The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-01
MEMORY's TRIBUTE.
sTREwINe THE GRAVES OF THE
UNION DEAD WITH FLOWERS.
Observance of Decoration Day Very Gsn-
eral All Over the Countrywide o'a
Commanders salute-Ceremo
niles at Chicago AMI
Elsewhere.

NEW York, Juns L. Decoration Day
being a legal holiday in this state all the
banks, exchanges and down town offices
were closed. and the city had much the ep-
pearance of a holiday
The Seventh regiment, while marching
from their armory to the position they were
to occupy in the procession, paraded pass
Gen. Grants house. The general stood at
as 1t filed past He had on skull cap
and was unsupported by bis cans. Mrs
Grant. Col Fred Grant and wife,
Mrs. jesse Grant and other mem
bers of the family stood at other win
dows When Col Voss was abreast OF the
house he saluted the general, and the latter
lifted his right hand and returned the cour-
tssy in military fashion When Reno and
Gilso post passed the house, their band play
ing ATLANTA to the Sea-" the general was
visibly affected He salutsd in response to
the lifted hats Of the men. group OF four
gray haired men who fought in the Wild
ernes," stood on the steps Of house opposite
the generals residence, and. ON the generals
appearance, lifted their hats On noticing
his wan and emaciated appearance the
were very much affected.
President Cleveland breakfasted at Seer
tary Whitnsy's house. Shortly after Gen.
Mcmahon arrived with two coaches. The
general and the president entered ore car
risge and Secretaries Endicott and Whit
ney the other, and drove to the Windsor
hotel There they were met by the delega-
ton from the Grand Army Of the Republic
and escorted to the grand stani where the
president reviewed tho parade. While at
the hotel, no cards were sent into the prAsi
dent.
The parade was fine one and was taken
part in by many organizations. The graves
of the soldiers and others loved an lost.
were profussly strewn with flower IN all
the cemeteries adjacent to the city.
The entire city Saturday presented e no IT,
day appearance Flags fiuttersd from many
public and private buildings The streets,
especially along the route taken by the pro
cession, were filed with people. and large
crowds were gathered in the public
squares All the monuments i'll
the squares were decorated with
flowers and bunting. The procession of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and accom-
penying regiments started at about II
o'clock and marched down to the grand
stand, where the president and his friends
reviewed it. Gen Shalsr rode at the head
Of the first division Of the National guard.
Behind him rode his staff All the officers se
luted the president and he DOTTED his hat.
Among the prominent veterans present
were Gems. Henry E. Davies, Henry A Bar
| mum, John Cochrane, Charles F. Stone
| Daniel Z. Sickles and Edward Jardine
1 a A. l. al, l..
and Secretaries Whitney and Endicott, were
| Postmaster General Villas, Gen. Hancock
Mayor Grace and Gen. Doubleday.
At Brooklyn Decoration Day was more
generally observed than usual. Toe flag,
| on all the public buildings were at hall
| mast, and private decorations were profuse
The militia and Grand Army parade was re
viewed by Governor Hill.
Ceremonies ut Chicago.
CHICAGO, June Notwithstanding tn,
fact that the day opened with a drizzlin:
rain and decidedly chilly and foggy at
mosphere, the observance Of Decoration
Day in Chic go was on a more extensiy,
scale than for many years A majority o
the stores and wholesale business house
closed at noon, In order to give their EN-
ployes an opportunity OF paying a tribute o
respect to the memory of the thousands O
departed soldiers whose remains ar
Inferred in the various cemeteries around
the city. Among the most imposing anC
elaborate Of the ceremonies were those al
Rose Hill, under the auspices OF Custer post
g. A. R., and at Graceland, under tn
auspices of the German posts
All day Friday over 300 ladies and vet
Grams were engaged in Transforming heap
Of svergresns and flowers into crosses
wreaths and garlands, and thes
Saturday we're tsnderly laid on tn
graves and on monuments. In tn
afternoon there was a grand procession
of the Grand Army of the Republic an,
other veteran organizations and civic bodies
which was followed by solemn exercises a
Battery D armory
Advices from all parts OF the west indicat
general Observance of the day. At Bloom
ington Gen. Logan delivered a memoria
addres, and large throngs from the SUI
rounding country were in the city to par
ticipate in the exercises.
At Calvary there was special ceremon
which drew great crowds there-the deiica
tion of the monument TO Col James A. Mul
ligan. The monument, which was erecte
. at a cost of 5000. half of which was apprc
= : priated by the state, is granite shaft eight
/, cen feet high, Upon its side is bronze me
) dallion of the soldier TO whose memory
was erected.
The monument stands immediately to th
right Of the entrance, and is in the form @
q Culdee cross, some twenty-five feet i
height and appropriately inscribed In til