Telegram-herald., 1889-05-31

/ by the Marine Band before the hour cf the
regular exercises al the graves Of General
! Sheridan and OF General Paul Gnc a salute
WAS tired Hon Eugene Ware, of Kansas
read az original poem sDd Hon H. Z kleH.
sncer. OF New York. delivered tie Ofar1On
AT tie Soldiers Home Rev George Eniott
was chaplain Major lockwood. orator.
and De Witt c sprSgue, poet
AT Battle Cemetery . committee Of 9 A
r., post No. /, decorated the graves Gen
eral Logan's gT~ye received offerings from
the Logan lnvincibles Of Baltimore and the
Logan Guard of Homer OF this city
About O'Clock there war short, shErp
shower, but the shy soon cleared
About fifty comrades OF the Phil sheridan
Company No 8, Union Veterans Onion,
left the Baltimore 4 Potomac station st c 30
this morning for the National Cemetery at
Culpepper
Mass was said for General Sheridan by
Father Chapelle at St Matthews Church IN
this city tits morning The monument 10
General Sheridan erected by the q. A at
Arlington WA unysiled al 4 O'clock without
ceremony
At BRooK.YN
BRooHLYS. May 80 The celebration Of
Memorial Day in Brooklyn was, ss II hss
been for many years, sn unqualified sue
cess
President Harrison breakfssted early al
the residence OF Joseph L. Knapp. IN com
pany with Secretary OF the Navy Tracy and
Mayor Chaplin IL was near ten clock
when the President aud his party starred
out 10 review the parade. The head of the
column was on the corner OF Bedford and
Division syenuos On the arrival Of the
President Grand Marshal Il W Knight
gave the order 10 fall into line
The various organizations appeared
from the side streets very rapid
ly. 1t was estimated that y. 600 per
sons were packed on Port Greene
Plaza and the intersccting streets as
the head of the column passed by The
q. A r men as they passed the President
lifted their hats 20 the man who had been
their comrade IN arm, Secretary Tracy
was on the left of the Preside ut and he too.
came In for Z graceful welcome The
veteran and the paid hremen and the
letter carriers got their share of the days
honors
After the review the President. with
Secretary Tracy. Mayor Chaplin and others.
went TO Mr.. Knapp's residence, where Gn
informal reception was held
AT NEW YORK
NEw YORK May 3o.-7boagh the curly
morning did not give promise OF a fair da-,
yet 81 could not be said 20 bea very unplea.-
ant prospect. for tho rain fell only lightly
and at irregular iDoervalS All the public
buildings displayed their Tags st half mast.
but there was q very meager cisplsy Of
bunting elsewhere except az tie hote Is and
newspaper Offices
The PROCESSION started promptly az
o'clock. headed by General O O Boware
with battalion Of marines and soldiers
The parade was reviewed by Governor HfiI
Yico-Presdsnt Morton and MAYOR Grant
After the parade the members of the Grand
Army OF TIE Republic went TO the various
cemeteries and decorated the graves Of
theiT dead comrades
At CHICAGO
CmoAoo. May 3-In spite Of the cold.
threatening and rainy weather. the veterans
o; this city turned oat in large numbers 20
Go honor 10 the memory ana 10 decorate
tAe graves of theiT dead comrades
As cary as S clock The headquarters
Of the various O A i posts were alive
with hustle and activity The streets out
side were thronged with men IN uniform.
and almost % every corner hrsas band
discoursed military music Hy - O clock
nearly every post and organi1stion vas
aboard some train vhirlinR svsY - the
cemetery whose soldiers graves were 10
claim It's sacred attention
The services at Oakwoods and Rose HDl
being TIE most elaborate those cemeteries
were thronged Bot AZ svsry other burial
place generous quota ~ visiturs placed 8
fragrant tribute on the lsst resting places
OF the soldier dead The obesrvAnc. of the
dsv wss quite g>nera more 40. man. o
A r. mon ssi0-tksD on any former oc-