New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-30
ALL HONOR TO THE HEROES.
PREPARATIONS FOR DECORATION DAY.
PROSPECTS OF AN UNUSUALLY LARGE TURNOUT.
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OF Decoration Day the erandest yet. More men VIII
be in line to-day in this city and Brooklyn thah in
years past and greater crowds WIN limo the s'rees
and applaud the marching veterans. The Presidens
and various members of his cabinet are to review ooh
parades, but he will probably attract less attention
than some Of tho old army officers who VIII be on tao
reviewing stand with him. Business downtown VIII DC
entirely suspended and none Of the larger uptown
VIII remain open for length Of time, tney
open at all Tho column in this city VIII mo'o a.
shortly after O'Clock the arrival Of tho various o.
CARNATIONS will permit but 1t will probably be an hour
later before the head of the column reaches the worth
Monument where the reviewing stand has been puit
In the NcwYork parade there fifteen divisions, IN
command of Grand Marshal Colonel Charles heA-
Loeser, who with his aides VIII lead the procession.
Immediately following him and his staff win DO carried
the st flag Fort Sumter after the eyacua-
ton. Tho grand marshal and his staff VIII be es-
cortsd by the 1st brigade of the National Guard com
manded by General Louis Fitzgerald Tho Old Guard
acts as escort to the reviewing officers, and TWO
ren nom each post guard Of honor 10 ne fresi-
dent The various organizations Will tske posnons as
follows:
The National Guard regiments Will form at $50
O'Clock IN the streets 20 the east and west OF fl'n
ave. between Furty-nlnthst and Fifty-third-st, 7th
Regiment, West Fifty third-st: Goth Regiment, East
Ffty-third-st; 9Th Regiment, West Fifty secondst.
9th Regiment, East Fifty 18th Regiment
West FIhy-frstst.; 18th Regiment, East Fry-nrse
st. God Regiment. West F1fteshst.; list Kesinenl,
East Fiftiethst.; I'd Battery, West Fortynintnss-'
1sr Battery, East Forty-ninth-st.
The other organizations VIII form as follows: ola
Guard West Fotyeighth-st right resting on Filth
ave. Guard Of Honor, commanded by Major joseph
Forbes, in West Forty-seventh-st right resting on
Fifth-ave. First Division, East Forty-sxth-st, right
resting Ffthave. Second Division, In West Forty
sixthst., right resting Fifth-ave Third DIVISION,
In East Forty ifth-st, right resting on Fith-aVe
Fourth Division, IN East Fortyffthst, right resting
on Fifth-ave Fifth Division in East Forty-fourth-
ST. right resting Fifth-ave. Sixth Division, In
West Forty-fourthst, right Fffth-ave. Seventh
Division, East Forty third-st, right on Eifth-ave
Eighth Division, West Fortythrdst, right on tllth-
ave. Ninth Division, East Forty-secondst, tight on
Ffth-ave. Tenth Division, in West Forty secondsr,
right on fffth-sve Eleventh Division II East Forty
nrst-sS, right Ftth-ave. Twelfth DIVISION, IN
West Forty-frstst, right on F1fth-ave Thirteenth
Division, In East Eortiethst., right on F1tfh-ave
Fourteenth thora Division, IN West Fortiethst right
on Fifthave
THE ORDER OF THE COMMANDS.
At the word of command the various commands Will
swing into FTfth-ave., and march down the avenue
past the reviewing stand. The fifteen divisions OF
the Grand Army Will form In this oIuer'
Ffrst-Marshal Jacob Schnsder; composed OF Rsno'
Peter Cooper Farragus and Edwin d. Morgan posts
second-Marshal Charles F. Golden; William D. Ken
nedy Phil Kearney, Lafayette and John A. Rawins poso
Third-Marshal, Cyrus o. Hubtall; John A. DIX, John
c. Rice. Alexander Hamilton EDWARD H. Wsae anu Will
lam L Mitchell posts.
Fourth-Marshal John CoIlinsi Noah l. tarnhanl
Dahlgren, Vanderbilt and Ellsworth posts.
Flfrh-Marshal. James A Duny james Shields. Michael
Corcoran, Kmbau, A s. W1lcarns Abraham LAneoin ana
A. T. Chsppele posts.
sixthMarsha Henry Kloeber, Koltes and J. L Rioer
posts
seventh-MarshaI, Isdore Isaacsi Horace B. Clsdn,
George G. Meade and Joe Hooker posts
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Hancock u s. Gran. (oi Eizabsth), Adm GosA John L
Bendix Musicians Veteran and Robert Anderson posts
Nnth-Marshal, Cornelius ]. Fi1simmons; Naval,
wadsworth, sedgwtek. Sumner, Ffed Hseker. Ihad
Stevens, and John A Andrew posts.
Tenth-Marshal Henry A. Weeksf Fitzpatrick, Stein.
wehr Tlden, f. Msagher, James Monroe, Wash
ington Volunteer, and Lloyd Aspinwau posts
EIeventh-Marshal, Joseph Murphy; Second Fre zou
syes Mozart Regiment Veteran zouaves, National zou
ayes Duryea's Zouaves Anderson Zouaves sixtynin
Regiment Veterans United States Army and Navy Veter
ans Irish Volunteers Guard lafayette Grenstsrs Roch
ambeau and Hawkins zouavsA
TwelfthMarshal John LRkey Fftsh Regiment Veterans,
Eleventh Veterans Tammsny Regiment veterans Wilson
zousyes Veteran Guard Turtle Bay CsdsA and Garnet
Cadets
ThirtsenthMarshal. Louis wsis. IT, composed Of half
q DOZEN Sons Of Veterans organizations.
Fourteenth-Marihal George Il Cooper, known as the
floral" division In add don the floral offerings the
wagons will contain about thousand flowers plants and
shrubs contributed By the children Of the public schools
OF the cry DIVISION proceeds " VARIOUS
cemeteries in and around the suburbs Of the city partcu
larry the National Cemetery at Cypress Hills.
Fifteen-Marsha. sergsan. Bases; known a. tho Amer
lean Flag Legion, each mameer carrying dag
THE LdNE OF MARCH.
On passing the reviewing stand a marching salute
Will be given to the President Tho line viii continue
down Ffth-ave. to seventeenth-st, through which #
VIII march TO Union Square; then across the plaza
and around the square, passing the various monuments
that have been decorated The organizations VIII be
dismissed at Broadway and Fourteenth st, and from
thence viii proceed 10 the various cemeteries. where
services will be held
Peter Cooper Post. Horace b. clahin Posi- Horace
Greeley Post elisa Post and the John L Bendix Post
will go 10 Greenwood Cemetery.
Earrsgut Post Musician Post Naval Post and tho TIL
den will go 20 Woodawn Cemetery.
f. D. Morgan Post John A. Rawiins Post, Dahlgrsn
Post Vanderbilt Post e A. Kimbail James
Mcouade Post, Veteran Post Robert Andersen Post.
Wordsworth Post steinwshr Post and tho Second Fire
zouaves will go to Hoboken-
Reno Post, Volunteer Post and the Veteran 25uavs
Association viii go 10 Newburg.
William D. Kennedy Post. Cameron Post Andrew Jack.
Post. sedgwick Post Thad Stevens Post, John A.
Andrew Post, doth Mozarts, and U. S. Army and Navy
Veterans viii decorate he in Cypress Hills Gene
terry.
At Calvary Cemetery there Will be the Ellsworth Post
General James Shields Post General Michael COrcoran
Post Augustus E. ohaDpoe Post. Cameron Post, Gen
sral Thomas Meagher Post Goth Veteran Cosp Shields
Post s. o. V. and the Seanlon Post s. o. v.
The graves In Old Trinity ehurchyzrd VIII be decor
sed by ths Phil Kssrney Post and the Alexander Ham
ntoh Post and Trinity Cemetery by thu John A. Dix
Post
The Fred Hocksr Post, s2d n. 7. voiunseers 18th
Regiment Veteran Association lincoln Post. p Cadets
Koltes Post Kotes S. o. ". and ]. L. TtSer Post
VIII 90 70 tho Luthsrsn Csmetsry.
SERVICES IN THE CEAETERIEs.
AZ many Of the cemeteries special services will be
held, consisting Of music and speaking By prominent
men The Q. ). Grant Post and the Richmond Grays.
the guests of the 9th Regiment, viii decorate the
tomb Of General Grant at Riverside Park General
Stewart L Woodford Will deliver the GRAFTON and the
Esd Regiment Band viii play appropriate music The
mai salute VIII be fred by the Richmond Grays. At
Henry Ward Beechers grave In Greenwood Cemetery,