The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
g.se Observance in New York
Yesterday.
VISITING GEN. GRANTS TOMB.
,~-onbIss-The "sisters" &c
.ad~Tbe Presidents Wed
diae- Etc, Etc.
.,on DAY 10 Nsw YOrk.

threatening oFe N ThfS
there was sharp rain iau' us
.oon passed away. All business Is sus-
1 80 in the city. The procession
.oDs of the most important and the
81 disciulined ever seen IN tne Ely S;5h
80 hrigaies Of National GUARDS r
.c,e6 AZ escort to the Grahu tcr
.soinnn were warmly appauueu
sSsir fine appearance, ana orlillans
-oeychiug. The church oens i0s
nj in their opening saineS W
dey and flags we're uiSfAAy
- baIT mast on many puoilc anu P
It buildings. On the order OF tue Ast
iiv;siou :: headq .arters, the troops
-ers 10 assemble on West Flity-sl1tn,
and contiguous streets at nine THIS
Morning. Regiments to parade IN iuli
dress uniform, light marching order
and 10 iorm in close columns y compsn'
5es right IN front, the lead column
-ssting on Fifth Avenue. The roll call
.onn6ed in the Seventh regiment arm
orv at s a. m. and twenty minutes
fater the regiment marched out through
Fsst 63ta, by the residence where only
1De year ago, General Grant rolled up
ne shade at bis window, and with his
xiii cap drawn tightly over his
besd had received the marching
ssIute. The windows were filed to-day
Sith throngs of curly headed children. 10
sss after o'clock before General Ward
ave the order 10 march. Then the
ninth Regiment wheeled into Fifth
Avenue, and the parade began. At
Windsor Hotel q delay occurred; the
chiefs we're in the hotel discussing the
seEs that Governor Hill had at the last
moment declined to participate in the
rev on the ground. OF unavoidable en-
gagements. 1t was not known when
he President would arrive. At the end
Of an hour the intelligence was received
hat the President Was approaching At
he foot of East Twenty-Thlrd Street
he old guard was present TO receive
aim. The procession started, convey
ing with it General Sheridan. who was
aIdly cheered, as he left the hotel.
The line of march was through Filth
Ayenue to Forty-Second Street, to
Hsdison Avenue to Thirty Sixth Street,
% Fifth Avenue to Madison Avenue.
snd escorted py the old guard, which
vas placed on the right OF the line. The
reviewing stand was reached at IL q. m.
and then the march began.
Long refore the hour fixed for the
movement of the column every point OF
Eantage about Madison. Square had its
occupants. Every window IN the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, Hoffman House, and
Albemarle Hotel was filed with fair
ladies' and gentlemen. The parlor on
che second floor of Fifth Avenue Hotel
VS. occupied by Mrs. Villas and her
party Of lady friends. among whom
we're Mrs. and Miss Folsom. Mr.. Fol
som was on the grand stand near the
spot assigned for the President. At 10
o'clock the parade was not in sight.
There was. instead, a little sprinkle of
-sin, but no attention was paid
o It. At precisely IL o'clock,
Captain Mount. with his platoon
Of mounted police, passed the
stand; next came the old guard, and
he veterans of KimbalI post, then
came representatives OF the G.. A. Z.
Eho acted as the Presidents special
BODY guard. They deployed in front of
me reviewing stand as Secretary Villas
an0 General Mcmahon ascs nded the
stand from the carriage. Mayor Grace
ana President NOOrey of the board Of
aldermen had already arrived and as
sisted by Police Commissioner VOORHEES,
showed President Cleveland to the place
81 honor reserved for him; from the
next carriage came General Sheridan,
SoI. NJ. V. Sheridan and Colonel Blunt.
SAen General Schofield. then General
nhlpple and Admiral Jouett and his
stan. To the left of the President stood
mayor Grace, then General Sheridan,
anu next 10 him President Mooney
secretary Whitney and Others.
me hrst regiment of military escort
.Ist passed was the 18th, and as
ne colOrS we're lowered in salute, the
resident dOfed his hat. Gilmore's
S4hd came next, It's 100 pieces playing
Aeaelssohn's wedding march. The
sSeuerous cheers of the multitude
.SSed to the compliment The President
;.D,sHbS9,Wledged the compliment by wav-
-, ~ nat. cheers continued until the
.g:-. lis Oh the band became lost in the
T-oSHIo AT Washington Square the
; sooSessIo ~ dlsbsnded and the different
$3.50 OF Y. a. K. marched to the various
cemeteries and decorated the Graves of
me soldiers dead.
WASHINGTON, MAY 3l.-Tbe dsy
opened with an overcast skv and TO-
sarg noon e steady rain BEGAN to fail.
- ihes was suspended to a great ex-
tsht- The Arlington Conversational
cemetery and the Soldiers Home
we're the points where formal services
we're held The veterans turned out in
!oree and proceeeed with many bands
lying eolors ana an abundance al
aoWers to the cemeteries. Several hat
1erles OF United States artiIlery led the
Arlington procession, and thew were
followed by district militia and local
poSIs OF the Grand Army Of The Re
Puohe- Colored posts, with then 100
membership. formed a noticesbiial "a -
tnre OF the parade. Large deis9et,oSSe-
from the veterans CORPS also nrocasS. :
20 Alexandria. Va, where thsv vrn-a
net by the Alexandria Light Infant-t.
snd escorted TO the National Cemetery
that place where the flowers we1s
streTn upon the soldiers graves.
A large wreath of roses and athe,
noEers was sent from the White House
to-day 70 Mount Vernon to decorate
tie tCmb Of Washington. n
=. Almost with the frat dawn of dav-
Asht the people begun 10 assemble
around General Grants tomb. and by
~ ocl0es hundreds of visitors we're or
ne oiud overlooking the Hudson. A