The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-02

6naor y save me iSfv 0 M tbro0S @ Of il
lamenting coun tTymen the differing marks Of
former days were lost in universal homage, and
warm dominion through the hearts of men and
spanned the continent with the rainbow of his
eternal peace The beautiful splendOr fell softly
DER the hills and valleys of our country, where:
in scattered s1nken graves rePose the bones OF
brightest hues OF light and color fingered in glo
rious promise of their reward.
Safely rests the land you saved on the patriotic
breasts OF your cOuntrymen. with malice
toward none, with charity for all" they shall fra
hearts your hallOwed memory shall be your coun-
try's treasure and stay forever.
A carriage containing President Cleveland
and Secretaries Lamar and Whitney arrived
in Jersey City at IL 80 O'Clock tonight. The
trio entered a special car attached to the
Washington express, due to leave at mid
night. but which left at 12:1S While wait
ing the party chatted in tie private car.
Miss Folsom, it is stated, will leave at noon
tomorrow for Washington. Mr.. Clevelend's
law partner, Bissell, is in the city, and he
will, it is believed, accompany the young
lady.
AT GENERAL GRANTS TOMB.
Almost with the first dawn of daylight
people began to assemble around General
| Grants tomb, and by 10 o'clock hundreds of
visitors were on the bluff overlooking the
Hudson. One or two light showers fell
| early in the morning, cooling the air, but
scarcely sufficient to lay the dust. For the
rest, the weather was fine and pleasant al
| though cloudy. A platform and four stages
! had been built on each side of the tomb. and
| at daybTeak the business of arranging the
| floral decorations on and around the latter
| began. The front of the tomb was draped
with ivy sprigs so thickly as almost to hide
| the brick work. On each side of the gate
were beautiful wreaths of lilies, red and 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 white dove resting on
it, and round the 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 floral
| cross of arms of Easter lilies, roses and
| smilax. The interior of the tomb was a mass
of palm branches, plants and ferns, maiden
hair and others. On each side of the gateway
| on the exterior side were disposed scrolls of
white immortelles, bearing, in purple letter
ing, the words "Finis" and Peace" and In
| front of the entrance was a three-inch gun,
composed of white immortelles with car.
riage of ivy. A white dove perched on the
| muZze.
The members of the Grand Army Post,
military ETC., who took part in the ceremo.
| nies 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. m. BY this time
| Riverside Park in that neighborhood was
filled with vast throng of people stretch
ing away from the central object of interest
| in every direction. The order of march to
the tomb was as follows: Battalion of vet.
eran police from Brooklyn, Marshal and
staff; staff of General Isaac s Cattlin, Grand
| Marshal of Kings County battalion of
United States Marines from the North
Atlantic Squadron; Company B, State
Fencibles, with band; U. S. Grant Post
No. 327, of Brooklyn: George C. Meade Post
! No. 1, of Philadelphia; guests from Phila-
delphia; y. s. Grant Post No, ., OF Philadel-
phia q. S. Grant Post No. 4, Melrose, Mass;
visiting delegations from departments of
| Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
New jersey Delaware, Colorado, Iowa, Illi-
nois, Tennessee, California, Maryland, Min
nesota ana Missouri; officers of Regular
Army and Navy in full uniform; second di-
vision National Guard, State OF New York;
Third Brigade National Guard. New York;
Fourth Brigade National Guard, New York;
field staff and line officers of Thir-
teenth and Twenty third Regiments
and Third Battery National Guard;
Uniformed Veteran Association of the Thir-
teenth Regiment N G. The Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, guests on foot Lafay
ette Post No 40, of New York, as special es-
cort to Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan
and staff; coaches containing Generals Sheri
| OdD ana Logan past COMMANDER ln-CHen OF
the G. A. r., and orator of the day; Bishop
w. L. Harris, Governor Pattison, OF Penn
! sylvania; Lieutenant Governor Edward +.
Jones, of New York; Senior Romero, MeXi-
can Minister, and of Adjutant Generals of
the State Militia.
Atlantic squadron fired minute guns. AT the
tomb the battalion of marines and the State
| Fencibles formed line TO the left, while the
Grand Army posts advanced to the place re-
served for them in front OF the grand stand.
The Edwin D. Morgan Post No. 3S7 of New
gan by the playing of Chopin's funeral
march by Arbuckle's military band. This
was followed by the Grand Army
Ritual, read by Commander J.
P. Hoytt. After the Champion Musical
Society had sung the hymn Nearer, My
God, to Thee" Rev. DR.. r. S. Storrs of
Brooklyn, offered prayer. When he had
finished there followed responsive service
from the Grand Army ritual, in which Chap
lain r. B. Gwillin and Commander G. II.
Howatt took part. The Ampion Society
sang another selection and then General
Logan delivered the address OF the day.
The following are extracts:
GENERAL LoGAN's SPEECH.
COMRADES LADIES AND GESTLEMEN-Millions OF
people have gathered to-day TO sing paans of graf
/ itnde TO their sleeping benefactOrs and with one
loud voice TO chant anthems of sweet apprecia-
tion, that may rise from earth to Heaven like
"Sabean odors from the spicy shore
OF Araby the blest."
We have come 10 claim share in this beauti-
ful and grateful service and TO perform our parts
in an act that possesses no quality OF a task To
! be an American citizen officiating in a service of
gratitude TO the fallen defenders OF his country
but second to being numbered among those to
whom this homage is rendered. No more lofty
acts are TO be found in the records OF authentic
history than the noble sacrifices of the American
soldier upon the field of battle and the votive Of
ferings OF his c0untTymen upon the holy altar of
hrs memory
You have devolved upon me the duty OF voic-
ing your sentiments OF fellowship Of gratitude,
and of affection upon day that has been eonse-
Grated 10 the American sOldier-One that will
continue TO be observed by our countrymen as
long the Republic shall last patriotism shed
its beams across our happy homes.
Ii is no new custom TO offer Oblatlons in memOrg
of the dead. In every age of intelligent man. toe
struggles of Life have been sustained by a belief
in and longing after Immortality" There j.
no existing record OF the human race that does
not attest this interesting fact. Monuments.
mounds and sepnlchers that have survived the
names OF individuals and Outlasted their more
perishabe bodies, alike bear witness OF il. H0-
mer declares that "all old folk yearn after the
gods" and this observation is no less true of
those who wOrshipped the monstrOus creations
OF the Nile, the Orontes. the Ganges the pagan