New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
p.R.pINe IN HONOR OF DECORATION DAY.
FINr DISPLAY IN FIFTH-AvE.-RkNih"hD NJ
MADISON SQUARE BY THE PRESIDENT

A PINE DISPLAY IN FIFTH-AVE.-RENih"hD NJ
MADISON SQUARE BY THE PRhsiDhNh -,
The principal novelty IN conhec'lon win
Decoration Day this year was the weather " -,
,x,s ccolpot too cool for those who marcheu III 'ne
~A hut e,orgb 40 TO make heavy overcoats not un-
aO,..,.hlo for lookers-on. on the whole yesterday
celebration was q model one In almost every resleo''
There may have been greater croWus an" 'o"'e' "o
trtions along the line OF march In FORMER years ouV
there has not for long time been more genera sus
uens,on OF business active participation III the
harvaoees neculiar 10 the day, or better military
demonstration All the lower portion OF the city devoted
10 trade was quiet and in the upper part except III te
carly hours OF the forenoon, when the day marketing
was in pr6yross the signs of activity all seemed to have
son,c relationship % the celebration The stlh breeze
Int che flags dspayed along the river fronts. and on
thousands Of houses all the city futering brsky
and gave energy and spirit to the parade There had
ben an excellent organization of the procession TO start
with and the military prOmptness aud brlskness OF
movement promoted by the excellent marching weather.
made THIS portion OF the Celebration pass of without
drawback to complete success There were seventeen
Grand Army divisions in the parade embracing thirty
four posts besides hrgdes Of the National Guard Of
the state and other military organizations There we're
probably 900 men in line, and two hours were occu-
ped IN the review.
The streets east and west OF Fifth-ave from Forty
second-st 10 Fifty-seventh-st, were the formation
grounds of the various divisions and these streets the
avenue which they discharged the members OF the
columns and especially Madison Square where the review
took place. were the first sought by the gathering
crowd. Naturally the mass Mas densest carry III 'ho
morning around the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where num-
Der % civil and military dignarics were gathered oc
Casi0nal Glimpses of whom rewarded the ssh' sooi"
Thence the crowd reached up aud down the avenue r"
FIFTY cightst. Washington Square For hours StoeV
car travel was blocked the lines passing MauiSon
SQUARE and the procession OF men was gone II was
followed by another of cars almost as long
THE MAKEUP OF THE PROCESSION.
The regiments composing the First Division y. c. >
n Y formed In Ffty-seventh and Fifty eighth sts tho
head of each column facing Ffth-ave General oh'er
and his staff were In Fth-aye., Ffty-seNenth-s
The Grand Army post formed in the streets on
each side of the avenue The order that as fast as
the division passed the head OF the succeed
ing one the latter TO fall in behind This prevented
confusion At 9:3O the procession started IL was Ieu
10y the Old Guard under command OF MAJOR george W.
Mclean. The Old Guard. with their hrllah uniforms
and bearsktn hats made brilliant appci. ancc .ehrrhi
shaer and staff Looked neat ana s9ldicriy rng III
Regiment led 10y Gilmorc's band ehcied many couDn.
mentary expressions for their So9d nhrShs G
credit ,,.,.
came next in the line followed by the I'm Regiment
which was heartily 9ppanded seldom Ias sr ri s Of
tho best The 69th and Sth Regiments presented soou
appearance and their maIcins Was b nt Tc"rl Of
the Il Regiment that it should have made SO poor
,ho yias in numbers aud marching The Isl ana I'd
BATTERIES looked capable OF dong good srvice.
The Grand Marshal OF the day was General HaTieS =
Stone who was assisted by General Lloyd Aspnwal ana
a numerous staff Something Of a novelty was The ap-
pearancc of Adelphic Conmander,' KNIGHTS iembhII'
These were followed by the veteran organization Of the
National Guard. The Memorial Division was heaael ny
Genera & F. Butler The latter was the recipient Of a
coed desl OF applause and good-natlred chalng
rom the Gro Nd The National Guard Division for the
occasion acted as escort to the Grand ARMY u INC
Tho FIRST Division proper was composed OF detach-
OF artIIerymen from the forts ID ana AROUND tle
fIo he
kinncs0a, Tennessee and Vandalia. the veterans OF
1872. and of the Mexican War ne sailors were louulS
There was not so much attempt at display by the
Severn Of them were noticeable by the number IN
and the old tattered bate-hass tnatwere (drieH;
Prominent among these were Dahigren' WIN EN-
battle-lags Koltes Post with The old battle nag. OF
General Blenker5 division; elisa Joe hVc on o
shelds WadSwOrth John A DIN SedgWlch, VIII ~ as
carried by of the organizations when SeYer M
iatsVette and Hamilton. Veteran and John A
Andrew Posts composed OF coored veterans. -
-oa1tasH orSanaatons Colonel John W Marshal! com
hiandng al the wcIcEo%n var %onaI Iouayrs
Hawkins the Second Fire Zouave- the "a e9h
sd and IO3d Regiments. The most noticeable floral
piece WAS bed Of flowers bearing the inscription, Ty
died that the Nation might live
AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
Early in the morning President Arthur Secretary
Teller Attorney General Brewster MaOr-Gc Han
cock Mayor Edison and less notable persons
Parior l of the Fifth Avenue Hotel There
they 80 by the escort and guard of honor
the President, the former cOnSstl OF Sbe ga udIu
commanded by Major George ". Mclean, the latter
composed OF two members Of each OF the Grand Army
Posts and the seth Regiment New-NOrk Volunteers
commanded by General q. A. Barnum. shortly before
$50 the reviewing party entered ca!Ilagts ana unuer
escort we're driven to the reviewing stand IN FHt1-Ave
lust below the Worth Monument DiagOnay acfo5sslhe
avenue was another stand built for the accommodation
OF fr ads OF the Grand Army Of the Republic The nd-
Mission to both stands by ticket Al the reviewing
stand Arthur. the members OF his Cabinet Gen
era Hancock and Mayor Edison took positions under
canopy Near by the visiting Japanese digltailes
President Kirk. of the Board Of Aldermen. controller
Grant Commodore T. Scott FillebrOwn, Excise Com
missioner Morris Police Commissioner Mason, Geue al
Daniel l.. Sickcs. General Barnnm and Major Mclean.
The Presidents and guard formed IN front of
the stand To the salutes OF the Division commanders
the President gave returns. and he frequently lifted bis
hat 10 the tattered which carried past
him The marching column reached tile stand at POO
and the lst division passed. II at :o7 Then Ae Pe'
escorted to the Twenty third entrance OF the fHlh
Avenue Hotel.