New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

18th Regiment Veteran Corps Colonel James Mcleer
and staff, the 18th Regiment, and three Grand Army
Posts TIE services limited to prayer by the
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmagc. The veterans and militia then
decorated the graves. Two sautes were fired Three
Posts from NewYork also decorated the same graves
Beyond the dedication OF the monument of q lately
deceased soldier and the decoration OF few graves
there were no services at Calvary Cemetery
yesterday. From the superintendent II was
learned that tais was due to the unwil,inSness
OF Catholics to dcsecrate one OF their most
important church holy days by the exercises usual
Decoration Day. About 3 D. Eawlins Post Nc. so.
numbering forty men aud accompanied by aargc wagon
loaded with flowers reached The grounds The men
marched TO the OF conradc who had died during
the last and with simple ceremonies dedicated tho
monument. VI. 4. Reed Post Commander, pronounced
brief Grafton hch he sad that The inscription on the
monument soldier IN the war for the preservation or
he Union a sufficient panegyIic The ston" bore the
of Kers W. Watson. late Captain Co. Is. G3!h Reg
nment. Among other caves decorated was That o.
Father Thomas j. Mooney. the chaplain of the G0!h
Regiment. The soldiers Monument was then decorated
The nlembcrs of Flrragut Post, No 49, mustered on
and joined BY the Children Of the Eighty second
street School and of The Union Home. formed IN line
headed by Major G.. Green and marched to Trinity
Cemetery at Observation-Disclosures rd-st. number
Of wagons and carriages and also pedestrians VINO
thoroughly dcnchcd. The officers stood knoll and
the veterans and spectators formed seInicirce IN
front. senator Ecciesino delivered brief address.
IN the struggle between III" North and South. said
the speaker, right and justice prevailed. and to-day we
the year should he selected 10 remember the iarh
long, after we are dead and forgotten long Tie
Republic endures pCsttry Will come here. year after
DO honor to the brave soldiers that sleep beneath
the sod" The graves Of the fortyhree soldiers IN the
cemetery were then strewrd with flowers
At Evergreen Cemetery III East Ncw-fOrk. the cXer-
ciscs were conducted by Mcttemich and Harry Lee
Posts. The procession arrived soon after noon ana the
greater part OF the ceremonies were performed i'll Tie
GrlZzlng rain. Prayers were offered by tie Rev. Dr.
Rhodes the Rev. a Powell and the Rev j. ". Me
hymns sung by the Brookyn Oratoiio society. IlGRev
j. Hyatt Smith, who TO have delivered an address.
citation was given by Miss Lima Angus and brief adj
dresses were made 10y III" Rev. NcwIdnd Maynard ana
General j. b. Kiddo About twenty graves were decor
Gted.
terry the decorated on Wednesday afternoon
After the procession III this city, the following Posts,
Kcnxcdy, of New-Iork ana Barbara FHchic Post. OF
Grgenpomi G 6a Id H e 81 @@,ul rI'iG s
orator. General g. Il. Car>c. of Camden, n. Y.
General CarScs address was hei, ana dealt mainly
with "reminiscences o the camp and IN" Battlefield
While the soldiers were placing h1"rrS On tie s|rs 0
General Charles G. Hapin; CInyatt Mics OK TX, "y,
Of the weil-known poems of Miles OHcilly"
At TRINITY ChuTclyard monument erected TO the
memory of Alexander Hamilton, Captain James Law
renee Of the lSl2 Navy. the p>unhip sufferers. ana
the plot belonging to Empire Engine Comr"nN' No, ~
were nodcStIy decorated The grave o. General iiip
kearrey profuscly covered win flowers ~ pots
and handsome white crOSS-a iibuc from te veteran
Znuavcs OF Elizabeth y J.-"as Ild Oh The grave D'
the Hawkins Zouayes.
In the morning at Noodlawn Cemetery, Tilden Post
OF MOrIldnia assisted nv number oI sr"oi cIiidrch
from fremont decorated the graves OF Admiral fiia
gut, Captain Ildcn; Co'"hel Elliott AM st''A oiL,is
The Rev. D. W. G. Van CIa>becL OF MOE daANld "'Ici
the praycrand Earnest Han skctchcd briefly The live OF
the men memory they cUmhcuU1tcd. lIicriuthc
day Captain George \ IG~Hty, With detaI rom ON
panics L. and ~ ia" 9in Regiment arrived. The men
formed tclhl-chcIt AROUND 'e ,"'t7 my i"d conc
TO decorate. ISttuCd I'NcichtIy 10 tieir Cap'n' "ho
The absence OF the regiment chaplain, reminded the
had iaon-thc suppression OF The rct,. July l., ISL
The graves were then decorated