Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-01
DECORATION DAY.
4 Brilliant and Orderly Pageant In
New York.
The President and Miss Folsom Re-
view the Military Parads.
Imposing Services Held Last Even
ing at New York.
Events of the Day From Many
Cities.

Nrw York, May 3l.-The sky to-day
had a threatening appearance, and this
morping there was sharp rainfslL This
.,,p psssed away, but the day was dark
and gloomy one. AL business was sus
pended in this city. The procession was
one Of The most imposing and best dis,
cipliped public psgesuts ever seen in this
,i,v The two brigades Of the National
figard which acted rs escort to the Grand
Army column were warmly spplsuded for
their fine appearance and excellent march
ing Church bells rsDg out an opening
salute 10 rhe day, snd flags w9re displayed
=, ballmsst on all public sud many private
bnii5;ngs A war.worn battle aag de-
nsa5ed from window Of the Vanderbilt
mansion a. Fifiie;b street.
r. orders Of the Fra, Division Head
Quarters the troops were 10 assemble on
Ws., F.ny-six,h AID contiguous streets at
o. % the regiments 10 parade in full
dos uniform. .,sht marching order, and
~ Fo,m in close column Of companies
,;,D,in f.oar. tho head Of tho COlaun rest
IN, op Fifth sveuue. Roll call sounded in
me Seventh Regiment ArmOrJ at q. m.
Twenty minutes later the regiment march
Cd GU, through EAs, Sixty sixth street. BY
the residence where only one year ago,
General GIANT ro'.ed up the shade at his
window, and, With bis skull cap drawn
p,bfly over bis head, and received
marching salute. The Windows were 6lk
aJ today with throng Of curly-hesded
cIiIa-su acd the gallant General Is at rest.
ApgIvAL CT THE PRESIDENT
Z, vss after zine o'clock before General
Ward gave the order TO mach Then the
Ninth Regiment wheeled into Fifth avenue
erI the psrsda began. At the Windsor
H9,sls delay o.cuy;.i. The chiefs we're IN
The borsl DISCUSSING the news that Gov
srror Hll! had, a. the last moment, de-
sGned to participate on the groanS OF IN,
syoisaale engagements Grand Marshal
I,,zsns Chief of S-af D G. Mslin and
A-..-.,ut Atil'aut General Tr,mble were
IN q pusudarv. General Pail Sheridan wss
|, .,. t,.,l ..... .vs coarse, could not review
80 o. s..-g...l & vac nor known when the
P,s.li..y e..iiarnye Atlhe ED OF sn
hon. ;rfzl!igrace was received tnst the
Prssiien, Sas approaching the foot OF East
Trer,v.rFird street rhs D d Guard was
ss,, un4ar command oi Msj1r Geo. W.
VrIosr 10 receive him Tne procession
s,s,.ad. conveying with 1t General Sleri-
dan who vas loudly cheered ss he left tbe
bo.pl Tbs line O. marcA was through Flt'y
IN Fo-,,secopd st.eet, TO Madison avenue
10 Tbirry-sixta street, 10 Fifth GVsnus. Oa
Madison avenue lhe President escorted oy
the Old Guard Was placet on the rlgnt OF
the line The reyie aing stsEd Wss reacaee
alla Thcu the m>ccG past began
MISS POISON VIEWS Tbs PARADE.
Long before tas, hour fixed tor the NOV
ing Of the coiumr every poiGt OF vantage
about Madison square bad ia occupan.
Every window IN rhe Fifth Avenue Hotel,
the Hoffman HOus- AID Aiosruarle Hotel
was filed with ladies snd gentlemen. Far
lor s. Oh tue second H0or Of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel was oceG 9,sd By Mrs Villas
and her larry Of lads fr;-uds, sniopg whom
were Mrs Ard Mss Folsom Ne. Folsom
was on the grand sad neac TIE spot as
sirned for the P;-sil,n,. ~ 10 o'clock
m. p,r.tl pss u0' Ia sight. There
VAS ips.eai h,tls sprinkle Of rain,
out no S'-ertiaG ~ss paid TO H.
At precisely Ii o'cl0ck Capt. Mount,
nth Us a,.jooE Of mounted police
passed the 4auj. Mex; came the Old
Guard and tn veterans OF Him0all Post
No 100 G A r. Who acted as Ire Presi.
dents special jod7 guard They deployed
10 line facing 'hs rsyiaRing sfaNd re- Sscre-
tsrv Villas aaj Gcl.era! Nc IahOn sseslded
70 the reviewing s'anG from csrrisgs
Mayor Grace and President Mooney, OF the
Board OF Aldermen rad already arrived
aud assisted by Police COmmI-si1ner Soor-
hees showed Mr. Cleveland 10 The place OF
honor reserved for him From the next
carriage came Gen. Sheridan, Col. N. V.
Sheridso and Col Blunt. ihen Gen S2ho-
field zen WhipDle and Admiral Josette
snd his staff To the lei; OF the President
uooi Nayor G,scq, then Little Phi, and
naxs 70 him PresideHt Mooney Secretary
Whitney and others.
GILNoRs SMILES At THE PRESIDENT.
Toe first regiment Of the military escort
70 pas was the Eleventh, and Ss the cOlors
were .1Rsrsd in salute ths President dofsd
hshA.. GllnOTe's band came next, lts 100
pieces playing Nendelshon's Wedding
March The vociferous cheers Of the null
tituds added 10 the compliment. Gllnore
himself played frst cOrret and threw one
Of his broad fresh smiles ~ the President
as he passed His ExeelleUcy ackno~l-
edged toe compliment by waving his bat,
snd then half turned round to look at
Mayor Gvsce The cheers continued until
IN strains OF he band became lost
iNdrinC 81 hal in the parade, the Presi-
dent y 'as asked if he thought he WAS equal
to the IA, que of being present So the csre
monies 81 General Grants tomb Mr.
Cleveland reo, ,ied: Ian here to do what
tha people Of fN,wI,rk want me to do, and
sh,l no, g,umsls At any arrangements
Jon make. OUT rsE9smber, ] have long
night b:-re NE
l. was iiaally arranged that ths fatigue
Md De- 20 much, "a the Prssldent had
G,ue ssriY morning duty in Brooktyn, and
would have to ne present in the evening ct
IN" Acad, nv Of Music So, OF the conclu-
sloa Cftn- review the President was driven
70 SecTersrg |Ji,nsy's house unnsr escort
Of the Oli Guard. thus enabling him to Sc
euse rest snd IecuperS;s for the evening
event
At GRANTS TOMB,