New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
MR.. BRADY RUSHING HIS WORK.
EVERYTHING AT THE TOMB WILL BE IN
SHIP SHAPE HOURS BEFORE THE
CEREMONIES

Some doubt has been expressed In the last few
days as TO whether everything at the tomb would
be In readiness for the dedication day. The uncer-
tainty about the work being completed in time was
due to the fact that men were still engaged IN
building the framework of the stands to be erected
In front OF the mausoleum. and because large
portion Of this framework was not boarded. This
doubt should be quickly dspelled for the last nail
will be driven In the massive grandstands at the
monument some hours before the ceremonies, the
grounds will be cleared Of odds and ends OF timber
and dirt and the Drive and the adjacent street VIII
positively be In good condition by tomorrow night
In a day, all that yet remains 10 be finished can
be almost done. AS the work Will be continued at
Claremont to-day and tomorrow. making two days
to put everything in shipshape there Is no reason
for saying that the building OF stands and other
constructions cannot be done. completely and ac-
curately, within the time remaining John J.
Brady, the contractor of the work, says that ne
will finish tho task that he has undertaken some
time before the last hour, be the weather from
until the dedication favorable or not And he
has fulfilled all his promises so far.
The work of building the stands has been some
what delayed by the failure Of the contractor to
get without much trouble the timber needed. Not
until Friday was the last load OF timber desired
left at the grounds The reason he was not able
to obtain wood quickly. the contractor declared
was that he had not given his orders for material
until the rush to the yards of the lumber-dealers
had begun. In consequence. his orders could not
be filled Mt once. and he had to wait some days
before most of the light wood he had asked for
reached the grounds. So great has been the num-
Der Of rush orders for wood that hundreds OF extra
wagons had to be hired by the lumber-deaers to
haul the timber TO the sites for grandstands.
To understand easily just what remains TO De
done at the tomb, II Is necessary TO refer 10 the
official plans Of the stands. The plans called LOT
the erection OF an exceedingly large stand TO seat
thousand persons,
along the Drive directly opposite the monument
This stand comprises three sections h. l ana D
respectively and is completed The seating ca
pacty of the other stands was to De ABOUT s1S
the reviewing the speakers, the PRESIDENTS ana
the press stands. Then there was TO be III ri
The parade We're to pass on the way to the tomb.
The specifications also called for dnlng -looli'
big enough for five hundred guests TO sit DOWN To-
OF the smaller stands the Presidents. the speak
ers' and the reviewing ones are <most complete9,
The stand in front of the speaket part OF wnica
is reserved for the press and VIII seat .'4
Is compl e pg y og morning all Of
stands will be finished. and the trumpnai a Tcn
most work vet TO- be done is on the dning-room
and kitchen but at the rate 1t was neing put up
yesterday it will be ready for the chefs and walt
The decoration of the stands has been begun and
this will only take half day more.
As to the identifying of the raised grounds on
which the tomb stands and the adjacent Walks ana h
Streets taere The + wndng drive around Caremon
has been rounded of with hundreds OF loads OF
r @nH and heavy iron Founders used
For long time this part OF the drive Was usua i
tno a long time before the water that ,eled on it
was either dried up by the sun or was carroq
PA ns was spent on the drive It is now firm
rock below the last layer Of gravel and hign enough
ten tho " %as pad 10 pron S9ndtISn
of the walks along the Drive from the emo od she
around the knoll at Claremont 10 point opposite
the old repository. These walks are nearly com,
pleed They are made nfrs Ti ~ Cement and broken
stones They are built 10 last for many ycaIs any
are not likely to need repairing Tof icns sver
eaTh be ias stone Of Caremont. from the Drive as
,ar es The boulevard is not pleasing to the eye
This is no fault OF the Park Department or OF tne
Department Of Public VOTES ns within the territory
mentioned These lots have been much used Tor
the last five years BY urcnns Of as Ia sPphnl game
and so grass has had little chance 10 grow mere
Then there several squatters homes on u,ie
clone the nearest one facing on One-nundreu,hnu-
twentv ATHEIST between Claremont-ave. and the
boulevard The persons living IN the house e
70 tho Drive have made somi effort to Improve tne
appearance of their lot by building plain BOAR"
fence around IT, . ,o,,,
until after the ceremonies as Mr. Brady Is so oVss
attending to the completion OF the worn , Tm , ra
moval Since receiving the repository 10 dispose OF
as he chose Mr.. Brady has received many appsa,s
for bricks aSor rS srong large number Of the bricks
and the rest OF them he intends to divide between
Snyora ' persons have secured privileges under
some OF the grand stands along the line Of inc par
stands are being stocked with thousands Of cheap
umbrellas II rains these sPecuIaat1 'n VIII pITp "a
fair they will lose a lot OF money.
The honor OF raising the flag on the big pole re-,
accorded 70 the Grant Post In Brooklyn. The flag
will be raised at sunrise Tuesday.