St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
The HEROIC DEAD
Their Memories Honored by
the Nation and It's
Head.
Memorial Day Services Held
Throughout the Union
They Saved.
President Cleveland Reviews
the Parade in New
York.
Fairehild's "Palsy" Post the
Only One That Did Not
Dip Its Flag.
The Grave of the Hero Of Ap-
pomattoX Profusely
Decorated.
In the Northwest Observance
Of the Day Was Very
General.
Special to the Globe.

SpeClul 10 llle 0lODS.
New YORK, May 30.-Decoration day
dawned with threatening and lowering
skies. The atmosphere was humid and
the heat almost unbearable. More in
terest was manifested in the observance
of the day than for years past. Busi-
ness was nearly wholly suspended, and
at an early hour the streets were
thronged with people flocking to points
in and around the city at which the
more interesting and important cere-
monies were likely to be performed.
By o'clock the immediate vicinity of
Madison and Union squares was i'm
passable, so great was the crush
of sightseers. Madison square,
where the reviewing stand of
the G. A. r. had been erected,
and at which point President Cleveland
was to review the parade, was the great
center of attraction. In Union square
the statues of Lincoln, Lafayette &
Washington were handsomely deco
rated with eYeTgreenS and flowers of
all descriptions. The procession, COM
posed of the militia and Grand Army
posts, formed at $50 a. M, and the line
OF march was down Fifth avenue, from
Fifty-third street to the Worth monu-
ment, where the reviewing took place,
thence through Seventeenth street to
Union square, to Broadway, where the
parade was dismissed. The procession
was headed 10y the first brigade of the
National Guard of the state of New
York, comprising the
CRACK MILITIA REGIMENTS
of the city, who acted as escort to the
G. A. r. posts. The latter were divided
fifteen divisions, each led by marshal.
Every Grand Army post in the city was
represented. 1t was estimated that
from -, 600 to 10000 men were in line.
At exactly 9:45 the Old Guard, to the
number Of 100, escorted the barouche
containing the president, which was
drawn by four deep black horses to the
reviewing stand. AS the president
mounted the stand its occupants rose
to their feet There was an ami
mated fiuttering of handkerchiefs,
but no applause. Mr. Cleveland was
attired in a black diagonal frock coat,
with glimpse of black scarf showing.
He wore a broad topped silk hat. He
Immediately took up his position in the
center alcove of the stand, and after a
glance at the distinguished aSsemblage
on the stand turned TO review the pa
rade. The president was accompanied
by Secretaries Fairchild, Endicott,
Whitney, Secretary Lamont and several
other prominent perSonages. These
filled the alcove behind the president.
Secretary Endicott stood on the right of
the president. The
ABSENCE OF MAYOR HEWITT
from the reviewing stand excited much
comment among Grand Army men. He
says he was not invited to be present,
but the Grand Army men say he was,
and that his knowledge of the fact that
he has excited their resentment by his
treatment of them kept him away.
During the passage of the first division
the president remained silent, doffing
his hat to Gen. Fitzgerald, Coils Clark,
of the Seventh, and Cavanagh,
of the SiXty-ninthr regiment, and other
regimental comrades. AS the famous
Washington Greys, of Richmond, Va,
passed the president uncovered his
head and smiled proudly. but the most
pronounced manifestation of pleasure
evinced by the president was when Gil
more's famous band passed leading the
22d regiment playing "Way down
South in Dixie" The occupants of the
stand applauded Gilmore and he raised
his helmet several times and waved it
proudly. The president remained un-
covered most of the time while the vet
Grams marched by and bowed his head
repeatedly as the tattered battle flags
were dipped before him. These flags
were dipped by all the posts except the
Alexander Hamilton Post of Harlem.
Commander Andrew NJ. Underhill sa-
luted stitfly but the flags did not go
down. This is the post before which
the Ex-Commander-in-Ch Fairchild
delivered the oft-quoted
'PALsIED BE THE HAND"
speech over the battle-fiag order. The
procession over, the president, after
shaking hands with half dozen citi-
ZenS within reach, hurriedly left the
stand and was escorted to the carriage
in waiting by the committee in charge
of the decoration. AS the president
arrived at the Brooklyn end of the
bridge, deafening cheers greeted
along the line to the review
ing stand, where the manifestations
of welcome were renewed and intensi-
fed. When the procession had passed
committee of the Brooklyn Tilden
club took charge of the president and
his party. Re-entering their carriages
the party were driven to the residence
of Marvin Cross, where the
president held a reception. After
partaking of a luncheon Mr.. Cleve-
land was driven to the navy
yard where dispatch boat was waiting
to convey him to Jersey City. A few
minutes were spent in looking about
the yard. The chief magistrate and
his party embarked and reached the
Pennsylvania railroad wharf at jersey
City few minutes before the starting
time of his train. After few hurried
farewells the train pulled out and the
presidents friends were left with his
assurance that he had greatly enjoyed
his visit.
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