor, stood in the tomb OF Gem
eral Grant yesterday afternoon for brief quar-
ter OF hour and paid tribute to the memory
Of the great soldier whom nearly twenty years
| ago he had learned to reverence and love. win
him stood son Of the great General. his adopted
son. Lord L. and man who during years OF
deadly strife Of the Civil War had shared the
councils of the soldier patriot 1t was an affect
| ing spectacle-this homage OF the powerful rep
resentative Of ancient Empire to the memory
of hero Of this new Republic. Little wonder
that the thousands who stood by were silent and
| impressed
1t was a few minutes after 3 o'clock that the
! Chnaman and his suite left the Hotel Waldorf.
It was at his own request that the United States
troopers that had heretofore formed his escort
did not accompany him yesterday. He desired
that there be little ceremony surrounding his
visit TO the tomb OF his old friend So it was that
mounted police formed his sole escort. squad
of mounted park police led the way and cleared
the streets Of vehicles. Then followed "A second
squad Of regular mounted policemen Following
them came the carriage that bore the Ambas-
sador hims If BY his side sat General Ruger.
while opposite on the front seat sat Colonel
Frederick d. Grant. son Of General Grant, and
Lord Ii, the adopted of the Ambassador In
the carriages that followed were General Horace
Porter. Yang Yu. the Chinese Minister Ulysses
s. Grant jr General James II. Wilson. Captain
Stephen c. Mills Major Davis. Colonel j. J. Nc
Cook Colonel Forester f. B. Drew. G. F. Sew
ard ex-Minister to China Henry w. Cannon,
John c. Reed several members OF the Chinese
Legation and a few OF l.. Hung Chang's per-
sonal attendants. Then came carriage con-
taining the Ambassadors chair and several
packages.
ELABORATE POLICE ARRANG EMENTs.
The police arrangements for handling the
crowds most elaborate. Acting-lnspector
Brooks had charge q the route from Thirty
thrd-st TO Seventy-second-st. and from there
| TO One hundred a nd dtwenty-tfird- Acting ln-
spector O'Keefe was in cha "ge. At the tomb
itself Acting Inspector Thompson had command,
with 800 men, and assisting him was Captain
Collins Of the Park police. with 10 men, In
addition to these were a number OF mounted
policemen. who did good work In clearing the
street near the tomb.
The procession went up Fifth-ave from
Thirty-thrd-st. as far as Ffty-ninth-st. Thence
the route lay through Fifty-ninth-st. to the
Boulevard and so to the tomb through Sew
| enty-second-st. and Riverside Drive. All the
way the Ambassado~ passed through lane Of
! humanity hedged by hundreds OF policemen
| while the windows of nearly every house were
| full of people anxious to get a glimpse OF the
| rare sight At the heels Of the last mounted
| policeman followed as closely as possible per
! feet drove Of wagons OF every description, ming
ling with a horde Of bcycliss. 1t was Won
der how so man. of them could be packed into
such small space without any serious acci-
dents occurring
Thus the procession moved at a rarld rate to
the tomb at Riverside Drive and One-hundred-
| and-twenty-ffth-s St. arriving there soon after
1 o'clock
CHEERED ALONG THE ROUTE.
The Viceroy was respect. .ully greeted along
the route At Riverside Drive and Eighty-third-
st where rises the big rock called Mount Tom,
the extra space allowed a larger crowd to as
semble than elsewhere and when the yellow
Jacket OF the Vceroy came In sight great
spontaneous sho,t went up. II was short and
sharp like the crack OF the rife. and 1t died
away as quickly but Ii noticed it ani the gen
tie smile he habitually wears expanded.
The hill upon which the tomb stands presented
remarkable sight considerable space had
been roped of in order that the Ambassadors an
nroach to the tomb might be unhindered by the
curious. But around every side was packed
crowd Of people that was immense In its proper
tIons On the little hill inst above the temporary
tomb there was not room for another person.
while on the western side OF the drive were
squeezed together SO many people that they were
in momentary danger OF topping over the bank.
There are no big buildings nearby but beyond.
toward Mornngside Heights. the windows and
roofs of every structure were loaded with hum
dreds trying to got distant view Of what was
going on Before the Ambassadors arrival
Riverside Drive filled with teams and bi-
cyclists whose drivers and riders taking In
with much interest the preparations for the ar
ternoon's doings But the arrival OF the first
squad OF mounted police swept the drive clear
There could not have been many less than 10000
people surrounding the tomb OF General Grant
when Ii Hung Chang arrived. 1t took the best
efforts Of Acting Inspector Thompson's 800 police
men and Captain Coliinss force OF l25 to keep
the mass within bounds
CARRIED BY POLICEMEN
When the Ambassadors carriage drove I'M n
the walk that leads to the tomb thara uos O