Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-06-10
DECORATION DAY.
The Occasion Fittingly OBJ
served All Over the Union.
President Harrison Delivers a Me-
mortal Address at Rochester.

cemeteries, Dy specIai CSFelnOnieS ALA
memorial services. The whole country
placed flowers on the tonbs of her soldiers.
Nobly did the metropolitan area about
New York respond to her duties to
the dead In every spot where there is the
resting place of a soldier could be found
tokens of a Nations thanks beside those of a
family's remembrance. Memorial Day has
not lost its hold on the hearts OF the people.
though the war was ended naarly thirty
years ago. .
The great event of the day was the unveil
ing of the Soldiers and Sailors monument
at Rochester n Y. This was the event
which the President had come from Wash
ington to witness, and which had drawn
distin guished Assem- blage to Rochester from
all parts of the State.
Never before had the city been SO crowded
and never before had it entertained SO dis
tinguished a company. Public and private
business was suspended and everybody took
a holiday. It is estimated that fully 25O, 900
people took an active part in the various de.
monstrations. OF this number fully 1OO, 900
came from the surrounding country.
The President was enthusiastically re-
ceived everywhere, and was compelled to
bow his Acknowledgements to almost con-
tinuous cheering. The weather was bright
and fair.
The exercises at the unwilling of the
monument were preceded by a review, in
which at least 5000 men and boys formed
into organized parties, participated. The first
division was made up of the veterans of the
Civil War as comprised in the posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic and other
came 1000 German-Americans, who
were succeeded by 1000 children of the
public and parochial schools. Next in line
wac another division of 1000, made up of
various organizations. The President, Gov
ernor Flower, and other distinguished men
visiting the city followed in carriages. The
reviewing stand, which was in front of the
Court House. was handsomely decorated,
the Presidents flag being prominent at the
front. This flag has never before been used
except on naval vessels, so it was curiosity.
1t shows the National coat Of arms on a blue
field.
The exercises ct Washington Fark began
as soon as the various bodies reached the
positions assigned them. Along the east
border of the park was drawn up one com
National Guard, and the Knights
stationed the company of the Ma
tionaI Guard and of the Naval Reserve
and the Roman Catholic Uniformed Union.
Directly facing the speakers stand at the
north end of the Park were placed the Grand
Army of the Republic posts and veteran
organizations. On either side of the mOnu-
ment camp of the Sons of Veterans was
stationed. The children of the public
speakers stand to the right and the parochial
school children similar position to the
left.
The exercises at the unwilling of the monu-
ment were of the most imposing character.
They were preceded by music by the bands.
Tho opening prayer was made by the Rev.
L. NJ Foote pastor of the Spencer Ripley
Memorial Church. General Reynolds then
made short Introductory address, at the
close of which the beautiful statue was I'M
yelled by five young women, each OF whom
is the daughter of a veteran belonging to
one of the five Grand Army posts in that
CITY, The GRAFTON was then delivered by
President Hill, of the Rochester University.
and the poem was read by Samuel II. Lowe.
President Harrison then made his address.
He was followed by Governor Flower, who
delivered a short speech.
The monument is a tall column of solid
granite, nine feet high, resting on granite
base, and carrying llfe-slze statue OF LIN
coin. The whole monument is torty-three
feet high. On each corner Of the base is a
statue representing some branch of the naval
or military service. On the four sides of the
base are brOnze pictures, in baS-relief, repre-
senting war scenes. The monument was
planned eleven years ago. It's total cost has
been 500, 600.
In New York City the event of the day was
Guardmen and members of the Grand Army
of the Republic from Fifty-eighth street and
Fifth avenue past reviewing stand below
the Worth monument in Madison Square,
in which sat Mayor Grant, General
o. o. Howard, COMMANDMENT Chief
OF the G. A r. John Palmer and
his staff, and many city officials and
noted parsons. From the battery to the
Harlem and beyond from the East River to
the Hudson, everywhere, were to be seen the
National colors, half-masted from the poles
on the tops OF big buildings, festoonei
about arches and pillars, flung from win
dows and doorways, and gracefully twlned
about the statues in the public squares. Bust
ness in the Exchanges, public buildings. and
most mercantile houses was suspended. Re
low Fourteenth street the usually busy
streets were COMPARATIVELY deserted. In the
morning the Sons of the Revolution deco
rated the statue of Washington before the
Sub-Treasury Building. the large monu-
Trinity &C ehurcS STU'' and the memorial
tablet to General Montgomery in
the wall of St Paurs In the uptown
squares the statues of Washington, Lincoln
Lafayette. Farragut, and the Worth monu-
ment were decorated by the Grand Army
organizations The statue of Lincoln was
almost hidden from sight by ported plants
AMI cut flowers. The Seventh Regiment
veterans made pilgrimage to the Seventh
Regiment statue Central Park
in the morning. They were escorted
by the Society of War Veterans The
parade, which was the most imposing seen
in years. was headed by detachment of
United States troops under command c.
Colonel William r. King. They comprised
a battalion OF engineers, battalion OF lnfan-
try Batteries D and L. First Artillery, from
Fort Wadswo-th. Batteries H and NJ. FIRST
Artillery, from Fort Columbus, and Bat
terry II, Second Artillery, from Fort Schuy-
Ter. The excellent appearance of the men
and their marching, which, however, did not
excel that o. many OF the citizen soldiers
created much enthusiasm. Mayor Grant re-