Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
Its is Very Generally
Observed.
DECORATION OF GRANTS TOMB
A Wealth of Flowers and Immor-
telles-The President Reviews
q Parade.

[SpeeiaIto The Herald blythe associated Press
NEW YORK, May 81 The sky to day
had threatening appearance, and thi'
morning there was a sharp rainfall
This soon passed away. but the day wa
dark and gloomy one. All business
was suspended in the city. The pro
cession was one Of the most imposing
and best disciplined public pageant'
ever seen in the city. Church bells rams
out the opening salute to-day. and flag
were displayed at half.mast on all th'
public and private buildings.
Long before the hour fixed for thu
moving of the column every point o
vantage about Madison Square had III
occupants. The parlor on the second
floor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel was oc
cupied by Mrs. Villas and her party O.
lady friends, among whom were Mrs
and Miss Folsom. When the Gilmore
Band passed the stand from which the
President reviewed the parade, its 10(
pieces played Mendelssohns "Weddine
March" The vociferous cheers OF the
multitude added to the compliment.
In the evening exercises were held al
the Academy of Music. On the stage
were seated President Cleveland, Score.
taries Whitney, Endicott, Lamar and
Villas. General Logan and others. Mayor
Grace introduced the orator OF the even
ing, General Villas, who paid glowing
tribute to the dead heroes. He dwelt
at length upon the three Generals
who have died since last Memo
rial Day, Grant, Mcclellan and Haoeock
GENERAL GRANTS TOMB.
New YoRK, May 3l.--Not even on
the August day when the body of the
great soldier was laid at rest was the
tomb of General Grant bedecked
with such wealth of flow
ers, immortelles and evergreens, as
surround it to-day. Confederate and
Federal veterans have We'd with each
other in sending tokens Of remembrance
and affection for the dead leader.
The slope leading to the river is
crowded with q waving field Of
loveliness, spreading in fau-shape be.
hind the tomb and topping the little SPOT
OF rising ground In successive rows of
floral emblems. A quaint and striking
contribution was received from Robert
r. Lee Camp of Confederate veterans Of
Richmond, the words LET US have
peace" appearing in blue letters on a
gray ground.
Almost with the first dawn Of daylight
the people began to assemble around
Gen. Grants tomb. and by ten O'Clock
hundreds Of visitors were on the bluff
overlooking the Hudson. A plat
form in four stages had been
built on each side of the tomb,
and at daybreak the business
Of arranging the floral decorations on
aud around the LATER began. The front
Of the tomb was draped with ivy sprigs
30 thickly as almost to hide the brick
work. On each side Of the gate were
beautiful wreathes of lilies, red aud yell
low roses and ferns. The iron bars Of
the gate were entwined with sprays Of
smilax mixed with roses. Over the
gate was crown Of magnificent lilies
and other flowers, with a white dove de-
seending IN IL, and round tho half circle
of the arch was the inscription, Faith
full Unto Dsath," the lettering composed
Of white Christmas roses. Over the
keystone of the arch stood floral cross
OF arms, Easter lilies, roses and smilax /.
The interior Of the tomb was mass Of
palm branches, foliage, plants and ferns,
maidenhair and others. On each side Of
the gateway on the exterior side were
disposed scrolls of white immortelles,
bearing in purple lettering the words
~ II l. 81
the entrance was a tbree-inch gun, COM
posed OF white immortelles with car.
rage of ivy and white. dove perched
on the muzzle.
The members OF the Grand Army who
took part In the ceremonies at the tomb
went up the Hudson by steamer to One
Hundred and Twenty.ninth street and
marched thence to the spot, where they
arrived about P. NJ. By this time
Riverside Park in that neighborhood
was flIed with vast throng OF people.
stretching away from the central object
OF interest in every direction. During
the march to the tomb the North At
lantic Squadron fired minute guns. At the
tomb battalion Of marines and State
Invincibles formed q line TO the left,
while the Grand Army posts advanced
to the place reserved for them 10 front
Of the grand stand. The ceremonies
began by the playing Of Chopin's "Fu.
neral March. This was followed by
the Grand Army ritual, read by Com.
mander j. P. Howatt. After the Am
phion musical society had sung the
hymn Nearer My God to Thee" Rev.
DR.. Storrs, Of Brooklyn, offered a
prayer. When he bad finished there
followed responsive service from the
Grand Army ritual in which Chaplain
X. b. @. William, the Amphion society,
Commander Howatt and Post Command.
erH. M. Calvert took part. The Am.
phion society sang aye Heroes Who
Immortal Live" and then Gen. Logan
delivered the address Of the day.
AT wAsuIseToN.
WAsHINeTos, May 3l.--To.dsy
opened with an overcast sky and toward
noon . steady rain began to fall. Bust
ness was suspended to great extent
Arlington, Congressional Cemetery and
the Soldiers Home were the point.
where formal services were held. The
Veterans turned out in force and pro,
decided with many bands. flying colors
aud an abundance Of flowers to the
cemeteries. Several batteries OF United
States artillery led the Arlington pro-
cession and they were followed by dis.
trict, military and local posts Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. The
colored poss with their large member.
ship formed noticeable feature Of the
parade. A large delegation from the
Veterans Corps also proceeded to Alex.
andria, Virginia. where they were met
by the Alexandria Light Infantry and
escorted to the national cemetery at
that place, where aowers were strewn
upon the soldiers graves. A large
wreath of roses and other flowers was
sent from the White House to-day to
Mount Vernon, to decorate the tomb Of
Washington.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3l.-The banks,
business houses and Exchanges were
closed to-day in observance of Memorial
Day. The police, militia, @. A. R. posts
and Knights of Pythias turned ont in
HlIOuk HutubtiH tht9 huOfutuR ana
marched through the principal streets to
the cemeteries. The principal feature
OF the parade was truck load OF beauti.
full flowers, In the center Of which was a
full. rugged ship made entirely of flowers.
This evening Memorial exercises were
held at Metropolitan Hall. Conrade w.
r. Smedberg. Of the @. A. R., was presi-
dent of the evening. There was vocal
and instrumental music. General o. o.
Howard delivered the grafton.
AT OTHER CITIES.
CHICAGO, May 3l.-Memorial Day
was observed and appropriate ceremo.
MES took place at all the cemeteries.
The procession was very long. Similar
reports come from st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo and all
large cities.
GENERALLY OBSERVED.