Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-25
A GRAND FLORAL TRIBUTE.
A Carload of California Flowers for
Grants Tomb,

Grants Tomb.
; There arrived from Oakland last evening
a fruit car attached to the overland express
train filled with the finest floral products of
| California. en- route to Riverside Park, New
York, there to be placed on Decoration
Day, by loving hands on the grave of the
nations departed hero. General Ulysses S.
Grant. 1t is hardly necessary to add that
all that cultured and artistic taste could do
| in selection and arrangement of the floral
| offerings has been done to make it not
| only in some measure worthy OF
| the fame of him whose tomb it
will decorate, but also expressive of the
feelings with which his memory IS regarded
| by the contributors in common with all
our citizens. The movement originated in
| Oakland. The car will go over the follow
| ing route free of charge: Central Pacific,
| Union Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern,
! Lake Shore and Michigan, Southern and
New York Central. Comrades J. l.. Lyon
| and G. A. Fuller accompanying the car as
! Special Aids-de-Camp. The car was opened
at the depot last evening, and hundreds of
ladies and gentlemen were allowed to in
| spect its interior. On the sides of the car
are immense banners in the center of
witch are excellent portraits of the de-
parted hero, surrounded by the following
words: "California's Tribute to the Ma
tons Hero-from the Grand Army and
| the Citizens, Memorial Day, 1SS6-from
Oakland, California, 10 Riverside Park,
New York"
Following is a complete list of the con-
tributions Senator James q. Fair-Ffteen
boxes of cut flowers. L. T. VI. Simmons.
Monterey-Grand Army of the Republic
badge, 3x3 feet. Mrs. Henry VroOman,
Oakland-An American flag feet long,
p inches wide. Z. +. Delger Oakland
Wreath with star in center. A. Chabot-
Oakland-Two thousand Gala lilies, a
banana plant, en- orange plant in bloom,
| tea plants and camphor plants. Hon. JOS
Mckenna, Member of COngress-A banner
3! feet high. John A. Dix Corps, No.
(Woman's Relief Corps, San Jose-A
white star, 3x3 feet Lyon Corps, No. 6
(Woman's Relief Corps, Oakland-A
sword and crown in white pinks. Atlanta
| Post, No. 81, Fresno, and Colonel f. d.
Baker Corps. No. % (Woman's Relief
Corps, Newcastle-Cross. anchor and heart.
b feet high. Garfield Post, No 81. San
Francisco-Broken column, Al feet high
Lincoln Post, No. /, San Francsco-Floral
pillow, with 3" Lincoln Post, No. 1 -" in the
center. Lyon Post, No. s, Oakland-An
equestrian statue of General Grant. life
size. Comrade S. II. Wilson, Company d.
Twelfth New York Infantry. and wife-A
Maltese cross badge of Fifth Corpsl %
inches square. COmrade A. L. Pounstone.
of Lyon Post Oakland, formerly of the
One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer
lntantry-One hundred and one Gala lilies.
Comrade r. 2. Thomas, of George II.
Thomas Post, No. ,, San Francisco
Floral design. Il. Jones and
Welsh citizens of Oakland-Floral
harp. Albert Sydney Johnston Camp of
Confederate Veterans, San Francisco
Floral design. Robert E. Lee Camp of
Confederate Neterans-Floral design. Mai.
1. ?. Turnbull, of General Mahone's staff
Cut flowers. Ariel Lathrop. Palo Alto
Large quantity of cut flowers. Chaplain
Winfield Scott, Angel Island-Florai de-
sign. Sedgwick Corps, No. Il (Woman's
Relief Corps, Santa Ana-Floral design.
Nellman, Peck IL Co., Tillman & Bendel,
Armes d Dallam, L. w. Forsaith & Co, A.
SchllIing q Co, Getz Brothers, H. Levi &
Co, Merry, Fault 81 Co., San Francisco
Floral design. J. w. Morey Post, No 81,
Guerneville-Cut flowers. Miss l.. Bell
Miss Sallie Robinson, VIM. Carr. G. Dietz'
Adiutant Morey Post No. 81, and C. West
colt, Guerneville-Cut flowers. SMrs. NJ. +.
Watts, Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs Rachael Todd,
Mrs, Ola den, Mrs Louisa Riebald. Grant
Avery, Henry Simms, George Earl. Mrs.
Samuel Steward and Mrs Hattie Steward.
Oakland-Cut flowers. Headquarters De-
partment of California. Grand Army of the
epublic-Large laurel wreath ApDom-
attOx Post, No. %. Oakland-Floral design.
Belle Conservatory, SaCramento-Hand-
some pillow. Pupils Sacramento Gram
mar School-Floral banner three feet in
hight