Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-02
How the Sacred Anniversary Was
Observed In Washington and
Elsewhere.
The Floral Tribute at the Tomb Of
General Grant In Riverside
Park,
Cleveland Reviews the PArades in
Brooklyn and New York and
Dimes With Miss Folsom.

SUSIE TT 1t to 1t great extent. He drt1ug
ton C,rere-sionnl Ceu!et ny and the Sol.
der, Home were points where formal sar.
r;css were held. The veterans turned out
in f,rce and pr ecedtd with macy bnid-,
Nving co,ors and an abun ance Uf flowers
tn the cemeteries. Several batteries 81
LIFTED States a"riiller. led the Arlington
rroc. s-ion. and they were low by the
District military and local Posts OF the
CA r.. the col,red Posts with their large
membership forming a noticeable feature OF
the parate. A large delegation from the
Veterans Corps, all proceeded 10 Al.xan-
dria, Virginia, wh"re they were met by the
Alexandria Light Infantry, and escorted to
the National Cemetery OF that place, where
flowers were strewn upon the soldiers
graves. A large wreath OF rose and other
flowers were sent from the White House
to-day to Mount Vernon to decorate the
toni OF Washington.
I'm Hew York.
Almost with the first dawn of daylight
the people be an to assemble around Gen.
Grants tomb, and by 10 o'clock visitors
were on the bluff overlooking the Hudson.
A platform in four stages had been built on
each side OF the tomb and at daybreak the
business of arranging the floral, ccorations
on and around the latter began. The
'front.' of the tomb was draped with ivy
sprigs so thick as almost to hide the brick
work. On each side OF the gate were beau
tlul wreaths OF lilies, red and yellow roses
;.nd ferus. The iron bars of the gate were
>ntwined with sprigs OF smylax, mixed
with roses. Over the gate was a crow of
magnificent lilies and other flowers, with
n white love descending on it, and round
tie half circle OF the arch was
the inscription, Faithful unto death" the
lettering composed of white Christmas
roses. Over the keystone OF the arch
stood q floral cross Of arms OF Easter
lilies, roses and similax. The interior of
the tomb was a mass OF palm branches,
foliage, plants and ferns. On the exterior
side we're disposed scrolls of white inn
mortelles, bearing in purple lettering the
words, "Finis" and Peace" and in front
of the entrance was a three-inch gun COM
posed of white immortellcs with a carriage
ofiyy. A white dove perched on the muZ-
gle. Members OF the Grand Army who
took part in the ceremonies at the tomb,
went up the Hudson by steamer to 129th
street and marched to the spot, where
they arrived about 2 p. H.. BY TIL. time
Riverside Park in that ne%ighborbood, was
filled with Il great thrOng OF people stretch
ing way from the central object OF interest
in every direction.
During the march to the tomb, the North
Atlantic squadron fired minute guns. At
the tomb a battalion of marines and State
militia formed a line to the left, while the
Grand Army OF the Republic Posts adj
vanced to a place reserved for them in
front OF the grand stand. The ceremonies
This was followed by the Grand Army
ritual read by Commander j. p. Howati,
After the Amphion Musical Society had sung
Nearer My God to Thee" Rev. DR.. StorIs,
OF Brooklyn, offered prayer. When he had :
finished, there followed responsive service
from the Grand Army ritual, in which ,
Chaplain r. B G. Williams, the Amphion !
Commander H. NJ. Calvert took part. The |
.Amphion Society arg 'Ye Heroes Who :
Immortal Live and then Grn. Logan de- ,
liyered the address OF the day. l
DIMES WITH HIS BETRoTHED. !
Miss Folsom breakfast.d in her pr;vat j
parlor in the Gil-ey House at 8 r'cl"ck '
this morning. She r, ceived II la ge bouquet (
from the President accompanied by a nO,e. q
At $50 Secretary AID Mrs. Whitney called. f."
and later Mrs. Was, Mrs. Endiro't and '
Mrs. Lamont called. and soon three I'll l
schootmates Of Mss Fo'som were shown I
up to the parlor. The callers soon de- h
parted, and Miss Fo sam, a companied by II
Mrs. Lamont and BenjtminF l>n,n, drove
Fifth Avenue Hotel. ami soon Miss Folsom a
VAS seen viewing the reviewing stand in S
Madison Square through IN opera glass.
At 1890 Miss Fplsps, accompanied by II
Mrs. Lamont. returned to the Gil>ey House. t
At 3 o'clock President Cleveland drove up |
to the Thirtieth street entrance OF e
the Gisey House and was at once Il
shown up to the private pa ,ior of +
Mics Folsom. He remained until 6 O'Clock, '
when he dined with his betrothtd in her h
p%arlor. and at 7'45 O'Clock he took his \
leave for S, secretary Whilney's residence, I
and he then drove to the Academy OF I
Music. At $40 p. M, Mis- Folsom, ac- C
conpanied by Mrs. Villas, Mrs. Whitney, "
Mrs. Lamont and Secretary Endicott in il
Two carriages, left the hotel aid went
to the Academy, where they occupied
a box during Memorial services.
On the stage at the Academy were seated ,
President Cleveland, Secretaries Whitney, .
Endicott, Lamar and Villas. Gen. LOAN =
and others. Mayor Grace introduced the :
orator of the evening, Gen. Villas, who paid :
a glowing tribute to the dead heroes. He u
dwelt at length upon the three Generals I,
who have diet since last Memorial Day. =
Grant, Mcclellan and Hancock. -
THE PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON. T
A carriage containing President Cleve- y
land and Secretaries Lamar and Whitney Il
arrived in Jersey at 11:3O o'clock tonight.
The trio entered a special car attached to q
AAAbfSEoS NdS " - n
midnight, but which eft at 1918. While r
waiting, the party chatted in a private v
car. Miss Folsom, it is stated, will leave !,
at noon tomorrow for Washington.
A TRIBUNE ACCOUNT.
The President had little rest on Sunday
night. 1t was long past midnight when he ,
entered at Secretary Whitney's house and :.
ne was called yesterday morning at 6:3O. r
An hall an hour he was in the breakfast :.
room with Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney, Secretary :.
ard Mrs. Endicott and Secretary Lamar. =
An hour was spent at breakfast, and as !.
sooH as the meal was finished carriages y
were order d to drive over to Brooklyn, :.
where Mr.. Cleveland was to review the q
parade. He left Secretary Whitney's !.
house at sos and droyerapidly to the 23d ~
street ferry. In Brooklyn he was the
principal guest at a reception at the house
otJoseph +. Knapp, and then saw the :.
parade from the review stand in Bedford II
avenue. He returned from Brooklyn by a
ue s3d street ferry, and hurried to Madi- {,
son sqnare. He drove up Fifth Avenue to .
Mse1 the procession. the head OF which was !
a"olt at 29th street. 1t was met by the I
PRESIDENT at 9th street. The guard c
% police separated to allow. the Q
residents carriage to take a place
IN the line. Turning it south
MT. Cleveland a taken to the ceremony
stand, where he alighted. When the last Ii
VI the line had passed, the Old Guard drew l
up before the reviewing stand to escort the h
uvrnes,dent and his party back to Secretary {
Mh'tney's house. They arrived at 1870 i
uhd made immediate preparations for lun' c
Gneon. Besides Mr.. Cleveland there were 8
SSolonel Payne, Mrs. Whitney's brother.
SSecretary and Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont, s
TW%vcretary Lamar, Charl-s Harvey and Mr.. l
Myckes. The Preside. t was to go to Riv- q
erslde Park in the afternoon to attend the
exercises in honor OF Gen. Grant. but he
LEU TOO much fatigued. Mr.. Cleveland had
Wvv ggln the day by informing Secretary
Mhltnay that he should make no disposi- +
g..oa OF his time after the pa, AIDES had been .
seslewed. During luncheon several per- s
suns o called at the Secretary's house and j
asked to see Mr.. Cleveland. Two or three
Oh The genus crank and were uncere- {
mon!ously dismissed. ]
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