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

| 10 represent an .ucalnpment Among those present
ON the stage or in boxes we're Generals Lloyd Asn-
wall, Henry Z. Davies. AbDer Doubleday, heniy y,
| Rarnum Daniel E. Sickles. Stewart H. WoOdioru
and G. X Graham: Admiral Trenchard Coionels
| Brown 10Th Ncw-York state Infantry NueehH
Van WICK Hopper. LOutrel Kent and Ehiers; ;
Majors Billiard and Frazer.
The exercises were of a miscellaneous character.
There was music by Gilmope's band. singing by tne
Idlewild Quartet Club composed OF George d.
| Eddy A. r. Hills A. l.. See ard |. r. Gorhahl'
| br;ef Introductory speech by General Sickles, an
Grafton by General Stewart l.. Woodford, an adj
dress l,y the Rev DR.. Simpson. and Rotations by
Mrs. Harriet Webb and Wallace Bruce 1t was an
nounced on the published programme that Postlnas-
! ter-General James would preside but it was ex-
planned that official duties had prevented his com
| ny, aud in his stead General Sickies was
| introduced as the chairman Of the ineeuns
| after the Rev. W. II. Mckle had offered PRAYER
/ The Idewild Quartet sung an English parapni;i 49,
of the ode "Integrr Nit@ and on = rrca,i Don
| appropriate 10 the occasion, No NO""'
al" ftcr this stewart l.. woodford delivered the ora
| ton In presenting tint speaker General SlckleS
said that official duties had prevented AttGrn"}y
| General MacVeagh. Who IL had been hopeo, whit
be present and deliver the Grafton from coming,
The Committee however. had been fortuna i, una;
enough to secure the services oil the next oHccI III
rank To the Attorney General the Distric-Atorney
10 fiji the place of his senior.
There , is very pleasant legend, said General
Woodford in the folklore Of Ciermany WhIcn
is that the whitest and the reddest roses ar. are
bravest die. What wealth OF flowers
| should blossom and grow over the RThhNeSs ~ W.
dead comrades! Ana now nv M ~ -. =, s,irrings
with all its herOism and all its angry passion suOui
have left us this sweet memorial day OF h3WHIs
shoIl broaden wear after year until II shall be the
one great day of the dead when u shaH ue'p ~.
like All Souls Day IN the Ola iand' uas ,ns ="
the tenderest memories and hottest Inspirations
DR. Simpson Of South Carolina, was next miro
duccd by General Scklcs az one who had ioughl On
the Confederate side lie maze oIl H. Iiay
At the conclusion of it, Maior-!'encral DonDlcnaE
said ne was one of the garrison which was ColhRIe1
20 surrender at Fort Sumter. In token oi his e,u
will toward the South he would freely tender 1T
Si,nnsop his hand II Was accepted amid great ar
plarse The band then played Marching through
G"orpio y General Henry A. Barnum, who occupied
a box i'm the dress circle, arose and slld that some
patriotic ladies near him had suggested tlat an
kep Doodle" would he more hchttng tune ana II
was given the audience breaking INTO cheer' ihc
entertainment was then concluded.
IN NEIGHBORING CITIES AND TOWNS.
twas expected that the ohscrvances in Brooklyn
would be more extensive than they had been LOT
wears but it was too hot To complete the me OF
march laid ont 10 Greenwood. and the Scc"hu
Division was dismissed AT Thrd-st. aud fifih-ave
The dag was generally noted throughout the c'y ny
the suspension of business and the display Of flags
and bunting, The public buildings III City Hall
Sonare. the theatres and the buildings IN the
Navy Yard were profus,y decorated. Many houses
also were adorned with fine flags and from the flag
STATS in the parks the National banner uoaicd IN
the strong southwest breeze.
The parade IL the regiments Of the Second d.
vision. ordered by Major-Gcneral Jourdan low
weeks ago. was the distinctive feature of the OBJ
scrvance Of the day in Brooklyn. ThetIoops Termed
a guard { T the vetrrns ot the HTaud ARMY, l"St~
The line was formed in Cuou-ave:. under The gen
eral direction IF Grand Marhal John H. walker:
The soldiers fell into line at 10 a. m AT the head
veterans Of the war. The Grand Marsha! win ms
staff was followed by force OF lnitcd states VIA,
rincs led by, a band from the C"ioIaI9' t'eh.rhi
.onrlan and his stan IA command OF the Two
briradcs of the Second Division were next IN the
line. Then came Bngadrr-iencral MohneuK OF
the Eleventh Brigade which comprised the IN
Scnarate Cornpanv Of Finishing under Captain VII
Ter the 47th Regiment under Colonel RrowncI the
ODD Regiment under Colonel Parirldgc. he va
Pertinent under Colonel BOssert ami Calling Bat
terry y. with four Calling guns, under captain Id
wards ;. -,
Jensen lad the next place in line. IL was composed
of the IAth Regiment under Colonel Meier, and
the 18th Regiment under Colonel Austen. OF lirook-
lyn and the 9th Regiment Massachusetts, Nonn-
terr Militia of Boston. under Colonel Trull. The
carriage with the orator Of the dav, w. l. q. Has
KEEL. OF Name followed. The Grand Army Posts.
t tbe noets Rankin. Thcttor Frank Head Nal
lory James H. Perry. pcvin, kersWil. Ford.
p Winchester. +. = DakIn and W. L. Garrison.
After citizens and civic societies came the wagons
with flowers The route Of the march was through
| Clinton and Layfayette-aves.; Schernerhorn and
| Clinton-sts Second and Participates and Third
! 81 TO Fifth-ave. At this point the march was sns-
| pended as the heat so intense that number or
! the soldiers had been Frustrated. The surgeons
urged that it WAS dangerous for the troops 10 pro
| coed further with the thermometer at 90 IN the
shade and 800 or 400 higher in the sun. General
| Jonrdan Therefore dismissed the parade, and the
majority Of the troops returned 10 thur
| armories. Early yesterday morning the Martyrs
| Tomb in Fort Greene Park. was handsome ~ deco
rated. The soldiers and sailors graves IN the GENE
| tery in the Ward Hospital grounds were visited lay
| members of Rankin Post ut $50 n. IN. Tho Rev
William short made n brief address there.
| In the Eastern District of BROOKLYN tho line Of
| paradc was formed IN Milton and Franklin-sts
Mansfield DUPONT. Barbara tnciche, Harry lee
| and Mctternich Posts were in the lne and marched
| through Franklin-st.. Manhaian-avc.. Fourih-st
Bcdforl-ave, Keap-St.. leave. sixth, Grand and
| the Lutheran Cemetery in Maspcth.
In addition 10 other duties the 18th Regiment
of Brooklyn received and entertained nj its arnOrv
Yesterday the 9Th Regiment of Massachusetts and
gave the Boston guests complimentary dinner in
the evening at the sea Beach Palace, Coney Island
The 9Th was received ~ Jcwclls Wharf 10y the
Brooklvn regiment at $50 4. m. and escorted d
rectlv to the armorv where four long tables were IN
readiness for the rcreshment Of tho guests Half Of
the floor of the arnory l. occupied by cots furnished
by the State and Temporary cooking department
has been provided in the building. Al o'clock the
regiments went to Coney Island, where concert
and banquet kept them until late hour This
afternoon both commands will march through New
York and. after being reviewed by Mayor Grace at
tho City Hall the visitors will take boat for Boston
IN AND ABOUT JERSEY CITY.
The graves of the soldiers in the jersey City Gene
terv and St. Peters Roman Catholic Cemetery were
decorated by the members Of Henry Wilson Post No.
10. in the evening appropriate memorial services
were held by the Post in the Congregations Taher
| nace. at Henderson and lOrk-sts EN-Congress-
man Orestes Cleveland presided and the Grafton was