New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-01
THE BROOKLYN DEMONSTRATION.
MR. CLEVELAND REVIEWS THE PARADE.

A RECEPTION IN HIS HoNoR-CoLLAPsE OF RI
VIEWING srAND-LEUT- COL BACON THROWN.
The feature of Decoration Day in Brooklyn
was the President Cleveland ana Senator Logan,
the reception them ut the house OF Joseph
+. Knapp in the Eastern District. Tho President was
greeted the foot of Broadway by salvo OF twenty
guns, and escorted by The 23d Regiment TO the
house OF Mr. Knapp. Many of tho in the vicinity
decorated. With the President Secretaries
Endicoit, Whitney and Lamar, PostmasterGeueral
Villas, Postmaster Pearson, United States District
Attorney WilDer, Goneral H. C. King and General
Robert Avery. The crowd In front OF Mr. Knapps
house. at B.dforiave and Ross-s. cheerei heartily
guests aghted. The arrival OF Senator Logan. in
company with Colonel +. d Grant and senior Romero
also the signal for loud applause Among the many
who had assembled In Mr.. knapp spacious parlors art
gallery mnsc-room to welcome tho visitors
Governor Patson Of pe1nsgyanla Mayor De vehcr. Of
General Schofeid ami stan General iafiranit s;a n
the Re.a, sressrncp James Campbell and
h The Rey T r. e ayar ger n eS % s1yGr
Icircnis Colonel John auyeF b. butcher George H.
MaySr Hqnig Henry Leah he Eey pr T. r. nssTsS
Henri Newell John A. Nichols The Rey syresie' ma Ma
l. Phiiip. r. H. Rodmsn and iiusn McIaagain
Tie the following members OF U. 9.
Grant Post: General q a. Gilmore, George W. Mel
vle v I. sprssne. ID. y. Tcmplcton II. NJ Calvert W.
II. Barker y. Tebhetts. AMI g. H. Frankenbcrg. The
and Mrs Dr. Talmage. It had been intended 10 present
the guests to the President. but hs time limited
that he was compelled TO take his place
reviewing stand in front OF Mr. knapp's house.
An Incident which before arrival OF the
President was the presentation to Senator Logan
of bounuet OF Southern magno.ias by
Captain spiizcr. OF r. +. Lee Post. OF Richmond.
Logan said he accepted the token sign
enmity between the south and the North mad passed
away.
As tho President appeared on the reviewing
stand Grand Marshal Catlin gave the order for the
parade begin. 1t $3.50 o'clock he saluted the
President The way cleared by the OF
the mounted police United States troops from Fort
Hamilton including artillery and light batteries aud the
Marine Corps from the Navy Yard with battalion OF
sailors lei the column. Then followed the entire Second
Division of the National Guard under General Moneux
nciuning the 18Th l4h. SOD. 47th and 23d regiments
and the Sd Battery. Brigadier General McI.eer was
not able to take his comm and and Colonel Barnes of
divided into four divisions with Mansfield
Post in the first division wa: a, tri-
surrounded by representatives OF the States ali
of them daughters of members OF the Posi-. aud
which minute guns were fired Included in the second
division were re brigade OF war veterans. three fire
engines and two hoOk-aud- ladder trucks The OF
Veterans marched with tho thr, division. and the
las, v''lon were COMPANY H. SItc fencloes OF Pnlla-
place and u. 5. Grant Posts OF BROOKLYN and OF
Melro,e Mass There were 1000 in the ranks and the
The President waited until The militia had passed the
stand. made his way to his carriage and was
conveyed to this city. Just as The parade 6egan few
drops OF rain fell Int they did the pro-
grainme The ronte OF the parade In Bedford and
Lafayette ayes. South O1ford-st, Hanson place
ard Flatbu-n-ave lined with spectators
AT Lafayette ana Clinton ayes reviewing stand had
heen erected. for which about 500 Invitations were
s.uei. 1t was placed over the iron fence surrounding
The grounds OF Dr. Edward Chapln. and ~ feet
long aud Is feet wide the seats using In tiers
w TO- It's fullest c"Pacy In the centre were
many BROOKLYN officials no had driven from the Bed
fordaye stand They had just been comfortably seated
been overweghted. gave way. The platform gradually
settled and the seas sind down to the side walk as tho
irail uinDefs Dioko ana Inc awning overhead went
down. Tho fence underneath prevented sudden col |
were slightly injured
Scarcely had THIS incident passed when tho horse of
Bacon. OF the Odd Regiment. which
had thrown him once before again became unnamlDe
able aud ran down the street II dashed the rcgi
ing Lis rider received a severe bruse ON III. l.ft
knee. Two mcmbers of the band, Carl Rudolph and
Armory IN the regimenral ambulance.
The parade missed at Flatbushave ani Nevins
The Decoration Day exercises were rounded out last
evening By great meeting Ia he academy Of Music IN
veterans. Upon the stage among others General
iartrsn;t; Genera catn. Mr. Beecber, the Rev. Drs.
A. d. Mlrelock, John Oakley, IL. l. Pratt and a J.
ery Inc andGGss MED s the house Music wa, fur
1eneTa H. G. king opened the exercises by presenting
Nj, Beesher 10 preside The latter s'id thai
Northern ''' custom bat the the North r p Sas .1a.
tended to the Gulf tApplause. The southernsrs also
'trewed howeIs upon tho graves v' their dead.
II had been born In the South" continued Mr.
Beecher i" would celebrate the day also Bat I could
not now strew flower there 1t was TO celebrate their
cause, but II TO celebrate the beroisn OF the men
would" DR.. Ta!Mase made "A prayer and Mayor whit
ney gave an address Of welcome. As he concluded tbe
OF Robert f. Leo Camp Of Rlchmand
dressed IN Confederate gray entered. They were loudly
appauded. ami led by H. ". knight the audience gave
three hearty cheers for tho JOHNNY Rrbs In or ,n,
poem read by Professor r. w. Raymond and an
oration entitled on TO Richmond" and How we
John X. Paxton. He told how he starred
for Richmond 10 1862 and took three
ears 10 get there His Grafton fun OF hutnorou.
and pathetic rec objections OF war tines and
OF ChaDceloTsvie, Getty sburg. aud other famous bat
tlenclds with the nnal surrender at Appomattor
One Of the ex-COnfederates present made q brief
speech paying tribute Grant The soldiers OF Lee
he said would stand by the soldiers Of to see that
the Union preserved. Mira Cathahne w. love tho |
only woman war veteran, gave recitation Tho Dandy
Fifth" The exercises closed with singing America"