Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-31
4 Nations Tribute to Its
Immortal Dead.
GRAVES OF HEROES DECORATED.
Comrades Hands Place Wreaths on
the Resting-Places of 1.-The
Mustered Out"
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

buildings displayed flags at half.mast,
but there was a very meagre display of
bunting elsewhere. The parade started
at 9 O'Clock from Fifty-eighth street,
thence to Broadway, around Union
Square. At Union Square the Lincoln
and Washington statues were beautifully
adorned with flowers. The procession
was led by Gen. o. o. Howard, with a
battalion of marines.
The parade was viewed by Governor
Hill, Vice. President Morton and Mayor
Grant. After the parade the members
of the G. A. r. went to the various
cemeteries and decorated the graves of
the dead.
The U. S. Grant Post, G. A. r., ar
ranged a memorial service today. as
heretofore, at General Grants t>mb, in
Riverside Park. At the entrance to the
tomb, floral arch was erected, bearing
the inscription, "Enshrined in the
Hearts of his Countrymen." Above that
was shield with the National colors ;
also wreath of flowers, and this was
surmounted by floral cross, with the
Grand Army motto, "F. @. L." The in
terror of the tomb was mass of flowers
and evergreens 80 great as to completely
hide the casket.
Gang Yen Hoom, Chinese Plenipoten-
tiary at Washington, sent floral device
bearing his name.
Many G. A. R. and other organizations
also sent more floral contributions. On
the left side of the tomb platform was
erected, on which the exercises were
held. About 5000 people surrounded
| and occupied the enclosure in front of it.
Rev. J. M. Buckley, d. D., LII. D., de-
| livered the Grafton. The Seventy first
Regiment fred a salute and Chaplain
| Rev. Judson Gallagher closed with
prayer. The United States an.of-war
Galena fired salute of twenty-one guns
at the close of the services.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Although the
| weather prospects were dubious this
| morning the veterans OF The late war
turned out in good force to make their
annual pilgrimage to Arlington, the
Soldiers Home, and other grounds
where remains of old comrades rest,
and pay tributs of respect and affec-
| ton in the shape of floral offerings and
suitable ceremonies. There was little evi-
dence of business activity, and the spirit
of the day was generally observed.
The attendance at the Arlington ceme-
terry was unusually large. Mrs. Harrison,
MIR. and Mrs. Mckee and DIR. Scott, OF
the White House, brought bouquet OF
| flowers, which was placed on General
| Sheridan's grave. General Schofeld and
staff and Senators Sawyer and Manderson
were present. The first ceremony of the
day was at the Sheridan monument.
Here the members of the G.. A. R., COM
mittees of the Woman's Relief Corps and
the Loyal Legion Commandery gathered
within the enclosure around the monu-
ment. The Marine Band played dirge.
An old veteran pulled rope, and the
flags which have covered the monument
since it was put in place fell to the
ground, exposing to view plain granite
shaft thirteen feet high, bearing on its
face bronze bust medallion of General
Sheridan. The Woman's Relief Corps
threw showers of roses around the base
of the monument, and, later in the day,
the children of General Sheridan added
their floral contribution to the heap
which kind hands had strewn about their
fathers grave.
The Grand Army of the Republic
concentrated t. cir efforts upon Arlington.
Attorney General Miller was the repre-.
sentative of the Administration at that
place. General D. S. Alexander was the
orator OF the day, and a poem was de-
livered by Eugene F. Ware, of Kansas.
Appropriate music was rendered by the
Marine Band, and a salute fred by q bat
terry of artillery.
General Sheridan's tomb was specially
decorated by the ladies of the Potomac
Relief Corps, and monument to Gen.
eral Gabriel s. Paul was unveiled, with
an appropriate address, by Chief Justice
Charles Drake.
At the Soldiers Home, Major S. S.
lockwood delivered the grafton, and
Colonel Dewitt @. Sprague read an orig
inal poem, while similar offices were
performed at the Congressional Cemetery
by Hon. w. W. Curry and B. B. Flem-
ing, respectively. Flowers were strewn
over General Logan's tomb by commit
tee of the Logan Guard of Honor.
AT st. Matthew'S Church mass was
celebrated at O'Clock for the repose of
the soul Of the late General Sheridan,
and for the soldiers who fell in battle
BROOKLYN, May 30.-The celebration
OF Memorial Day in Brooklyn is an un-
qualified success. The parade is always
made q special feature, services at the
cemeteries, as rule, being held on the
Sunday preceding. Grand Army men
In the past were so fortunate as to obtain
the attendance of Presidents Grant and
Arthur IN the reviewing stand, and to-
day they bad the Grand Army of the
Republic Veteran General, BENJAMIN
Harrison, President ef the United States,
to review them. The President was as
sisted by another Veteran General, Ben
jamin f. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy.
che President breakfasted early at the
residence of Joseph F. Knapp.
Near 10 o'clock the President and
party started to review the parade. The
head OF the column was on the corner of
Bedford avenue and Division avenue. On
the arrival of the President the various
organizations appeared from side streets
very rapidly.
The G. A. R. men, as they passed the
President, lifted their hats to the man
who had been their comrade in arms. |
Secretary Tracy, on the left of the Presi- |
dent, came in for graceful welcome.
After the review the President, with Sec
retary Tracy, Mayor Chaplin and others,
went to Knapp's residence, where an in
formal reception was held. The party
returned to Washington this afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3d. General
Meade Post, No. l, G. A. R., of which
General Grant was member, after be.
ing reviewed to-day by General w. T. |
Sherman, proceeded in body to Fair
mount Park, where the statue of General