Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-01
AT GEN. GRANTS TOMB.
Magnificent Sight I'm Riverside Park
Splendid Floral Tributes.

SPtcuuA0 HrlOuteS.
The tomb of Gen. Grant. in Riverside Park,
New York, was, yesterday, buried beneath tons
OF roses and other flowers sent from all parts of
the country. The slgnt was a magnificent one.
The crowd that witnessed the exercises was es-
timated to contain 40 ZOO people. Ii was one
O'Clock in the afternoon before the score of
florists who were engaged finished their work
In arranging the vast quantities OF flowers that
had been sent for the decoration of the tomb.
The tomb stood I'm the center OF a solid square
OF floral emblems, covering about 100 square
yards of ground. On the iron gate the letter
81 was worked in white roses surrounded by
wreath OF red ones. Directly In front stood a
fun size cannon of white roses with a dove
perched at its mouth, and above the gate In a
huge semicircle of red letters were The words,
Faithful unto Death" Two swords crossed
and held together by "A wreath of ferns stood on
one side of the door, with the word ..Finis''
written on the pillow back OF them. land on the
other side was a chair OF roses with a similar
pillow OF roses, on which Ms inscribed
peace" The offerings from Pennsylvania
made glorious mass of varied colored flowers
In complicated patterns, and they occupied the
entire front of the northern half of the square.
Right next the tomb stood the immense tablet
from the Grand Army Of the Keystone state.
III was about ST. feet nigh. In the center was n
marked In flowers about it and the state
coat of arms overhead, with the mot
10, Virtue, Liberty and Independence"
A mass OF eversreens and flowers from Har-
cisbuIg. and Others from Lancaster and Pitts
burg, were ranged right next TO the tomb on
the southern half OF the square. TINS was
mainly devoted 10 the display from Bav CITY.
Mich. Ii consisted OF an Immense panel. ten
feet square, hanked on either side by floral lad
uers,each OF eight rungs. The center represe ted
the coat-oi-arms OF Michigan. The oh!..ld was
OF yellow immorteies and bore the word
''Nivat in purple. The body was composed OF
maiden hair ferns, Roses, Liacs and piuks, and
laurel from the backgrounds of Lookout
Mpuntain, shiloh and C..lckamauga. Every
olher runs OF each floral ladder has an inscrip-
fnattn "A linz
the right, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Cnat-
tanooga and ShIoh, while on the lett were
memorials OF Five Forks, the Wilderness and
Nicksourg. There were scores If other mag
nlhcent floral tributes, including one win
LET us have peace" in blue letters on gray
back ground from Robert l.. Lee Post, OF Rich
mond- and big shield from China, on which
Was Inscribed China : Offering for America :
INDUSTRIOUS warrior Over all this wealth OF
MOWERS hoVered an Immense eagle, and at
least "A dozen tiers OF roses formed a back
ground twenty feet high Tor the whole.
AMONG THE DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE
present at the tomb were the Grant bo,s, with
their wives and families; Gems. Sheridan, Scho-
field and Sickles, and Roscoe Conkiing. There
We're also present on the platform half dozen
men in confederate gray, who had come from
Rchmond 10 lay their tribute Oh the tomb of
their maSnanimous conquerer.
LoGANs TRIBUTE TO GRANT.
Gen. Logans speech was received with en-
thusiasm. Following is his tribute TO Grant:
"Men and women of America: In our genera
tion a man has lived great enough IA a military
leader to subdue force OF instruction that
could have annihilaied any army oI The world
from the time of cyrus down to that OF Name
leon A man has lived, who, weighed with the
enormous results flowing IRON his work IN to the
ramIhcatlons OF the unknown future, was inn
measuraoiy greater than Cyrus, above Alex
Der, graudcr than Cesar. supreme over Pom
pcy, hannibal and Scipio, towering among
Chaflemasne, Tue Prince OF Orange, Frederick
the Great, ellington ana Napoleon, and whose
name Is not 10 be Mon lCleu In connection with
those OF Miltiades and Sulia. In all aui neuItc
military history the work OF but inulr idual
approaches That oil Grant. Two names should
Dc chiseied upon the majestic column tuat,
ieaKing from the banks oil the Potomac rcars
Its graceful head far into the CLOUDS, the living
eInoassauof from d grateful people To the bor-
dc rs vi an undiscovered country, To which both
soldiers have gOne-W ashiagton ana Grant.
The warriors Oh liberty! One ITS father and the
other Its latest december.
On! mighty agent OF a grateful people, we are
here TO 90 } gu honor. On! inspired genius, We
come 10 render testimony OF ine beneiiceuce oI
your WORK. Noble citizen, kind husband,
loving latter good lrienu, great a. chosen
agent! lie work thou hast done vail shine
tfom The HrLhilnent III a new STAR to light the
Coming generation. lts rays shah pale the rich
troopers oi tie night, and forever Hash with
unuimlnishcd ire in presence OF the god OF day.
Until another year shall reawaken the Hover,
anu ali the Nefnal air with incense, we leave
lice with The faithful spirits that guard thy
rest aud smile about Thy tomb.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas on THE HEROES
OF THE wAR.
The memorial meeting at the Academy OF
Music in the evening Was addressed by Post
master General Villas who was introduced by
Mayor Grace. Gen. Villas paid glowing tribute
10 the dead heroes OF Tie war. He d~elt at
length upon the three generals who have died
since last memorial day-Iiraut, Mcclellan, "a "a
Hancock. On the stage were scaled President
Cleveland, Secretaries Whitney, Eadicoil
Lamar. and Nlias, Gen. Logan, and Others.
Miss Folsom, the vile OF Secretary Whitney,
and other ladies occupied u box.