The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-31

Henry r. Davies Jr., who stated in brief terms the
objects of the assembage He said that they had como
10 honor TO the memory OF the great man who had
guided the nation through It's most porous struggle
and 10 recall how much that country and this people
were Indebted to him. Rev Henry Highland Garnet
thanked The Great Ruler Of the world Tor
the blessings which had accrued TO the United
States and The coorcd during the administration
OF Mr. Lincoln, and PRAYED that uure administrators
might be WISELY guided The orator was General u.
/. Mcmahon, iormer Adjutant General OF the sixth
Army Corps He said that by q more cunning alchemy
than that which scould the with all IT'S
members from us ashes but without the bloom,
without the lost perfume hc and his comrades were
assembled TO bring back BY the inspiration o. me nour
the dear comrades OF other days live Tor one day again
with the men who were once their brothers IN arms
Tho Tag OF the Sixth corps-John scdgwieks battle
nag-had been raised beside the speaker and when be
referred IN touching words TO the memories OF botn
Lincoln and Sedgwick every cap was raised anu hcal
bowed reverentisy. He recalled the deeds OF Richard
Montgomery, aud s.lhe poet soldier" Miles 0'Rc.Iiy
on whose monument and grave they were going 70
sirew flowers. Many tender recoilccIiors were COG,
jurcd up awakening iervor IN the hearts OF some ana
drawing from the eyes OF others The last acs Of
this portion OF the ceremonies was the
GROWING Of the Lincoln statue by young colorcd
named Matthews, who placed wreath OF iarrcis
upon the tgurc's head 10 which he mounted on lad
der AMID the applause OF the multitude -,
one Gutoward incident occurred turing General NC
Mahon's speech. II was the passage OF pos; along
Broadway and through Fourteenth street. headed by
u brass band which playei martial qu.ckstep while
pivottsng LincoIns statue, thereby interrupting
the exercises.
THE PROCESSION
The procession started pursuant to orders immcdi-
aiey after The ceremonies II passed around
Washington monument mp Fourth evenuc TO Twenty
sixth street. passing The Worth monument to Fifth ave-
nue. along itto Fourteenth street, W this thorough
fare TO Broadway and down TO Montsomcry's monu-
mcnt II ST. Pauls church on the route TO tins point
ihcproccsslon assumed formation, which differed ma
crnlly that designed Tor H. Tor three of the posts
departed IRON the original programme ana decorated
the graves at Trinity church. whie the ceremonies al
Union square were in progress These posts were Phil
Kearney, Rice aud Anderson IL was arranged by the
Memorial Committee that the first OF these should lle
10 the right ana decorate the grave Of him whose
it bears when the NJ occasion had reached Wall street.
But the morning the posts went down 10 the church,
with other members OF TIE Grand army ana decorated
General kearney's grave aud The tombs oil Captain
Lawrence, OF Chesapeake and Shannon renown, anu
Colonel Noah Farnhan.
The changes noticeable in the order OF march,
already published in tho HERALD, were these the
Hawkins Zouaves, who should have been III the
Fourth were IN The FIRST DIVISION, and the
men IN their well known picturesque uniform, at
trarled marked attention. AS they passed along win
measured tread through Broadway tho thousands Of
round OF applause The Second division had nearly all
the posts and military bodes assigned to u in
orders, but they were in positions diuercnt from
those originally allotted to them. The same can be
said Of the Third division, except that Dahigren Post
No. 49, and Battery u, First DIVISION, NYsN.G.,
occupied third and fourth places IN the Fifth. The
Sixth division was not represented al all having been
detailed TO perform The ceremonies at Admiral Farra-
CUTS grave and csew here The Seventh division, con-
sistng principally OF disabled soldiers wagons was
distributed at intervals throughout the other divisions.
THE WORTH MONUMENT
in Madison square, was decorated tastefully by ~ A.
kimball Post No. 100, assisted by the Aerial Ladder
Company OF tho New York Fire Department Two
upright posts placed above the top oil the shalt
and pendant from them. in the centre, was bell Of
white flowers, bearing IN violet letters the words
"l77J-ls76" The shaft was overtcpped by a tcm-
porary one, which liberty cap OF natural
flowers. All around tho base or the pedestas were
beautiful cxotcs and dollhouse plants Of different kinds
The work oil Post kimball done with rare taste
ana excellence, and commanded tho attention OF every
the procession as II passed
The route To Montgomery monument In the rear wall
OF ST. Pauls church at the corner OF Broadway and
vesey street. lined with people, who, dressed IN
holiday attire, many OF them carrying bouquets and
pots OF flowers, which they, too, were bearing to the
OF friends or relatives gazed with pride upon
the columns OF veterans who marched erect and elt
again 1.-The elbow touch" they knew well. Banners
and strcamers were displayed without STINT along the
way. When the column headed by the military
looking mounted police passed tho church Lincoln
Post filed to the right, and entering the iron gates OF
the graveyard drew up in line before the mural monu-
ment 10 the
OF GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY.
The following Survivors of the Veterans Of 1872 &C
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