Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-03
Memorial Day in New York,
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE TOMB OF
GENERAL GRANT.

Thousands of people visited Grants tomb
at Riverside Monday The floral decorations
were very fine. The front of the tomb was
draped with ivy sprigs so thickly as almost to
hide the brickwork. On each side OF the gate
were beautiful wreaths of lilies, red and yell
low roses and ferns The iron boxes 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 descending on it.and round
the halt-circle of the arch was the inscription,
Faithful unto death"
Over the keystone of the arch stood floral
cross of Easter lilies, roses and smilax. The
interior of the tomb was mass of palm
branches, foliage pl nts and ferns, maiden
hair and others. On each side of the gate
way on the exterior side, were disposed
scrolls OF white immorteles, bearing the pur
Pile lettering the words, "Finis" and Peace"
and in front of the entrance was
theee-nch gun composed Of white i'm
morteles, with carriage of ivy.
white dove perched on the muZzle.
The largest and most complicated floral de-
vice was that sent from Bay City. Mich. 1t
stood on the left of the tomb. 1t was
shield seven feet high, composed of immor-
teiles roses and red pnks. On the summit
was dove with olive branch in beak. Below
was inscribed, mt. McGregor and Appomat-
tox."
In front of the shield, in full relief, were
the Michigan arms, deer supporting
shield with a bad-headed eagle above. The
laurel, bay. and other evergreens of which the
device was partly composed. were picked on
various battlefields where the general had
shared in the fray On each side of the shield
was floral ladder, bearing on its rungs the
Ala , a.. G.
of the Michigan shield was large device from
/ the George A Mead Post |, Grand Army of
the Republic of Philadelphia colored
frame of immortelles, the centre filled in
with evergreeus and bearing the inscription
"Tn Memoriam of Our Commander, U. S.
Grant"
Behind this was life sized horse composed
of white flowers, and sent by the department
Of California On the right of the tomb
a large framework filled in with ivy, present
ed by the department of Pennsylvania. 1t
bore the arms of the State and the words
"Vrtue, Liberty and Independence" with
designs in yellow and purple immortelles.
From the department of Massachusetts came
simple and very effective device, a
shield composed OF plain white field of
immorteles, with the arms of the State and
motto, and &c A. r. Beneath was the in.
scrption, Massachusetts treasures in sacred
memory our nations honored dead"
Over the tomb was one of the most tasteful
devices-an eagle, life size, with cutspread
wings, the whole composed of light pink flow
ers. This IVES the gift of Nine. Barrios, wild
ow of the late President of Guatemala Be-
hind this was a monolith of dark green foil
age, encrcled by wreath of the same mate
rial, bearing the thrty-nine stars which rep
resent the States of the Union. This was
!, John, N. b. Another handsome device, tri-
angular in shape, composed of choice flowers
and placed on the top staging behind the
tomb, was the gift of the Chinese residents of
New York, and bore an appropriate inscrip-
ton.
Among those present in the procession TO
the tomb we're Lieutenant General Philip II.
Sheridan and staff. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS her-
idap. Genera John A. Logan, past comman-
der int chief of the G. A. r., and orator of
the day the Rev. DR. Storrs, Bishop W. L.
Harris, Governor Patterson of Pennsylvania,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Edward F. Jones of
New York. General p. H. Guthrie, adjutant-
, general of Pennsylvania; Samuel Dalton.
adjutant. general of Massachusetts,; General
Philip Carpenter, adjutant-general of Yer
t Stephen r. Smith, adju,ant- general of Con-
. nectcut.
The west end of the grand stand had been
reserved for members of the Grant family
and their friends, upon which were seen the
familiar face of Colonel Fred Grant. his wife
and two little children, Julia and U. S.
Grant, Jr.. Jesse Grant and wife with their
little daughther Nellie, U. S. Grant and wife
and child, and Mrs. Judge Dent. All of the
Grant family were dressed in deep black.
Seated with them were Mrs. II. H. Honore,
w. c. Andrews and wife. Mrs. General Lo.
gan, General Navajo, General Rufus Ingalls,,
and DR.. and Miss Logan of Illinois, Mrs,
Governor Alger of Michigan, U. S. Grant.
son of Orville Grant, General B. Frisbie of
California and DR.. Shrady.
The exercises began at s O'Clock when
Major Corwin, the chairman of the commit
} tee. directed the Arbuckle band to play
E Chopin's Funeral March. Commander J. P.
Howard of the u S. Grant Post read from
the ritual of the G. A. h. The Amphion
, Society of male voices than sang NEARER,
My God, to Thee" Rev. Dr. Storrs then Of
fered prayer.
At the close of the PRAYER the ritual of the
3 G. A. r. was read with responses by the Am
phiou Society. Chaplain r. B. Guiliin lead
ing. by reading ''What man is he that liyeth. -
etc. The Amphiens then sang .sYe heroes
who mortal live," when General Logan was
: introduced by Major Corwiu as "our COM
t rade." General Logan delivered an eloouent
address, and in closing said
The names should be chiseled upon the ma;estic
column that, leapiug from the banks ofthe Pofomac