, 1877-09-18
BOSTON.
lat Holiday Yesterday in tho
Metropolis Of New En-.
gland.
ofa Monument to Fall.
en- Union Soldiers and
Sailors.
An Enormous Procession and
Widespread Enthusl-
asr1.


ScEcral People.
Spsesat Dt.pateA to tbs Tribune.
DosToN, scut, little dedication Of The
Army and Navy Monument t3.iay called ont
Isradc much larger ttan tf,at OF tile 17th OF
Jui,c, 1873. The city WIS not ak generally deco
ratcd to-day as on that uee1sIoss, but moro
general interest was taken In tho procession,
which numbered between =, ,0O0 aud 10 200 men.
Tho majority ul these were veterans, and, as
they passed over their route of SIX miles, bear
Ing tEcIr torn and bloody battlc-Aags,
th.y received loud and hearty cheers.
This notable men In tho procession
wer: promptly recognized, and given bcltstng
welcome. Tic Governor, tic Mayur, cx.Gov.
GAAu*, Gen. Dcvcns,
uES. HOOKER. AND GEN. M'ctELtAn
were e.pe:Ialsy honored by marks Of approval
anl Fegard, and ,ncn frequently bruku from tho j,
line oil The sidewalks and rushed to the car.
riIscs Of Gems. iiooker and Mcclellan to sl,akc
their f'an,lt. The carriages that were Eicl With
Houndc,s veterans unable to make tho march
were everywhere grcctcd with testimonials Ut
enthusiastic rcxard, and wfcn tic torps OF STIR
yivora Of the Southern prisons came
n1nsty. the enthusiasm seemed to 10
fltttc fnnrs tender anI hgnriy than Ut
any other THUG. tic school regiment made
f!nr appearance, and tic various societies 0t d .
charitable character, the Atasons, Odd~FcIiows,
temperance so:!ctivs, etc, With their hanlsotn.
regatta, added nlucfi Interest to nn array which
was interesting and attractive in every part
THE E:EMCisEs At THE MONUMENT
were noticeable chiefly fur the uration Of Gen.
Deycus, which was one OF the most clo-
quens speeches hcar1 in u.'ston for sears. Ifc
spoke noble words Ut charity, fraternity. and
jnsttte to botll contestants. spoke tet,cr1y Of
the lcnl, gaze summary Vt the results
achieved ty the success OF u righteous
cause, and rejected tne tempt alton to dwell 11p-
Oh sac victories won by the men to whose n.cnl-
DRY the monument VIA crcetcJ. Tile exercises
wcrc brought to u close ut o'clock, aspt then
there was baud conrert aid illumination on
tho common, which drew crowl estimated At
100000.
CEN. HOOKER HELD RECEPTION
III Fnncuil 1IalI tonight, mud tn,prurrI tho NC
casEon t0 reIuiutl nycry large audience o. hts old
soldiers of his wrongs. The city also gave =
banquet 10 Its Invited guests ut tic Kcvesu
House, plates belng laid for 101. Tho only
accident Of the day was the giving way Of n
grand stand erected in Dlacksioac Square jor
the City Government. At frat tlcra wcro Wild
rutnors Of gfcat loss u! lifc, bus they sum
settled uown to three falcs breaking their legs
Dnc dIstoatlng her tout, anu boy hurting his
skull
At 7HE HEvxnR HOUSE BANQUET
tonight, specclles were made hy Gen. sherman,
lien neth, of vtrgtnla, Gen. syn'9nt. ol South
Casolina, Uen. Dereus, ten. Mcclellan, tiuv.
Rice, aud others. Through vi the speeches san
4 strong sentiment Of reconciliation, which WAs
heartily applaudcd.
the ACCIDENT.
n tht lFttttfn Inundated Irr,s.
=, BOSTON, Nnas'. sept. !I''Ilhu ttcstlcntson OF
soldiers who 1esl during tl,s .]teiclEun ts tho
oeeas'utt iof GcnrrA honias, atiu 1ac Of THO
!aTEe't pruscss ons tht; etY lias ever witnessed.
The long tlcrs ol tclis, erected 1nr
f1ients fd u TIC cfy e'ovcsShicnt' run # ba:k. 1
stohc. IsH anost} atcf tool. ~, lGc SEATS
~tro 10 tse tlefs from LUG !enec oai Mash1ngtyis
stteet e1.enashs pug W',oie ., icaStn o. tag
square. atha were ctn"aGi Witt AattuFcds ol
people, who we'.t tiowt u tho rntnt: a. tar "
!tatnc1 the insloWlns Nefe itliafcas eeciYtne
fractures oi l!shpss Gte, s1rS. Ei!cn W. G!oW"
!cy' JACKSON f. tlal!, ltcnrf CLINTON, o,bTict',
Mrs; y: Apoll9n'o;. sliss Belle battictL Charles
". Sullivan, Mrs. Haunah Buckley.
.... THA MILITIA
turned out In lill tnIcc. wtth a1l ths out-of.
town retsI,t,rnts af'u eoinpa.s,es: Fo''owaas
Of the Kcpubl,e, m's:. N Massachusetts, VIII
have never hc1nre mauc more general paFade.
onc hundred a'.I sesSn!y-tl1 t'o'1s IRON SaF.'
ous parts ol Tue esats we're IL nnc: -
dmw1 W slx hofses, u'atMu!ns Young !aslies ot
public sehoo!s rcpfcscnthiK the Goddess ri
L1eGrty ana sia.es & o. lug @ ohom. az thc hsaS
o. thn oaf9s f Mas ue sn9 oan1Sr ni, uPn @ ssa
Has ms rioeit. IN !ettc14 VI En!u, ihe eate'
sta'es-"e HUNT as.1, 1ns ,'s,..Hs. a.gsos ue4'
THa FHocEssIuS
vas almost e9ual ~ sixc - thAt q the i'th 9!
!ane' luz aon!yessary u ansss ~. IL so"k
NHns upon state street' "here u was mnVth2
without stuEe.