New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
IRAN $40 UP TO M|Lu0NS1VE1ERANS GUARD GRANT,
With Regulars Watch Beside
Body in Chapel General Loved.
FEW SEE THE REMOVAL
Staff Waits at Ferry and Bat
talon Presents Arms-Mrs.
Grant Issues Statement.


talon Presents Arms-Mrs.
Grant Issues Statement.
The body of General F. d. Grant was
taken from the Hotel Buckingham to Gov
errors Island yesterday afternoon, and
will remain there, in the Chapel of st.
Cornelius the Centurion, until the arrival
of the Princess Cantacuzene from Russia,
when the arrangements for the funeral and
the burial in the national cemetery at West
Point will be made A detachment from
the Goth Infantry. L. S. A., and volunteer
guard from L. s. Grant Post, 81, OF Brook
Ign, form a guard OF honor around the
coffin. Mrs. Grant, with her son, Captain
Grant; her sister. Mrs Potter Palmer. and
| other members of the family, went TO the
Hotel st. Regis last night to stay until
after the funeral
At o'clock a hearse and three carriages
drew up at the entrance to the hotel and
the mahogany coffin in which was the body
of the dead general was brought down and
placed In the hearse The family, with a
few friends and members of General
Grants staff. then entered the carriages,
and the little cortege, led by two mounted
policemen. started down Fifth avenue for
South Ferry. A small number OF persons at
tracted by the hearse in front OF the Motel,
were standing on the lawn OF st. Patrick
Cathedral, and they raised their mats as
the hearse moved away.
Those who accompanied the body to Gov
errors Island from the hotel were Mrs
Grant, Captain Grant, Mr.. and Mrs Potter
Palmer, jr, who arrived from Chicago yes
terday morning; Mrs. Honore Palmer, w.
A. burlington, and Captain Knowles, cap
tain Thorne and Lieutenant Howe, of
General Grants staff.
Brigadler General Tasker H. Bliss, Colo
mel George Andrews and Captain Fenton,
Of General Grants staff, were waiting at
the ferry in full uniform There was a
guard Of eight sergeants from the 18th In
fantry for pallbearers, and a guard OF
honor from L. s. Grant Post, 32l, composed
of William Wallace Grant, post command
er; Harry NJ Calvert, Heman +. smith,
Brit +. Parsons, Henry W. Knight Miles
O'Reilly, George +. TAFT and George A.
Price, past commanders, and Thomas w.
Tophan, adjutant.
The body was taken aboard the Governor
Island ferryboat General Otis. accompanied
by the guard and those who had come from
the hotel A battalion Of the 10Th Infantry,
comprising the full command now stationed
at Governors Island, was drawn up on the
pier at the island and formed double line,
with arms at present, through which the
coffin was borne. The line was headed ny
the fun staff Of the Department Of the
East on duty at the Governors Island
Headquarters. and followed behind the COT
fin to the chapel.
L. s. Grant, I'd, started yesterday from
San Diego for this city and Mrs. Potter
Palmer and Adrian Honore, sister ana
brother OF Mrs Grant arrived here last
night from Chicago They went to the
Hotel St Regis 70 be with Mrs Grant.
Letters and kilograms Of coincidence con
tlnued to be received all yesterday by Mrs.
Grant one Of particular interest 10 her
was from the Society of the list Illinois
Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1t was signed
by Joseph ". Vance, president OF the So
! ciety. and was as follows:
Society of the Dist Illinois Veteran In
ffntry hcmoan the loss and cOmradeshlp
OF its most distinguished member. teherd'
Grants earliest military experience as
lad was had with the list limos Noiun-
teer Infantry, commanded by ms rather
1 am directed by this society TO convey ~
YOU the deepest sympathy of the surVlFihs
member Of this regiment In your great pe-
reavement and our countrys loss'
Cornelius Vanderbilt president of the
Robert Fulton Monument Association, sent
a message for the association, OF Whlcn
General Grant WAS the first president
Other letters and kilograms were from
Governor and Mrs. Dix, Governor and Mrs.
Deneen Of Illinois, Mayor and Mrs. Carter
n. Harrison. of Chicago Ilmothy h.
Woodruff General Dodge, the Japanese
Amba ssador and the Nippon club OF TINS
city. ..
Lieutenant Howe gave out statement
from Mrs. Grant yesterday afternoon
which read in part:
The funeral services for General Grant
Will not b. held until the arrival OF tHe
Princess CantacuZene. HehcIdi vi ,s az, ~, o
daughter who started for niheric" on ~ ,N'
receipt of the news Of her rather deatn,
Mrs Grant and Captain l. ,. Grant, 80,
her son, are to-day taking the rendn19 w.
Governors Island, where they VIII De
nIared I'm the chapel of ST. Cornehus Iit
Centurion. General Grant was personals
e. tnrostod I'm this chapel, az he had been
ipstrImental in securing this quaint little
rI9ce Of worship for Governors Island.
and had since added greatly to us lnt etesiI
by placing in it many haSs oil historical
memories. - ,,o,,, ipter-
General Grant arranged Cor many inter !,
asiing and unique ceremonies, military ana
religious. in this chapel, bringing tose,mel
troops both national ana state III ''''
NAL and other services, ,...o
General Grants fosdness for nus nome
and surroundings on Governors island.
where he had been in command LOT SuN
years, causes his family to teeI n ueJp !"