Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-27

Grant, on the 2Sth VI July, 1884, New
Y rk City having besn suggested by
General Grant before his death as the
place for his burial, Willism II. Grace,
then mayor, called meeting Of
citizens at the city hail to take steps
towards the collection OF fund for the
erection OF a national monument On
the day following the Grant moDu-
ment committee was permanent.
Iy organized with ex.Fresident
Chester A. Arthur as chairman.
Within q week mouey was pouring
IN so fast that there was serious belief
that little fl culty would be found In
ooilecIur $4,000 In February,
1885, Sll4, 900 nau already been raised.
Scarcely a week after this date, how
ever, ex.President Arthur was iorceI
to resign. In February, 1883, William
II. Grace, ex-mayJr, became president.
With the year following the creation
OF the Grand orument association,
promi cnt architects were requested
TO submit designs for monumental
tomb, but because Of the general de.
eire to obtain design when should at
once be a work Of ART, picturesque to
the popular eye, anu durable enough
to last through the ages, great caution
was taken anu ideas and plans were
criticised from every standpoint. 1t
was not until September, 1890. that
the plans OF j. III. Duncan 0f New
York were accepted by tue association,
and on the anniversary OF General
Grsnt's birthday In 1891 ground was
broken, with appropriate cssemJnies,
for tine construction OF u itmb TO cost
BY Jauuasy, 1892, win the work o.
cons .ruction under way, the fund ha
Iapgushed. Despite all .ffJns the
fur d had for several months RENAL Ell
stationary at Sl55. 600. Prominent citl.
zeus b came civ. to the situation anu
an orgauiZed movement Resulted iU
the election OF General Horace Porter,
who mad been Granite chief OF st, Il
as president OF the Grant MOnumen,
association.
They began the memorable cam.
plign VI sixiy daye, In which time II
was pr posed TO raise the remsiniDg
Sg50,OU0. The actual WORK began ~
the carry Jays OF April, 1892, AMI IN =
week such had been tue effort that the
city fairly rang with the name anu
deeds OF tne dead general. When the
campaign olosed ON May 80, 1897, tn
amount had rescued tue nsrsssary
$3.50, 900. Before that year was uul
SiO4, 900 hal been subscribed, whlc1
auued to the earlier subscriptions o.
$l65, 900 made a total OF S559. 900. Tn
balances left In the trust Companies
have brought the fund up to s6OO,OO
INIERMENT IN THE OLD TOMB
August s, 1855.
Sixteen days after the death, the
bouy OF Gsnerai Grant wac LAID, OF
August 8, 1855. 10 the temporary
vault 10 Riverside patk. The even
was solemn anu imposing cetemony
From all poipts people EJcEei into INT
city by tens Of thousands. TT ieas
halt = million spectators gathered il
the streets TO watch the long PROCESSION
escorting the body 10 the tomb. Td'
republic had never seen so great
funeral cortege as that wnicn assetn
bled TO do honor TO the remains ~ IN
dead commander anu President.
TIE OLD TOMB
The old tomb OF General Grant
iquat little brick-bullt affair which wa
Intended as q emporary resting plao'
or the body aHd held 1t for alm2s
.welve yeart--stauds as woaiul con
irast TO the lew tomb In which tn
'emAins are TO rest ior all time.
The tvo--the elI tsmb and the ne