River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-06

BY the Marine Band before the hour of the
regular exercises at the graves of General
Sheridan and of General Paul, and a salute
was fired. Hon. Eug ne Ware, of Kansas
read an original poem and Hon. d. 5 Alex
ander. of New York, delivered the Grafton.
The first ceremony of the dav was that at
the Sheridan monument When the band had
played a dirge Quartermaster- Sergeant A.
W. Bogia, of the Old Guard, pulled the rope
that detached the fastenings, and the flags
that covered the monument fell to the
ground Just at that moment the mem
bers of the Woman's Relief Corps threw
shower Of 70 es upon the grave, This ended
the simple ceremony.
The monument is a plain, broad granite
shaft of sharp and strong outline, upon the
face of which rests the bronze medallion Of
Sheridan. 1t is erected by Mrs. Sheridan
In memory of her husband.
BRooKLYN, May 3l.--The celebration OF
Memorial Day in Brooklyn was. as it :
been for many years. an unqualified sue
cess. President Harrison reviewed the pa
rade.
NEW YORK, May 3l.-ThOugh the early
morning ia not give promise of fair day,
yet it co Id not be said to be very unpleas-
ant prospect, for the rain fell only lightly
and at irregular intervals All the public
buildings displayed their flags at half-mast
but there was a very meager display of
bunting elsewhere except at the hotels and
newspaper Offices
number of G. 4. r. posts Joined in dec
Grating General Grants tomb A number
of beautiful floral tributes were sent by
prominent admirers of the late General, in
GLIDING the Chinese Minister. Genera
Howard and other officers took part in the
exercises. Rev. J. NJ Buckley was the
orator
CHICAGO, May 3l.-In spite of the cold
threatening and rainy weather, the veterans
o, this city turned out in large numbers 10
do honor to the memory and to decorate
the graves of their dead comrades.
Dispatches from Aledo, Aurora, Duquoin,
Warren, GaIena, Darlington. Hiilsboro.
Rock Island, Springfield. Shelbyville, Ben
ton, and almost every other city and town
In Illinois show that the day was observed
with the usual exercises The same is true
of Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan anc
Minnesota cities and towns.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3l.-General Meade
Post, No. /, G. A. R., of which Genera
Grant was a member, after being reviewed
Thursday by General w. T. sherman, pro-
ceeded in a body to Paramount Park,
where the statue of General George G..
Meade was decorated. Services were held
over the grave of General Meade.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 31.-MemoriaI Day
was observed here in the usual manner.
At o'clock the ColOred school children
decorated the graves of their soldiers with
appropriate exercises. At the NatiOna.
Cemetery children walked in a body anc
strewed the green turf abont The graves
with flowers
CINCINNATI, May 31.-Despite the rain the
Grand Army posts and the Sons of Veterans
formed their parade and marched to the
depot whence they rode to Spring Grove
Cemetery. There, Joined by a number of
citizens, they strewed the graves of then
dead comrades with flowers. using only the
Grand Army ritual There was no speech
making.
Dispatches from towns in Northern Ohio
indicate that the day was generally OBJ
served
RICHMOND. Va, May 31-The Stewart
Horse yards decorated the grave Of Gen
eral Stewart The Pickett Division Asso-
citation visited Hollywood with the flag
presented by the Philadelphia brigade anC
beautifully decorated the monument OF
Pickett
BALTIMORE, MAY 3i-The SUMS specia
from Washington says: Memorial Day was
appropriately celebrated on the battle
field OF Antietam. among the distinguished
visitors were Congressman Butterfield, OF
Ohio; Bayne, of Pennsylvania; Hartmann OF
Oregon; Gear and Reed. of Iowa, and
Cheadle, of Indiana; Representatives
Goff of West Virginia and Thomas
of Illinois. The graves were decOrat-
ed by the G. A. r. posts from Hagers-
town, Sharpsburg, Md, and MartinsbuEg
W Va
New ORLEANS, May 31-The G. A. r
posts. Confederate Association OF the Army
of the Tennessee, the Northern Yirginii
veterans and cavalry joined in decora ing
the graves of Union and Confederate sol
diers.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 3l.-The G. A.
r post and the Confederate veterans
Thursday united in decorating the graves
of Federal and Confederate dead Bac
weather interfered somewhat with the
ceremonies
CITY OF MEXICO. May 81 Decoration Day
was observed by American ladies' IN this
city who decorated the graves of Amefi-
cans who fell in 1917.