Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-07
CLASPED HANDS!
THE BLUE AND GRAY HON
ORING THEIR DEAD.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED THROUGHOUT
THE CoUNTRY-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND
TAKES PART IN THE CEREMONIES.

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Memorial Day opened cloudy and
warm in New York, and the sky had
threatening appearance the greater part
of the day. Business was almost en-
tirely suspended. The city bore holi-
day appearance, flags flying at half mast
from public and many private buildings.
All statues in and about the city were
decorated with flowers and flags. The
procession was one of the largest and
most successful that has ever turned out
on q similar occasion. President Cleve'
land accompanied by J. G. Limbeck,
chairman of the Grand Army of the Re-
public memorial committee, entered an
open carriage and was driven to the
head OF the procession on Fifth avenue.
As the President appeared on the review
ing stand he was greeted by cheers
from the throngs of people that filled
the square. The signal corps, mounted
and bearing signal flags, was at the head
of the procession, Immediately follow
ing the mounted police, and as they
passed, the President removed his hat
and remained standing with uncovered
head. The First brigade National
Guards, of New York, commanded by
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald. acted as an es-
cort to the Grand Army of the Republic,
and was the next to pass. The Rich
mond Grays, accompanied by 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
fifteen divisions of Grand Army posts. All
of them saluted the President. There
were three colored posts, every man of
which raised his hat as he passed the Pres
ident.
The tomb of Gen. Grant, at Riverside
park, New York, was literally bank OF
| flowers. 1t took more than two hours for
the procession of the Grand Army men to
pass by the tomb of their chieltain, after
the memorial services of the afternoon.
The Richmond Grays, National Guard,
state of Virginia, were in the line of those
who paid their respects to the memory of
the general. The ritual of the Grand
Army was read at the tomb, and at the
conclusion of the ceremony the Richmond
Grays fred three volleys over the resting
place Of the nations hero. into the wa
tiers of Hudson river. General Stewart
Woodford delivered the Grafton of the
day. He welcomed the boys from the
South, the Richmond Grays, and referred
to the scene year ago when Gen. Joe
Johnston acted as one of the pallbearers
for a northern chieftain. Gen. Wood
ford concluded by the thought, when the
end had come, and when the dawn was
breaking, this man represented what was
in the heart of the people when he said:
"Let us have peaee!" and God keep that
peace forever.
A parade took place in the morning, at
Washington, ID. c., in which regular
troops, militia and Grand Army men par
ticipated.
The services at the national cemetery,
Winchester, Va, under the auspices of
ATulligan post Grand Army of the Re.
public were largely attended. Floral
tributes given by ladies of Winchester
were profuse and beautiful. Mayor
Grincher, Mayor.elect Atkinson and
Judge S. G. Mills, Of Washington, de-
livered addresses. The procession was
composed Of the Winchester Light In
fantry, post of ex-Confederates, city Of
ficials and citizens.
Confederate decoration and Federal
memorial day was observed at Richmond,
Va. with unusual programmes. Public
business was entirely suspended, while
many private business houses were closed
for the greater part Of the day. In the
forenoon Phil Kearney Post, Grand Army
Of the Republic, II. L. Lee, Camp Of Con
federate Veterans, and United Veterans,
escorted by companies b and d Of the ist
Virginia regiment, proceeded, via Fair
Oaks, TO Seven Pines, where the graves
! Of the Federal dead in the national
cemetery were profusely decorated with
flowers, flags and evergreens, and many
rosebushes planted, all sent hiiher by
Northern friends and veterans. Col.
Theodore Bean, Of NOrristOwn, Pa, de-
livered an eloquent oration. 4 feature
| Of the ceremonies was the Teinterment
Of the remains Of a number Of CoDfcd-
crates brought from Seven Pines, at the
conclusion Of which infantry and artil.
lery salutes were fired.
The day was impressively observed in
Jacksonville, Fla. Union and Confed-
crate soldiers turned out, as well as mil.
itia and civic bodies and citizens gen.
orally, and profusely decorated the
graves Of Federal and Confederate SOL
diers alike. The procession was very
long one, and slowly wended its way to
the cemetery during q heavy rain.
A terrible storm visited Chattanooga,
Tenn, at $3.50 IN the afternoon, which
lasted two hours. On account Of the
storm, decoration services were held in
the hall of post 4j, G. 4. L. The era.
iion was delivered by Hon. A. II. Petit
bone. The veterans Of the blue and
gray took part in the ceremonies. n. b.
Forest camp, Confederate veterans, pre-.
sented the q. A. II. boys with a fine
magnolia tree, to be planted IN the
national cemetery.
At Marietta, Ga, the 10000 graves IN
the national cemetery were decorated by
o. NJ. Mitchell post, G. A. H., Of At
lanta. A prominent guest was
Judge Calhoun, the ordinary o. Fulton
county, who attended as president Of the
Confederate Survivors, Of Atlanta. Col.
William Rule, editor of the Knoxville,
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