The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-21
GEN. GRANTS BODY.
Ii Ii Transferred tn It's Final Resting
Place I'm the MausOleum.


New York, April l9.-The body of
Gen. Grant was removed Saturday aft
ernoon from the temporary tomb which
has sheltered it for nearly IL years tc
the imposing mausoleum which is de-
signed to be its permanent resting
place. There was no ceremonial, and
beyond the attendance of a guard of
honor the removal was accomplished
without special incident. The interest
of the public i'm the event was attested
by the presence of several thousand
people. although the hour for the re-
moval had not been previously an
nounced.
Col. Frederick ID. Grant arrived Mt the
tomb at 2:35 o'clock, accompanied by
his son, Ulysses S. Grant, the third
Directly in front of the temporary tomb
a sort of rough frame addition, roof
less Enclosure, had been constructed,
and Col Grant and those directly in
terested in the event gathered there.
The iron gate of the little tomb was a.
once opened, and the undertaker's men
began work.
The cover of the steel case which had
held the cas<et was removed last Tues
day. This cover had been held in place
by several scores of rivets, and a great
deal of time was required to remove il.
The first work Saturday was to remove
the lid of the cedar box. There were
four wreats and sheaf of wheat on this
lid. There they had been for nearly IL
years, but they were in a remarkably
good state of preservation. Inside the
cedar box was a casing of lead, which
had been Theoretically sealed. This cas-
ing had to be cut and the top removed,
after which the casket proper was lifted
out. The casket is of copper, covered
with purple velvet, and with silver trim
mings.
The casl<et looked almost new. Dr.
rectly on top of the casket and inside the
lead casing was neatly plated wreath
of oak leaves. Col. Grant, who was in
the outer inclosure, had asked for this
several times, and when ii was reached
it was lifted out carefully and wrapped
up. Col. Grant explained that his
daughter Julia, then little girl, had
made the wreath herself at Mount Nc
Gregor.
AS soon as the casket had been lifted
out the cedar box was carried over to
the mausoleum. Meantime. the guard
of honor had arrived, and Col. Grant
went out and exchanged greetings with
the old soldiers composing il.
At $3.50 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr, arrived
with Gen. Horace Porter, but it was n t
until 1855 that the casket proper was
carried out of the temporary tomb. At
ten minutes to four the guard of honor
was drawn up to the west of the tenn
porary tomb, two abreast, and the flag
on the staff nearby was lowered to half
mast. The doors of the frame Enclosure
were then thrown open, and the casket
was borne out on the shoulders of six
OF the undertaker's men. The casket
was placed in the sarcophagus at once,
without any further ceremonial.
Col. Grant placed the wreath which
lis daughter had made on the casket,
and roll of heavy sheet lead was then
unrolled, so as to cover the casket. The
edges of the lead casing already in the
cedar box were folded over the new
sheet, and then it was ready for solder
ing. Afterward the casing was sealed,
and then the massive cover of the por-
phyry sarcophagus was lowered into
place by the use of derrick.