New-York tribune., 1876-05-31
SCENES IN BROOKLYN.

ADUNDAST DECORATIONS OF STREETS AND BUILD
INGs-CEREMoSiEs AT FORT GREENE AND GREEN
WOOD.
1t was said yesterday by old residents OF
Brooklyn, who have long been familiar with its appear
OF pubc interest that there vas never
before general decoration OF streets and honscs
throughout the city. The public buildings the City Ha
and the Courthouse were brilliant with flags and
streamers and on the public conyeyances In many In
stances were adorned with little flags Tho ceremonies
the day begun at For, Greene, Bhero 'he toD
OF the Revolutionary martyrs decorated IL tno
presence OF about so spectators AS the city peh
toed the hour Of eight the howzer battery placed On
the blun above the stand fired salate OF 10
suns, and the 47th Regiment Band Played the S'ar
Spanged Banner" On the platform were seated inc
Rev Justin d. Fulton, ID. d., pastor Of the Centennial
Baptist Church the Rev H. NJ. Nye, of the Church oi
Our Father; the Row Dr. Wild OF the Elm Place Churcn;
the Rev. J. G.. Bass, tho Rev. DR.. Hodge, u s. Dlsulot
Attorney Tenney, Gen. T. b. Fowler Capt. Stevenson
DIR. j. L. Farley Chief Engineer j. Y. Cuiyer' ooL
McIeer, Major schurg, ex-Superviscr G. W. Harnar,
Others. Capt. j. a. Lewis Of Post No 10 presided an
spoke briefly After tne invocation by the Rey H. Do m
Nye, and dirge from the band the Rev Dr. Fulton ue
yered the address Dr. J l. Farley read poem written %
played by tue band the hrong flied past the tomb scat
tcrng upon it their floral offerings. 80.
Tho procession for Greenwood Cemetery was orheu ~
Montague and Cntonsts The veterans were Inue, .1 m
command Of Grand Marshal A. j. Lyons me posts u,
Inc were 1ndlOfl NO. 5, kinhll NO ~, ~"
No l6, Mallory No. 81, and visiting posts from NGT i
York Following in the line were wagons adorned WIN
flags and filed with the flowers to be used in the Gene
terry. The procession started about O'CLOCK, marching
to the Cemetery by way OF sec0ndplaee inlrd-si, anu
decorated with flags and embles The head OF the pro
ccssiOn reached the main entrance OF the Cemetery AT
O'Clock. great multitude had assembled around me
soldiers plot numbering was estimated nearly l2ooo'
Mayor schroeder presided, and made snort address
The Rev. A. G.. Lawson offered prayer, and
the Rov. l.. J. Haynes delivered the oratloh.
There were two professions Of Elster1 Dstrct POSTS
Yesterday. Harry Lee Poat LEFT headqlar ers at ~
O'Clock. accompanied By the Rev. Dr. Porter OF the Bei
voices IRON the Church OF the Christian Erdeavor Ghe
Rev Dr. Egg esiOns and several large wagons contain
Ing floral aud other tributes. After snort lnarch car
rage5 taken Evergreen Cemetery the grave
OF Cot Harry Lee first decorated Addresses by the
Rev. Newland May ynard aud Col. Lewis X Stegman anu
singing by the chor completed the exercises ~.
Posts Mansfield No. 80, and Gcrmain MetteTneh No.
about 10 O'Clock aud procession formed IN the fol-
lowing order: Grand Marshal /. j. Karcher and aids;
Noah L. Cihew; Battalion OF Companies 2sth Rel ,
men Capt A. F. Hesse; Battalion OF CoinpaneS Nj, SIn
amsburgh, with old batllelags; Progressive Lodge
X. Uf p; Mansfield Post, H. Hart, commander; Germain
Mettctnlch Post John Kissel, commander, carriages
w!th crippled veterans floral wagons Cans were taken
from Broadway and Grahamayr 10 tue Gene cry o lnc
Eyergrecus, where the ritual of the Grand Army Vas
performed The procession then reformed ana Ih1neu
to Cypress HILLS where George W. BunSay delivered an
memorial service in connection with .the Decoration
Day exercises held last evening in the Lafayette
Avenue Presby teran Church. Brooklyn. The church
w prof,l,ely decorated with flags and the attendance
was large. Upon the plat Orm were seated seVeIai
clrrgymsn and members of Grand Army Of the Re
public Prof J. VI. Lorctz played tho organ Capt Le",s
called the meet ng to order and invited the KEY D. G
Lass 70 make invocation. Gen. H. W. SlOcum
tnen took the chair and made Few remarks;
lr niroauc,d the Rev. DR. T. L. Cuyler who con pared
Decoration Day 20 the Fourth Of July. One, lac sad,
aAed the cUuntrys independence from foreign powers;
tne other marked its ancpaton from internal eNils
wors. tnau foreign domina don. While Decoration Day
commentaries war; 1t means TecOnclailOn Inc mex
speaker was tue Rev. Simmons He spoke OF the les
sons OF tne war. While price OF great principles was
vast YET the gain % bJtn North aud uth Was great
An address also made by the Rev Joseph Nld ID d.