New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-31
THE NATIONS DEAD HEROES.
DECKING SOLDIERS GRAVES WITH
FLOWERS


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i"o '''''''''"" Va '0 va, 81 "P "t i"F P'do-
ing mowers upon t1' graves oi tle soldiers who
/ died for their country IN the Nnr of the Re-
/ bcOn was never more generally observed than
/ it was yesterday The weather was perfect.
and large cro-vls q. hercd in the rocts and
! at the cemeteries. The naradc in this city was
/ large and inno,ing. Il was r.v.e,y.l nj Mad
! ison Cqnarc by President Arthur. cy-Prae:dent
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ih'e"cod Ior LIS oc'upancS' N',u,'"S III s'e'.
centre was az N'"I'o" 'PuiI'. IN Pics'u'' w.
fleSld'ht A'A'r' WIN m.Ino'IS Oh lis O"D''.e"
ana eN-tleso'nI "r''h'' au'''u nl"c" 90 uc P'P"iu
ut'r'S' ana therefore eishcIlo '-e D1ll''h0s anu
oHrc'''e'''s ol INC uiS'"1' O'"oc'' o"'o'
i'u't uIeS,1' II''I 'uc'' anu III" "'''N"0' '''t
lHoS' soiu'eIF o'AHIS IL III :, Co''i' WI, ui''P''
before the Chlel ENecu'i'e' olH'c,s ol .H' N'''h
ami the city Inc pAradc was 'piendld m"'t'y
spectacle but It's most eloq"eh' ana appropriate
story was to-1 ~ tho pa',le-"'s' 'o'i VIZ" snp'
anu S'cH WHICH Hu'''Ioo a'o'o 'N' '0'0i'"' u 'H'
war
Inc parade was ended IN timely season ana soon
only the plants ana flowers surrounding ho S'atne5
IN Union ana MADISON squares "i'n Inc unu5"ai
humDeT OF ilI'r| showed 'he ha'uG' o. u'e AoLudy'
In tIc afternoon the ceremonies Ic'"iIU 10 th' u"y
TOOK pidce IN the diicreht ceEet'rr'' by '1e
hands OF comrade'' wives, daughters AMI
sisters thre were rId upon the green
graves OF "ead heroes the Ho"ei' 'ia' t"u LOVING
remembrance AMOR leh"eT 'oI'o" sun "'l''' 4"
though ch1' tened by 'hc night 'l time. pleasant
feature OF the day was the u"Yeli"g 81 III ,HuM'nts
''ec'en 10 "''oI 'l0 "oh''J " B'''"V on.'
For those Of a younger generation ami The Others
who keep the day a' holiday there were a'n'Ian'
sports Oh land and water, ana opP'itunt's i"r
visiting the opening seaside resorts Ch'ei ia III
tnreSt was the opening OF the jerome FarK races
w!ule cocgian5 were Aura Yea TO A' Fol' "Fo"ni is
and various aihienc ana yacht cln'' i"dul%ed
in >Dorts II the evening large a"i 'hihH'ia''Ic
audience attended the exercises at the Academy II
Music and listened 10 Colonel In.nr,oIs OrltiOn.
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t'eNeIy o"' 'h' 10 "''', "''''5 "'''' '''"''''
The music an bright uniforms OF the procession eN-
crted an emotional influence; the sports Of the AZ
,er,,,, oar.J an o.,o,rf,,uitv for those who holI
cin''" '"',' '' ''P ''''''
TO the de,elopmtnt OF tie physical: VhHe ampe
chance for intellectual ahmtnt was of, led by tue
or,tious oC the day and thc evening
oia'""' "a NV 10y ''i' ~.
HhFlhWl"G TIE PARADE.
Thn reviewing stand erected in front Of rho
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