New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-09
THE REPOSITORY BOARDED Up.
PREPARATORY TO OPENING THE CASE CONTAIN.
ING THE GENERALS BoDY-wORK on
THE APPROACHES

PREPARATORY TO OPENING THE CASE CONTAIN
ING THE GENERALS BoDY-woRK on
THE APPROACHES.
A small wagon lead of eghteen-foot boards was
left at the wes. end OF the repository containing
the body Of General Grant yesterday morning. and
in the afternoon workmen began box in the
front of the repository. In few hours the men
had built structure resembling a gigantic box
which had for foundation the fiat platform OF the
wooden steps leading to the door of the repository
In this boxlike structure was built door directly
opposite the iron gate OF the repository When the
policemen on guard at the repository reported at
the sub-station Of the Central Park police after
being relieved from duty Oh Wednesday night they
We're instructed ttat Visitors were no longer to be
allowed 10 approach the repository nearer than the
old wooden steps, and that sightseers must not be
permitted 10 linger for more than few moments
before the repository or on the boardwalk leading
TO IL.
forced, and hundreds of persons went home from
the Tomb sadly disappointed. These orders will be
carried out 10 the letter until the day or the cere
SO far as can be learned. the building of the
board structure at the entrance of the repository
is proof positive that the task OF opening the
containing the body or the General Will be begun
quires were made yesterday 10 the exact hour
when this work is TO be begun. and as to the
method of loo3ening the rivets of the Theoretically
sealed case.
\ Tribune reporter was Informed yesterday that
attended to late this evening or some time after
midnight. and that blowpipes would be used in
lined rosewood case within the armor-steel one
Many inquiries have also been made the time
OF the transfer of the body from the arnaor-stee
to the sarcophagus. Everything is in read
mess within the Tomb for such undertak indg
Recently small derrick erected in the Tonic
to raise the marble covering OF the sarcopha-
gus when the coffin is lowered TO its last resting
place. II is believed that the coffin will be trans
ferred to the sarcophagus some time next week
Little work remains to be done within the Tomb
and on the raised ground on which il stands for
since Saturday the grading and sodding have been
finished, with the exception OF a small patch about
ten feet square at the northeast end The asphalt
ed walks OF the approach completed Yesterday
morning.
Most OF the large force OF workmen at the Tomb
yesterday were repairing and widening the walk
from the upper end or the cycle path About a
hundred feet OF the drive is also being hastily re-
paired with gravel and by cutting off a strip about
two feet wide OF the old walk proper About
twenty men were at work from early till lat
yesterday In making an asphalt walk along the
east edge OF the raised ground. This walk Will
be several hundred yards long. and work on II viii
probably be completed by tomorrow night.
There is no indication that a fence will be butt
along the embankment from the end of the cvcle
path past the Tomb. although attention has been
called to the absence OF railing There is ukelv
10 be much crowding along this embankment dur.
Ing the ceremonies. and unless a railing is built
many serious casualties are likely TO be reported