9_CRD 
"_PUQ LONG-RANGE_AJ0 GOOD_AJ0 HANDS_NN2 "_PUQ 
IMMEDIATELY_AV0 FOLLOWING_VVG THE_AT0 dedication_NN1 ceremony_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 twenty-four-hour_AJ0 police_NN2 guard_NN1 was_VBD stationed_VVN at_PRP Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP one_CRD officer_NN1 inside_AV0 and_CJC another_DT0 outside_AV0 ._SENT While_CJS the_AT0 grandstands_NN2 were_VBD disassembled_VVN shortly_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 ceremony_NN1 (_PUL the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Times_NN2 noted_VVD the_AT0 "_PUQ big_AJ0 heaps_NN2 of_PRF lumber_NN1 with_PRP signs_NN2 reading_NN1 '_POS Grand_AJ0 Stand_NN1 Seats_NN2 ,_PUN $_NN0 1_CRD '_POS and_CJC '_PUQ Let_VVB Us_PNP Have_VHB Peace_NN1 '_POS scattered_AJ0 among_PRP them_PNP "_PUQ )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 memorial_NN1 arch_NN1 stayed_VVD in_PRP place_NN1 another_DT0 month_NN1 until_PRP Decoration_NN1 Day_NN1 ._SENT Less_AV0 than_CJS two_CRD weeks_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP May_NP0 7_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 tree_NN1 was_VBD planted_VVN and_CJC a_AT0 plaque_NN1 erected_VVN near_PRP the_AT0 site_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 temporary_AJ0 tomb_NN1 ,_PUN both_DT0 gifts_NN2 from_PRP Chinese_AJ0 Viceroy_NN1 Li_NP0 Hung-Chang_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 plaque_NN1 reads_VVZ in_PRP both_AV0 English_AJ0 and_CJC Chinese_AJ0 :_PUN 
THIS_DT0 TREE_NN1 IS_VBZ PLANTED_VVN AT_PRP THE_AT0 SIDE_NN1 OF_PRF THE_AT0 TOMB_NN1 OF_PRF GENERAL_NN1 U_ZZ0 ._SENT S._NP0 GRANT_NP0 ,_PUN EX-PRESIDENT_NN1 OF_PRF THE_AT0 UNITED_NP0 STATES_NP0 OF_PRF AMERICA_NP0 ,_PUN FOR_PRP THE_AT0 PURPOSE_NN1 OF_PRF COMMEMORATING_VVG HIS_DPS GREATNESS_NN1 BY_PRP LI_NP0 HUNG-CHANG_NP0 ,_PUN GUARDIAN_NN1 OF_PRF THE_AT0 PRINCE_NN1 ,_PUN GRAND_AJ0 SECRETARY_NN1 OF_PRF STATE_NN1 EARL_NN1 OF_PRF THE_AT0 FIRST_ORD ORDER_NN1 ,_PUN YANG_VVB YU_DPS ENVOY_NN1 EXTRAORDINARY_AJ0 AND_CJC MINISTER_NN1 PLENIPOTENTIARY_AJ0 OF_PRF CHINA_NP0 ,_PUN VICE_AJ0 PRESIDENT_NN1 OF_PRF THE_AT0 BOARD_NN1 OF_PRF CENSORS_NN2 '_POS KWANG_NP0 HSU_NP0 23RD_NP0 YEAR_NN1 ,_PUN 4TH_ORD MOON_NN1 ,_PUN MAY_NP0 1897._CRD 
A_AT0 year_NN1 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP August_NP0 30_CRD ,_PUN 1896_CRD ,_PUN Chinese_AJ0 ambassador_NN1 Li_NP0 Hung-Chang_NP0 had_VHD visited_VVN the_AT0 temporary_AJ0 tomb_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ his_DPS old_AJ0 friend_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 two_CRD had_VHD met_VVN while_CJS Grant_NP0 was_VBD on_PRP his_DPS world_NN1 tour_NN1 almost_AV0 a_AT0 decade_NN1 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC Li_NP0 had_VHD enlisted_VVN Grant_NP0 to_TO0 help_VVI China_NP0 negotiate_VVI a_AT0 treaty_NN1 with_PRP Japan_NP0 over_PRP the_AT0 disputed_AJ0 Ryukyu_NP0 Islands_NP0 ._SENT Li_NP0 arrived_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 carriage_NN1 and_CJC stepped_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 ceremonial_AJ0 "_PUQ chair_NN1 of_PRF state_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Four_CRD "_PUQ husky_AJ0 ,_PUN blushing_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC very_AV0 unhappy_AJ0 Irish_AJ0 policemen_NN2 then_AV0 hoisted_VVD the_AT0 sedan_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CJC carried_VVD the_AT0 Chinese_AJ0 dignitary_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS shoulders_NN2 up_AVP about_PRP a_AT0 dozen_CRD steps_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 entrance_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 burly_AJ0 officers_NN2 set_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 chair_NN1 ._SENT Slowly_AV0 ,_PUN Li_NP0 stepped_VVD out_AVP and_CJC bowed_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 in_PRP reverence_NN1 ._SENT Horace_NP0 Porter_NP0 stood_VVD waiting_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 to_TO0 greet_VVI him_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 Chinese_AJ0 statesman_NN1 told_VVD Porter_NP0 that_CJT Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 foremost_AJS places_NN2 he_PNP hoped_VVD to_TO0 visit_VVI while_NN1 in_PRP America_NP0 ._SENT Li_NP0 stepped_VVD inside_AV0 and_CJC was_VBD pleased_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 garland_NN1 of_PRF bay_NN1 leaves_NN2 and_CJC orchids_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD sent_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 gift_NN1 in_PRP advance_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS arrival_NN1 ._SENT Li_NP0 was_VBD very_AV0 curious_AJ0 about_PRP the_AT0 temporary_AJ0 tomb_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 permanent_AJ0 one_PNI that_CJT was_VBD nearing_VVG completion_NN1 nearby_AV0 ._SENT How_AVQ was_VBD it_PNP paid_VVN for_PRP ?_SENT Who_PNQ guarded_VVD it_PNP ?_SENT How_AVQ would_VM0 it_PNP be_VBI maintained_VVN ?_SENT asked_VVN the_AT0 inquisitive_AJ0 guest_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP several_DT0 minutes_NN2 ,_PUN Li_NP0 exited_VVD and_CJC bowed_VVD deeply_AV0 before_PRP the_AT0 hushed_AJ0 crowd_NN1 of_PRF twenty_CRD thousand_CRD ._SENT 
The_AT0 tomb_NN1 won_VVD critical_AJ0 accolades_NN2 for_PRP its_DPS architectural_AJ0 prowess_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP became_VVD a_AT0 point_NN1 of_PRF pride_NN1 for_PRP New_NP0 Yorkers_NP0 and_CJC created_VVD a_AT0 powerful_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF place_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 generation_NN1 ._SENT Three_CRD decades_NN2 since_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF hostilities_NN2 ,_PUN during_PRP which_DTQ time_NN1 many_DT0 other_AJ0 memorials_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN erected_VVN ,_PUN Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 held_VVD a_AT0 special_AJ0 place_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 consciousness_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 reporter_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Critic_NN1 claimed_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ to_TO0 be_VBI our_DPS one_CRD great_AJ0 memorial_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 struggle_NN1 for_PRP union_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 monument_NN1 not_XX0 only_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 foremost_AJS of_PRF our_DPS generals_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC to_PRP the_AT0 cause_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ liberty_NN1 and_CJC union_NN1 '_POS and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 sense_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP all_DT0 who_PNQ fought_VVD and_CJC died_VVD for_PRP that_DT0 sentiment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ For_PRP many_DT0 Americans_NN2 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 veterans_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 visit_NN1 to_PRP Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 came_VVD to_TO0 resemble_VVI a_AT0 religious_AJ0 pilgrimage_NN1 ._SENT 
While_CJS much_DT0 was_VBD made_VVN of_PRF the_AT0 Grant_NP0 Monument_NN1 Association_NN1 turning_VVG the_AT0 tomb_NN1 over_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 dedication_NN1 ceremony_NN1 on_PRP April_NP0 27_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 truth_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT nothing_PNI had_VHD changed_VVN ._SENT It_PNP remained_VVD under_PRP the_AT0 auspices_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 association_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD few_DT0 months_NN2 they_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 pay_VVI for_PRP maintenance_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP November_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 legislative_AJ0 act_NN1 passed_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 lengthy_AJ0 title_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ An_AT0 act_NN1 to_TO0 authorize_VVI the_AT0 board_NN1 of_PRF commissioners_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Department_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Parks_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 City_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 to_TO0 Enter_VVI into_PRP a_AT0 Contract_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Grant_NP0 Monument_NN1 Association_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 care_NN1 and_CJC preservation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tomb_NN1 of_PRF General_NP0 Grant_NP0 at_PRP Riverside_NP0 Park_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 bill_NN1 allocated_VVN $_NN0 7_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD annually_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP eleven_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 Grant_NP0 Monument_NN1 Association_NN1 to_TO0 cover_VVI maintenance_NN1 costs_NN2 ._SENT Shortly_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 dedication_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 building_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 leak_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 problem_NN1 continued_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI worse_AJC over_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 ._SENT Each_DT0 storm_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO0 bring_VVI new_AJ0 streams_NN2 raining_VVG down_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 dome_NN1 above_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 leaks_NN2 were_VBD left_VVN unattended_AJ0 for_PRP so_AV0 long_AJ0 that_CJT minute_NN1 stalactites_NN2 began_VVD to_TO0 form_VVI ,_PUN similar_AJ0 to_PRP those_DT0 that_CJT develop_VVB ,_PUN like_PRP stone_NN1 icicles_NN2 ,_PUN over_PRP thousands_CRD of_PRF years_NN2 in_PRP subterranean_AJ0 spaces_NN2 ._SENT Fears_NN2 arose_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 ornamental_AJ0 plasterwork_NN1 would_VM0 one_CRD day_NN1 break_NN1 loose_NN1 and_CJC crash_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP early_AV0 1905_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 granite_NN1 was_VBD sealed_VVN with_PRP wax_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 tomb_NN1 was_VBD optimistically_AV0 declared_VVN "_PUQ waterproof_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 maintenance_NN1 contract_NN1 was_VBD renewed_VVN in_PRP 1908_CRD ,_PUN this_DT0 time_NN1 for_PRP twenty-one_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN though_CJS costs_NN2 continued_VVD to_TO0 rise_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 allocation_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 ._SENT In_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 $_NN0 7_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD per_PRP year_NN1 allocation_NN1 remained_VVD in_PRP effect_NN1 until_PRP the_AT0 1950s_CRD ._SENT 
With_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 now_AV0 open_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 public_NN1 ,_PUN George_NP0 D_NP0 ._SENT Burnside_NP0 was_VBD retained_VVN on_PRP staff_NN0 as_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD curator_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 position_NN1 he_PNP held_VVD until_PRP 1940._CRD He_PNP took_VVD the_AT0 role_NN1 seriously_AV0 ,_PUN dressing_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 uniform_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN provided_VVN by_PRP Brooks_NP0 Brothers_NN2 ._SENT Another_DT0 long-timer_NN1 ,_PUN John_NP0 Buckner_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD hired_VVN in_PRP 1897_CRD to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 tomb_NN1 clean_AJ0 ,_PUN remained_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 as_PRP janitor_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD twenty-five_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 workers_NN2 maintained_VVD a_AT0 strict_AJ0 decorum_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 sacred_AJ0 location_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 sign_NN1 reading_NN1 REMOVE_VVB YOUR_DPS HAT_NN1 was_VBD posted_VVN during_PRP the_AT0 peak_NN1 years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC most_DT0 guests_NN2 adhered_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 request_NN1 and_CJC spoke_VVD only_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 hushed_AJ0 whisper_NN1 ._SENT Buckner_NP0 even_AV0 suggested_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 tomb_NN1 held_VVD a_AT0 redeeming_AJ0 power_NN1 ,_PUN recalling_VVG that_CJT one_CRD visitor_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN drinking_VVG and_CJC had_VHD staggered_VVN up_AVP the_AT0 steps_NN2 "_PUQ straightened_VVN up_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC removed_VVD his_DPS hat_NN1 as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP entered_VVD the_AT0 sacred_AJ0 space_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 area_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD once_AV0 seen_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 no-man's-land_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN a_AT0 bustling_AJ0 tourist_NN1 attraction_NN1 ._SENT Visitors_NN2 arrived_VVN in_PRP droves_NN2 by_PRP elevated_AJ0 train_NN1 cars_NN2 ,_PUN carriages_NN2 ,_PUN boat_NN1 ,_PUN bicycle_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC on_PRP foot_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 day_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 1897_CRD dedication_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP 13_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 visited_VVD the_AT0 tomb_NN1 ,_PUN many_DT0 undoubtedly_AV0 picking_VVG up_AVP souvenirs_NN2 left_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 previous_AJ0 day_NN1 's_POS raucous_AJ0 crowd_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 the_AT0 year_NN1 drew_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 close_AJ0 ,_PUN 560_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 had_VHD stopped_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 since_PRP its_DPS dedication_NN1 just_AV0 over_PRP eight_CRD months_NN2 earlier_AV0 ._SENT Its_DPS only_AJ0 rival_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 Statue_NN1 of_PRF Liberty_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 two_CRD sites_NN2 emerged_VVN as_PRP top_AJ0 attractions_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN vying_VVG for_PRP tourists_NN2 '_POS attention_NN1 and_CJC their_DPS patriotic_AJ0 affection_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 battle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 attendance_NN1 counts_NN2 ,_PUN Grant_NP0 was_VBD once_AV0 again_AV0 victorious_AJ0 ._SENT Sundays_NN2 were_VBD the_AT0 busiest_AJS day_NN1 ._SENT Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 was_VBD also_AV0 a_AT0 popular_AJ0 destination_NN1 for_PRP bicycle_NN1 riders_NN2 ,_PUN known_VVN as_PRP "_PUQ wheel-men_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 sport_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN off_AVP in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 1800s_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC one_CRD newspaper_NN1 reported_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Young_NP0 people_NN0 made_VVD up_AVP parties_NN2 ,_PUN properly_AV0 chaperoned_VVN ,_PUN to_TO0 ride_VVI up_AVP through_PRP the_AT0 park_NN1 and_CJC along_PRP Riverside_NP0 Drive_NN1 to_PRP Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS attempts_NN2 were_VBD made_VVN to_TO0 prohibit_VVI riders_NN2 from_PRP Riverside_NP0 Park_NN1 ,_PUN champions_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 sport_NN1 prevailed_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC eventually_AV0 bicycle_NN1 racks_NN2 were_VBD built_VVN near_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 remainder_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 century_NN1 attendance_NN1 remained_VVD strong_AJ0 ,_PUN averaging_VVG about_PRP a_AT0 half_DT0 million_CRD visitors_NN2 a_AT0 year_NN1 ._SENT 
Into_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 years_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 new_AJ0 century_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 site_NN1 was_VBD generally_AV0 tranquil_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 crowd_NN1 law-abiding_AJ0 ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 were_VBD exceptions_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Porter_NP0 complained_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ an_AT0 unruly_AJ0 class_NN1 sometimes_AV0 enter_VVB who_PNQ refuse_VVB to_TO0 remove_VVI their_DPS hats_NN2 ,_PUN insist_VVB upon_PRP smoking_VVG their_DPS cigars_NN2 and_CJC using_VVG offensive_AJ0 language_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP addition_NN1 ,_PUN occasionally_AV0 loiterers_NN2 gathered_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 entrance_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 summer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 more_AV0 indolent_AJ0 among_PRP them_PNP were_VBD brazen_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 lie_VVI down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 steps_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN children_NN2 roller-skated_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 monument_NN1 grounds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 young_AJ0 vandals_NN2 marked_VVD the_AT0 tomb_NN1 in_PRP charcoal_NN1 ._SENT Clearly_AV0 ,_PUN some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 reverent_AJ0 luster_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 earliest_AJS years_NN2 had_VHD dulled_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 tomb_NN1 's_POS meaning_NN1 was_VBD becoming_VVG diluted_VVN to_PRP some_DT0 ._SENT The_AT0 twenty-four-hour_AJ0 guards_NN2 who_PNQ once_AV0 protected_VVD the_AT0 tomb_NN1 were_VBD withdrawn_VVN shortly_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 dedication_NN1 ._SENT Yet_AV0 the_AT0 plague_NN1 of_PRF relic_NN1 hunters_NN2 continued_VVD ._SENT They_PNP now_AV0 set_VVD their_DPS sights_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC chisels_NN2 —_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 monument_NN1 itself_PNX ,_PUN chipping_VVG slivers_NN2 of_PRF stone_NN1 as_PRP souvenirs_NN2 ._SENT Eventually_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP 1909_CRD ,_PUN veterans_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 Grand_AJ0 Army_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Republic_NN1 appealed_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 police_NN2 commissioner_NN1 to_TO0 express_VVI their_DPS concerns_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC three_CRD guards_NN2 were_VBD temporarily_AV0 stationed_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC while_CJS there_EX0 were_VBD few_DT0 reports_NN2 of_PRF actual_AJ0 vandalism_NN1 or_CJC disturbances_NN2 in_PRP these_DT0 early_AJ0 years_NN2 ,_PUN traffic_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 more_AV0 prevalent_AJ0 danger_NN1 ._SENT Automobiles_NN2 debuted_VVD in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 a_AT0 year_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 was_VBD completed_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC on_PRP May_NP0 24_CRD ,_PUN 1899_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 parade_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ eighty_CRD horseless_AJ0 conveyances_NN2 "_PUQ rode_VVD from_PRP Madison_NP0 Square_NP0 Garden_NP0 to_PRP Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 in_PRP an_AT0 event_NN1 sponsored_VVN by_PRP delegates_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 National_AJ0 Electric_AJ0 Light_NN1 Association_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 years_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 new_AJ0 century_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 proliferation_NN1 of_PRF automobiles_NN2 had_VHD outpaced_VVN traffic_NN1 laws_NN2 ,_PUN proving_VVG a_AT0 hazardous_AJ0 combination_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 unlit_AJ0 area_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 was_VBD deemed_VVN "_PUQ a_AT0 veritable_AJ0 death_NN1 trap_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
On_PRP December_NP0 14_CRD ,_PUN 1902_CRD ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF seventy-six_CRD ,_PUN Julia_NP0 passed_VVD away_AV0 in_PRP Washington_NP0 ,_PUN DC_NP0 ,_PUN from_PRP heart_NN1 and_CJC kidney_NN1 failure_NN1 ._SENT Over_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD largely_AV0 remained_VVN out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 affairs_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Grant_NP0 Monument_NN1 Association_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 construction_NN1 of_PRF Grant_NP0 's_POS —_PUN and_CJC her_PNP —_PUN tomb_NN1 ,_PUN interjecting_VVG her_DPS opinions_NN2 only_AV0 sparingly_AV0 ._SENT A_AT0 funeral_NN1 was_VBD held_VVN on_PRP December_NP0 20_CRD at_PRP the_AT0 Metropolitan_AJ0 Methodist_AJ0 Episcopalian_AJ0 Church_NN1 in_PRP Washington_NP0 ,_PUN DC_NP0 ,_PUN before_PRP "_PUQ a_AT0 notable_AJ0 assemblage_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ including_PRP President_NP0 Theodore_NP0 Roosevelt_NP0 ._SENT After_PRP the_AT0 ceremony_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS remains_NN2 were_VBD transported_VVN by_PRP funeral_NN1 train_NN1 to_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 ,_PUN December_NP0 21_CRD ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 cold_AJ0 rain_NN1 fell_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 coffin_NN1 was_VBD transferred_VVN to_PRP Riverside_NP0 Park_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 ever_AV0 ,_PUN electric_AJ0 lights_NN2 brightened_VVD the_AT0 inside_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 derrick_NN1 lifted_VVD the_AT0 lid_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 sarcophagus_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS coffin_NN1 was_VBD placed_VVN within_PRP ._SENT Members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Grant_NP0 Monument_NN1 Association_NN1 were_VBD joined_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 detachment_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 ever-loyal_AJ0 U_ZZ0 ._SENT S._NP0 Grant_NP0 Post_NN1 from_PRP Brooklyn_NP0 ._SENT Julia_NP0 's_POS interment_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 reminder_NN1 to_PRP all_DT0 as_CJS to_PRP why_AVQ New_NP0 York_NP0 was_VBD selected_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS some_DT0 still_AV0 grumbled_VVD that_CJT Grant_NP0 should_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN buried_VVN in_PRP Arlington_NP0 National_AJ0 Cemetery_NN1 or_CJC at_PRP West_NP0 Point_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN chosen_VVN so_AV0 the_AT0 two_CRD could_VM0 rest_VVI side_NN1 by_PRP side_NN1 for_PRP all_DT0 eternity_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP her_DPS death_NN1 ,_PUN Fred_NP0 donated_VVD thousands_CRD of_PRF letters_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 association_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN sent_VVN to_PRP Grant_NP0 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD ill_AJ0 and_CJC to_PRP the_AT0 family_NN1 after_CJS he_PNP died_VVD ._SENT Many_DT0 were_VBD put_VVN on_PRP display_NN1 inside_PRP the_AT0 tomb_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 rear_AJ0 trophy_NN1 rooms_NN2 ._SENT 
Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 remained_VVD an_AT0 important_AJ0 location_NN1 to_TO0 express_VVI the_AT0 sentiment_NN1 of_PRF reunification_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 spirit_NN1 of_PRF harmony_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD prevailed_VVN during_PRP the_AT0 funeral_NN1 and_CJC dedication_NN1 helped_VVN perpetuate_VVI comradery_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 former_DT0 enemies_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 1885_CRD funeral_NN1 ,_PUN members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 U_ZZ0 ._SENT S._NP0 Grant_NP0 Post_NN1 from_PRP Brooklyn_NP0 first_ORD fraternized_VVD with_PRP Confederate_NN1 veterans_NN2 ._SENT On_PRP Decoration_NN1 Day_NN1 in_PRP 1890_CRD ,_PUN about_PRP fifty_CRD Confederate_NN1 veterans_NN2 who_PNQ now_AV0 resided_VVD in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 first_ORD joined_VVD Union_NN1 soldiers_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 remembrance_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS some_DT0 celebrated_VVD the_AT0 spirit_NN1 of_PRF unity_NN1 ,_PUN others_NN2 criticized_VVD the_AT0 U_ZZ0 ._SENT S._NP0 Grant_NP0 Post_NN1 for_PRP having_VHG "_PUQ a_AT0 warm_AJ0 corner_NN1 by_PRP its_DPS campfire_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 old_AJ0 Johnny_NP0 Rebs_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ General_NP0 James_NP0 McLear_NP0 warned_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ The_AT0 danger_NN1 is_VBZ in_PRP overdoing_VVG the_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF brotherly_AJ0 love_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ sometimes_AV0 called_VVN ._SENT We_PNP must_VM0 take_VVI care_NN1 that_CJT we_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 underestimate_VVI the_AT0 services_NN2 and_CJC sacrifices_NN2 made_VVD to_TO0 save_VVI the_AT0 Union_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 right_AJ0 and_CJC wrong_AJ0 side_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Put_VVB simply_AV0 ,_PUN McLear_NP0 declared_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 North_NN1 were_VBD right_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 South_NN1 wrong_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC the_AT0 desire_NN1 for_PRP peace_NN1 and_CJC forgiveness_NN1 was_VBD strong_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 retained_VVD its_DPS aura_NN1 of_PRF reconciliation_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 on_PRP Decoration_NN1 Day_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS both_DT0 sides_NN2 remembered_VVD their_DPS fallen_AJ0 comrades_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 1902_CRD remembrance_NN1 ,_PUN Confederate_NN1 veteran_NN1 Judge_NP0 Thomas_NP0 Jones_NP0 spoke_VVD before_PRP a_AT0 crowd_NN1 of_PRF five_CRD thousand_CRD :_PUN 
When_AVQ but_CJC a_AT0 beardless_AJ0 youth_NN1 I_PNP drank_VVD ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 cup_NN1 of_PRF defeat_NN1 at_PRP Appomattox_NP0 and_CJC was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 who_PNQ was_VBD "_PUQ allowed_VVN to_TO0 return_VVI to_PRP his_DPS home_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 to_TO0 be_VBI disturbed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 United_AJ0 States_NP0 authorities_NN2 ,_PUN so_AV0 long_AJ0 as_CJS they_PNP observed_VVD their_DPS parole_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 laws_NN2 in_PRP force_NN1 where_CJS they_PNP resided_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ From_PRP that_DT0 day_NN1 to_PRP this_DT0 there_EX0 has_VHZ never_AV0 been_VBN an_AT0 hour_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP would_VM0 willingly_AV0 omit_VVI an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI honor_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 memory_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 immortal_AJ0 who_PNQ forbore_VVD to_TO0 add_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 burden_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS sorrows_NN2 ._SENT No_AT0 true_AJ0 soldier_NN1 can_VM0 deny_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 illustrious_AJ0 man_NN1 whose_DTQ mortal_AJ0 remains_NN2 lie_VVB here_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 possession_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 qualities_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 great_AJ0 commander_NN1 ._SENT 
Three_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 U_ZZ0 ._SENT S._NP0 Grant_NP0 Post_NN1 from_PRP Brooklyn_NP0 voted_VVD unanimously_AV0 to_TO0 invite_VVI Confederate_NN1 veterans_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 1905_CRD Memorial_NN1 Day_NN1 ceremony_NN1 at_PRP Grant_NP0 's_POS Tomb_NN1 ._SENT 
