The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-31
DE C0RATIGN DAY.

We condense our telegraphic reports Of the
ceremonies of Decoration Day in different
parts of the country:
In New York the day was observed with
more than ordinary exercises. A long process
sion was formed on Union Square and marched
down Broadway to the Brooklyn ferry, and
thence proceeded to Cypress Hill Cemetery,
where an Grafton was delivered by Gen. James
3. Mexican. Minute guns were fired from
Governors Island battery.
In Providence business was generally sus-
pended, the schools, banks and public offices
ping displayed flags at halt-mast. The process
sion of the Grand Army to the cemeteries was
headed by Gen. Burnside.
Dispatches from Washington, Philadelphia
and other cities announce the observance of
Decoration Day in more perfect aud general
manner than ever before. From Washington
several thousand persons went to Arlington
Cemetery, where an original poem was re ad by
DR.. G. Z. Cox and an grafton delivered by
Gen. John A. Logan. Congress was not in
session, and the department buildings were
closed and business generally suspended.
At Concord, N. H., monument bearing the
names of deceased soldiers was Dedicated
Rev. Samuel Gould delivered an GRAFTON. Adj
dresses were also made by the Mayor and
others.
In Boston, immense numbers of people
thronged the sidewalks to witness the floral
march of the G. A. r. to the cemeteries. Each
member carried bOQuet and the several Posts
were followed by wagons laden with flowers.
Altogether the scene was strikingly beautiful
and imposing. The public schools were dis
missed and business was very generally suS-
pended.
In Lowell 300 members of the Grand Army
of the Republic paraded with 1000 school chill
dren. Gen. George III. Gordon delivered the
grafton.
At Manchester, n H., the city council, the
school children, the military and citizens gen
orally united with the G. A. r. in the obseru-
ances of the day. Business Yves generally sus-
pended. The exercises consulted of singing by
the children, prayer and an grafton by Rev.
MIR. Lowering of Concord.
At Springfield the ceremonies were more i'm
posing than ever. The Knights Tempar and
1000 children participated, and the orator was
Rev. Richard d. Greene.
direction Of NathanfeI Lyon and Steadman
Posts of the G. A. r., the Hartford City Guard
and Rockingham Rifles, with Colts band, act
ing as special escort. A profusion of flowers
was sent in, and before leaving the hall bas-
ket was made up for every grave and soldier
specially detailed to decorate such grave. The
graves at the three cemeteries were decorated
simultaneously upon the firing of signal gun
At Spring Grove cemetery funeral services
took place. A prayer was made by Rev. DR..
Crane, poem by Mr. Nathan Myer, late Sur
geon General of Connecticut, and an address
by Capt. Henry E. Burthie, and appropriate
music Thousands of persons visited the GEM
eteries during the afternoon The State arse
nal was finely decorated and there was gen.
eral display of flags. At Pennington on Sum
day there was decoration of graves after the
afternoon church services, and an eloquent
address was delivered at the cemetery by
Hon. Francis Gillette, whose son, Captain
Robert III. Gillette of the navy, was killed in
the explosion after the occupation of Fort
Fisher and is buried there. At Middletown
there was procession and decoration of the
graves in different cemeteries, the grave of
Gen. Mansfield being especially honored. Adj
dresses were made by Hon. r. II. Pike and ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Douglass. At Winsted the day
was appropriately observed and an address de-
livered by Hon. John Boyd. There were also
appropriate observances at Bridgeport, Meri-
den, New Britain, Terryville and other places.
Memorial Day was spiritedly observed in
Newport, Bristol, Warren Westerly and Bar
rington, r. L.
Dispatches from all points in the Middle and
Western States announce the observance of
Decoration Day in more complete and gener
al manner than ever before. The exercises in
this city concluded this evening by an Grafton
in the Academy of Music by Rev. DR.. Joseph
p Thompson.