New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31

Fusion 81 v, s,aek horses. They were followed by
the posts accompanied by bands aS sss C CORPS
Ing s ,Ss P snG Gn"n Military Academy looked
trim. and marched in good i, nnn.ins who
10 the admiration Of their sisters ana ron,inS
rnade n great demonstration at one Poihti vIapPii
n lais 49, AMI waving their handkerchiets
snem ,,a5c Inv the Lincoln Guards NcolOred
Major W. H. Jones grim t, s following them
nnt'r.sone element was supplied to the uatnes
Iafayette by q vivandiere. wearing sn"i' and
dI s;ss ul lrg~ins, She carried can
of water and struggled hard to take long ,6e
steps to keep in time Last OF Gil 10 CONF mati
Snttrnc eanopy of Stars and Stripes, rather sngne
In form for "A goddess. hut cOmely. ne o'n.eS mir
very little girls between the ages OIL niue ""1
The head Of the procession reached me .ce x
stand about halfpast oelIGS and several
natal officers General Lloyd Aspin"all i Inst
Aldermen were among those on me m" H.. l;ttIe
~ % ths Mayor a man stood holding ms l.'lo
oac : % INC A. ibe organizations went by Mayor
I'M isea his white hat and smiled ana the men
Ia line returned the salute
STATUES ORNAMENTED.
Tho decorations attracted crowds OF people 70
rJnion and Madison Squares at all hours yes'eIo"S
-, haforo davbreak florists were at work adorh-
;no the three statues in Union Square. That the ar
aor of those who had the matter in charge hau ho'
a;n;nisbed since last wear was shown by INC pro
fnseness of the floral displays. Aoraha,n "
Post No 10. marched from us hTaolt, tine in
6Jnion-square. at a. IN. to the Lincoln Eorhas
charge of the following officers; JOSEPH To
Commander: Isaac e. Tyson. senior & S orn-
mander: Frederick NJ. Schmidt junior ren
Snander: John A. Rufiner, Adutant J"hh II, I SUI,
bnartermlsttr; Hiram Myers, Ohcer Oh ths LAY
George W. Parker Officer OF tnt u, hu he POST and
0o;D" themselves in the ranks were the folo"ins
Generals Cochrane Aspnwal Mi Er'eI RafTe TT
Taunton taunton MAJOR II. c. Clench; Lieutenant,
IrbmaSS iSraeis, John D. L SS A. u
GcCook. Thomas Fl Stewart c: l. III tHa@ Gcmmandcr
rdres who in short address spoke Of the 9bserv
ance of the tay Adiutant John Kuiincr' VINO Mrs
wounded At the 6at,i ,bs, Colonel C. A.
Wells of MiddlctOwn. and General J@nn he~aI
also spoke. The statue was decorate n.r covered
a. a large uanel on each side of the pedestal anu IA
fLe centre of the beds were inscrlptions III heart
flowers. On the corners VI wv" III Pnrked with white
fawrrs and in the other panels were we llsclIp
tions Lincoln. the Emancpator anu as nr,,a
iUmortalD The rest of the prdcstal was p oi,Ia
mSn,ed with festoOns of evergreens bright
red and white roses covered 'ne t top
Of the pedestal am On en0 the '0 head of the
sronnc figure. Within the stone Enclosure Vases
SiIad with roses other rare flowers and green leaves
were nlared and at the eight angles Oi INC i'i"'i'
tarce palms and smaller shrubs were SET.
Washngton's statue Wa proiuseiS a1oInr" ~ NJ, VIZ
6ealers in Washington and West hh ycrr s%s
Eets. Arbors of evergrecns from WHICH W.T. S,S
sounded baskets of blooming plants marked ne m
fInsnre of the statue. Within was gaIlch 81 How HOW,
"nI n,nts of great variety and richness Faims
& ,d lilies r se from urns and baskets mounted
nm rnstc stands. bed Of white roses was iaN'onoI
10 the front and Of the granite pcafs,ai anu
H. one led was "l776' and III the otheT
",sSfp pyrauidal-shaped figure OF
white roses was placed on each side, ana
,.;th nod dnwers were worked the words true,
VIII reg nnJ Wis immortal The ho:ss feet
were inlb-dded in roses and wreath res'eu On Tue
brow of the statue. 80, H.. Lroa ,bo
vnemory of Lafayette 10y lavishiy trimming ms
Statue Eight cedar arches sprane from thr gfounu
10 the top OF the pedestal. and within ine lnciose
Az ornnnd was almost concealed by the pr0iuSlOn
of pots of plants and flowers, Similar arches r1se
from the pedestal to point above tnr he"u u ,io
6gurc li wing the statue the appearance Oh belhg
Tithin a SIMMER house. Large ferns rested on the
TOP of the pedestal at each corner ana between
nIsnts and exotics In the front panel OF the
pedestal were arranged In flowers me american anu
French flags. and between the n9ral poles IRON
(which the flag loated was suspended whte sIlle'I
EIafavette Post " was inscribed on another panel
Baskets urns pots and rustic vases, holding choice
flowers were scattered. After the Lafayette fost
SsS nsss,d the reviewing stand the members
marched back To Union square ana stoon aIouH ,h
fhe decorated statue. A platform 9rnanenteu WIN
the French colors had been placed on the green NJ
Che sile of the statue. from which addresses we're
made hy Charles Renauld. president OF tie French
Benevolent Society, and Ernest Hail. oil Lafayette
Stewards statue was the only one that was
decorated in Madison Square. The sides OF the
pedestal were feStOOncd with eyergrecns, ana a
sircle of green was placed III the centre Ot each
ban,J A wreath rest on the head of the statue,
bnd the base of the pedestal were ten small pots
The Mexican Veterans of this State had charge
IF the decoration of the Worth monument. WITHIN
the Enclosure which surrounds the statue were
bboice flowers and the rustic urIis at each corner
we're filled with blooming plants. There were ten
bots of flowers placed at The base OF the monument
Tarragut's statue was not decorated, but twelve
bot of flowers were placed on the stone pedestal.
TRINITY AND ST. rAULs CHURCHYARDs.
Phil Kearney Post No. 5. which was in charge of
Comrade Frederick NJ. Patrick. with detachment
bfthe 2d Regiment of the New-fork Fire Zouaves,
marched to Trinity Churchyard. and was met at the
entrancc by the Rev MesSrs. Frisby and Gross he
membcrs of the Post proceeded to the grave of Cen
eral Kearney, and after prayers for the dead had
been recicd by the clergylnen, they placed nearly
100 pots of flowers on the grave. Ihe procession
next ,noved IL the tomb of Alexander Hamilton and
10 the resting place OF CAPTAIN james Lawrence ana
Drnamentod them with few trailing vines and pots
of flowers Pots of nowcrs were also placed around
the base and the upper part 81 tile
monument erected to the memory Of the
patriots who died III prison IN the KeVoiu-
Hon The Zouavos visited the plot of the honorary
members of Empire Engine Company No. AZ,
which they decorated with flowers and pl.nis. The
TWO companies then went into the church and
hecoratrd the memorial of Captain FerccVal bray
Ton chaplain of the United states Navy; The
and George ". Burrldge. iremen who lost their
lives in the fire at No % broadway IN 1912 were
hlso remembered. Some person had placed several
bots of plants and few iInmOrtslles on the stone
byer the grave of Charlotte Temple. .
ST. Psuls churchyard was visited by the Mont
uomsry Guard under the command Of Captain John
D. Martin which decorated the monument erected
In the wall facing Broadway TO the memory OF Ma
iOr-General Montgomery. The grave OF DIR. William
DANES MaeNeven WAS also oruaInented with toweIs.
SURVIVORS or SOUTHERN PRISONS.
One of the most interesting features OF the days
hoinrs was the second annual reunion of the organ
ization known as the United States Army and Navy
Bympsthizers Its members consist for tho most
part of veterans who in the course of the war; were
8 n. Apd.rSonville Jibby and other