The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31

was the granite faced tomb. 1t was hung with
base wss pscs s, ohg .oe ,p nSwg,s h morS %
"Martyrs" in white on q mossy bed. Over the
tomb was the speaker's stand and around the
about fifteen hundred. After tine saiuie the
band plsyed The Star Spanpled Banner" An
invocation followed, and the Rev. Justin ID. Full
ton delivered the address, vividlv pketchine the
sunernes OF the prisoners IN the prison ships OF
y, Wal,a6out BY, who, dying oy scores every day
IN their floating cofhns. rejected tho repeated
offer Of freedom and i've golden euineas to Join
the British forces. Eleven thousand died rather
than be Traitors, and their bones buried by
their msera 10 comrades. rested IN scarce
covered trenches on the beach until disinterred
and removed to the tomb at York street and
Hudson rvenur. Next they were moved to tho
Fort Green Msusoleum. Col. X. II. Chittenden's
poem, WI ten for the occasion, was reclted ov
Commendant Farley OF Mallery Post, and n sa-
lite OF n guns was fred while the q. A. X.
sttewed flowers at the base Of the graoite struo-
ture.
he same posts OF the G. A. r., and many OF
the gentlemen amonk speakers and auditors,
IN rched o the little cemetery attached to the
n val Hospital, and decorated the graves with
hitting ceremonies.
Tho Lafayette Avenue (Brookiyn) Presby-
terrain Church, the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler,
pastor. was brilliantly decorated last night for
the memorial service. which closed the exer-
duced Gen. Slocum, who presided. The plat
form was nlled with the familiar faces Of per-
sons who had been conspicuous IN the ceremo-
nies at the cemeteries. The Il ". j q. Bass
delivered the invocation, and DIR. Cuyler, after
v,
sons OF reconstruction and fraternal feeling
which ne had learned In recent trip through
the South.
wnKRx THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS LIE.
In williamsoureh, at e3O A. NJ, a procession,
headed by Major Fred: }. karcher, ana CON-
posed OF Company I, Thirteenth Regiment. a
battalion Of the Iwenty-eghth and 1hirty-sec-
ond Regiments Veteran Associate on, Progressive
Lodge, KNIGHTS Of Pythias, and Posts Mansn, ID,
10, ana Germaine Metternicn, LIZ, G.. A. r.,
marched through the principal streets until z.
NJ, and then they took rs for the Cemetery OF
met ut tueir headquarters and took stages and
carriages or the Cemetery of tine Everereens.
Louis NJ. Hamilton, s2 decorated The graves scs
CordiDg to the ritual OF the order, the public
school children Of E st New York king rt
In the eKcercses. At noon Post Harry Lee, 81,
performed Decoration Dav services, Including
vocal music by the choir Of the Churon of the
Christian Endeayor, Williams sburph, prayer bv
the Rev. DIR. K. j. Porter, and addresses by Col.
J.. H. stemsn aud the Rev Newiand Maynard.
Dr. Charles X. Douns was master OF ceremonies.
A. 2o'clock Posts Mansfield anu Germaine Met.
trrnich decorated the graves according to the
ritu !. le wing them literally banks of flowers
Several thousand Participated p IN the ceremo-
MES In Cyufess His Cemetery Louis ~. Ham
iiton Post ~ arrived at 2:3O p. NJ, and then in
narcned into the Soldiers Plot. AT 3:l5 =. NJ.
Mr.. Geo. +. Hopper, the presiding officer, gave
with dirse by Msnahan's band. The Rev. c. X.
newes OF Uti'a offered aprayer Mr.. Geo. W.
Singing society followed with a chor i, and then
Col. ltush Z. Hawkins delivered the Grafton OF
she Jay. Ihe singing Of America closed the ex.
ercises, and then the graves were decorated, not
9nly IN the soldiers Plot, but In that OF the
Veterans OF lsl2. The grave OF Gen. Charles q.
haiuine e. Miles 0'Reill,'D was decorated with
crossed hags and floral tributes. The last rest
Ing pl.css Of Police supeIintendent John A.
disrs' hospital, ana MIS-. Forbes, tue soldiers
friend, were also bonofed.
lite decoration In Calvary Cemetery was done
by Cameron Post, ~, assisted by Company A,
S.xty-nnlh Regiment, Capt. Mcdonald. and the
Veteran Corps OF tue Sixty-Dintb, Capt. Presin.
TAa EhAH hA do N
O'Clock. Tue Grafton was delivered BY John
Savage, LID. AT its close the children Of ST.
liver.d an address, and the benediction was pro.
nonnced IN Latin. Toe graves were then deco
rated.
IN THE OTHER CEMETERIES.
Many residents OF the woodiawn Cemetery
ne ghDorboud ssse em bed at Admiral + rrnrul's
grave at ybreak, expecting to see the usual
hear the annual Decoration ID y salute at sun
rise 10 THIS they were disappointed. When
the Vl5 A. NJ. Harlem 4ilroad train steamed
out ~ the Grand Central depot with eleven
cars, Fix Of them were crowded with Passengers
IN holiday attire ana bearing bouquets and lots
OF plants In tarlsm large multitude had as
sembied. and the nve empty cars were quickly
nlled with the members Of Company /. Four
iiselth Regiment OF B'ooklyn, just landed Oy a |
II arlem boat. On the afrIv4i OF the train at |
Noodlawn, 100 ssengers alighted ana pro-
oes Ion was formed, snd alter the singing Of |
America, PRAYER by he Rev. j. =. S~if,, an |
Grafton Dy Col. A. J. keichuln. and an ous by |
Chaplain Charles smith Of Ellsworth Lodge, the |
great Admirsrs grave was dec r-ted. At the |
me time, In the adjoining plot, memorial ser
wees we're perlor Led over the grave vi Lieut.. |
IAN foung uy Z mpany 1 Of tue Fourteenth |
Regiment.
zoe graves in the Cemetery Of the Hol, Cross.
IN flalbush, were decorated by Frank lead Post |
No. ID 4 brooklyn, Father MoCarly Of the |
Churrh OIL the AssumotiOn recitIng prayers for |
the dead Dr. fIieldelivered tue address.
In HoOoken tue ,.onuID mt Association, the |
hooosen veteran Cores, the Ninth heeimens
Count, Artiieiy, tue Hoboken ouartetle Cub. |
Anu Me lyIa aud Germania Singing Societies |
marched TO HUDSON square TO lay the corner |
one Of the proposed soidiers' monument. The !
rev Edgar A. JObDson Invoked the Divine |
oessins ON tue work, Dr. John X. Goble ue- |
h'ered all address. ana mayor Russell, troweI IN |
hand lad Tue cement OF the fOunO Oation, tne |
o.nd playing dirge. ihe Quartette CLUB ana |
tue l., ia and Germania Societies then raIo
" Prayer Before tue Battle" and "Coinrna.s
louoh the Elbow" In tho evening a Oangu1I
was gwen by tue Monument Asso Ia,ion M Inc |
Park Hotel. The monument IL To he a granite
smart, about thirty ieet high. On base l. 10 |
be TIE legend 10 tue heroic dead Of the city
OF HOOokcn VINO leIl IN toc war for the Union"
IN jersey Guy the Emerald Guards, Henry
wilson r9st' u. A. H., the Greenvlle Veterans.
q. A. H. formed in line In jersey avenue, and
aiter marching through the principal streets
City, anu New YORK Bay cemeteries.
In New-ik business was suspended. The
procession was formed at Broad ana Market
streets IL consisted of Phil. kearney, Lincoln,
ana helner Posts, the German Ve.eran Union,
the iuuates OF the sOldi.rs Home, ana resi-
dents, anc was under Grand MARSHAL john A.
Rodrigo. Mefnber7 OF tue Grand Amy @ oarried
nouquets. The decoration was la Paramount
Gem terry. S. H. Baldwin delivered the nd dress
Aiterward there were exercises IN Association
Hall.
God bless YOU, gentlemen. for your kind
sss, SAID "A gray-halIed mother AZ the veterans
VI staten Island laiu bowers On the grave OF her
soldier boy. " Siay you be tie tied as we'll" 1he
veterans decorated over 100 graves In eight diff
Itreht cemete1es, travelling 20 miles to do so.
Not a soldiers grave was neglected. ln the
" Ming memorial services were held In the
herman CLUB Rooms, when Senator l.. Brad
Ord Prince and the Hon. Geo. W. Curtis spoke.
Tue graves Of the Federal lead at the National
in Nashville, Tenn, were decorated
by veter ms of Doth the United States and Con-
ederate armies.
The soldiers graves we're decorated every
'here throughout the country and business
Vas generally suspended during the ceremonies
Louisiann's Republican Convention.