Show DECLARES FOUNDATIONS OF GRANT TOMB FAULTY 1 NEW V XE YORK May Ma 8 Reports Reports that th tho foundation of Grants Grant's tomb on Riverside drive has bas been ben undermined b by water and that that- the 11 magnificent ni c nt mausoleum is in dan danger er of collapse are areo areto to tobe o be thoroughly hh investigated bv v an pf- pf f- f co commission siou consisting of the chief engineer of the New York park d de- de Edw Edward rd Miller Mier and John H. H Dun Duncan an ar architect of tho tombA tomb A report by Park Commissioner just lust made public made pub f c calls atten- atten ion tion to 11 frequent s 8 of of the te ton around the tomb the break break- brek- brek pig in ng off of or parts pacts of ot the steps and cop cop- COl mn inC ne of and a noticeable settling of ol the tho entire structure entre Tho The commissioner thinks tho the alarm alarm- ini ng conditions are duo due to bad draun drainage c Io Re says sav fo Tim Tho Tho tomb is s not Dot built on o a n k according to persons who in are in a a. I i- i tion to know about its is foundation but it rests on n a sandy mound Reck was Wa tou touched only in ono one place for the thc ox ox- tho the t tomb tomb- mb and that was was' wasat as' as at ata a depth of foot feet For or a lone tUna time the drainage ha hn has been ery very bad loni about the tomb and th time tho Question is whether th the water has line got JOt under th the foundations oun The large e pieces piece of stone stono which have o been broken off offin in tho copings copin are the tho result of the settling of the edifice 1 Everything will be dono to in insure ure its safety and i if it is is found necessary to strengthen ii its foundations that will willbo bo be d done dono no as soon as it St is possible J The Tho cornerstone of tho the tomb was laid in 1892 by br President Harris Harrison n. n It was dedicated in 1897 General H Hor- Hor Hore J Hor-J race r ace e Porter i ia president of th the thO- Grant Monument association which built the tomb from the funds raised b by bj th thi lUany many subscriptions subscription |