The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-31
IN MEMORY OF DEPARTED HEROES.
Northern and Southern Cities Unite
in Giving Token,
That their Valiant Dead arc Not For
gotten.
Southern Troops Among the Escort
at General Grants Tomb.

New YORK. May 30-At O'Clock, Presi-
dent Cleveland was escorted from Secretary
Whitney's residence where he spent the
night by Chairman Limbeck, of the Grand
Army memorial committee and driven to the
head of the procession on Fifth Avenue.
Following in other carriages were Secretary
Endicott, ex-Mayor Grace, Secretary Fair
child, Secretary Whitney and Private Sec
retary Lamont. The citizens committee,
under the command of General Curtis, and
the Old Guard, commanded by Major Nc
Lean, acted as escort to the President and
his party. AT 920 the procession started
down Fifth Avenue and the Presidential
party alighted opposite the reviewing stand
ON Madison Square and took the places re-
served for them. As the President appeared
on the stand he was greeted by cheers from
the throngs of people that filed the square.
The President removed his hat and re-
manned standing with uncovered head dur
ing the passage of the procession. The
Kichniond Grays accompanied the Ninth
Regiment As they passed the President
every man saluted and their colors were
dipped. The President bowed several times
in response, and the crowd Of spectators
cheered the Southerners. There were fif-
teen divisions Of Grand Army posts and all
of them saluted the President.
Accompanying naval post 516 G. A. r.,
was wagon on which was mounted min
iature man-of-war. As it passed the Presi-
dent three salutes were fired. The floral di-
vision was last in the procession. There were
forty large wagons and trucks filed with
flowers te be placed on the soldiers graves
In the neighboring cemeteries. In this di-
vision were also several wagons filled with
school children. Preceding the floral divis-
lon was the American flag legion. Each
man in it carried an American flag. Anoth-
er feature was a mounted band of 100 of
Buffalo Bills Indians.
Among those on the reviewing stand, be-
sides the President and those who accompa-
MED him, were General Sherman, General
era John g. BlacR Coiore y oanbas s Of s the
Mexican Army; congressman Bryce and
Campbell, and ex-MayOr Cooper. The pro-
cession, passing the reviewing stand. march
ed down Broadway to UnioL Square and
Washington, Lincoln and Lafayette, dis
persed. The Grand Army posts then pro-
ceeded to the cemeteries surrounding the
city to decorate their comrades graves The
PRESIDENT and Secretaries Endicott, Whitney
and Fairchild drove to Brooklyn after the
procession passed the reviewing stand.
There were 10, 900 men in line in the Brook
lyn parade. 1t was IL o'clock before the
President reached the reviewing stand on
Cumberland street. The procession at once
started and marched down Cumberland
street through Hanson Place to Flatbush
Avenue, where it dsbanded and the Grand
Army posts proceeded to the different ceme-
teries with flowers to decorate the graves of
their comrades The principal ceremony
was at Greenwood Cemetery, where an ora
tion was delivered by General Black.
President Cleveland Secretaries Whitney
and Fairchild and the rest of the Presiden-
tial party left for Washington, via the Penn
sylvania Central road, at $50 D. m.
The Metropolitan Opera House was filled
at the Memorial service this evening
Chauncey M. Depew presided, and Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll delivered an eloquent
Grafton.
marching with the Brooklyn procession to-
day.