Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-31

martyred President.
CLEVELAND, May 3O-A kind Provi-
dence smiled on Cleveland to- day, and if
the weather had been made TO order the day
could not have been a more perfect one.
Every detail had been attended to and only
one thing more was needed to make every
body happy. That was pleasant weather.
Up to last night only five rainless days had
been credited to Clevelrnd in May and the
Signal Service observer was sure that there
would be showers to-day. When, however,
the sun rose this-morning from feecy mass
of clouds and sailed up past the meridian
through blue sky all fears were dispelled,
and everybody was happy.
The city was full of strangers last night,
but more came to-day. Every regular train
from the East, West and South was loaded
to the platforms, aud special trains brought
thousands of patriotic people from all over
Northern Ohio.
FLAGS AND BUNTING EVERYWHERE.
The city had put on holiday attire as
early as Wednesday evening, and the deco
ration of downtown business houses, public
buildings, hotels and private residences
was the finest ever attempted by the peo-
pie of the Capital of the Western Reserve.
The air was literally filled with red, white
and blue bunting, arranged In tasteful de-
signs OF every conceivable shape.
The Mecca to which all had journeyed
was beautiful Lake View, in which lie the
remains of the martyr Garfield, and toward
that spot all steps were turned. AT an
early hour in the morning the thorough
fares leading out Superior street via Mon
umental Park and Euclid avenue with a
its broad roadway and great lawns were
packed with slowly moving mass of hu-
manity. Four street car lines with half a
thousand cars were unable to accommodate
the crowds. Every carriage that could be
hired was brought into requisition, and still
thousands walked.
GREATEST CROWD SINCE 1881.
When the procession finally moved there
were at least 150, 900 cheering people massed
in Euclid avenue between Monumental
Park and Lake View, and thousands more
awaited at the cemetery. Business had been
could do so had come to see the grand
pageant. With the exception of the Gar
field funeral in 1881, there was never such a
crowd gathered here before. The utmost
good nature prevailed, and when the vet
erans of Garfeld's old regiment (the Forty
second o. V. l. swung into line to head
the parade there was vociferous cheering
The Grand Army, Union Veterans and
Sons of Veterans who followed were also
applauded. as were the military companies
composing the third division. Governor
Campbell and staff followed the military
on horseback, and they were cheered as
they rode along.
THE HeNoRED GUESTS,
But the greatest applause was reserved
for the honored guests of the day-President
Harrison, Vice President Morton, mem bers
of the Cabinet and other celebrated visitors.
The Presidential party was escorted BY the
First Cleveland Troop of Cavalry and de-
tachment of marines from the United States
steamer Michigan.
The President rode with ex-President
Hayes, Hon. Amos Townsend and Hon. D.
P. Eells. Vice President Morton occupied
a carriage with Lieutenant Governor Mar
quis, Mayor George w. Gardner and Hon.
M. A. Hanna. In another carriage were
Chief Justice Fuller, General Jacob D. Cox,
Major William Mckinley, Jr., and Bishop
W. A. Leonard, oil the Episcopal Church.
Secretary Window and Postmaster General
Wanamaker rode with Ex-Governor Charles
Foster and Postmaster Armstrong. Ex-At-
torney General Wayne MacVeagh rode with
Secretary Rusk, Senator Manderson and
Hon. D. A. Dangler. General Sherman and
General Schotield were in a carriage with
Messrs. E. E. Jones and VIM. Chisholm.
Attorney General Miller rode with Judges
Spear, Dickman and Williams, of the Ohio
Supreme Court.
CHEERS FOR HARRISON.
Alexander Doyle, the sculptor; George
kellar, the designer of the memorial, and
W. II. Burke, the architect of the interior,
rode In the division with the President, as
did the trustees of Hiram College aud the
members Of the Cleveland City Council. The
President was cheered almost continuously.
and he rode bareheaded along the beautiful
avenue. bowling his Acknowledgements of the
applause to the right and left.
There was 80 bands in the line, and the
air was filled with music. There were
cheers for the gallant knights Templar,
with their waving white plumes, the uni
formed knights of Pythias, with their red
plumei metal helmets, and the gayIy uni
formed Odd Fellows. Cheer after cheer
greeted the Knights of St John and Father
Matthew, and the various national societies
representing the Germans, Bohemians,
Polish, Eungarians and Scotch were vocif-
erously applauded, The procession was
two hours in passing given point. 1t was
i've miles in length, and there were at least
q, 900 in line.
THE ONLY ACCIDENT.
There was but one accident during the
parade. Sir Knight James Wemple, Past
Grand Commander of the Nebraska Di-
Vision, b. T., who now lives here, was
thrown from his horse, suffering a bad frac-
ture of one leg.
Twas nearly 8 o'clock when the head of
the procession passed through the magnif-
cent memorial arch at the entrance to Lake
View AMI began the winding and gently
ascending drives leading to the bluff at the
rear OF the cemetery, on which the memorial
is situated. The tired people, disregarding
the warnings to keep of the grass, had
spread themselves all over the beautiful
city OF the dead. Many had spent the fore
noon wandering through the delightful
ravines and watching the graceful swans
upon the numerous little lakes. The first
strains OF music from the bands brought
them from their retreats, however, and
rush for the place where the exercises were
to occur was begun. The sides of the bluff
and the plateau at the top were quickly
packed with people, and crowd of 5000
assembled about the platform from which
the speaking was to take place.
THE GARFIELD FAMILY.
There were loud cheers when the Presi-
dent and the other distinguished guests
arrived and were given seats. Mrs. Gar
field and her four sons, James, Harry,
Abram and Irving, and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Stanley Brown (nee Mollie Garfeld) occu-
pied seats on the platform, as did George
Kennan, the lecturer, who was Mrs. Gar
fields guest. Bishop Richard Gilmour, of