New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
GRANT FAMILY GATHERS
FOR GENERALS FUNERAL
Princess CantaCuzene, on Way
from Russia, Will Be Here in
Ten Days, Message Says.
BURIAL AT WEST POINT
BodvWill Be Taken to Governor S
Island To- -day-Capt. Grants
Statement and That
of Hotel Man.


d,ed at midnight on Thursday in his
spertment in the Hotel Buckingham,
mil, he buried in the cemetery at West
Point with the full military hOnors due
him as one of the highest ranking OFF,
cers of the United States army.
His body will be moved to-day from
,ha Hotel buckingham to the Chapel OF
Cornelius the Centurion, on Governor
Island. where il will remain for ten
davs. The postpOnement of the funeral
uas decided on chiefly TO allow time for
The generals family TO gather In New
York His daughter, Princess Cantacu-
zene. of Russia sent cable message
yesterday that she would leave ST.
Petersburg Immediately, and expected 10
reach New York inside of ten days.
There Will be absolutely no ceremony
attending the removal OF General
Grants body from the hotel TO Gov
ernor's Island to-day. and it was not
even announced what time the transfer
would be made. on its ARRIVAL theTe'
however. the military authorities VIII
take charge Of it, and from then on the
ARRANGEMENTS will include the pomp
with which the United States army sur
rounds a dead general.
The body of General Grant will practi-
cally lie in state in the post chapel
though the officers who spoke or II
Yesterday said the term Lying in state
was not used in the military regulations.
The body will be guarded by sentries
from the time il reaches Governors
Island until IL is buried at West Point.
Details of the funeral were not an
nounced yesterday. and it was said that
they would not he made public Tor sew
eral dayx It was understood, however
that they would include a cOrtege from
Governors Island to New York, dis
tinguished escort through New York Clty
10 whatever point may be selected from
which to begin the last Journey OF the
dead soldier to West Point and tuhera'
uitb full military honOrs in the ceme-
terry at West Point.
Whether the funeral party VIII go py
train or boat from New York city 10
decided Yesterday If the waterway IS
selected 1t was suggested that the cor
tege might embark from landing IN
front Of the tomb Of General Grant, the
father Of the dead soldier. Through the
secretary. II. w Hayden, the Grant me-
mortal committee. which has charge or
the famous mausoleum on the banks OF
tor GaN o.
sponse to inquiries that Grants tomb
was designed only for the two bodies
which now rest there--thOse Of the for
mer President and his wife.
The cemetery at West Point is ma
tional cemetery, for the use of any army
officer who is a graduate Of the national
academy and members of his family.
Statement for Captain Grant.
Lieutenant Marion w. Howe, who was
aide camp to General Grant, made the
following statement Yesterday afternoon
as coming from Captain Ulysses s. Grant
I'd, who arrived at the hotel early in the
afternoon:
The apparent mystery connected with
General Grants illness has been due Dnly
10 the fact that II was hoped by with
holding his address from publication 10 pro-
tsct him from the worry incident TO the re-
ceipt OF mail, the transact N Of buSln"SS
and similar intruslons
The death certificate. which DR.. Rob
srt Abbe. General Grants physician viii
Ale with the Health Department. viii
give cardiac tnrombosis-a blood clot on
the hesrt--as the cause Of death.
DR. Abbe, who was summoned hurried
~ 10 the hotel shortly after II o'clock
Thursday night, was in attendance when
General Grant died. The sudden attack
which eliminated i'm death threw Mrs.
Grant and rhe nurse who was in attend
snce into nervous confusion. Mrs. Grant
remained I'm seclusion yesterday, and DIR.
Able declined TO give out anything other
than the announcement Of the cause or
death, but from Leland Sterry, the man
sger of the hotel. the details Of General
Grants last hours were learned.
DR.. Abba, the generals physician, en-
gagged an apartment for General Grant
and his family" said Mr. Stcrry yestcr-
DAY. and said they did not wish to reg
lister because they wanted TO have abso-
mte quiet. The party arrived on
"Wednesday night about o'clock, ano
the general walked through the lobby to
'he elevator, apparently i'm good condi-
uoh There was a trained nurse i'm at
tendance, although she was not in the
usual uniform, because, as ! understood
~ Ut Able wanted to have nothing
ooout the general which might remind
ni'h OF his Illness or depress his spirits.
Ihe doctor explained that General Grant
hdd been in st. Lukes Hospital, and
.hat he wanted TO be near him. Dr.
Aooe lives on 50th street. just across
flfth avenue from the hotel
Late last night, when Mrs. Grant and
'ne trained nurse We're alone with the
invalid, the general showed alarming
signs OF relapse He struggled TO IL
S''hg position on the bed where he was
Elhs choked violently. and seemed TO
nave the greatest difficulty in getting
his breath.
Mrs. Grant Calls for Aid.
MRS. Grant telephoned to the night
cIerK' asking that he senG bellboy TO
Ut. Abbe's home quickly TO tell DR..
AbDe that the general was dying. Her
"der was slightly misunderstood. how
ever and in the confusion boy rushed
OUT TO the corner and told "A policeman
10 gel an ambulance quickly and to
bring doctor 10 help General Gram.
ho was dying.
Another boy Was disuotchad . ~