The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-31
UNDER THE SOD AND DEW
OLD FOES GO LOVINGLY LADEN
WITH FLOWERS.

President Cleveland Reviews the Pro-
cessions in New York and Brooklyn
Tho Richmond Grays Cheered by
the es-Thousands of Graves
Strewn with Flowers,
NEW YORK, May 30.-Decoration day
opened cloudy and warm and the sky had
threatening appearance during the greater
part of the day. Business was almost en-
tirely suspended and the city bore a holiday
appearance Flags wero flying at half
mast from the public and many private
residences. All the statues in and about
the city were decorated with flowers and
flags. Sport-lovlng patrons attend ed
athletic games, base ball matches, horse
races and other amusements, of which there
was an abundance.
The procession was one of the largest and
most successful that has ever turned out on
a similar occasion, and the sidewalks on
other side of the line of the march and the
large plazas in Madison and Union squares,
through which it passed, were thronged.
CLEvELAND's PARTICIPATION.
President Cleveland, who reviewed the
procession, rose at o'clock this morning
and breakfasted with Secretary Whitney
and his family.
AT 9:10 o'clock the President, accom-
panied by J. c. Limbeck, chairman of the
Grand Army Republic Memorial commit
tee, entered an open carriage and were
driven to the head of the procession on
Fifth avenue
Following In other carriages were Secre-
tary Endicott, Ex-Mayor Grace, Secretary
Fairchild, Secretary Whitney, and Private
Secretary Lamont.
The Citizens Committee, under command
of Gen. Curtis, and the Old Guard, COM
manded by Maj. Mclean, acted as escort
to the President and his party.
START OF THE PROCESSION
At 9:2O O'clock the procession started
down Fifth avenue. The Presidential party
alighted opposite the reviewing stand on
Madison square and took the places re-
served for them. AS the President ap-
peared on the stand he was greeted by
cheers from the throngs of people that
filled the square The President bowed
several times in response.
The signal corps, mounted and bearing
signal flags, was at the head of the pro-
cession, Immediately following tho mounted
police. AS they passed the President re-
moved his hat and remained standing with
uncovered head.
The First Brigade, National Guard State
New York, commanded by Gen. Louis
Fitzgerald, acted as escort to the Grand
Army of the Republic, and was the next
to pass.
CHEERS FOR THE GRAYS.
The Richmond Grays accompanied the
Ninth regiment. As they passed the Presi-
dent every man saluted and their colors
were dipped. The President bowed several
times in response, and the crowd of specta-
fnr nha tha Son fharD0rc 1bnra wa
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 President.
Accompanying Naval Post No. SIG,
Grand Army Republic, was a wagon on
which was mounted a miniature man of
war AS it passed the President three So
lutes were fired.
The floral division was the last in the pro-
cession In this there were forty large
wagons and trucks filled with flowers to be
placed on the soldiers graves in the neigh
boring cemeteries. In this division were
also several wagons filled with school chill
dren.
Preceding the floral division was the
American Flag Legion, each man in which
carried an American flag.
AT GRANTS TOMB.
The tomb of Gen. Grant, at Riverside
Park, was literally bank Of flowers.
1t took more than two hours for the pro-
cession of Grand Army men to pass by the
tomb of their chieftain, after the memorial
services Of the afternoon.
The Richmand Grays, National Guard
State of Virginia, were In the line Of those
who paid their respects to the memory Of
Gen. Grant.
The ritual of the Grand Army was read
at the tomb, and at tho conclusion Of the
ceremony the Richmond Grays fired three
volleys over the resting place of tho nations
hero into the waters Of the Hudson river.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford delivered the
Grafton of the day. He welcomed the boys
from the South. the Richmond Grays, and
referred to the scene of two years ago
when Gen. Joseph Johnston acted as one Of
the pall-bearers for the Northern chief
tain. Gen Woodford concluded by the
thought that when the end had
come; when the dawn was
breaking, this man represented what was
in the hearts of the people when he said,
"Let us have peace" and God keep that
peace forever.
Among those present were the Methodist
Bishops, Col. Fred Grant, and the members
of the Grant family.