The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-20
Goes TO General Grants Tomb
and Lays a Wreath on the
Sarcopnagus.
THE CEREMONIAL is ORIENTAL
Bows Low as He Approaches the Old
Commanders Ashes.
Reunion of Men Who Voted for Grant
at Chicago, One Year After
kuroki First Saw
Him,

New York, May 20.-When twenty
eight years ago General {. S. Grant in
his tour of the world was the guest
Of the emperor Of Japan one of the Of
tcers assigned to attend him was a
young colonel who yesterday. as Cen
eral Kuroki. of world renown. visited
Riverside drive and there with i'm
Pressive Oriental ceremony placed a
laurel wreath upon the old comman-
der's tomb. To General Kuroki nil
primage to Grants tomb was the chief
event of his stay in New York and q
part of his programme which he had
repeatedly said, must be carried ont
no matter what feature was sacrificed
Accompanied by General and Mrs II
d. Grant, U. S. A; General O. e.
Wood, Z. S. A (retired), and Major
Charles Lynch, [. S. A, General Ku,
roh's party proceeded in automobiles
to the tomb.
Bows Low as He Advances.
Reaching the vicinity General Ku-
roH was the first to alight. In his
hand he carried the wreath. As the
party entered the tomb all removed
their hats, and General Kuroki adj
vanced towards the sarcophagus. When
about fifteen feet away he bowed and
then as he proceeded step by step he
continued to bow low. When he
reached the bier he stopped and an
aide ascending the several steps placed
the wreath in position. For several
minutes the party stood in silence and
then retracing their steps entered the
automobiles and We're driven back to
the Hotel Astor. Earlier in the day
General Kuroki gave a reception and
luncheon at the Hotel Astor to sever
al of those who had helped make his
stay here pleasant
Another Sort of Tribute.
Washington, May 2O.-It will he
happy occasion for the surviving dele
gates to the Republican national con-
vention in Chicago in 1880 who. 800
IN number, for thirty-six ballots, sup
ported General Z. S. Grant for the
presidential nomination for a third
term, when they hold their reunion in |
connection with the Republican con-
vention next year. The assembling Of
the survivors who took part in that
memorable occasion twenty seven
years ago promises to be one of the in
teresting features of the 1908 conven- !
zion. At the reunion the survivors
will talk over again the great fight !
they made for the denomination of |
General Grant
Survivors of the 3O6.
Colonel A. NJ. Hughes, of Columbia, |
Tenn, who issues the call for the re- |
union, believes that he is the only sur
viving member of the Tennessee dele. |
CATION to the 1880 convection. Colonel
who has been here for sever
al days, estimates that there are be-
tween sixty and eighty Of the 'im-
mortal Bog delegates living. and he
hopes, if possible, to have all the sur
vivors at the reunion. Colonel Hughes
is searching for all of the names of
the Grant delegates who took part in
the 1880 convention. Among the sur
viyOrs are Senator T. c. Platt. of New
York; ex-senator Don Cameron. of
Pennsylvania; Colonel William Young
blood, of Alabama, and Chauncey I.
Filiey, of st. Louis. Ex-senator Cam
aron. with COnkling and Logan, led