The National tribune., 1883-06-07
BROOKLYN.
The Parade - dwelling the sarcOphagus Over
General Pinekney's Grave.


General Pinchney's Grave.
Memorial Day was more generally observed
than ever before, TeEs Of thousands of people
visited the various cemeteries and decorated
the graves of the dead. At $50 O'Clock the
organizations which were TO participate in the
Grand Army parade began to assemble at Bed
ford and Division avenues, and at IL o'clock
the procession moved, with General B. L. Tracy,
grand marshal, ut its head. After the Four
teenth regiment came the war veterans of the
command, with General Z. j. Fowler at the
head, and, with the Hancock Legion following
Posts 10, 3, l6 81, 1871, 206, 231 and 327 were in
the first division. In the second division were
Posts 143, 30, 50, Il, u, 207, 256 and the Forty
eighth regiment war veterans. The third di-
vision contained Posts 1f9, 152, I61, the vet
erans of the war of 1912, disabled veterans in
carriages, Generals Slocum, Catlin, and Girls
void, the Society of Old Brooklynites, the Al
dernanie aad Supervisors committee, and civic
societies. at Lafayette and Clinton avenues
the parade was reviewed by Mayor Low, and
as the Fourteenth regiment passed 1t was
greeted with cheers by the thousands of spaCta-
tors who lined the sidewalks. The first di-
vision diverged from the line of march at
Hanson Place and proceeded TO Greenwood
cemetery, where the work of decorating the
graves began early in the morning. When the
division reached the soldiers monument Mr. J..
H. Walker, chairman of the Memorial COM
mittee, called upon the Rev. j. O. Peck to make
the invocation. The Rev. J. IL. Cunning made
! the Grafton OF the day. At its conclusion the
military fred a volley over the graves, and the
Rev. DR.. Peck pronounced the benediction.
The most notable feature of the day in Green
wood was the unveiling of the sarcophagus
erected over the grave of General Joseph c..
Pincllney. About 2:30 o'clock Cameron Post,
No. 70, accompanied by the Tibbetts Corps
from Troy, and Post No 90, General Shields,
reached the cemetery. At General Pinckney' s
! grave Commander John r. Nugent made the
introductory address, after which Major Willard
Bullard made the oration. The unveiling was
| by ex-Commanders Davis, Phillips, Rngwall,
and Osborne. Post No. 137 decorated the grave
| of the late Lieutenant Hunter, son of eE-Mayor
Hunter, of Brooklyn. Mr.. Hunter attempted
| to speak, but was overpowered by his feelings
| and had to retire.
| The second division of the Grand Army
reached CyISess Hills cemetery shortly after
noon. Mayor Low presided, aud the address
! OF the day was made by tle Hon. Seymour
| Dexter, OF Eimira. At EveSgreen cemetery
/ tho graves were decorated by L. NJ. Hamilton
! Post, of East New York At Holy Cross celne-
| terry and the cemetery of the Dutch Reformed
! church at Fiatbnsh tRe graves were decorated
| by Post KerSwall, No. 149. In the cemetery OF
| the Holy Cross the Post was received by the
| Rev. Father b. McHugh, who made an appro-
priate address
! A detail of Abraham Lincoln Post decorated
| the grave Of Mrs. Edward Vanderpoel at Green
wood. Mrs. Vanderpoel founded the LexiDg.
ton avenue hospital for wounded soldiers dur
| ing the war.