New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-31
SERVICES AT THE GRAVES
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS.
CROWDS GO TO THE TOMB or GENERAL GRANT
POSTS WHICH HoNoEED THEIR DEAD
COMRADES,

COMRADES.
Not lcss Than 5000 people attended the memorial
ssrvces at the tomb OF General Grant IN H'Verslue
park Early In the day 1t became ceh''o y.
traction The programme was Ia ehS St..aa
Grant Post no 3o7, @. 4. r., OF BrooHlyh' "sss'eu
~, tho Harlan Company, n, Of the 7lst hegic"t W
Tho National Guard. Other ORGANIZATIONS present
were Erastus s. TeTt Post, No. 800, Connahu'i W.
King Of Brooklyn, and the Ninth "aNu " o. "'N"'
Hose Company, OF this city. .ou,h u,,s
floral arch over the entrance 10 Vho . "
lrscr,bcd in large lcttors OF rcd immortohee' N
,, - a. hn.rts If his countrymen." tribute
htcb met with a great share OF attention was .
hondrome floral design placed upon the upper s'uo
NJ the tomb and the card attaonen snono" -.
vas sent by the Chinese minister aV ,, 20
On tho opposlto side OF tho tomb was holsl
from George G. Meade Post, No l, OF fHn@ooip :,
The interior Of the tomb was niled VIII" "'"
every description A.. ..n. until
ii, m. II was escorted by platoon vi
proosIvn poIIce composed Of veterans Vi '"o
Az commander George A. Price began the eAerciSo' "
reading the appropriate service from inc orant 49,
rJtuaI the United Stats manotwar 1sous' a'~' 'o".
IN ,be river below fired the first OF series Oh i'iu'
guns, which were continued throughout Uo -,
rnorIes The grafton OF the day was deii'ereo W
Tho Row DIT. j. ". Buckley, OF Morrsto"D ~ ."
oI,,or Of "Tho New-York Christian Aa
vocate." It was an eloquent eulogy OF the hie MI"
character OF General Grant
Coupany II OF tho fist Regiment frcd ssio'e
NJ threo volleys over the tomb, and Chaplain
uronoupced tho beuedictOn. Taps was so'huou
upon the bugls and the people slowly uiSP0''1
the sun approached the Orange Mounta'n' -
Tho Farrneut Statue in Madison Square had oeeh
tastcfully decorated by detail Of Farragut Post NO
u.s. G. A. r., r. S. Hellfey, COMMANDER Ing pvos =.
self went 10 Philadelphia 10 Join the George y. "oaa9
Post No. l. Of that city, in the oeleoranoh VI ' u"
laurel wreath encrcled tho head OF tho STATUE cd.
tho broad folds OF q trcOored sash OF SIX Sdor'bu
49, re-, I,st hollow the figure Of the hero, mont
Fng On Fifth-ave a shield Of red, white ana DUO '
nortellcs appeared, which was inscribed u osiun0
the words: Our Admiral On each $40 OF inc POI
estal two floral anchors, wrought IN INC U
co,ors, we're suspended, and other Psr1ouc u,s ,
added TO tho pleasing effect OF tho oe"ofNnou'
Grand Army flags, arranged IN einS.o', soa,.rs
the base, while o liberal display OF potts. a.
formed beautiful many-colored grouno"orA ia
which the structure seemed 10 stand
The Worth Monument not decorated ana whS'
WAS stul moro strange, tho statue o. william n,
ari. Lincoln's Secretary Of ststo ami Ne"-iOi
orttc son, was also wholly neglected..
The Observance OF tho day at Greenwood was mn.
dcrcd bv A peltns shower, which began al ooi"cA
and ,,st,i neary an hour All rho soldiers graves
however were decorated with flowers ana nass W
the various Grand Army posts and SERVICES ~S0
held al many graves Horace Gieeiey fos'' wv
5O7 listened at tho grave OF Horace "ro"oS I" ~ "
ton by l. VI. lawson. -. ,r..,..
Crc,rov Mfr lawson said that Grecleys career pre-
sertcd the most eager, positive ana nFhusu '''
personality that had been known on ms eon'n'''
spcc the Colonies became states OF the fednrd' 'ON
Greeley would have been great man ih any Nou,"''
4, any progrpssive movement, ana IN any Heo VI M"
tberc ucrc historic accounts lie "ouid ha'o "',"
m the same level with Cavour ana pH'US
1T. D,nIcl O'Conncn and Psrncll, in Ireland ;
Eossn,b in Hungary MIdhat Paoha In TURKEY am
,,,,b tho luckleSs Arab IN Egypt he was 'n' "'
influential writer OF his time ana Inc 1nouho
~ -, Lexicon Of liberty. while Lincoln, who,
ai,bout Greeley, could never have been FroS'ueh''
otc the decree Of Emancipation 1t was - Hrocley
~. b,sto-v would assign tho credit OF ha'lns VA
,,-rtsho, ,ovcry on this hemisphere. Aftcr honrs
6r,v no WAS the most powerful champion OF INC
American system" Horace Greeley. victor huso Su'
Iohn bright were three mighty and ocneVooh'
tyrcs OF rare and rugged genius Shose
reverence might be saieiy Et' !" '''
Judgment of mankind .o
rc,cr coonor Post No. $50. marched 20 the grave
-. the man after whom was hSu'"'
rrcc,dcd ty Rsync's Goth Regiment bs'',
Tho graves Of MsIor-Gcncral George l. e"o'S ""'
prryct Rrlradirr General Samuel Graham "eEe uo''
r,,ed with flags and flowers by the George & sWous
! POST No. J34. and appropriate services "eTe no'4
a. tbc cyc-rscs AZ the grave Of Lieut"nantt olo'"l
| e A KImbau by KimualI Post, No. 100, MIS- Mn
! n,ll prcS,n ted n the post beautiful SUN nag lho
monument erected by the city OF AewforK 10 us cru
,cs who were killed during the v ar ana tnr so"eF'
| plot vcrc handsomely decorated Among the other
posrs and organizations that held services OF deco
rated the graves Of comrades either in body or Dy
| oommutre were Joe Hooker Post, No. 1873; STEIN
| v-l,r Post, No 100: John T.. BendiS Post No 4o- :
| = / Farnham Post 10. t53; Mitchell POST No
! 5;o: James Monroe Post, No eO7' baroara
| rrc,ch,c Post No. IL John A. Rawins fNst' No.
| I'm Inst
90 scdgnick Post, no 19" Robert I. Lincoln ruS.'
No GO: J L. Rker Post No. o. Adam Co.'S POST
M 100. elisa Post, No o04; Charles r. Doane Post.
| M 400. Horace D. ClAfin Post No o7e; RANKIN
! post No 10; Thatford Post, No. 3; pm ehenasn
! rost No 1 Of the Independent Army ana Navy AS
| so,iation; l39th Regiment Volunteers war veteran
! Association: HAWKINS Zouave Association, Sth keE'-
! mcnt Volunteers; iIth Regiment War Veterans, ana
,st scott Life Guard 4th Regiment Volunteers.
! Memorial services were held In Trinity Cemetery
hy John A. Dix Post No. 1875, at the grave OF Con
cral Dix The chief address was delivered BY the
! Rev. Clarence Buell.. Of ST. LuRo's Protestant Eps
copal Church. After the benodictoR the graves OF
| AL the veterans I'm tho cemetery were decorated
Members Of Lloyd ASpnwall Post No. 600 assisted
! In tho work oil decoration. Ihe!e are about SIXTY
veterans buried ia Trinity Cemetery, among inc. mem
Major Ogiby. Captains Elfiou and Henry, ana Leu
tenant PARKER White tho graves weS SSns one ono
Of the mot important OF he S'Sr!
church festivals was being celebrated II va, %rs
roGsccraled bknOp Potter delivered the address sna
| tho hcv. Or. DiA was the celebrant. Iho chuicD
was decorated with beautiful flowers anu specla pains
| Neru taken with the musicsi part Of the services -
Tho uOth Regiment Victorian Corps remem0erVG tn NO
| tomb Of MalOr-Iieueral IlChard montgomery ,WhIcn
stands at tho broadway end OF St Paul Lhurch, anu
| Coratcd IL with nOral designs aud hags. Otter
graves in churchyard were also remembered by
| Various organizations. Tho Phil Re"rney Post went
| 10 the Trinity Churchy aN, where PM hcatny
| tomb u.s. ana II absolutely hidden from sight
beneath the mass OF moral decorations aud hags.
| INC monument to tho memory Of those who died IN
| Mo war Of tie Revolution was unadorned, not
| nag or a mower being placed there. This was true
also of tho statue OF george Washington ~ the Sub
IIolsury ana Washnsion's headQuartetsv In BrOadsL
| Inc largest Of the crowds at tho moro remote
uroOklyn suburban cemeteries WAS al tho cemetery OF
| The EVcrsrcens. The Abel smith. Harry Ice, q. X.
| Warren Deyins and kensey Posts OIL th3 Grand Army
he'd separate services at aor various burial plots or
else where IA tho cemetery. Tbs Rov. s. clifford Ne-
son Colonel uaggs rty, and Past Commanders L'Hom'