Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-31
UNDER THE SOD AND DEW
ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE NATIONS
GALLANT DEAD.

| New York Presents the Most Notable Cere-
monies-Thc President Reviews Two Pa
seants-services at Grants Tomb-Inger-
soil and Depew at the Evening Meeting
Observance mt Chicago and Elsewhere.
| NEW YORK. May 3l-The features Of Dec
Grafton Day ceremonies here and in Brook
| Ign were the presidents presence, the serv-
| ices at Grants tomb and the meeting at
night at the Metropolitan Opera house Bust
| ness was almost entirely suspended during
the greater part of the day, and the ceebra-
ton included brilliant pageant Of G. A. X.
| men and other veterans the Richmond Va,
| Grays and National Guards The procession
was reviewed from "A stand in Madison square
by the president, who was attended by Sec
rotary Endicott, eN Mayor Grace, Secretary
| Falrchild, Secretary Whitney and Private
Secretary Lamont. He was loudly cheered
by the throngs in the streets and by the pass
ing troops. AS the Richmond Grays passed
10y every man saluted, and their colors were
dipped. The president bowed several times
in response, and the crowd of spectators
cheered the southerners.
Grand Marshal Loeser, who rode at the
head of the Grand Army of the Republic
posts, was accompanied by Buffalo Biz
Cody. Preceding the floral division was the
American flag legion, each man in which
carried an American flag. Another feature
of the procession was mounted band Of 100
of Buffalo Bill's Indians
The absence Of Mayor Abram S. Hewitt
from the reviewing stand excited much com
ment among Grand Army men. He says he
was not invited to be present, but the Grand
Army men say he was, and that his knowl-
edge of the fact that he has excited their re-
sentiment by his treatment of them kept him
away
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review was over and crossed to Brooklyn, |
where he reviewed another fine procession, '
and later took the train at Jersey City for q,
the capital The graves of soldiers in all the |
cemeteries in this vicinity, and, indeed, all
over tho east, were profusely decorated with |
flowers. |
That portion of the memorial day ceremon-
les devoted to Gen. Grants tomb began at |
$40 p. m, when four mounted policemen en- |
tered the gates the advance of the grand |
procession of Grand Army men and soldiers |
of the National Guard progressing toward |
the resting place of the dead chieftan Imme- |
diately behind the four policemen came 100
of their brethren under command of lnspec-
tor Conlin, followed by detachment,
1OOstrong, of the Ninth regiment, preceded by
the Twentythird regiment. Next came the
Richmond Grays, who were loudly applauded
they passed the speakers stand, supported
by fifty Brooklyn policemen, veterans of the
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