New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-01
MEMORY OF A NATIONS DEAD
TIE DISCREPANCIES OF DECORATION DAY.
rARADEs AND OTHER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sTRTwN WITH FLOWERS.

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| any previous Decoration Day Tho otrer was
more general than ever. while plenty of
pleasure seekers aud ample means OF gstheation tho
great majority Of people took part In the significant
ceremonies OF tho day. The fact that it marked the
quar- OF the beginning OF the Civil War,
and that 1t tao opportunity offered for the
decoration OF the tomb of the great Captain OF the
Republic who laid rest in Riverside Park last
August drew crowds TO the city The throngs
of at services M General Grants grave were
nearly the day OF his funeral. The eab-
crate floral adonments of the tomb extensive
probably than before. Tho MOI ning
parade OF the National Guard Federal contingent an
Grand Arm OF the Republic cxceei any previous similar
ont anu challenged comparison with some OF the
fines, professions wtnesscdin New York President
Cleveland reviewed the pirades both here ana IN
Brooklyn. IN the services at Riverside ive Federal
men of war took part. In the evening there 'yere
successful obsorvances In both cities.
SUCCESSFUL PARADE.
Men IN uniform began to appear In the streets
before Z o'clock in tho morning proceeding
to The OF rendezvous OF the organiza
tlons that take part IN tho parade The Ma
tiona Guard regiments and batteries assembled
promptly marched to the streets designated for the
formation Of tho First Division. the right resting
Ffth-ave., at Fiftysixth-st Later tho Grand Army
posts the and sailors OF tho Navy tho sssoca
tons survivors OF volunteer regiments and the Sons
of Veterans arrived. and placed In
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each side OF Flfth-ave At o:l5 Brgadier-
General William C. Ward placed himself at tho head OF
the First Division and led 1t down Fifth to Forty
seventhst whore he halted tho column AMI reported
10 Grand Marshal c. H. Luens that the escort for the
Veterans was ready. At this ,ime there brief
shower but 1t did hot give tho troops much OF wet
Ting
At 10 O'Clock the order to march given. Behind
General Ward rode his staff and next marched tho First
Brigade, commanded by Colonel William Seward. Jr.
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ant-Coonel Thomas +. Rand. with Conterao's
ND aud drum and fife corps of forty men. first
in the column The ten companies were eqializei with
front eighteen files and the looked and marched
well. Next the tn Regiment, Colonel james II.
Jones. with foil band an drum corps. ThIs regiment
In twelve commands OF sixteen los each The
18th RegimeDt Colonel Alfred r. Stewart. followed.
nine companies had sixteen files each and 1t had fail
band and drum corps The 22d Regiment Colonel John
T. Camp. next and made fine appearance. It
paraded twelve commands OF sixteen flies each, and
the stepped briskly to the music
Glmores large band, by which selections from Tho
Mikado," arranged as a march, given with spirit
The full drum fife and busIe corps with the ree-
The 81 Battery. Captain Ferdinand p Earle,
with Its Calling appeared The LIST Battery
Captain Louis Wendell followed.
General Louis Fitzgerald at the head OF the 81
Brigade, the right OF waich marched tao 7th Rcgi
ment, Colonel Emn0ns Clark The large drum corps
under the Dram or John Smith and Cappas
band could not make music enough reach the |
Of the regiment which marched in twenty patoons
OF eighteen files each. The 9Th Regiment, Colonel |
James Cavansugh, with its large band and drum
presented 4 fine appearance; 1t had twelve commands
o twenty flies each The 9Th Regiment by contrast |
looked puny with only companies OF sixteen files
each: Colonel George d. Scott was IN command. The |
list Regiment. Colonel Edward A. McAlpin, which
of this brigade sho we'd wonderful Improvement
last year. Its officers have evidently infused
life into It, Its full band, led by Felix EOen. and
large drum. hio and buge corps preceded
mands Of eighteen fl les EACH
THE GRAND ARMY POSTS.
The fifteen divisions OF The Grand Army column fol-
lowed the National Guard escort aud led By Grand
Marshal I.utjens and 4 numerous staff The headquar-
tiers nag OF the Grand Army WAS carried by william
W tkinson. The escort consisted OF a platoon
carriaSe. Containing past ermd ,narshals Department
Commander James :. Frazer. aud officers OF tho
lowed By the United States Naval gade. North Al
a smS@ s S' IN R. d v tso e 81
were command by Captain j. NJ. T. Youns and each
them and behind them marched infantry battalion OF
sailors. each having sxteen n.,s with taelr white
canteens cartridge bolts. white pancake caps AMI
tenoa They were followed by an artillery battalion Of
sailors IN similar garb with four Hockss guns. The
Pioneers Assistant Engineer william Parks command
ing. brought up the rear of the brigade
The n.1t ten avi.Gn' were COMPOSED sniirey o.
rycn abreast. T,cy passed in the following order:
aa%S' hG % E' Fo no. % Villain %a9n s sS%
Ps Fa"S1 h rS o GGe Bean d y.'a
ssrsn POST Of Wa Kennedy ios1 10 cf o.
f@Eccs asysiis ,eEer Posi- 10 81 John scIm.diins
POST \ O. o. Department Penasyysnla guests Of Dahl
s Tne P & 81 fGs sme o SaF Reno "a Post 9Sn
N Ms' Post 20 70 oh nS 70 S5
Greedy POST So Sl7 IleGSoIs Z. Yicma ieIayeiis
30. rs, ,Arcmbll ,ew3tj J9ls.n k1patnck
s Fo 10 James Es S p No. 5
Post no IS. g J94n on General so MSas Goreor2a
to2. John j. Mampn4os.i 4 s Williams Post. No. 800.
P5 Ts g Van il Po beSSfs
POST 40 S aa. AH9Tsn Fs
50 9. william Petsrkn Phi Ke1Tny Post 40 3 joseph
Post NO 4G;, c. Atng Adam coss Post 80 81 Charles
Thomas Me1.hcr Posi- SO se7 James KeG9c, Thaddcas
s. rost 10 22 sa Mek c SSa rgn
r S Ne M Hn M%on o 10 U 5Snm
John h,T y Post 70 80 Ionn Bo~ss stennor
Mis6ac %&asa yin s5 Sci, fei S5s
mander.
The rest OF the procession composed OF the sur
viyors of the 10Th Regiment, Nsw-York Volunteers cd
Duryee zouaves) Meaghers Irish Brigade. tho 9th Reg
4aa 5h Dar5Cs zonaSc ioth and rts
ments, the lst Regiment, Ncw-York Mexical Var Vet
erans United States Regular Army aud Navy Veterans.
Ncw-York Association o. Mexican Veterans. tho 73i,
3oth 1881 ana oith volunteer regiments.
GaIdes Lafayette, the Goth Regiment Veterans the
Highland Quart, St. Pagrs School Cadets Farmer
Cadets, Garnet Cadets. Veteran Guards. posts and
camps OF soma of Veterans, the Volunteer Exempt
Veteran Firemens Association. the ct Columbia Rife
Corps and The floral division with wagon loads OF
flo weIs for tho various posts.
After the column WAS siraishteacd out there was
long halt until all wa. ready a. the reyiewn stand.
The procession marched through Fiftl-ave Forty
second-st. Mad.son-aye Thiry-sXth-st, Flfth-avr.,
Seventeen thst, Fourth-ave Fourteenthst and Fifth
TO Washington square. whore the parade dis
missed the National Guard regiments returning their
arores and tho Grand Army Posts proceeding TO tho
various cemeteries
AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
Madison Square began TO I'LL early rs 8
4. N. The reviewing stand was the west
lido OF Flfth-ayc. AMI almost opposite was
liza aIand for fainlllea OF memhnrs of the