Show I 1 LAID I 1 I 1 fi I 1 0 I 1 I 1 0 R corner stolle of th tiie 1 l i OF beneral GRANT I 1 T Fres president idea harrison ail and d members of his Ca cabinet carillet billet present the design NEW kesi april 37 la the presence of an immense tudo of men and women including many men dis dia in the history of the country the united states being officially ro presented pres anted by president pres A dent harrison harriso n see sec detary of war staven B elkins beni S F tracy secretary of the navy v and jeremiah rush secretary of agriculture the cornerstone corner stone of the joriu monument to ha be erected in ia honor of gen U S grant in riverside park wa way 1 formally laid late this afternoon the event was waa under tho the auspices of th tha 3 grand army of the republic Re pubic and wm was proceeded ty by a parade of veterans and militia there wasa was a naval parade of government vessels on the river and the at tat ional salute was fired at the opening and closing clodin of the eera i which were of an impre impressive silve character the oration was delivered by ilon hon chauncey M depow and secretary elkins spoke briefly in behalf 0 of f the adminis administration fration mrs grant and members of other her family were spectators of of the ceremonies the monument when completed will ba bo a noble anoble vork v ork the tha design chosen by th mhd unanimous vote of the members ot 01 the tha executive committee is the work of john U duncan who is aiso the successful competitor for a design desiga f fir or the soldiers and sailors Bai lors memorial are arch I 1 now ill in course canese of erection t in Pro prospect park brooklyn the main part of the monument is ia a cube feet in each dimension on oa top of that stands standa a pyramid pyra raid about seventy feet high which is to 0 o be crowned eventually by fin an appropriate prop piece of statney stat sta nry tury the a ach ilce tura tiro is of the doric order the four sided flee the points joints of the compas and the ma main in en terance is on the south side lu in ironton front of it will be ba a eques train statue of general grant there are two other entrances each sido of the tha main ono one over thera them all extends a gateless ga portico at the top of which a cornice runs ioto into winch which are worked the coats of arina anna of all the states of the union further up on the exterior ext eriar is im another cornice raica into wh which cb art aro worked designs of weapons and battle flage fla aside frow from these the outside of the monument is plain the pyramid at the top extends to the apex by terraces like the tha pyran pyramids it of evit 1 I thirty I 1 feet below its t top op there is a row of windows through which visitors way may look from the inside at the base of thre the bonu are steps formin forming 9 a sufficient pedestal pede etal inside the who whole Is space is open making ving a large larae hall 1 so 85 by 75 teet leet capable of containing one thousand people at one side is a stair cise case leading to a gallery f feet e et above the floor irom from which through throng ti the llie windows window already men mentioned timed may obtain glorious lorio views up and down the hudson east over tho the sound and west t ti the wooded he heights ats of new kew jersey tho the top ot of the monument which li lias as generald general gener alk lr been described as a dome is 13 supported within by columns directly atly over the entrance portico ani and and the four inner of the six doric columns will be spaces for equestrian statues ot of the tha four gen ee who commanded the divisions of the army under grant in the frieze of this hartico will be coasts of arms of the states and around the walla of the memorial hall also may be placed bas pictures battle flags and other war trophies and such other memorials aa may be deemed appropriate on the sida ot of the great reat ball opposite the entrance in the crypt the floor of which is lower than thai that of the ball with marble steps hading down to it heie will rest the ibo gt ef gerals norala sarcophagus with room bedside it for mrs mra granta jr tills dins carrying out the condition 0 en U which the generals widow indicated indic atad her preference for now new york as the resting place for his remains the cost of the tha whole structure including the great reat eques equestrian tran statute at the entrance but exclusive of all other statuary Is ii the plans comprise a broad stone stairway airway it leading from the base of the monument down to the hadgos river mer with a viaduct over the railroad tracks an approach from riverside drive on an the east is also provided for far the main approach will be ba from the south ad in front of the tha monument |