, 1886-06-01
THEY SLEEP IN GLORY.
Memorial Services in New
York City.
Dropping Flags and Tolling
Bells.
The Hero's Tomb, and the Dove
Of Peace.
Memorial Day IN New York.

New YORK, May 3l.-The SKY to-day
had a threatening appearance, and this
morning there was a sharp rainfall. This
soon passed away. but the day was dark
and gloomy. All business was suspended
in the city. The procession was one OF
the most imposing and best disciplined
public pageants ever seen in the city. The
two brigades of national guards which
acted as escort to the Grand Army col
umn, we're warmly applauded for their
fine appearance and brilliant marching.
The church bells rang out the opening
salute to day and flags were displayed at
half mast on all public and many private
buildings.
AT IL O'Clock the intelligence was re-
ceived that the president was approaching
the foot of East Twenty third street. The
Old Guard was sent to receive him. The
procession started, conveying with it Gen.
Sheridan, who was loudly cheered as he
left the hotel. The line of march was
through Fifth avenue to Forty-second
street, to Madison avenue, to Thirty sixth
street, to Fifth avenue. On Madison
avenue the president, escorted by the Old
Guard, was placed on the right of the.
The reviewing stand was reached at ~
o'clock. Then the march began.
Long before the hour fixed for the NOV
ing Of the column, every point of vantage
about Madison square had its occupants;
every window in the Fifth Avenue hotel,
Hoffman house and Albemarle hotel Was
filled with fair ladies and gentlemen.
Parlor IS ofthe second floor of the Fifth
Avenue hotel was filed by Mrs. Villas and
her party of lady friends, among whom
we're Mrs. and Miss Folsom. Mr.. Folsom
was on the grand stand near the spot as
signed to the president. At 10 o'clock the
parade was not in sight. There was in
stead a little sprinkle of rain, but no at
tention paid to it. At IL o'clock Capt.
Mount with his platoon of mounted police,
passed the stand; next came the Old
Guard and veterans of Kimball post No.
100, G. A. R., who acted as the presi-
dent special body guard. They deployed
in front of the reviewing stand as Seer
tary Villas and Gen. McNlahon ascend 4
the stand from a carriage. Mayor Grace
and President Mooney, of the board of
aldermen. had already arrived, and assis-
ted by Police Commissioner Voorhees,,
showed President Cleveland to the place
ofhonor reserved for him. From the next
carriage came Gen. Sheridan, Col. NJ. V.
Sheridan and Col. Blount; then Gen.
Schofeld, Gen. Whipple and Admiral
Jouett and staff.
To the left OF the president stood Mayor
Grace, then Gen. Sheridan, and next to
him President Mooney. Secretary Whit
ney and others. The first regiment of the
military escort to pass was the llth, and
as the colors were lowered in salute, the
president DOTTED his hat. Gilmore's band
came next, its 100 pieces playing Men
DECISIONS wedding march, the vociferous
cheers of the multitude adding to the
compliment. The president acknowledged
the compliment by waving his hat. The
cheers continued until the strains of the
band became lost in the distance. At
WASHINGTON souare the procession dis.
banded and the different posts of the
G. A. r. marched TO the various GENE
teries and decorated the graves of the
soldier dead.
AT GRANTS TOMB.
Almost with the first dawn of daylight
people began To assemble around Gen.
Grants tomb and by 10 o'clock hundreds
of people 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 decorations on and around the
latter began. The front of the tomb was
draped with wv sprips so thickly as to
almost hide the brickwork. On each side
of the gate were beautiful wreaths of
lilies, red and yellow roses and ferns.
The iron bars of the gate were entwined
with SPRAYS of smilax mixed with roses.
On the ton of the gate was acrown of mag
ni6cent lilies and other flowers with a
white dove descending on it. and around
rho half circle of earth was the inscrip-
ton Faithful till death" Over the
keystone of the tomb stood n floral cross
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