, 1888-05-31
THE DAY ABROAD.
How 1t was Observed in the
East.
President Cleveland Spends the
Day in New York.
Gen. Grants Grave StreWn
with Flowers.
Decoration Day Observances.
IN NEW YORK CITY.


New YORK, May 30.-Decoration day
was warm and cloudy. Business was al.
most entirely suspended, and flags were
flying at half mast. The procession was
very large and thousands of people
| thronged the streets through which it
passed. President Cleveland breaktasted
| with Secretary Whitney and his family at
7 o'clock. Shortly after 9 o'clock the
president, accompanied by the chairman
of the g. A. h. memorial committee, en-
tered an open carriage and was driven to
the head of the procession. Following in
other carriages were Secretary Endicott,
ex-Mayor Grace, Secretary Fairchild, Sec
rotary Whitney and Private Secretary
Lamont, When the head of the process
sion reached the reviewing stand OIL Mad
ison 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 bowed in
response and the crowd of spectators
cheered the Southerners.
There were fifteen divisions of Grand
Army posts. All of them saluted the
president. The floral division, which
was the last of the procession, contained
forty large trucks filled with flowers 10 be
placed on the soldiers graves in the ceme-
teries. The absence of Mayor Hewitt
from the reviewing stand excited much
comment from Grand Army men. He
says he was not invited. but Grand Army
men say he was and that the knowledge
of the fact that he has excited their re-
sentiment by his treatment kept him
away.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the smoke
from eighty rifles held by the Richmond
Grays f1oated over the Hudson from be-
fore Gen. Grants flower covered tomb.
The arch Of the sepulcher was covered
with immortelles in which were wrought
the words: His words were few; his
tiful floral designs stood before the vault,
and inside the iron casket was buried
| with handsome flowers. There were sew
| eral military bodies in attendance.
The Methodist conference was repre-
| sented by Bishops Brown, Foster, Merrill,
| Andrews, Goss, Herst, Foss, Hurst,
Andrews, Walden, Mallalieu. Fowler,
Vincent, Fitzgerald, Joyce, Newman and
Goodsell. U. S. Grant, Jr., and Fred
Grant and wife and daughter were the
only members of the Grant family pres
ent. Chopin's funeral march wasrendered.
The grand ritual of Decoration Day was
then said and Gen. Stewart and l.. Wood
ford followed with orations.
President Cleveland, Private Secretary
Lamont, and Secretaries Endicott, Whit
ney and FairchiId started back to Wash
ington this afternoon. The party was
conveyed to Jersey City on the navy propel,
Ter Catalpa under an escort of Vice Ad-
miral Gherardi and staff.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3O.-The Dec
Grafton services at the various ceme-
teries to-day were impressive. Special
services we're held at the statue of
Meade at Paramount park and at the
tomb of Gen. Hancock at Norristown.
AT GETTYSBURG.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 30.-Memorial
day was appropriately observed here.
Hon. T. Il. Tarsney of Michigan was.the
orator of the day at the National ceme-
terry.
At WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Memorial day
was observed in the usual manner in this
| city to-day. All the executive depart
ments we're closed and business practical
ly suspended. A parade took place in
the morning in which the regular troops,
militia and G. A. II. men participated.
The attendance at the cemeteries was
good and the exercises of the usual i'm
posing character.
Rawlins post G.. A. r. decorated Raw
Inns statue and Rawlins' tomb in Con
gressional cemetery; Kit Carson post the
equestrian statues Of Jackson and Wash
ington; Lincoln post, Lincoln's statue at
city hall and Peace monument; Morton
post, Scott statue; Meade post, Thomas
statue and G~reenough's Washington;
Reynolds post, Dupont statue; Garfield
post, Rey nold's statue; Burnside post,
Mcpherson statue; Sumner post, Emanci-
patton statue in Lincoln park and Green
statue; Farragut post, Farragut statue.
The revolutionary heroes as well as the
soldiers Of the late war were remembered.
To-day the statue of Chief Justice
Msrshall, in the capitol grounds, was also
decorated. Some one remembered that
distinction as an officer in the Revolution
airy army, and so his statue was accorded
the honor OF decoration.
At Arlington, after the decoration Of
graves, o~rations were delivered by Sena
tors Palmer and Henderson. At the
tomb Of Gen. Logan Representative
Mason, of Minnesota, made an eloquent
address. Wherever public ceremonies
were held prayer was offered for the
speedy recovery of Gen. Sheridan.
To-day being the anniversary of the
capture of Boonyille, Miss, by Gen.
Sheridan, then in command of his first
expedition in 1862. the district comman-
dry of the Loyal Legion, through Rec.
Gen. Mussey, gave him a basket Of choice
and rare roses, with a note conveying
their affection and best wishes, and the
hope that as he was victorious twenty six
years ago he would be in his present
struggle.