Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-06-05
DECORATION DAY.
General Observance Of the Beauti-
I'll and Impressive Services.
High Honors Paid to the Memory ef
james 4. Garheid-The Graves Of
General, Grant and Logan
>frewu with Flowers,
caoWD'- A GAEFIELD's ronD.

CROWDS an GAEFIELD's TOMB.
ClEyELAyD. o., May 3L-Probably
the greatest gathering Of people ever
witnessed in Cleveland was assem- Fled
here Friday 20 participate in the cere-
mOny Of de3icatlng TIE Garfield ne
mortal a. Lake View Cemetery. The
exercises began ~ith a grand civic and
military parade which proceeded to the
cemetery. whore thousands had conrre-
gated upon the great stand upon which
the President members Of his Cabinet
and many other distinguished men we're
seated
When the procession moved there
were at least 1901 cheering people
massed in Euclid avenue between Mon
umental Park and Lakeview, and thou
sands more awaited at the cemetery.
Business had been universally sus-
pended and everybody who could do so
had come 70 see the grand pageant.
With the exception Of the Garfield
| funeral in 1881 there was never such a
crowd gathered here before
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.
Tbe .-o,os.., ,5s -, ','i -. - l.-e mt
irg +, afgen rntr+ =, 49, So - :" pa9o.
49, a,5 -. .--,''s u
I line
The exercises began at S:I5 o'clock.
4 ESFresident Hayes, who is president
nrasi5.a EtsSon eonar5,s In
4 an el,arent AMI esreas, opo :.
ronclasian ev-C;overrar .Isco6 n 60
of cin5frr,a,i .f,. 1,st,.r.,f ~ A..
Introduced ar5 aeTtgered ! 49, 80
eloogent ora,fan
Ire hallolniah 1horas ~ Handel 49,
next surr af-a- akieb Presf5or+ IL.
rison ma. introduced He VS. e,ree+o5
bv PROLONGED CHEERING ana scoi,a ,..;.,
earnestness
President HARRISON was followed Il,
Vioe-Pre,iderf Morton ana Gover,or
CamDbel. uh3 made short sneaeres
There were cries tor General sherman
who responded briefly. Secratarv W5n.
dom. Pastma.ter-f;eneral yyanansl,es
Attornev -Ciepers1 1I5l1ar. Secreta., pnsf.
and B4.hon &, ilrroHr spol,e briefly and ~.
pos.nastar-l,.ne-a Thomas r Tsn,es
bowed Is resro7~e - tbe cheers Ia
greeted his ;rr-o4retion Then .bera
were loud cans far Major McKinIey
who also smoke R~i,sv
Tben followed an ir7rressi,,a sor,.;oo
bv inc KNIGHTS Tal9nIar Grand car-
tain-tieneral Nj j HoIok Grand con-.
n,araar Henry perlsiD. ara Grand pra.
late 7. p Van Glove otfieiatinr
This closed ne EXERCISES and The
crowd returned 70 he eitv
ruF nay ar vr3y yoRK
NV yoet NTav a Tho nara5o +,
MT oftu Fridav ,boarb ~ j 800 $
tbat - ~ recan+ esp+onrisl caieb,a-
ton vas equally az enc E,11y IN 200 |
naor1a ,artioina.e5 snd tho avennes
along no line If r,areb ,,,sra ero,,dod
vitb raon1a Ganera1 o,,,is E,i,1,,ara15
ana sta4 beaded no .oI,,rrn Tbo
Grand AMY man ,,,bo aons,i+,,+ad ,ba
bodv 81 Inc narada carriad their war
aacs and numerous coral nieces
Il he 7oornir,cr a loo,rlocly Inc corner-
stone of no Iv,shin,t1,,, roer,or;a1 arcb
was laid win i,,nreesiye cere,nonies
The services A. General e;rant,s tonb
Riverside PARK. under thu auspices 81
tho n : cram PCS yaro attended ~
Governor MI and Cor,rnander-in-C-bief
Alger
,r ,,-.su4,,rro>-
WAsufvcrox Nav 81 Dacora+io,
dav uas observed - National boIiaav
II mis- eitv ana IN tho Govern n,a,,t 40.
rartrrents district ofF3ces and bsnke
"a ~, busiross ho,sae ,,,oro
ne services az tne 9oluIeEs holne