The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-02
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How the Nations Honorcd Dust Will
be Embraced by Natures
Children.

be Embraced by Natures
Children.
New York, May 29.-On Decora'
ton Day at the tomb of Genera
Grant the services will / hour and
80 minutes long. After every or
panization that is to take part is in
position and the people are quiet
the screen which has been in front
of the tomb since the floral decora.
ton has been in progress, to prevent
interruption by oyer-courious visl-
tors will be removed. On the top
of the building where the iron cross
now stands will be a floral cross.
Around the top of the tomb, IN a
semi-circle, will appear in white i'm
mortelles the words, Faithful Unto
Death" The motto is 49, feet long.
Over the doorway will be a triple
floral crown On each side of the
door and around the iron letter G on
the iron barred door of the tomb
will be floral wreaths. Two scrolls
of white immortelles or either side
of the door will show in purple i'm
mortelles the words, Peace" and
Finished.
THE FLORAL FEATURES.
The brick front of the tomb will
be covered with ivy. There will be
no flowers in front of the door or on
the the steel coffin to hide it from
the view of those in front. A wreath
sent by President Cleveland will be
laid on the coffin with those sent by
General Grants family. The entire
wall of the tomb will be lined with
plants from tie Central Park Con-
servatory. On the top of the tomb,
midway between the front and the
rear walls, will be a floral eagle with
outstretched wings, sent by the wild
ow of General Barrios. In front OF
the door of the tomb there will be a
cannon six feet long of white i'm
mortelles, with black immortelles to
represent the bore. The gun car
rage will be covered with moss and
the moss covered with ivy. A white
dove will be perched on the lannon's
mouth. The display of flowers in
designs sent from all over the coun-
try will be imposing. The number
of designs cannot be determined I'M
til tomorrow afternoon, for they
still continue to arrive by express.
They will be arranged on platforms
on each side of the tomb. They will
be so arranged that the smaller de-
signs are prominent while the larger
will be placed behind in a regular
ascending rank.
The hour set for the arrival Of the
organizations to take part in the ex-
~ercises is 2 P. NJ. Arbuckle's mill
tary band will play Chopin's funeral
march while the organizations are
taking the places assigned to them.
Then a part of the ritual of the
Grand Army of the Republic, be-
ginning, comrades, the duty Of to-
day," will be recited, Commander
J. p. Howath, Of
U. S. GRANT POST
327, of Brooklyn, leading. Then
the Amphion Musical Society, IN
der the direction of Mr.. c. Mortimer
Wiske, will sing Nearer, my God,
to Thee The Rev. DR.. r. S. Storrs,
of the Congregational Church of the
Pilgrims, Brooklyn, will pray. A
responsive service from the Grand
Army ritual, beginning, What man
is he that liveth and shall not see
DEATH" will then be read, Chaplain
r. b. Gwillim leading. The Am
phion Society will sing a chant, be-
ginning, Jesus Christ said, | am
the resurrection and the Life" Post
Commander J. p. Howath will con-
tinue the ritual, beginning with,
=" To-day is the festival of our dead"
and Post Commander H. NJ. Calvert
will r%ecite, SIN your name, my COM
rades, we have deposited these
memorial flowers upon this tomb,
which represents the graves of all
who died in the sacred cause of our
country"
The HYMN, eye Heroes Who I'M
mortal Live" will be sung, and then
Senator John A Logan will deliver
an address. Bethoveen's funeral
march by the band will follow, then
the salute to the dead, first by the
marines from the North Atlantic
squadron, next by the First Battery
of the National Guard, and next by
the North Atlantic squadron, an
chored in the North river, Rear Ad-
miral James E. Jouette command
ing. The hymn, MY Country, IT'S
of Thee" will then be sung by all
who are at the tomb. Finally, taps
will be sounded, and Bishop Viii
liam l.. Harris, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, will pronounce
the benediction.