The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22
GEN. GRANTS BODY.
1t IL Transferred to It's Final Resting
Place i'm the MuusOleum. =

| 1t IL Transferred to It's Final RESTING
| Place i'm the Mnusoleum.
New York, April 19.-The body of
Gen. Grant was removed Saturday aft
ernoon from the temporary tomb which
has sheltered it for nearly IL years tt,
the imposing mausoleum which is de-
signed to be its permanent resting
place. There was no ceremonial, and
beyond the attendance of guard Of
| honor the removal was accomplished
without special sincident. The interest
of the public in the event was attestcd.
by the presence of several thousand
people, although the hour for the re-
moval had not been previously an
nounced.
Col. Frederick D. Grant arrived at the
tomb at 1885 o'clock. accompanied by
his son, Ulysses S. Grant, the third.
Directly in front of the temporary tomb
sort OF rough frame addition, a roof
less Enclosure, had been constructed.
and Col. Grant and those directly in
terested in the event gathered there,
The iron gate of the little tomb was at
once opened, and the undertaker's men
began work.
The cover of the steel case which had
held the casket was removed last Tues
day. This cover had been held in place
oy several scores of rivets, and a great
deal OF time was required to remove it.
The first work Saturday was to remoys
the lid of the cedar tox. There were
TOUR wreats and sheaf of wheat on this
LID. There they had been for nearly II
years, but they were in a remarkably
good state of preservation. Inside the
CEDAR box was casing of lead, which
had been Theoretically sealed. This cas-
ing 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 with silver trim
mings.
The casket looked almost new. d.
rectly on top of the casket and inside the
lead casing was neatly plated wreath
OF oak leaves. Col. Grant, who was in
the outer Enclosure, had asked for this
several times, and when it was reached
it was lifted out carefully and wrapped
up. Coz. Grant explained that his
lighter Julia, then Il little girl, had
made the wreath herself at Mount Nc
Gregor.
AS soon as the casket had been lifted
out the cedar box was carried over to
the mausoleum. Meantime. the quart
OF honor had arrived, and Col. Grant
went out and exchanged greetings with
the old soldiers composing it.
At $3.50 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., arrived
with Gen. Horace Porter. but it was not
until 1855 that the casket proper was
carried out of the temporary tomb. At
ten minutes to four the guard of honor
was drawn up to the west of the tenn
porary tomb, two abreast. and the flag
on the staff nearby was lowered to half
mast. The doors of the frame Enclosure
were then thrown open, and the casket
was borne out on the shoulders of six
OF the undertaker's men. The casket
was placed in the sarcophagus at once,
without any further ceremonial.
Col. Grant placed the wreath which
his daughter had made on the casket,
and roll of heavy sheet lead was then
unrolled, so as to cover the caskct. The
edges of the lead casing already in the
cedar box were folded over the new
sheet, and then it was ready for solder
ing. Afterward the casing was sealed,
and then the massive cover of the por-
phyry sarcophagus was lowered into
place DV the use of derrick