Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-01
N MEMORY or THE DEAD
General Observanee of
Deeorasisa Day.


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wna adaxk and Rloomy oaa. An huai-
aeeB waa gnapendoa IN The city. Ihl
proeeaaiun waa one Of fhs most fmDas
ina and hssk orR4nizsd nnblie paQaanfI
ever seen in tbs city. Ihs two bTiRndeI
af he Natioaal Guard. whist aotsd q
escort 70 tbs Grand Army eolumm, wegl
warmly applaudsd for theiR dne appear.
anes and bFiiliast marchiaa. Ia
ehnFoh bells rang cut an epeniag Balnta
today, and daas ueEo Displayed e. hall
nast % all pnklio snd many pgfvats
huiIaineM.
By eEasrs from ths RErsa Division
headquarters Ne sEoop1 WoEe % e.
asmbie On Weat Filhy-Si and cen.
tiRD01s streets a. 9 o'oioek this morn
Inc. Ehs FsziDents % parade IN fall
dress unifoEm IN light marohinQ order
and 70 form in ciose oolnmns Of oom-
panias. ths head Of The column resting
on Fifth avsnae. Tia roll call sonaded
IL the esvsath Regiment ArmoFy 81
8 O'Clock an1 fweaty minutes later The
regiment marched 01k through Raul
Sixty Sixth street., By she residences
where only one year $50 0ea. Grant
rolled np the shade ak hia windows and
with his Hkan cap drawa tighfly over
kls head reeaiged the marching ssluss.
The windows Wers dlled today with q
thr0na Of cuFiF- -heaaed children.
Il vas after O'Clock before 0snerai
WeFk aRge ths order 10 maFah. Thsn
the NintA Regiment vhssled iato Fifth
aveuu. and the parade began. As he
Windsor Hotel q delay occurred While
The chiefs WsEe 10 the hotei discussing
the news that Governor Hill had e. tie
last moment declined 10 participate In
the rsSisw on the ground Of unavoid-
| able engagements. kt was not known
when The PrsSidant would arrive, bnt at
| The end of nn hoag intelligence vas re-
esived that the President vas approach
1 ina she foos Of East Twenty third street.
4 guard vas sent 10 receive hin and The
procession started, conveying With is
General Sheridan, Who vas loudly
chsered as be left the hotel.
TIE line of march Wa through Fifth
avenne 30 Forty Gsoond. Msdla1u ave
nus 70 Thirty sixth. 70 Fifth avenns g
| Madison SQ0aFs.
The President. sseopled By the Old
Guard, vas placed On TIE right Of the
line. The Fevisving stand vas reached
a. II q. M Then the march past bsgan.
Long before the hour hxsd for the
moving Of the column every point Of
gantRQs about Madison square had lie
occupants. Every window in the Fifth
Avenue Hotci. The Hoaman House and
thu AIbesmaxie Hotel was oiled With
fair ladies. The Renslsmen's paslof on
the second door of tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel was occupied BY. MrA Villas and
/ her party Of ladv friends. among whom
uere Mrs.. and Miaa Poison. Mr.. Fol-
som Wss on the grRnd stand near the
/ spot assigned 20 the Presidsnt.
AZ 10 O'clock ths parade vas not In
light. There vas Instead little spEin
kls Of rain, bat no attention Wan paid
to IL.
AZ precisely II O'Clock Capt. Msuna,
With his platoon Of mo1nted poiioe,
passed toe stand. Next came the Cd
| Guard OF the veterans of Kimball Post.
q. A. r, Who acted e. The Presidents
special bodyRuArd. They dsploysd Ia
| front nf the REVERSING atand, as HeoFs-
taFy Vilas and General MoMahon as-
eeDdsd the stand from the oaxriaRs.
| Mayor 0raoe aud Presidents N0oney, of
| the Board Of AideFmen, had already
arrived, and assisted By Polics Oommis-
sionsF Voorhees,. they showed Presideue
Cleveland 70 the place Of honor reserved
] fur him. From the Hsxt carriage came
General sheridan, Colonel N. v. Shari-
dan and Colonel Blunt; thsn 0enaFal
SchoAeld. General Whippie and Admit
sai Jouest and bis party. To ths left Of
the President stond Mayor Grace. thea
General Sheridan, aud next 70 him
Preaidena Mooney, Secretary whitney
and Others.
TIE frss regiment Of the military e.
cort which passed was the Eleventh and
| The colors we're lowered IN aalute. The
/ President dedsd his hat. Gilmoseas
band came neat. its one Hundred pieoos
PLAYING Mandslas0hnsa wedding march.
| Ths V0oifarous cheers of the mnltitude
addsd 10 the eompliment. The Prsal-
dsBt acknowledged the compliment by
waving his hat. The cheers continued
unsiI she strains Of the band became
loai u the distance.
AZ Washington square the procession
| diahandsd and the 0iffeEsns posas OF the
Grand Army marched 20 ths various
osmessEses and decorated the graves Of
the soldier dead.
Al aRAHT'B TOXIN.
NKw YoRK, May St.-Almoat with the
nrss dawn Of daylight the people began
ta asssnbls around 0on. Grants tomb
and by 10 o'clock visitors we're On tie
nlaa ovarlooking she Hadson. A plat
1 form in four stages had been built on
| cash aida Of the tomb, and Is daybreak
the business Of arranging the floral dec
oraaioua 0u and aFuand the latter began
Tue fronf Of the toDb was 90 drapea
/ witty ivy apFiqa Ha almos4 20 hide tno
brick woRk. On each nids OF ths rate
uaFs beautiful Wrsashs " lilies. rosss
hnd fsrn@ 1hs iron bars Of the gate
uers eutuined With SPRAYS Of emiikx
| mixed With Poass On The gate was q
crown og unaQns0asnt lilies With white
dove deaesndina on it, and areund the
aaif otralo Of eha arch waa the tnssfip
tisn. sFaishfus unto deatb,F the lsstof-
l ina being COMPOSED of uhits Chriatmse
faasa. Over Ne kasstone Of the arch
aaecd q coral er0as Of arms eompooad Of
Easasr lilies. Fosea and smilax. Tbs In
terror of tne tolnb WA1 . Dan of palm
hFnnches. foliage planaa ferns aud
rnaidauhair. On oaeh sids ~ tue gate
0ay on shs FxteKisg side WeFo dtsposed
ssfoils Of Waite immostsl ~ besrtna In
purple lsstsring the waFds ~finIsn and
-Psace, and a. she front Of the en
trancs vas q three fnch qua composed
af whits immoFsalles gith . oarFiaes Of
ivy utth q white dove parnhed 81 tie
muEzla.
Tns rasuhsru os she Grand Army.
eAo took part IN tha esramonies Of The
tomh, vent 40 ths Hadsen BY steamer
% Ona Hundrsd and Twenty -niuth
street and marched thenes % ths spot.
uhsrs they arrived about 2 .. m. By
thfs uas Rivsfxias PaFk. 10 thas neiRh-
boFhood. uaa 6ils1 ulth vAaa tofonE
og psapls. saFetehing away from
ne central object q sDteresa u
svsFy aiFeotioB.
DaFina ths mafeh 70 The tomb the
NsEth AglAnsie sqaadron ored utnate
eana. Af TIE to1o bAsaalton of mA-
rtnss and The State fsneshlea formed :
llns 70 tka lsft. while ths 0rane AFmy
Posts aavanced - ths paaes reserved
foR then ID fguut of the RFand Stand
Ths oerumonisa oegsn b ne playing q
Choptnas funeFal aas4A- Ehta u1a fol
lswsd 81 tha Grand AFny rttuaL whicA
uns rsa4 b. Commandsr y p. how4t1
Afssr she Amphi1n Mnsisai Saeaety bad
sann tha hymn, ~NsaFsx, my God, q
lThea.n Rss. D.. 6torfs 81 bro1klyn
oasrsd q rFagef. When - had nnl4eee
lhara followed q FUGpon8ive seEvles
frasn tAe GSsrd kFwy rtl1al. q
uhish CRapisin b B. q. Wliiia@a, ~
Amphfan Spaiaty. Csmmand1H h0wata
and Pasi Conman9es =. - CAiSsri