The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31
VOL. XIII. 26l.
GARLANDS ON THE GRAVES.
I'm MEMORY or TBE MEN WHO D1"D
DEFENDIN0 THb NdTI0H'
v..,.. c.re,,,Iy suspended Throuehouf
IN" Coun,ry- Centennial Year Deco s
..,an IN, Display that was mnde by
~ yo,L and her Dornitorv cures

Dht ...x..t,aev ftttea.
New fofH ""'
with the thermometer "' % ""O
a bright. unclouded SKY the hrs' exercises VI
the Decoration Dey OF me eentenniai year were
begun yesterday. over the Rreen' iustrous
spaces Of Union square the carry morning sun
light spread figures OF ALTERNATE hRn' anu s"auo'
and tho cool May breeze mace rus''nR music in
the trees a. the multitude streameo IN Ut all
the neighbornR s'feets ana sc"ttefeu over tne
walks aud glossv grass plots. Every moment In
.-...d tho ,ro., coth.r,rg until .t Iength the
oreaSeu Wv k'e"' s"'"'"I' ""'' Nv -
pavomens around the weather-stained nRure OF
lincoln were packed All nround the square
-. go. . al. ~, a. ,ro., and anal, Tint
'no'o "'' nu''o, VI ."-s N''D, 80 - ,,,a,.
sueamed from the windows OF stores hote's'
and private mansions, aud Tar down Fourteenth
street uncounted streamefs were strung from
aidewalk TO housetop. Wagons and carts, gay
-, g =. -, ,.-..,.. =. 49,.
hastily bither and thither aids In psrti-colored
Trainings dashed around the square, and every
one was ousthhf WIN ehcisemenr nv tno
northern end of the park the little Gothic cot
t,pe that ia the headouarters of the Floral Com.
mittee OF the u A. II. was awe with scuve men
and fragrant with the breath OF cart loads OF
onvar. A Ad,,or n, ,oora ,,,,a ,,,ors ,,i,rroed
-, 49,, 80 " , '-0 -, 49,
Win httie nags ana drawn by spans, ana IN
some cas- ses by many spans of the noblest horses,
- ha.L.d 90 a.atns, ,ha raa, door, ~, tho
~ '' w "s ~ 80 ',. -,
house. nd scores OF little children quickly nlied
them with blooming potted plants.
. u,.d h..n .nna,,,oad ,,., ,h. I,,,,,o .,.,ua
"". w" w ."a' '"' Lincoln ~ 49, .,.
was to be decorated first, hut on account OF the
arrival Of the paine TO trees that had be on
-.,,naa -. ,ha w.g,t,.,o, r,ah, A.,I,,o-,, =,
Charleston. $. C., the ee,emon,e, we're neess.
sarily postponed to a later hour. The multitude
thst had gathered around Abraham ilncolns
monument, therefore, broke away for the Nash
inqtop monument, and soon the great eques-
trian statue wa, urrou nd pu by az ri and
nersons The rollrs formed a cordon arounS it
and with their batoDs beaf hack the maas Al
anout o'clock . / rye doubIe wagon trimmed
a,,h a 90 aoI aov.r ~" ne. ,ng ~, nnu
dyen was driven To the bnae OF the moni,ment
and soon afterw ,rd another similar wagon ar,
rived with tb, spes kers and officers OF the day
- - -~ - " ''
GLORIOUS fiCrUhf'
The monument had been elaborately and taste
fllly decorated. A b lluon frame OF pine COW
ered the Dgure OF Warrington, and each arm Of
the fame was itself n wealth OF wood greens
and while and purple flowers. A fence Of a
single wooden II WIS stretched from post to
post nnd the wood was hI1den bv shrnbs and
sprigs OF plans. on tue mead OF George Wash
tngton was a green laurel wreath, and ia the
hand WIS a bouquet OF costly exotics. he ng-
ure was envelOped in moss ana flowers and
greens. ON the sides - the pedestal were
worked IN pnks ana colored roses many A. pro-
pudte legends. The head was crowned with a
fioral liberty cap. The work of decoration was
done ty Cameron Post 10, q. A. r., and the GER
emOnes were under their .usp.ces.
THE large wagon be iring the oficia dignita-
res was rolled up To the northern base OF the
statue ana the iev 5. Is. Willis, CT. plain OF the
Post, offered prayer. A cornst tand PLAYED a
diree, ana this was followed by a song "Tne
Day We Celebrate" ana Comrade Joseph c.
Pinckney delivered q stirring ADDRESS. The b and
played Hail COlumbia." aud as the music died
away Comraie joshua I. owsn spoke of the
he Song Of Freedom" and the Star Span
eled Il ,nuer," and The benedictIon cIosed m
exercises,
By thus line the Lincoln statue had been
mecor'leu WIN unusual taste and maRnihcenoe.
ern and sa,IIb~rn s,d.s AID thar siis,ao,na
sn,,v III a nrancha. ion' .n,, r.n',.. .,S..n,
sya,r a ,ho .id ,5 so5 "u nut snone as
AT the eastern and westrrn sia.. wsrs spn,,
SHAGGY Nsw Ensland uines Thai rad han san,
from Maine b. l.. h Chsvn, n 10 rusti. thar
leaves with those OF he ualtne etto bonghs Ira
lase Of the ststue W - hl,iuen by flowers GREEN
ytl ow, pink, crimson, no white and in the
centre on "A background of d-rker ulants were
woven words thai ilulslrate the IA a of Iincnln
On the summit OF the uedest 1 "A rustic fence
lad been erected around the feet Of the statue
tlAt, II was intended, should he reminder OF
the early ayocatinn Of the war President, that OF
rail spii ting. on the eastern .nd western rails
OF this fence were perched Two American eagles
each Of wh ch neld In its beak stTings Of red,
wnite, and blue streamers, and American cen,
aud Deautlful finwe1s On one sids ~ tns has,
were tue figures " l776 aud 1875" ana ON tie on
pnsite slab the word "Emancipator" and
"Trbute Of Lincoln Posi-, lS."
AT 10 o'clock Tue roll vi drums was heard and
LineOin Post. comm nued by Joselh FOrbes.
Guards ~, v TO aus If 1872 Ia six carriages, the
eAidmOre Guarus, cUloreu, sc We al military COM
piil's, Tue Sous OF MORGAN, UNITY benevolent
Asso at,On, the Sunday school Of Snilon
Church. ana Oth civil ana military organize.
tons marched through the masses and sur
fnunded the II tue. Gen. Il. K Davis, Jr., de-
IVered the introductory add ess, and tuis was
fpuoNed by apr ser Uy tue lev. IA. Highland
Garhelt, all nrati"n b, Gen. 4. Mcmahon, and "A
urge by the Gnv"rnofs Island L. s. band. Ten
Tue chOir OF Snil"h CIuich !. nc quantity itri-
QUO hymn. and Geu. Asptnwall delivered brief
address. benedictiOn closed tue ceremonies.
THE MARCH,
whuo tho ,,a,,hra -, I,,,,.. D.,.
navin 80 -, 49,. ,1.. ~ 80 s I'm ~" 1st nau oeeh
ppr,'nd- nrnc"ssto, hao t,neoti ti VI Lihcon; the
sSa af tDe sn'para "u ~, I'm on u' tne oithern
.T Tr ,s W. 'ns suuare, shu mar hlng 70 the south
and ndy'ncing ~" Fn,r5s v.o Ui aSI,neton'
sxth = reet rrossed ny,'t 20 " v.n,a W. TnenS n
tnat street they n,ss.d m nii,t.rv ~ arh 1871, o"n
lines " waving n ,vs A. tn,.v n,.,c.d 80 49, ~
Lincoln mon,IIuen, the n riI',n ~, in " 80 n' .,'
else. there ioinrd in me ,rnrassino ~ ta,.a
Roadway ms lonJ rnI1mn ~ y, n ~ - ~" ~.
mated uuu.ber,d nut less man Ia M 80
maIcned uno,r inlns M rod ~. ',,V ti' u,en'
and between hacked mnss.s ~ man 80 as,' n,ue'
and chilulen t,,at str.tcn a f,nin Iin @ ~,
u tie doors of T,intty F, n,irch S"''" sf""'o
AT luuity Cnurrn 4 H.. uecoration ~ ,ha ,,ra,. |
OF NJ L-Gen mn Kr,rnev ~ nsrf ~ 80 $40 te
Haf pt.t 10 o',Iuck and al the tiwa 80, ~ Nv |
teai Of the proc. ,II reached thnt Gnu" he
had -treMn The q wers n 1ua ~ ~ .'9 iost s .nat
wood Cemetery lue exc, ,cises cnns,sIsn 80
PRAYER b, the Rev DR. Opllby nd . erIo,Sh ha
NJ jur VIM rd IIuilaru Flowers ware sc.Issrs3 |
oyrr mo graves Of Ine nerues Of inc late war md