New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-31
PRAISE FOR DEAD SOLDIERS.
EXERCISES AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
ELOQUENT GRAFTON BY SENATOR EvARTs-How THE
PRESIDENT WAS RECEIVED.

A stranger might have inferred from the
number Of policemen who lined the approaches to the
Academy OF Music last night and who were owed
away inside behind the and In tho passages and
galleries. that some re-eang Communists were holding
y meeting there and concocting plans for riot and
ooodshed that might have to be suppressed by force
But this unusual display OF blue-coated officers was
apparently due to nothing else than the attendance of
PRESIDENT Cleveland at the Memorial Day celebration.
whether they were intended to prevent tumultu-
Gus admirers Of the President from overwhelming
MIN, or to oyerawe possible crazy assassin who
might contemplate taking shot at the Chief Magistrate,
old not appear. Anyhow they had little enough to do
Ihere was no wild rush to get in at the doors There
were several vacant seats in the parquet and
70 themselves. And IL was noticeable that
there was. litto display of enthusiasm so far as
inc PRESIDENT concerned Senator Evarts received
o %n91 warmer reception and when n response to an
i soh IN Senator kyarts's speech to "the gal.
a dpsyns SA .Oder5 eaass
faces the great volume Of
10 appear still moro insignificant.
pUwa ho stage and In the General Lloyd As
Commissioners Crlmmins and BesEman, the Rev Dr.
Howard Howard Crosby, Judges HAYES, -. Han and
sra Ely Parker Gensrai o HaTry 'oE
Iremain Grand Marshal Bennett ". Ellison and Presl
dent Sanger OF the Board Of Aldermen. Tho Governors
staff In Offering uniforms occupied a stage-box 1t
s;45 when the Presidential party made s appear
tenty awaited its appearance The United states
Depot Band whiled away tho time by playing patriotic
stage arm n-arm with tho President. Following them
we're Senator Eyarts General Hancock Secretaries En-
dieott and Whitney, Postmaster General Villas,
Governor HILL Mayor Grace. General sickles
and several officers Of the Army and Navy.
Mayor Grace who presided, made brief address. He
touched q responsive chord when he spoke words Of
sympathy for General Grant, and was heartily APP
plauded Senator Evarts we'll sustained his reputation
Tor eoenence He spoke OF tho varied tender feelings
the anm6sitles of the war died out they
he growth OF deep and lofty patriotism fseingy no
its dead and living soldiers who fought for the
UnioD and insisted with hearty approval from the audi
encc that Congress woud never permit any parsimon-
ious economy In the matter of pensions they had
sny abridgmen OF their claims to Preferment In pub
lac Offices. feeling allusion to General Grant was
loudly appauded; also An eloquent declaration
that the Nation he had saved would never permit his
ter suited to the Occasion. TentnS on the Old Camp
ground was sung feelngly by Carl e Duft and tho
New-York Vocal Union that involuntary tears came 70
tho eyes OF many veteran present.
Dahlgren Post No. 49, conducted memorial ceremo-
MES Cypress Hills in the dedication OF marble mon
gaune The sIercses were prefaced by an address by
Commander William McEntee; an invocation By Chap
6crs. poem written for the occasion was read by
Thomas Vi. c. Kncaid. An interesting Grafton was do
by Colonel Dngaune was read by IT. C. Parkc. The
post then proceeded to tho grave Of Miles ORelley
Tho plot in Lutheran Cemetery given to j. L. Rker
POST 80 g. dedicated yestcrdy the Post being as
sisted by the veterans OF the llth Regiment and the
G2d New-York Volunteers Addresses mado by
Judges oAdam and Brown, Justice Patterson, Henry
BOtty and the commander of the post, John schmidng
the In the cemetery the members OF the
post took their guests to the Middle village Hotel ana
gave them dinner.
TIE NAMES OF LINCOLN GARFIELD AND GRANT
WASHINGTON, May 30.-General Burdette in
closing his Grafton the decoration ceremonies in Ar
ngton Cemetery said Here where all the sanctittes
born Of patriotic selfdenlal have fit altar, Abraham
Lincoln ght 20 have been buried. This the place
to have laid away our comrade. James A. Garfield
memorial day. Your hearts have shared for mo the
name I next would speak When at tho sound OF the
bell oil men shall mourn. God keep tho day long way
on here and only here is there place meet for his sep
uchrc There lies the capital Of the Nation he served
and saved soldier and President This Is the Potomac
flowing at our feet It's banks have conservation fol
uses such as this Vernon IS near by Here is thu
guard already set silent but faithful Heavens rostiu
peace with him he Joins with all his heart to-day IL
remembering his comrades gone before"
Tho memorial marble slab In the Baltimore and Pc
tornac depot marking the spot where President Garfield
fell by the hand OF tho assassin Guteau decorated
by pyramid OF flowers composed red and white
orange blossoms, panses ana yolots, surmOunted by
wreath The decoration was made by Mrs " f. White.
matron I'm charge OF the ladies' waiting feature
OF tho celebration at Arlington the singing OF the
Orpheus Club organization composed OF coored men,
The services at OAK Hill Cemetery were INFORMAL
number OF the members OF the Grand Army decorated
the graves OF the soldiers that burial ground Among
tie graves decorated those or secretaries Hunt
Chase aud stanton surgeon-Gencral Barnes Rear Ad-
mirals BOor and Rogers aud General q. h. BabcocL.