New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
AN GRAFTON BY BISHOP NEWMAN
FLORAL EMBLEMs ON THE sARCoPHAGuS-MAfoH
SrR0NC ANn OTHERS PRESENT.


STRONG AND OTHERS PRESENT.
About three thousand persons assembled at
Grants tomb yesterday afternoon to take part IN
the exercises arranged by L. S. Grant Post NO '@''
G. A. r., Of Brooklyn on the lid OF the saIcopn"
gus and at the head an immense wrea'h VI
roses placed there by the post Al me lou "r'
another wreath, sent by President MchiheS. ~
the left was magnificent floral contrlounoh from
the Chinese Minister. and to the right was an I'M
mense wreath presented by the Confederate vet
Grams Camp of this city. Other floral pieces were
given by Meade Post. of Philadelphia ana 'he De-
partment Of the Potomac C. A. r, OF Washihs'oi
A particularly handsome wreath ana pam was
presented by General Horace Porter the Aino"Hss-
dor to France At o'clock Mrs Newman, the Wiie
or Risbon Newman descended into the crypt, ac-
COMMANDED by DR. NJ s Perry Of the Northwestern
University (Chicago). and the Rev. Dr' T"iiip 1
Germond, of Kingston, N. y, ana uepos,e'
bunch of roses Early in the day q yer! oiu '"oi'
who said he had been soldier III uraii' amy
called at the tomb and left two small ho"er-Po'S
containing white roses. The exercises were uh'uei
the direction of William J. McKelvey, commander
of Grant Post. AS the veterans appeared at '"o
tomb a National salute Of twenty-ohe su'a "''
fred by the United States battie-ship lhui""''
which lay opposite the point where the tehpoidiJ
tomb had stood The signal for this salute was
the raising of a large flag on the 1agstdh eiec'''
by the Daughters OF the American heVoiu''o.'
Among those on The grandstand at the TIME were
Risbon and Mrs Newman. Mayor Strong ana MS
son. T. r. Strong: Colonel and Mrs. freoericA ~
Grant and their son. L. S. Grant Ghpert o. Wv"
dngton General James Grant Wilson ana 'hese
officers from the Indiana: Captain H. =. iasioi'
Passed Assistant Engineer G. r. Salisbury Lieu
tenant F. I. Chaplin and Captain L. w. T. Waller
of the Marine Corps. This was the programme
HYMN America" by the audience; ritual Oh the
Grand Army Of the Republic, by Commander NC
Kelvey; prayer by the Rev Dr. a. Z. bo"uI'e"'
ritual Of the Grand Army OF the Republic, by Coni-
mander McKelvey; selection by the band; ADDRESS
nv Mavor Strong: address by Connrade Henry w.
knight introducing the orator Of the day; orauon
by Bishop John P. Newman; ritual OF the or.au
Army of the Republic. by the officer OF the oa az
.nOnhiic WI" NV Commander McKelvey; Doxoogy;
benediction by the Rev. DR.. Bowdltch. .aron,
1.rnSSs and made a short speech Bishop Newman.
the orator Of the day. said among otner anrssn,ed
both 1 1Ss rerlars and the volunteers He had the
regular training Of West Point ana IN b ,o we sbai
look upon Grant as a man OF prodigious inteilectu
city Usually we say that he aIep of fact he eon
quered by brain force alone and was 'he GREATEST
we lose sight of his greatness sometimes because
of his modesty, He was loa,h TO let us know ms
real worth but he eoHd talk to ,on the s bra any
credit to his n deaon na hs edared a
in his memoirs he had achieved a victory. the style
Of which had never eseh eqqa ia ea e in
literary history. Future generations Will CONSIDER
the writer one o: the greatest inteecs TINS counh,
try has produced. The English are wont TO laugh
at Americas great men. and 70 refer to the ran;
splitter OF Illinois, the caral-boat driver or ONO ano
the tanner of Gaiena, and they laugh and say that
of such stuff American Presidents made,
well would rather be a tanner OF Galena tnan
to be born a royal prince and die royal scoundrel
All hail to the tanner of Galena: the only tanning
he ever did was when he tanned the enemy. America
is grateful this man and grateful 70 you. II
shows by its pensions and Its monuments; but II
you call this grand pile behind me Grants monu-
ment, call it Grants tomb. This Union or ours
is Grants everlasting monument. And better than
raising a monument TO the heroic dead IS 10 carry
10 a glorious consummation the principles for which
the heroes fought, and to have union of States.
and a confederation of States.
Among the later arrivals on the speakers STAND
were Chung Pao Isl. the Chinese Consul; L. Wing,
the Vice. Consul. and their staffs.
A large box was received the Arsenal in Central
Park yesterday morning by express. On the outside
Of the box a card with the words: Flowers for
the tomb of General Grant. Riverside Park New
York city" In the corner was another card bear
Ing the inscription. From the conservatory, Ex-
ecutive Mansion. Washington. D. G." The box CON
tanned large number of choice flowers and was
sent the tomb of General Grant