The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-18
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GENERAL GRANTS BODY
REMOVED FROM ITS TEMPORARY
TOMB TO THE MAUSOLEUM.
The Transfer Made Without Incident,
and with Little Ceremony
Ready for Dedication.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE body of Gen.
eral Grant was removed this afternoon
from the temporary tomb which has shell
tered it for nearly twelve years to the
imposing mausoleum which is designed to
be its permanent resting place. There was
no ceremonial, and beyond the attendance
of a guard of honor, the removal was ac-
complshed without special incident. The
interest of the public in the event at
tested by the presence of several thousand
people, although the hour for the removal
had not been previously announced.
Colonel Frederick ID. Grant arrived at the
tomb al 2:35 o'clock accompanied by his
on, Ulysses s. Grant, third. Directly in
front of the temporary tomb a sort of
rough frame addition, "A roofess inclosure,
had been constructed, and Colonel Grant
and those directly interested in the event
gathered there. The iron gate of the little
tomb was at once opened and the under
takers began work.
The cover of the steel case which had
held the casket removed last Tuesday.
This cover had been held in place by sew
eral scores of rivets, and a great deal of
time was required TO remove it. The first
work to-day was TO remove the lid of the
cedar box. There were four wreaths and
sheaf of wheat on this lid. There they
had been for nearly twelve years, but they
were in remarkably good state of preser-
vation.
Inside the cedar box was a casing of lead
which had been Theoretically sealed. This
casing had TO be cut and the top removed
after which the caSket proper was lifted
out. The casket is OF copper, covered with
purple velvet and the silver trimmings The
casket looked almost new. Directly on top
OF the caSket and inside the lead casing was
neatly plated wreath of oak leaves Col
Grant VINO was in the outer ihclosure had
asked for this several times and when it
was reached IL was lifted out and carefully
wrapped up. Colonel Grant explained that
his daughter JuIia, then little girl had
made the wreath herself at Mt. McGregor.
AS soon as the casket had been lifted out
the cedar box was carried over to the
mausoleum.
Meantime, the guard of honor had ar
rived, and Colonel Grant went out and ex-
changed greeting with the old soldiers COM
posing It. AT $3.50 Ulysses S. Grant, jr., ar
rived with General Horace Porter, but 1t
was not until 1855 that the casket proper
was carried out of the temporary tomb. At
ten minutes to o'clock the guard of honor
was drawn up to the west of the temporary
tomb, two abreast, and the flag
on the Flagstaff near by was
lowered to half mast. The doors of
the frame inclosure were then thrown open,
and the casket was borne out on the shoul-
casket was placed in the sarcophagus at
at once without further ceremonial.
Colonel Grant placed the wreath which
his daughter had made on the casket and a
so as to cover the casket. The edges of the
lead casing already in the cedar box were
folded over the new sheet and it was then
casing was sealed and then the massive
cover of the porphyry sarcophagus was
lowered into place by the use of d derrick.