Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-31
DECORATION DAY.
Arlington.

WASHINGTON May 0U.--tuliy Ten thOu-
sand persons were on the grounds at Ar
lington to-day. Three grand arches were
erected in the rear of the Lee mansion, one
over the right or South entrance, another
over the North entrance, and third over
the centre or main entrance, each trimmed
with festoons of evergreens and notices
wrought in green. A special feature of the
profuse decoration was two large pyramids
representing the different branches of the
United States service, having for their most
striking ornamentation muskets, sabres,
swords, drums, and other implements of
warfare, the whole being surmounted
with liberty cap. The tombs of the
unknown dead were festooned with
flowers and evergreens from the b sc to the
apex, and from the muzzle of each cannon
surmounting it stringers of evergreens
tWined down TO the ground. The monu-
ment was covered with Army flags wrapped
with evergreens. The front Of the Lee
mansion also was Cfnamented, the eight
massive columns being trimmed with tri
colored fabrics. Above the columns fes-
tooD of American flags was arranged, while
in the centre was a large shield from which
striDgers of evergreens connected the col
umns. From the entrance to the amphi-
theatre was line of flsgs extending entirely
around the grand stand AID auditorium,
back to the starting point, and on each tree
near thereto shield was placed in position.
The entrance gates were also arched with
flags and eVergreens.
The ros rum, capable of seating 800 per-
sons, was uncomfortably crowded. Among
the distinguished invited guests who par
ticipated in the exercises, were President
Grant and the heads of the var
ious Executive Departments and Bureaus,
Gov. Cook and other district officials. Rev.
j. Dewitt Talmage was orator of the day.
A body of orphans from the National
Soldiers and Sailors Home, under charge
of the lady managers, sang the hymn,
"Soldiers' Memorial Day." after which an
original poem, "Unknown," was recited by
j. p. Irvine. In the course of the afternoon
the graves were strewn with flowers. The
President aud family took with them to
Arlington large basket of choice flowers
In Gotham.
NEW YoRK,May 30-There are no mar
kets to-day. It is holiday in Now York
and Buffalo. A beautiful sky ushered in
the morning of decoration to-day, and at
an early hour the Grand Marshal and As
sistants were at their posts at the Head
quarters of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie in Moth Union Square. The room used
by the committee was filed to overflowing
with baskets of beautiful flowers. For two
hours the assistants were busily employed
in loading the drays which had been loan
ed for this purpose. A number of boys,
orphans of soldiers, from the Union Home,
and also many girls belonging to the
same institution, accompanied by sever
al bands of music, Joined in the cere-
monies.
Faragut's Grave.
Early in the morning a detachment OF
marines and sailors left the Navy Yard for
Woodland cemetery, where is the grave OF
| Admiral Farragut. The ceremonies there
consisted Of prayer, an address, the singing
of the doxology and pronounciug OF the
! benediction; after which flowers were
placed on the rave, the widow of the Ad-
miral having previously placed there mag
nifcent cross of roses and immortelles,
The exercises were brought to a close by
the marines firing a volley over the remains
of the naval hero.
Jim FIsk's Bloody Ninth.
A detail from the Ninth regiment decor.
ated the graves in the same cemetery OF two
sergeants, who fell in the 18th of July riot
three years ago, and then took the cars fol
| Brattleboro, Vermont, TO lay floral tribute
on the tomb of Col. James Fisk.
The Blue and the Grey.
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-The decoration o.
the soldiers graves in the National Cemete
ry at jefferson Barracks, IA miles below tht
! city to-day was more largely participated in
| - Thnr,ean1o nf 0ontlQ
men, ladies and children of all classes were
on the or und. Several military companies
including one of colored men also partlclpa
ted in the ceremonies, which were very I'M
pressive. The marked feature OF the day
however, was the cordial cooperation o
Federsls and Confederates in paying tribute
to memory of the dead. The services weIt
opened by Bishop Bowman with prayer at
ter which Col. John A. Joice, Union office
delivered an eloquent Grafton and was fol
lowed by Col. Heinrichs in brief speech IL
German. Prof. Fethers then recited the
poem entitled the 'blue and the grey" and
was followed by Col. A. W. Slayback, Con
federate officer in an eloquent address.
Memphis POIe-Bearers.
MEMPHIS, May 3O.-The graves of tn
soldiers in the National Cemetery wer
decorated to-day by the Pole Bearers,
colored society. Short addresses were
made by Rev. Mr.. Baldwin and others.
| At Large.
| Decoration Day was generally observe
East, West as far as San Francisco, AM
South as far as New Orleans, where one o
the Metropolitans was severely injured b
the premature discharge of cannon. AL
report more marked observance than usu
al, except Cincinnati and Indianapolis. A
Fort Wayne, Indiana, the orator Of the da
was Col. Granville Moody, fighting par
son not unknown in this latitude. In Chi
cago one man was killed and another fatal
ly injured, being run over by gun-csrriage