The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-01
AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY.

From an early nour In the forenoon people
bearing plants and flowers made their way among
the graves and monuments OF Greenwood Gene.
terry ana deposited their tributes OF affection
above the mounds which covered dear departed
ones, but the cnici feature OF the ceremony Of the
day vas, or course, that IN which the comrades OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic took part. The
rendezvous OF tine foral brigade VAS ia the Pen.
sion once N the basement OF the CITY Hall. Here,
from eight O'Clock in the morning I'LL one an the
afternoon. the ladies Of the Floral Charity oocefy
ana veterans labored in the arrangements or
fragrant frelghted cargoes FOR conveyance 70
cemeteries AT hall. past twelve O'Clock the line
was formed at the intersection OF Court and
Joralemon streets IN the following order:-
Mounted Police.
Battalion Or United states Marines.
Posts Nos. 3, 10, - ana - 81 the Grand Army OF
Carriages containing otiicers and Manned Sol
diers.
Flower Wagons.
Colonel K. Z. Ward commanded the comrades OF
the Grand Army or the Republic, assisted ny the
following staff Lieutenant W. /. Rowley, Lieu
tenant Payne, Captain George Lewis Captain j.
II. storey, Major J. l. Cathn. Adjutanr Frotning-
nam.
The procession, which numbered about 400, pro
ceeded 10 the cemetery through Fulton street,
Flatbush and Filth avenues 10 Greenwood. The
route TO Greenwood Was thronged with people,
ana thousands awaited the coming or the yeter-
aus al The metropolis. They proceeded SLOWLY TO
the music or the Dead Marchn 10 the Soldiers
Plot. where Mayor Hunter opened the meeting.
he spoke Of the deep sympathy he had with tue
spnit actuating the people and which was at that
moment animating the hearts OF patriots through
out the land. They We're assembled not 70 per
petuate. 10y offensive ceremony, the differences be
tween sections. but 10 honor the memory OF men
VINO had gwen tnelr lives Tor tue sake d ne
whole country. He Grew from tue lessons Of the
hour favorable augures OF the future " the
Cuon-ree, prosperous, happy aud united. After
i urge Dy the Navy Yard Band, Professor Gas.
well conducted company (tmrteentn reglmehu
ton was made pY Rev. r. [. Putney, winch was II
turn succeeded by MARX tue Dear SPOT BY the
Giee Ciuo. Mayor hunter then introduced tne
Heights, Rev. Noah II. Schenck he saia
that the whose bodies lie buried
the whole people are taught 10 honor our
Decoration Day, ana so the common heart IS
sentiment and act OF THIS anniversary. ine sur
render OF tue cause by toe South IN lSe5 was he
have since mad The manlIness 10 accept the newt
aUle consequences with dignity and graeeiulness.
lie called attention 10 the Iact Of the conmingilng
OF the blue aud gray IN the SAD memories ~
Decoration Day as Witnessed last week az Mem
pnis ana Atlanta Ia tnls WISE we snall e4tih.
guisn. moi perpetuate, the antagonlsm eAclted oy
tne great civil struggle. We Will neal the
wounds OF war Dy faithfully and iearlessly
the free intercourse or those representing
antagonstic feeling and the manly discussion
OF existng issues. The gories Of Greenwood are
not little dlmmed ny the barriers Wnicn nave
been made TO separate tIe places wnere ne dead
lie buried. lie appealed to the glorious Decora-
ton Day to break down the fences ana walls
Wnch DIVIDE the ilvIng hearts and tnlnktug minds
OF TINS great American people, that so along the
landscape u the future we snail see nothing -
mar lgs beauty only beholding two monuments
ul triumphant past, ana the guideposts pom lux
onward ana upward 10 still greater achievement.
AT ne conclusion OF tue Grafton the work OF
streWlng no Sers over the graves vas commenced,
md
fragrant tributes 10 the departed veterans or the
war Tor the Union.