The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
wAsHINGroN's BIRTHDAY.
A Solelnn Celebration lin New
York City.
last Tributes Paid TO DeLong and mss
Companions-An 1mme sc Procession.


New YORK, Feb. Washington's Birth
day is being observed here to-day BY the sus'
pension of all business; banks and exchanges
are closed. The post Office closed at ten
O'Clock in the morning. Extra matinees were
given at all the theatres and the various clubs
and organizations celebrated the day In an ap-
propriate manner. The athletic clubs engaged
In contests of different kinds
noticeable feature is a deep und ercurrent
OF intelligent appreciation which seems to per-
wade the dense and orderly crowds that throng
every street and avenues in the lower part Of
the city through which the remains OF DsLoug
and his gallant companions are being borne in
solemn funeral pageantry. Last night COM
pany of the 9th regiment of Hoboken, acted ss
guard of honor on the pier of the Hamburg
line. Shortly after daylight crowds OF people
began to:gsther ON the pier and we're permitted
to walk past the remains for q final look. The
caskets we're in wood cases and covered with
the funeral pals that had been used at Orer..
burg. Distributed over the pals were floral
gifts that had been sent by municipalities, ST.
cietes and individuals in Europe and New
York.
The flags in SHoboEen and on the shipping
adjacent to the Hamburg pier were ut half
mast Shortly after nine O'clock, tug from
the Brooklyn navy yard ran up to the end of
the deck. She was under the command oi
Lieutenant Commander Barber, who came on
from Washington to take charge. There were
aboard of her Lieut.. Co nmander Hubbard and
Noel, Lieut.. Berry and John W. Danenbower,
Chief Engineer, George w. Melville and the
sesmeD, Ninderman, Norud AMI Lauherbach,
who were on the Jeai nsite. Lieuts. Harbet
and SchultZe who brous ht the bJdies from ST.
IBERIA we're also present.
When the tug was moved to the pier the SOL
diers formed in Two open files at "present
arms" before the gangeav aed a squad Of sail
ors conveyed taeboxss conta Mug the bt dies on
board the tug. Each ca>key was wrapped in
the Union Jack and on DoLongs casket was
placed his dresscoat. hat and sword and the
Stars and Stripes. The boat then proce edtd to
pier /, North river in this city, Here The
bodies we're carried 10 the dock.
delay occurred pending the arrival and
form alton of The various organic AtioDs to COM
pose the procession, snd it was some fifteen
minutes later before the cUrtege was resdy 10
move. 1t was preceded by thirty mounted pO-
licemen, who with the greatest difficult clear
ed passage through the thrOng which densely
racked Broadway, on both sidewalks and
roadway. After the police came the marshal
aud aides, Commander Robeson, q. S N, and
Capt. Mecker, U. S. Marine Corps, and Lieut..
Stewart. u S N. the Navy ward baud of fort4
Iieuts. Hsrber and Schultzs in charge of tne
pail, ana immediately in advance of the line
OF eleven hearses open car. completely
loaded down with elaborate floral liec5s. The
hearSes " r. uI1iorm in re and color, plain
black End each was drawn by two black hOra-
es. They were followed by the survivors Of
the expedition and a carriage contaiDing Mrs.
belong and her relatives After these march
ed 100 seamen of the U. S. steamer Saratogs,
23d regiment Nat onal Guards, N. Y, 69h
regiment N stonal Guards, regular army tat
TALON OF 80 men, sixty officers of the army
and navy, invited guests in carriages. These
were followed by the police commissioners,
Brooklyn common council, Brooklyn board Of
supervisors, Committee of the New York Board
of Aldermen, Mayors Edison OF this city, and
Low of Brooklyn, Judge Advocate, Gen. Ho-
ratio q King, Senator, Warner Mills, Chiefs
OF Naval Bureau, Maj. Gen. Hancock and
Secy. of War, Lincoln, the Russian Minister
and Consul Gsneral Post Master Gen. Gresh-
am, Secretary Chandler aud Commodore Nap-
spur OF the navy. The different societies fol-
the memorial committee of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Farragnt Post, No. 70,
6. A. r the New York Herald club, commit
tee OF grammar school, NJ. /, 1900 members
o. the Ancient Order of Hiberuians, followed
by platoon of police on foot
The procession went across Brooklyn bridge
to Brookls u y'yard where 1t was dishanded.
The church services over the remains will oc-
cur tomorrow.
On Broadway and along the line of the pro
cesslon many buildings were eraped. while the
flags on public aud private buildings on the
shioping in the harbnr and upon the foreign
consulstes were at half mast.
The procession crossed the bridge and march
ea to the navy yard whers the corpses were
laid in STATE in the equipment building.
BERLIN, Feb 22.-The American flag was
hoisted at the American legation, and Minister
Sargent entertained the resident Americans at