The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-23
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WOULDN'T TAKE OFF HIS HAT
Disrespectfui Visitor ut tho Tomb of Gen.
eral Grant.


eral Grant.
New York, June 22-The park police
men who guard the tomb OF General
Grant have had some interesting expert
oneces They say IL is by no means
an uncommon thing for visitors TO ask
whose tomb Il is. They have never yet.
however, had anyone inquire who Gen.
eral Grant was. But il did not follow
from this that no such specimen OF ig-
norance existed, for" said one OF the
officers. whenever anybody asks me
whose tomb this Is. laugh so before
tell them that they can see they have
put their foot in it, and they don't ask
no more questions.
There are those who know well enough
whose body lies beneath the imposing
pile, but vino approach 1t in a spirit the
reverse Of reverent. The officers have
been instructed 10 request men who en-
Ter with their hats on TO remove them.
A number Of men have positively re-
fused 10 do so. One OF these was lean
ing over the crypt looking intantly down
al the sarcophagus. To the policeman's
request 10 take off his hat he replied de-
family: Never. to what lies there"
Then he turned and left the tomb.
They always go right out as soon as
they have said anything like that" said
the officer. but IL they stayed. we
couldn't do anything, as Il has been de-
cided that We can only request and can't
enforce" None OF these persons ever
offered any explanation OF his conduct.
I'VE never ask them" said the police
man; I'VE think the best way 70 do is
10 turn away. and have no talk over H."
So il is left 20 conjecture whether Toe
visitor who refuses 10 pay homage to the
Dust OF the great dead is an unrecon-
structed Southerner or Is somebody
whose political aspirations did not thrive
with President Grant as he deemed they
should. II IS interesting 10 note how
many there are who fail TO remove their
hats. not from set purpose. but simply
because il never occurs 10 them that IL
is the proper thing to do.
One OF the commonest things the 20
rcemen overhear is a comparison be-
tween the tomb and that OF Napoleon al
the Hotel des InvaIides in Paris. There
appears 20 be no agreement Of opinion.
Is more imposing and han6somer; others
express the opinion that i. is decidedly
inferior 70 The monument OF General
Grant. How many OF these people who
pronounce positive views On the subject
have ever VISITED the Hotel des Inva-
lidas mus: remain a matter for specDia-
ton. The most usual judgment on the
tomb is that 1: is "a fine one"
The policemen have hard time On
Sundays. when the Riverside Park Is
crowded with people. ell ot whom want
10 get into ,as tomb az one tine. Some
os them resent having 70 form IN line.
and they frequently become highly n
dsgnant when they t-y % stop and are
tod 20 move on "Whe; impGdeuce,"
'sI'u report you You'll hear from
.5is," are some OF The exclanations ne
Cheers say are directed aEains. them
None % them. however. has ever been
repo-,ed-proosb.y they say. becauss Ire
.hreatsre-s think better q 1: Upon re-
covering from thsir anger.
The policemen have 20 answer thogs-
ards o. qussiion- IN the course % day.
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