Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-01
Ar THE TOMB OF GRANT
DspIc,rIoN OF THE LAST Resin"
pLA CE or THE GENERAL
,-,s,,. cabinet, Foreign Dtpl"-
mntists and Citizens 81 Al
of Life Present.

>-o,v York April 2S.--Never before III
49,, history of the United states i''''
,h a tribute been paid TO the h'D'e
,,bon with the wondrous paseant
"a and sea. the nation dedlcaeeu
,,b that now holds the pody Vi
nv : Grant 1t was an occasion
- triumph eulogy ana Hdt'o'l"'
mo, r., az a funeral rite, for IN tho9c
10 tnars since first the haton -,
g. Grant. the keenness OF GrleI H'7 w. W..
az and there lives in the healtS u
the hero worship Whlch Io"''U
multuous vent TO-DAY ,t.,,... o,,r sol
- and our sailors stood side by Sluc
,,,i+b men of fame of almost every hd,'oH
80 tho earth and paid without reSdlu "
raaa or creed, or party pItyuu'D 49,.
las and long delayed honor oil 'hc hNln7
~ the dead, while the greatest IN ouS
that ever filled the city OF New -
a1dna ITS surging peans to the roar u
49,, hoIcbing guns and the tramp OF mar
hing soldiers. And in that thronE there
,,,ae no north and no south, for since the
soidiar president had said: Let us nave
neacr" the gray had blended with th1
blue. .,ro3s,a
when the tomb was reached strange
sight met the eye. All arounu ''e -
I'm the center of which stood the Ihohu-
n,anf IA Grant. were wnat seemed TO De
hlacl bnlocks This somber background
vas formed by thousands of spectators
who filed the stands built up from the
ground on both sides of the TOMB TO the
level of the steps that lead to its massive
doors. ..,,.,,,,,1
President Mckinley stood bareheadeu
IN the wind speaking to the thousands
who stood in the circle in front of him;
General Grants services and character
will continue undiminished and advance
in the estimation of mankind 50 long as
liberty remains the cornerstone OF Tree
government, and integrity OF nIe inc
guaranty of good citizenship. Falthlul
and fearless as a volunteer soldier IN
trend and invincibe as commander-lh-
chief If the armies of the union, calm
and confident as president of the reunited
and strengthened nation, which ms
genius had been Instrumental in achleN-
ing he has our homage and that OF the
world; but brilliant as was his puDHc
character. we love him all the more Tor
his home life and homely virtues, his IN
diyiduality. his bearing and speech; MS
simple ways had a flavor of rare and
uniaue distinction, and his Americanism
was so true and uncompromising that his
name will stand for all time as the en-
bodiment of liberty, loyalty and national
unity" These words give the keynote or
the presidents address.
General Porter's grafton in honor OF
the hero seemed to impress the crowd
less than the sight of the pale-faced,
bareheaded president standing beside the
widow of the dead general eX-President
Cleveland and the gray-haired statesmen
and soldiers.
Surrounded by his cabinet his generals
and his friends President Mckinley STOOD
l.t.t if41fsN ma
geant ever seen in this city. There were
regular soldiers, regular sailors, national
guardsmen Of the sea and land forces,
Grand Army veterans, Confederate vet
Grams and the striplings who in the fu~
ture may fight as calamity as their faith
ers did.
with General Dodge and his staff rode
Chief Joseph, the Nez Perez Indian, and
Buffalo Bill.
According to careful estimates made
some time after the parade had started
for review there were between $4,000 ana
SO 000 men in line. OF this aggregate the
United States regular and naval forces
numbered 1000; National guard of New
York 10 600 and National guards Of other
states, = $50 The G. A. r. veterans in
line were computed at 10000.
When the cheering was at its loudest
and when the wind had somewhat died
away. a touching scene was enacted
which was seen by few. Silently Mrs.
Grant stole away from the presidents
reviewing stand, where she had been
watching the gallant troops so by, and
leaning on the arm of her son, Colonel
Grant. made her way to the tomb, fol-
lowed only by the members of the Grant
family, The bronze doors were opened
and the widow of the hero passed from
the noise of the outside world to the quiet
of the tomb. For 10 minutes she stayed
there and then with her face hidden in
her hands She left the scene.
Soon after this President Mckinley
went aboard the Dolphin amid the boom
ing of guns and reviewed the great war
ships that lay in the shadow of the tomb,
The foreign men of war in the process
sion were; English warship Talbot.
French corvette Fulton, Italian cruiser
Dogau. Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabella,
Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa.