New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01
THE MARCH DOWN BROADWAY.

COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONIES ~ 81. PACLs
CuUKCnYAbD - Address or THE REV. DR..
oGII.BY
After the conclusion Of the exercises in
Union-square tie procession Of the day WAS formed and
marched Broadway to tH South Ferry III tue ioi-
lowing order:
section OF Police Grand harsnal George T. Hopper
First Dyison-Aifred wagstaff Marshall Field and
Stan Officers; Battalion LIST Regiment, y. e. Capt Me
Shane; Company ii, Sth Regiment, Capt Ohyrf; sSiu-
Guards, Capt Brown; ogpaiiy y, 'oth
Can't Clark; Veteran Guards Capt Lee; members ~
the Common Council ANA Ciy Government IN caflla-e..
Second Disision-sanne Minnes M"Ishii; isrno ros,,
No. II, q. A. L., Heiuy Z. IcIi! COnnanu0, -, 80
truck loaded with shrubs ANA flowers, surmounteu ny
small brass cannon. ara drawn by Glght h0feS; nD'n
mander; large truck loaded viva foweFs BEARING TIE
Inscription Flowers Tor tic Blue and Gray drawn by
egnt horses; an old army wagon used dnlDs ~'1 o.ai,
pagns Virginia, Georgia. ana Norm Car0hhi' drawn
30 IL g. A. X, ira Whitman. Commander; - folrhO SO
truck loAdad witA flowers Samner Post, No. ~. O. A.
C. A. X, Cnas H. Wines Comm nd.r; Hawkins hOlayes,
carrying their tatcrod cOloIs James G. Rec Post No.
~, &. A. t., James Frazer, COnlinan ilr
n en- pcci,oent CInt Meflrr ,ifrs Posi-, No - a.
A. r. COlsluGiue WItZcnc COmlnan Ter; large stage
trimmed wiih flowers, nied WIN Cal dIci anu ua"n W
u, nder: Post J. A. Niller No 70 ". W. Bowies, Com
nauder band Company 4, Sih i.o,ineni, ~ G CAPT
MeCreal! ny. } ni 59,th Rel
mCnt, y. o., capt. Clark COMMANDING; cameron Iost
No n Jobn Ia,r Commander; Danigren Post No. lI3,
W. McEntee Commander; truck uln'n ii with ioweie
filled with cIilGi,u ana drawn by eight horses.
Fourth Divisiom-Leyin Crandali. Marsla.-Battalion
G9th lie 1Inent, n. g.. Capt Hugh Coleman. command
ing; Veteran Association G9ih heghltn d, CAPT Mcha
O keefe commanding john A. Rawns Poet 80 50, Benz
Willis, Commander; truck loaded Win nOwers drawn
by four horses l.. A. ktnbhi Post NO. 100, d. J. Cav,
Commander; band; j. L Rikor Post No. G2 c. H. MOesc,
Commander; band Lloyd Post No. 80, IL H. MesinoI,
t4ffh Dision-T Milton Cowcs. Marshal Disabled
soldiers in wagons; Hover tIaln and citizens III ca-
rages.
The appearance the procession whole was very
ftI,f Iair cd nd
ST. the rear was just wheeling into Broadway from
Union square Several Of the Posts OF the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Veteran Associations carried the
tattered flags which they had followed on tho battle
field and many of those in the ranks had lost an arm
The floral display very rich The scholars IN tho
public schools had collected large number OF pots con
tanning flowers plants ana small shrubs, and lie mu
yidual gifts were greater than ever before.
While tho procession was passing down Broadway, tie
chimes of Grace and Trinity Churches were ruDg When
the column reached St. Paus Church halted, and LIN
coin Post No. ID, c. A. r., entered the incosufe TIC
members at the church entrance by the Rev DE-
James Mulcahy his clerical robes and after an inter
change of sautaons they proceeded to decorate the
monument OF Gen Richard Montgomery, who fell in the
assault ON Quebec in 1878. IL is bu against the CEN
trail part OF front OF the church The members OF the
Post took places in semicrcle on the porch while Sow
er baskets OF roses geranluns AMI other choice How
ers tastefuy arranged around and upon the mon
ument
While this ceremony was in progress the members OF
Post Phil Kearney were engaged in Trinity Church
yard In decorating the graves OF Gen. Philip Kearney
Capt James Lawrence. the hero of the fiGate Chesa
peake and Commander Perciya Drayton. The grave of
Cen Keaney in the southwest corner OF the church
yard and Is marked by four small stones The docOra
ton placed on this consisted OF large oval formed OF
cut flowers, with floral bar running through the center
In the upper inscription. Veterans OF the
Mexican War" in blue fOwer-leteTs white ground
Among the persons assembled at the grave Gen
Ward b. Burnett In whose brigade Gen. Kcarey served
during the Mexican "a Major. Tie column was
formed at the entrance Of the church, with the Rev Dr.
Ogilby, the Rev. Mr.. Hutchns. the Rev. Mr.. Rush. and
two ohorisers at the head Following them the
members of the Post and spectators AT the grave OF
Gen. Kearney the Rev. Dr. Osilby made tho following
address,
ADDRESS OF THE REV. DIR, OGILBY.
MRYDERs Posi- PHIL KEARNEY We are most happy
TO welcome you here this day The duties which you per-
form are alike honorable yourselves and to the memory
OF the gallant comrade around whose grave nre
standing. We rejoiced think that here is to be
found the honOred dust OF heroes OF every historic
which this country has been engaged from first to last
And we invite you ~ look around aud SAY how are
STRIVING TO guard their honored remains and make their
last restingplace place Of beauty and attracyeness
the naIneless dead Of the Revolution and the
martyrs the prison chips who sleep here up the
hoored names Of Hamilton, of Lawrence Of Krarney,
tvcs as sacred trust committed TO US by
our country and by our God ,, As this g., act
unite with n few words Of sOlenm prayer. This Is
not day Of sorrow. The wounds which were created
are nearly cured and take up the song of
gratitude. " Praise the Lord, o Jerusalem praise thy
Cod Zion. For He Eat strengthened the bars Of thy
gales: lie hath blessed thy children within thee lie
IakeA peace in thy borders and lleth thee with the
finest Of Inc wheat"
Tho prayer for the dead was then read by the Rev. Mr.
Hutcbns The then entered at the side
church. passing through to tho north entrance stopping
for o moment strew flowers the slab in commemo-
ration OF Lieut. Commander Percival Drayton the
grave OF Capt Lawrence, and the monument OF Aexan-
der Hamilton. The line OF march TO the South Ferry
then taken up aud the procession crossed to Brooklyn
BROOKLYN OBSERVANCES.
GENEROUS GIFTS or FLOWERS FROM MANY SOURCES
INTEREST SHOWN IN THE DAY-THE Pro