Evening journal., 1889-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
How the Nations Martyrs
Were Remembered.
TWO GREAT PARADES.
New York and Brooklyn Honor Its
Fallen Heroes,
TWO GREAT PARADES.
AT GENERAL GRANTS TOMB,
President Harrison Reviewing the Parade
Across thgRaser
A RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR.

Loving Hands strcw Sweet Flowers over
tho Graves Of the Noble Dead--CaIe-
brattng I'm westchester--The President
ut the Knapp Manslon--Commands Rep
resented-The Line of BIarch--The start.
Decoration Day on Staten Island-Im-
pressive Services This Evening.
NEW YoRK, May 30 Memorial day Is be-
ing extensively observed in this city by all
patriotic citizens beside the Grand Army
posts and other bodies, and the streets are
crowded with people. Buildings are appro-
priately decorated, and the feeling Of the
citizens is one OF patriotism and respect
Great Day.
The military as we'll as all the Grand Army
veterans arc out in full resalia. Grand Mar
shal William p. Walton Is In command OF the
veterans
The parade was started promptly at s
o'clock, and the entire line Of march was
covered and the last organizations in the pro
cession dismissed 20 their grave decorating
tasks by 10 o'clock in the forenoon. To ac-
complish this result at least 1000 men per
hour had to pass the grand stands
Line of March.
The line Of march was from Fiftieth street
along Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street,
thence to Broadway and around Union
square to the intersection OF Fourteenth
street and Fourth avenue, where the parade
was dismissed. At the right Of the line was
Maj Cen o. o. Howard commanding the
department OF the Atlantic, and staff, 10
whom succeeded the military forces of the
United States army, drawn from the various
Notifications and stations in and about New
York harbor, and a contingent Of the United
| States marines and sailors, detailed from Che
barracks and receiving ships at the Brook
lyn navy yard. This division numbere,
close upon 1000 officers and men.
Commands Represented.
The First brigade, National Guard, stat,
! of New York, under command of Gen. Loui
Fitzgerald, constituted the second division ol
the escort to the G. A. r. Gen. Fitzgerald
was attended by the Signal and Telegraph
corps of the brigade, parading as MOUNTED
orierlies, after whom came the Seventh
regiment, Col Clark; the Sixty-ninth regi
ment, Col James Cavanagh the Eight
regiment, Col. George d. Scott the Nintl
/ FeHHneNlt IoL W Hllhin ptWhIut Jfss INT
Twenty-second regiment, Col. John T. Camp
the Seventy-iirst regiment, Col Hopper, tn,
Twelfth regiment, Col Thomas H. Barber
the First battery, Capt Louis Wendell; the
Second battery, Capt. Wilson, Troop A.
cavalry, Capt Charles + Roe, and the Old
Guard OF New York, Maj Mclean. This
parade not being held under state orders,
National Guard organizations having eds
tinctive" uniforms, in whole or in part, were
permitted TO wear them
The Third Division.
In the third division were included the Fifth
Duryee's y Zluaves, the Hawkins Zouaves, the
Garde de Lafayette, the French Liberty
Guards, the Garnet Colored Cadets, the First
and Second Battalions Of Irish Volunteers
the Seventy-nnth Regiment OF Highland
Guards, the Sixth, Ninth Tenth, Fortieth
! Forty-sec.TSs;... 9x.y-Sscond, sixfy-ninth AM
Seyehty-thlra Veteran Volunteers, the Vet
eran zouave association, the First New York
Mounted fies, the Fourth New Yok Cav
airy, mounted, United States army and nav,
veterans, the Eleventh Regiment Veteran
association, a battalion Of cadets from the
Peekskill Military academy, the Sons Of Vet
Grams, Volunteer Firemen's Sons, U. S. Grant
Hose, Of the Ninth ward, and large number
Of civic organizations
The Veterans.
Succeeding these were the past and present
deputy commanders of the Grand Army OF
the Republic Of New York, together with
Grand Marshal Walton and staff and the
several posts included in this district in the