The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28
At THE TOMB.
Vast Crowds Gather Around the
Great Monument.


Great Monument.
New York, April 27.-By o'clock.
vast crowds had arrived at the tomb.
and those who were fortunate enough
| to possess tickets emitting them to
seats on the stands took their places
in the gaily-decked structures. and pre-
pared for the long wait that was to en-
sue before the arrival of the notables
/ and military pageant. The less for
/ tunate ones selected standing places
from which they could see what oc-
Cured.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans.
who were to arrive at the tomb at $3.50
and place floral wreath with crossed
swords on the sarcophagus. were an
hour late in reaching the scene. They
were headed by James r. Brach, COM
mander-in-c of the Sons of Con-
reverently laid on the sarcoDhagus by
General ]. B. Gordon, while his COM
rades stood by with uncovered heads
1t was precisely 1879 o'clock when the
carriage bearing the president and vice
president and the members of Grants
family and the foreign representatives
arrived at the grand stand. The presi-
dent and vice-president were under the
escort of squadron a, n. G. s., while
the family of the dead hero were es-
corted by mounted companies of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee,
New York commandery of the military
order of the Loyal Legion, with four
companies of George G. Meade Post No.
1, G.. A. r., department of Pennsyl
vania, in carriages. The escorts were
under the direction of General Daniel
Butterfield, Squadron A. commanded
by Charles F. Roe. and were preceded
and followed by a platoon of mounted
police.
John Sherman, secretary of state,
and wife; Lyman J. Gage, secretary of
the treasury. and wife; Cornelius N.
Bliss, secretary of the interior, and
wife; John D. Long. secretary of the
navy. and wife: General Russell A. AL
ger secretary of war. and wife: James
F. McKenna- attorney general, and
wife; James Wilson. secretary of agri-
culture, and wife: Maior-General Mel
son A. Miles. commander Of the United
States army. wife. daughter and aides.
Next came the Grant family.
The diplomatic corps. led by the Brit
ish ambassador followed by the French
ambassador German ambassador. Mex
lean minister, Swiss minister, Danish
minister. minister of Ecuador, Portu-
guese minister. Turkish minister and
Belgian minister.
At 1904 o'clock President Mckinley
entered the speakers stand ana was
followed by the others who were to
participate in the ceremonies. The
president. with barred head, was the
first to enter the stand. He leaned on
the arm of Mayor Strong. who kept
his hat on. The president was loudly
cheered, as was also eX-President
Cleveland, who appeared with ex-Sec-
rotary Tracy.
The exercises at the monument COM
menced with the singing of America
a solemn silence then fell on the
dense crowd as the venerable Bishop
John P. Newman invoked a blessing
on the ceremonies. Many people joined
in the Lords prayer which concluded
the bishops prayer.
''Old Netherland Folk was sung by
the choristers and another mighty
cheer arose as President Mckinley
moved to the railing of the speakers
stand. He was introduced by MAJOR
Strong.
AS the president removed his hat
cries came from all sides, Put on your
hat; We'll excuse you" The president,
however, stood with barred head in
spite of the nipping wind that swept
across the stand, and delivered his adj
Dress