Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-31
MEaIO DAY.

ATE AND FEDERAL VETERANS Fol THE
TOMB OF GENERAL GRANT.
New York, May 3l-Confederate and
federal veterans have We'd with each
othor in sending tokens of remembrance
and affection for General Grants grave.
Spreading in fan-shape behind the tomb
and topping little spots of rising ground
are successive rows OF floral emblems,
palms, ferns and small forests Of ever
greene, tastefully arranged. The CEN
trail figure is q very beautiful floral tri.
butte. consisting of q mass of flowers on
a wire foundation eight feet high and
six feet wide. On 1T IS worked, in i'm
mortelles, maiden hair ferns, pampas
plumep, Gala lilies and MARGINAL Neil
roses. the Michigan coat of arms sur
rounded by a floral eagle. On each side
%areshoral laddefs. the rounds of which
bear the words, worked in . flowers,
shiloh" "Vicksburg "Orchard Knob"
Lookout Mountain" and other scenes
OF Grants victories. The whole is sur.
mounted with a floral arch OF roses,
under which stands the word "Appomat-
tax while under the motto is o white
dove resting upon the word peace all
sent by the q. s. Grant post OF Bay City
Michigan. Near by is a contribution
Just received from the Robert e. Lee
olmp OF confederate yeterane, of Rich
m,nd, Va. The words,
LET US HAVE PEACE
appear in blue letters or a gray
ground. On the outside is u hollow pill.
lar, which is large and elegant Vir-
GINA cedar, surmounsed with bright
flowers. Inside the tomb il a large oval
shield sent by Grant post No. 5, of
Philadelphia, with the arms of Pennsyl-
vania in immorteiles and grasses of
many colors. Wreaths of delicate flowers
cover the front of the structure. Twisted
n the bars OF the iron gate are sprays
OF ivy from o plant originally taken from
the tomb OF Martin Luther.
a car load offowers sent by Alabama
has not yet been unloaded.
Major Corwin, assisted by hundreds
OF hands, began at dsybreak this morn
ing to complete the arrangements near
the tomb. The rostrum is yet to be
draped with flags and ut the arena at
Central park there are still three trucks
of flowers and evergreens from FLORIDA
and South Carolina. From the confeder-
ate veterans Of Virginia q laurel
tree, from the fsldsof the battle Of the
Wilderness.
DETAILS OF a NEW YoR PARADE.
New Yok, May 3l-This morning
there was a sharp rain fall, which soon
passed away, leaving the day dark and
gloomy. All business was suspended in
the city. The procession was the most
imposing and best Disciplined ever seen
in this city. The church bells rang the
opening salute and flags we're displayed
at half mast on ali the public buildings
There was q worn battle flag dependent
from a window of the Vanderbilt man,
sion.
BY order Of the frat DIVISION head
quarters, troops were to assemble on,
West Fifth, Sixth,..and contiguous streets
OF niEe a. M. The regiments were ia
parade in full dress uniform, ligh,
marching order, to form in close column
OF companies, with right In front and
head of column resting on Fifth
avenue sThe roll call sounded in
thei ! seventh regiment armory at
eight o. M. Twenty minutes later the
regiment marched out through East
Sixth street, by General Grants resi-.
dence.
IL was after Esne O'clock before Gen.
eral Ward gave the order to march
Then the ninth regiment wheeled into
Fifth avenue and The parade began.
At Windsor hotel a DELAY oo.
CURED. The chiefs were in
the hotel discussing the news that Gov
Hill had declined to participate in the
review on the ground of unavoidable
engagements. 1t was not known wher
the president would arrive. At the end
OF an hour intelligence was received
that the president was approaching the
loot Of East Twenty third stree,
and the old guard was sent to- receive
him. The procession started, conveying
with it General Sheridan, who was loud.
~ cheered as he left the hotel. The
president, escorted BIZ the old guard
was placed on the Right Of the line.
che reviewing stand was reached al
II 8, No., when the march began,
Long before the hour fixed for the
moving OF the column every point of
vantage about Madison. square had it's
occupants and Ievery window in the
fItth avenue hotel and the Hoffman
house and Albemarie hotel was filed.
The parior. on the second floor of the
Filth avenue hotel was occupied by Mrs.
" Villas and her party OF lady friends,
among whom were Mrs. and Miss Fol-
som. Mr. Folsom was on the grand
stand near 1.-THE spot assigned for the
president.
At precisely eleven o'clock Cant.
Mount: with his Eplatoon Of mountsd
police, passed tha etand. Next came the
old guerd and the Eveterans OF Kimball
post No. loo, q. A. r., who 5loteb
as the presidents special BODY
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