St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-01
MEATH TIE FLOWERS,
A General Observance Of Decoration Day
Ceremonies Throughout the
Entire Country.
At New York and Brooklyn President
Cleveland Reviews the Parades in
Honor of the Day.
Gen. Grants Tomb Visited by I'm
counted Thousands Beautiful
Floral Tributes.
A DiSgraceful Exhibition Over the
Grave of the Gallant Mulligan In
Chicago.
Cleveland in New York.

NEW YORK, May 31.-The day was
dark and gloomy. All business was sus-
pended. The procession was one of the
most imposing and best disciplined ever
seen in this city. The two brigades of the
national guards, which acted as escorts to
the Grand Army column, were warmly ap-
plauded for their fine appearance and ex-
cellent marching. Church bells rang out an
opening salute to the day, and flags were
displayed at half mast in all public and
many private buildings. A war-worn bat
tie flag depended from a window of the
Vanderbilt mansion at Fifteenth street.
BY orders of the first division head
quarters, the troops were to assemble on
West Fifth, Sixth and contiguous streets
at a. m, the regiments to parade
in full uniform, light marching Or
der, and to form in close column
resting on Fifth avenue. Roll-call sounded
in the Seventh regiment armory at a. H.
Twenty minutes later the regiment marched
out through SiXty-sXth street by the resi-
dence where only one year ago Gen. Grant
rolled up the shade at his window, and with
his skull cap drawn tightly over his head,
received marching salute. 1t was after 9
o'clock before Gen. Ward gave the order to
march. Then the Ninth regiment wheeled
into Fifth avenue, and the parade began.
AT the Windsor hotel delay occurred. 1t
was not known when the president would
arrive. AT the end of all hour intelligence
was received that the president was APP
preaching the foot of East Twenty-third
street. The old guard was sent under COM
mand of Maj. George w. Mclean to re-
ceive him. The procession started, con-
veying 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.
The president escorted by the old guard
was placed on the right of the line. The
reviewing stand was reached at II a. H.
Then the march past began.
THE CROWD.
Long before the hour fixed for the NOV
ing of the column every point of vantage
about Madison square had its occupant.
Parlor 35, Oh the second floor of the Fifth
Avenue hotel, was occupied by Mrs. Villas
and her party of lady friends, among whom
were Mrs. and Miss Folsom. Mr.. Folsom
was on the grand stand, near the spot
assigned for the president. At PRECISELY II
o'clock Capt. Mount, with his platoon of
mounted police, passed the stand. Next
came the Old Guard and veterans of
Kimball Post No. 10, G. A. R., who acted
as the presidents special body guard.
They deployed in line as Secretary Villas and
Gen. McMahOn assembled the reviewing
stand from a carriage: Mayor Grace and
President Mooney of the board OF alder
men had already arrived, and assisted by
Police Commissioner Voorhees, showed
President Cleveland to the place of honor
reserved for him. From the next carriage
came Gen. Sheridan, Col. NJ. V. Sheridan
and Col. Blunt, then Gen. Schofield, Gen.
Whipple and Atlmiral Jeuette and his staff
10 the left of the president stood Mayor
Grace, then Little Phil" and next to him
President Mooney. Secretary Whitney and
others. The first regiment of the military
escort to pass was the Eleventh. and as the
colors were lowered on the salute the presi-
dent dotted his hat. Gilmore's band came
next its 100 pieces playing
''MENDELSSoHN'S WEDDING MARCH,"
The vociferous cheers of the multitude
added to the compliment. Gilmore himself
played first cornet, and threw one of his
broad Irish smiles at the president as he
passed. His eXcellency acknowledged the
compliment by waving his hat, and then
half turned round to look at Mayor Grace.
The cheers continued until the strains OF
the band became lost. During halt
IL ti0 psAioNS lii0 PiCoiuOiO Ndo oShCu
if he thought he was equal to
the fatigue of being present at the ceremo-
MES at Gen. Grants tomb. Mr.. Cleveland
replied: Il am here to do what the people
of New York want me to do, and l shall
not grumble at any arrangements you may
make, but remember l have a long night
before me-" 1t was finally decided that
the fatigue would be too much, as the pres
ident had done early morning duty at
Brooklyn, and would have to be present al
the Academy of Music. So it was agreed
that at the conclusion of the review the
president should be driven to Secretary
Whitney's house under escort of the Old
Guards, and thus be enabled to secure a
rest and recuperate for the evening event.
At Washington square the procession dis
banded and the different posts of the G. A.
r. marched to the various cemeteries and
decorated the graves of the soldiers dead.