New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-31
DAY OF SACRED MEMORIES.
DECORATING DEAD SOLDIERS GRAVES.
FEATURES OF THE PARADE-DEcKING THE LiN'oLN
AND OTHER STATUE.

AND OTHER slAiOb'
The observance of Decoration Day wac
marked with the usual marian so'"'s yort
day. The military parades IN new .,
"S p,oot,vn were In all respects successful
,vh,,a there was an unusually large hu"ipoi
Of men in the Grand Army divisions OWING 10 INC p
ticipation OF many sons OF veterans iIeni"s =,
land and members OF his Cabinet. Win eeherai IN
and other military gentlemen reviewed. 'no N,,,
,h,s city. and Governor Hill In Brooklyn. No'"''h
Ito, the threatening weather tho streets were
,h ,.d with people 1t being legal holiday pahhs'
exchanges and nearly all places OF business were
Tho dav was fluffy observed I'm tho lower part Oh 'o
city The only signs OF life In wall street "cro sec" "
tho new buding Just begun by the Astors' ana Nv o
on exchange where are being prepared TOT 'nc
o % tbeIInited Board One door OF the STOCK
- onon and workmen were busy all day In arranging
o., Tho new system Of reporting prices 1t Is expected
nc tbe Committee OF Arrangements mat wheh 'ho NC"
.vstem IA I'm full operation such athing "" puoAe'
shop" will be impossible
Tho Division OF tho National Guard never appeareo
. ha,,or advantage or marched better than yesterday
90 of the regiments the State uniform neat
and serviceable dress Tho Ith anu SSu vas cool
n6 be overcast rendering marching enJoynbe Nine
o'clock the hour named Tor the pIS SnarJ Major
Hnt I, VA 90 an hour later before tho Ola 4uaiu hyoi
Mel Fan commanding escortng the PresidentsI party
began its march down Fifthaye Inc and
Inc the First Division formed III flity %
s Treats above il on each side OF Ffhaye The Grand
Army posts were formed on the side streets Us i uo"
u" 80 when the head OF the column reached
TIE reviewing s sn stand IN addition iGGh to tho
party were Mayor Grace. Controller L>ew loce So
missioner voorhls President ncnnty Commissioner
smith Charities Commissioner simmons an o nd tan
crs of the CITY Government. General shaler anu s .a
saned The President and took positions near te
viewing stand. The First Division WIS Ieu W .
Rcrimenf headed by Gimores Band IL was composed S
n len companie with twenty files front and made manu-.
some solderly appearance The Ith Kego nd we'll The
$ OF snod Turnout the failure Of
the State authorities to furnish the o made
n rreditabe display The 18th Regiment had US colors
drared In consequence of the recent death o 'oono'
The yarous posts of the Grand Army did not turn out
So po,S r Pn K K at Gsa POST Morgan
POST Dangren Post and Reno Post were not1eeao ,
The tattered battle flags carried by the seVer posts
we're chccred The floral displays on the trucks Were
nrofuse and handsome Several bodies OF coofed veeI
ans SeTf bonr IN passing the reviewing
subject OF remark that the President was eo'us -
down the avenue. A little before eleven 1.-The the
head of the line turned into Fourteenh,s IRON r' u,
ave marched down to broadway past the statue OF
lincoln around the north end OF the square ana thence
between the statues OF Washington ana iAn e''o snT
the men saued by raising their hats and me taieIea
bate-fsgs. many OF which were nothing phl p.t
rass we're dipped homage to the Martyrrd fresuen
The balcony o at the north end OF The sanars
was occupied Sy the ire af the Grand Army
The decorations OF the Lincoln statue, made py Tost
bound around the and floral devices
in immorteles on its four faces Among these latter
we're the Grand Army badge aud horseshoe Win
crossed sabres within IT, The enclosure around inc oase
was filled with poted plants. the gifts OF the chhdroh
OF the public schools. - ,oo ,...a ,,.
George washington Post No lo3. decorated ths
equestrian statue OF Washington with red whte anu
blue bunting, svergreens and inmortelies Inc space
within the railing Also filled with poisoning PisnS
given by the scholars OF the schools. y,
surrounding the statue OF Lafayette was an arpoi OF
evergreens extending from the top OF the peues 70
several ond the base The statue Itself was raea
ia ali open haidomo oi evergreens anh snowoahs sna
rs feet stood IN the midst Of brilliant hued MOWERS scat
tered all the little plot OF grass on which tue sa,ne
stands we're pots containing costly plants ana
flowers. Tho pedestal itself was trimmed WIN ionE
strings OF laurel and on Its faces were devices I'D
white blue, and yellow immorteles and iyyeayes inc
decoration mado by W. Wilson for Post Lfay ette
No 40. -
The Worth monument was deliberately decorated by r
stokes of the Holman House. POtted plants covered
the base while flags dropped from the top aud reamrrs
extended TO the four corners OF the railing Fhfskut
statue was hidden almost by bunting and bsnks OF
flowers. 49,.
Tho old Frances Tavern" at Broad and Pearl sn.
which was Washing toms last headquarters IN TINS city
nj the OF the evacuation 10y the Brltsh was eApor
atey dressed with flags and was visited by large mum
Der Of veteran soldiers and ether eitizens