Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-15
DECORATION DAY.
Its General Observance Throughout
the Country

the Country.
Decoration Day was observed in the usual
manner this year in various parts of the
country. Below we give the leading features
OF the exercises at prominent points:
Opposite the Worth monument in Madison
Square, New York, the President of the
United States Decoration Day revie wed one
of the largest pageants that was ever as
sembled in the metropolis of the nation to
honor the memory of the brave soldiers who
gave their lives to the preservation of the
unity of their country
President Cleveland and three members of
ms Cabinet, Secretaries EndicOtt Whitney
and Fairchild, came over from Washington
to participate in the days ceremonies. They
arrived early at the reviewing stand, but
even before they came vast concourse of
citizens had assembled to cheer the survivors
Of the war on their errand Of fraternal at
lection
When the Richmond VA Grays clad in
uniforms similar to those worn by the Con-
Tolerate armies passed the stand, sandwiched
between two companies who wore the blue,
and carrying at their head the Stars and
Stripes in recognition of the fact that all hos
tile feeling between North and South had
long since died away, they were greeted with
round of cheers sufficient in itself to repay
them for their journey from the Old Do
miniOn
Never since the day was first observed has
the streets of the metropolis. Fully 900
men were in Ine and the general regularity
and perfection of their marching could but
recall the days when with their departed
comrades most of them marched together
1t was after MONDAY when the last of the
procession had passed the reviewing stand,
and President Cleveland was driven to
Brooklyn to review the parade in that city.
The parade in Brooklyn was the largest
and finest ever seen in that city on Memorial
Day. Over ten thousand men were III line.
1t was a quarter to one when the head Of
the procession came by, the band playing
Dixie" The President stood up when the
procession began, and answered the SaluteS
of the marching men by bowling and smiling,
He remained standing until the Fifth division
had passed. Then he and the party left the
stand and took seats in the carriages They
remained few minutes longer, and then, at
five minutes to two, the firemen were
passing the stand the distinguished party
were driven away to Mr.. Cross's house,
where the President held an informal recep-
ton until $3.50 o'clock, when, accompanied
by his cabinet officers he left on a special
train for Washington.
At night services in memory OF the dead,
held in the New York Metropolitan Opera
House, Chauncey M. Depew presided and
Colonel R. G. Ingersoll made a memorial
address.
The most impressive services were held at
the tomb of General Grant. Twenty thousand
people were gathered at Riverside Park In
the afternoon at the hour of 3, when the ser
begun.
At the close of the services the Richmond
company fired three SauteS IN front or the
tomb. The bugle call was sounded, and as
the members of Grant Post marched past the
tomb each threw a bunch Of flowers within.
The Grand Army of the Republic cere--
monies in Washington were on scale OF
great splendor. All the posts were out in
force. Statues of revolutionary heroes as
we'll as those of the late war were lavishly
decorated. A large delegation hOnored the
memory of General Logan in Rock Greek
Cemetery where Representative Mason, of Lii
nos delivered touching Grafton. AT noon an
artillery salute was fired. The procession
was formed in front of the Arlington Man.
sion and, after the usual visit to the grave OF
the unknown, etc, Senator Palmer, OF Mich
tgan deli cred an Grafton in the vine covered
amphitneatre. He was followed by Senator
Manderson, of Nebraska
Philadelphia hOnored the day by parades,
addresses and de orations. On the tomb OF
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, at
Norr S, own, a splendid floral piece was
placei by the Hancock Veteran Association,
of other organization
Gettysburg also made grand patriotic
dsplaV. The proceedings in the National
Cemetery were unusually impressive. Colonel
w. +. Ryan, of Rochester \. Y, recited
l. coln's famous address delivered at the
detiication of the soldiers monument.
November 10, 1863. T. E. Tarsney, OF
Michigan discussed TIE results OF the
battle of Gettysburg in a way which
hell the closest attention of the large crowd
Colonel Dewitt c. Sprague, of Washington,
read a poem. the sub iect of which was: The
band the benedictiOn was pronounced By
Rev. T. j. Barley.
A WHITE man who disguised himself by
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