Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-10
Decoration Day in New York.

TUESDAY, May oUtn, was SenerdI-
ly observed, the greater number OF
stores and offices being closed. The
parade was generally remarked to
have been the largest and most at
tractive ever witnessed on similar
occasion. The veterans of the Mex
lean and other old wars, the militia
ny companies of New York and the
adjoining States, the innumerable
bands of music, and the long line
of wagons filled to Overlooking with
flowers, the first of the season, COM
bined to make the procession
magnificent and beautiful sight, ex-
tending as it did over two miles of
ground.
The different regiments of the
"Grand Army of the Republic"
presented a varied spectacle. Many
of them old and decrepit, many
without the full complement of
arms and legs-in full uniform, half
uniform, and no uniform except the
badge on their breasts, they slowly
filed along, twelve or more abreast,
keeping the best time they could to
the sound of drum and fife.
At $3.50, a. M, there was an i'm
mense crowd at Madison square,
and, indeed, lining the streets and
filling the various parks along
which the concourse was to pass.
Finally the Old Guard made its APP
pearance, with their high fur he'll
NETS, resembling body of Cossacks
or Russians. They were the escort
of two carriages, which drew up at
the Reviewing stand, and from
which the President of the United
States, General Grant, Mr.. Conk-
ling, Secretaries Frelinghuysen and
Howe, Attorney General Brewster
and Mayor Grace, descended and
took their stand upon the plat form,
whence they saluted the different
regiments as they passed. The
crack regiment of New York, the
Seventh, were a beautiful sight,
with their light white helmets, and
gray uniforms, as they marched
with regularity to which only the
Chickasaws can approach.
The veterans were in carriages or
upon horseback, except one small
regiment of Zouaves. These wore
the old fighting uniform-red fan
mel baggy caps, minus the brim,
and breeches of the same, tucked |
mp at the knees they bore mar !
velous resemblance to a body of
Turks. They carried tattered flag,
under which Phil. Kearney had
fought and died, and which had
seen more real fighting than any
one flag of the War-and the tune
they were marching by Was--Dixie!
As they drew opposite the platform
upon which the President with his
party was standing, and that grand
I'D tune burst out with regular
Southern spirit, such a yell went up
rom the fifty thousand Threats as
1ught to make the bloody-shirt poll
icians, Northerners and Southern
,rs, hang their heads in shame.
A few more words as to the per-
,onaI appearance of the nOtables,
md / have done. President Arthur
S large man, with a black eye and
ray hair and whiskers. He doesn't
ook like president. Gen. Grant
S shorter than / expected to see
i'm. His hair and beard are fast
and / heard the remark
hat he had aged rapidly in the last
wo years. Atty Gen'l Brewster
esembles a sole survivor of a steam
oat explosion. He is very small
nd thin, with coat too large for &
i'm, and an antediluvian fuzzy
yhite "stovepipen hat. Ex-senator
soscoe Conkling was the only one
pom the stand who wore a slouch 4
at. His beard is very light, but s