Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-31
IN MEMORIAM.
Annual Tribute to the Ma
tion's Dead.
THE SLEEPING HEROES GRAVES
Garlanded by Loving Hands - OBJ
servances at New York and
Other Places.
IN MEMORIAM.
THE SLEEPING HEROES GRAVES
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Associated Press Dispatches 60 the HEnALD.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Memorial Day
was observed in the usual manner in this
city to-day. All the executive depart
ments we're closed and business practi-
cally suspended. A parade took place
in the morning, in which the regular
troops, militia and Grand Army men par
ticipated. The attendance at the Gene
teries was good and the exercises were oi
the usual impressive character.
Rawlins Post G. A. r.. decorated Raw
lins' statue and Rawlins' tomb in the
Congressional cemetery, Kit Carson
Post, equestrian statues of jackson aud
Washington; Lincoln Post, Lincoln's
statue at the City Hall and Peace monu-
ment; Morton Post, Scott statue and
Greenough's Washington; Reynolds
Post, Dupont statue; Garfield Post,
Garfield statue; Burnside Post, Nc Pher-
son statue; Sumner Post, Emancipation
statue in Lincoln Park and Greene
statue; and Farragut Post, Farragut
statue.
iiO iG OiutlOiitiJ 1lCtOco db we'll ds llit1
soldiers of the late war we're remembered.
To-day the statue OF Chief Justice Mar
shall, in the Capitol grounds, was also
decorated. Some one remembered Chief
Justice Marshall had served with dis
tinction as an officer in the Revolutionary
army, and SO his statue was afforded the
honor of decoration. At Arlington, after
the decoration OF the graves, orations
ID,l a
Manderson. AT the tomb OF General
Logan Representative Mason, of Illinois,
made an eloquent address. Wherever
public ceremonies were held prayer was
offered for the speedy recovery Of Gen
eral Sheridan
AT NEW YORK.
New YoRK, May 30.-Decoration Day
was warm and cloudy, business was al
most entirely suspended and flags were
flying at half-nast. The procession was
very large and thousands OF people
thronged the streets through which ii
passed. President Cleveland breakfasted
with Secretary Whitney and his family
at O'Clock. Shortly after 8 O'Clock, ac-
companied by the Chairman OF the G. A.
K. Memorial Committe, entered an open
carriage and was driven to the head OF
the procession. Following in other car
riages were Secretary Endicott, ex- Mayor
Grace, Secretary Fairchild, Secretary
Whitney, and Private Secretary Lamont.
When the head Of the procession reach
ed the reviewing stand on Madison
Square, the President alighted. As the
President appeared on the stand he was
greeted with cheers from the throng OF
people who filled the square.
When the Richmond Grays passed the
President every man saluted and the
colors were dipped. The President bow
cd in response. and the crowd OF specta-
tors cheered the southerners.
There we're fifteen divisions in the
Grand Army Posts. All OF them we're
saluted by the President. The floral di-
vision, which was the last OF the process
sion, contained forty large trucks filed
with flowers to be placed on the soldiers
graves in the cemeteries.
The absence OF Mayor Hewitt from
the reviewing stand excited much COM
ment among Grand Army men. He
says he was not invited, but the Grand
Army say he was, and that his knowledge
OF the fact that he has excited their re-
sentiment kept him away.
The President expects to return to
Washington tonight.
President Cleveland, Private Secretary
Lamont and Secretaries Endicott, Whit
ney and Fsirchild, started back to Wash
ington this afternoon. The party was
conveyed to Jersey City on the Navy
propeller, Catalpa, under the escort OF
Vice-Admiral Gheradi and staff.