New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
HOBOREN,S NEW STATUE.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN NOT FORGOTTEN.
OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY IN VARIOUS SUBURB

AN TOWNS.
It has been long time since Hoboken conthheu
as many visitors 1t did yesterday. The unvehlng
OF statue to commemorate the old volunteer nre de
partment was the principal attraction. Nearly every
business house and dwelling in the city was decorated
with flags and bunting About fifty dlHereh1 or.
ganizations took part in the parade but the chief
ones were the I'd Regiment OF militia, the police ana
fire departments and stevens Post q. A. Re- OF iioDoKeh
The police and fire departments OF Jersey CITY, hrehen
from Harrison and Bayonne, Exempt Firemens Assn
citation Of Brooklyn Exempt Firemens Assoclauoh
of Paterson; Exempt Frcmen's Associations Oh MOT
risana and Long Island City Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association of Brooklyn; Volunteer Flreneh .
Association OF Ncw-York; Volunteer Exempt and
Veteran Fremen's sons Association, Of New-fork ana
the school children of the public schools and ST. Marys
parochia school.
After marching through the principal streets In
the city, the procession reviewed by Mayor
stanton, Governor Albeit ex-Congressman hchooo'
ex- Mayor Grassman County Clerk Dennis McLoushin'
Judge Albert Hoffman, Judge W. d. DAILY, Judge John
A. McGrath and General b. W. Spencer ana o'hers'
Passing the reviewing stand the procession proceedeo
IN Church Square Park, where the statue, bronze
fireman. with q child casped In his left arm ana d
lantern carried In the right hand, was unvched' Mayor
Edward Stanton made few remarks introducing
Governor Albeit, who made a short speech. EN-
Congressman McAdoo was the orator OF tne Jay an"
Attorney Charles II. Winfield. dinner was gwen
later at Meyers Hotel to the prominent officials and
guests.
All OF the Grand Army posts IN Hudson County
" j. decorated graves yesterday and held reunions
In the evening. Zabrisde Post, after Witlng seVerai
cemeteries was addressed at the Court House in jersey
City by Monsignor Seton. At the Tabernacle congress
man F. F. Mcdonnell delivered an Grafton to u. van
lIouen Post after they returned from New-York Bay
also The graves Of the soldier dead in WeeSawken
Cemetery were decorated by stevens Naval Post De-
fore the great parade took place Christian Woerher
Post paid tribute to their dead comrades in the same
manner.
Memorial Day was observed In the Oranges with
little out Of the ordinary line In the early morning
the Sd Battalion paraded through the principal streets
Of the city. and then held exhibition drill on the
Centre-st grounds. Uzal Dodd Post visited the DIFF
ferent cemeteries and decorated the graves Of the
fallen heroes.
There was a large falling of in the attendance yes
terday at Queens County's big cemeteries over pre-
cedlng years. The decrease attributed mainly to
the threatening weather In the morning. About
10000 people visited Calvary Cemetery in the after
noon More people visited Lutheran Cemetery than
any OF the Others. II estimated that over 10000
people passed through the gates during the day.
Cypress Hills Cemetery also thronged with WIS.,
Ors There are a large number Of graves OF veterans
In this cemetery and the mufed beat OF drums lasted
until late in the afternoon.
In all the Long Island towns and villages memorial
services held and the soldiers graves In the local
cemeteries decorated with flowers and plants At Ros-
yn exercises were held in Bryant Hail. The orator
OF the day was Congressman James W. Covert. Moses
A. Baldwin Post. Of Hampstead paraded in the morn
ing with a large delegation Of school children. Gen
eral Catlin of Brooklyn delivered an address
Daniel L. Downing Post of Glen Cove, marched to the
Bayville Cemetery and laid flowers upon the graves
of soldiers buried there. Addresses were made by
Colonel s. V. r. CrJger Colonel Robert Townsend and
the Rev. T. NJ. Lane. Jamaica Post, Of Jamaica Dis
trict- attorney John Fleming commander, visited the
local cemeteries and placed flowers on the graves OF
dead comrades. AT Flushing George Hnntsman POST
escorted by the 18th separate Company, ~ g., n T.,
decorated the graves the village cemetery and the
soldiers monument i'm Flushing Park. In Long Island
CITY Benjamin Ringcod and sheridan Posts paraded
The first named visited St. Mlchacls Cemetery, Astoria
and She,tdan Post went to Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial Day well observed In ionkeS. Inc
Grand Army Posts Of the city decorated the graves OF
the soldier dead in the local cemeteries and last even
ing there were memorial exercises at Music Hall, at
which the Rev. E. Schell delivered an Grafton. All
of the athletic cht and canoe clubs there held
special program ) Of sport