New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
OLD SOLDIERS HONOR HIS MEMORY.


Possibly the most interested we'll rs Interesting
part of the great audience which gathered NJ INC
tomb Of General Grant yesterday were the veterans
who had participated with him in the conflict OF arms
which made his name ilustrious. Most OF the sur
vvors Of that tremendous struggle have passed inc
meridian Of life. In all their assemblies now gray
boards and whitening LOCKS, and the hatng step OF
many tell Of fast advancing age. Yet none IN the
sea OF upturncd faces responded more quickly or app
pardeA more vigorously when In fitting phrase Presi-
dent HARRISON General Porter and Mr.. Depew told
nj ;be rrond,ur OF character. or touched upon the
well known personal traits which distinguished the
great captain who had led them through bloody bat
Ties to glorious victory.
To the veteran organizations OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic the Military order OF the Loyal
Legion, and the Union Veteran Legion were riehtfully
accorded by the management the places OF honor IN
ibe distribution Of scats The comrades OF tho
Grand Army were directly In front OF the
spcal1ers stand, and It is estimated that not less
than > 600 were present. most being I'm uniform The
LOYAL Legions station was npon the platform to the
hft Of the speakers stand and facing The front oi h'
Grand Army position. About 400 companions OF the
order occupied these seats. fine delegation OF the
Union Veteran Legion took place to the lett q" the
Grand Army position and facing the grnndstami'
before the arrival of the Presidents party carriage
drove up from which General Daniel b. Slcklcs ahehl-
ed The MANNED warrior was instantly recognized by
his comrades OF the war; and hearty round OF cheers
greeted him he moved agely upon his cruiches mp
the steps which tho main platform, where he lost
no time IN paying his respects TO Mrs Grant inc
widow OF his old chief. other wc-hnown ex soldiers
prominent in the Grand Army also received with
mndclapping and applause. Some Of the posts lad
brought their flags and gudOns along, and these wero
vigorously waved to welcome popular comrades or 10
emphasize approval OF the sentiments uttered by the
orators OF the day.
THE VETERANS COME TOGETHER.
The point Of assembly for the LOYAL Legion and tho
staff of Grand Army Commandcr-ln Chief John Primer
was the Car,mont. and here before the time for tie
ceremony a large number Of Old soldiers came together
and held a sort OF informal campfire The National
staff were marshacd by Colonel David 5. Brown. chief
TO the CommanterinChiet Other stall
officers who accompanied Captain Inlmer were
Colonel Frederick ThlstcNr Adlutant-tiencra AMI
Colonel David y. Quick assistant Adjutant-Ciencral
In the absence Of Department Commander Theodore
L. Poole who was suddenly called South on business.
senior Vice Department Commander William DE
Lacey crcditably filed that important Office. lie was
supported by the Department AdiutnnGcncral. Colo
mel W. 4. Wallace: QuartermastcrGcnerh W. W.
Bennett Comradc j. T.. Jones. OF Albany: Department
Inspector c. \. Weaver and Chief Mastering O1iccr
James d. Bel and william r Slocum aide de-camp.
all Of the department staff Junior Wee Department
Commander William l.. kirchncr was also present
Past DcrQrtrnent Commanders FLOYD Clarkson and
Ira NJ Hedges aided the officers already mentioned. In
welcoming eminent Grand Army officials irUm other
states who had come to do honor TO the memory oi
their Old commander. Among these were Department
Commander John " Taylor. Of Pennsylvania; D"part-
nent Commander Il. +. DOnnclly, Of Ne" Jersey
Department Commander 4. +. DinsmOrc. OF the
Potomac. and staff Department Commander II. y.
smith 81 C0nncctcut Department Commander David
: Raw q Ehl De Island: Department Commander James
X Churchill ol Massachusetts: Department Command
or Hugh Henry. 81 Vermont. They were each nc
companIcd by their respective stalls Past Depart
ment Commanders b. II. Chllds and q. e. Cory. OF
Rhode Island were also present
Under tho able mar,halship % Chancellor Charles
y swift the companions u the Loyal Legion. In ranks
~ fonr. marched from the Clurnont 10 the monument
ground and assumed the station assigned them. ALREADY
described. They dark clothes and high hats ara
each man displayed the insignia Of the order upon MS
left brast. Among The companions Who turned out
were Major General Wager Swayne. commander. "cn-
er-l r. H. Hubbard Major samuel F. endcn. Gencn'i
C. \ Carleton Captain \. W. Brakeman. General Al'H-
ande- eialrr Major Georgc DEF. Barton. Lieutenant
Colonel Il. ". Leonard. Colonel Charles T.. Wells.
Major j. A. Fc,.cudcn. 9Th 4. :. ARTILLERY MAYOR
Thomas T. Odcll. Pdyma,tcr, 4. > Apgar, H''l'hi
Director George Peck. Taymastcr \. 4. COOK. Lea
tenant Loyan Farrgut, Major j. Il. liorner captain
J. b. Raymond. Major J. ID. Probst. Colonel fh"am
IIagbt Captain j. Il. Coye. General ID Jardlhe' ten
III.
Colonel william G. Church. Captain {. H. Gia''iord'
Mator j. T. Lockwood, Captain Il. b. smith. kilaen
yam Hcue. clarr surgeon I. NJ Coan and hyHEisi"r
r. c. DOare
ASSEMBLING CITY POSTS
Grand Marshal samuel Collins assembled the new
York CIV Grand Army posts at Onc-hnndred ANA SIX
feminist r,ht resting IN Eighth ave. aad about
O'Clock they marched In column of twelve hi'@ front 10
talk. the position assigned Ia the organization iachs
The
his work Ly Past Commander Alexander Ne"burSer
mud other acting aldcsde camp. All the "I7'id ARMY
officers On active duty were In full UNIFORM Incubus
The Grand Marshas stan. which were 'S 'o'o"a
Iohn J. " symcs adjutant general ana chiei " ''""
james r. O'Borne. Inspector general George v" VT
LIS indge advocate general; Martin eadIcF' 9'"'"'
master - neral: Clark II. Mcdonald. coinmiss"ry- gon-
roi 81 euhsistnnce: Dr. william H. McElrOy. surgeon
General. W l. Hcermance. paymaa.er general Aicx-
ondcr J. Stewart chief OF engineers: Charles d. MOT
rs chief Of ordnance; william Townsend chiei SHai
officer: Clark Wright. ID. d., chaplain Webster io"hs'
chief 81 cavalry: Johr b. HYDE. chief Of artillery
John IT, Davis. general inspector Of rIir pihc"cc'
William H. stone assistant aduani general
The Grand Army posts Of Brooklyn came under the
command of Mnj0r,cneral Isaac :: Catlin. "fdhd
Marshal assisted by the following star ,,,. nj,
Adltta nj general, George II. JncksDn nssiSiit hu-
iutmn general Colonel Louis Finkelmelr; ludHr ndvo
Son innpert or general and chief aide decamp. Patrick
If NcInughIln uuartcrmas tcr general David W. VIII.
son: conlmis,nry general. Francis NJ Cnhis provo,
marshal Z neral Andrew j. Lyons assistant pIOVu,V
mar lal general G. Hull Grant paynlastcr-Erhetal'
Crnrrr l. Criis; chief medical director. g. u. MI
ney chief OF cvslry Thomas klcrna ce, %l "rI,
ntn,,. E1rirIch. chief OF signal Office. George y:
Brown chief Of mastering Office. Charles Quinn cllgi
~ engineers L. ID. benedict chaplain. uc hcN, Jon
~ %. assistant marshas. NJ &. Shattuck and James
eating; aidesh camp, Isaac p walton, p;a mG'
tI,,rIrs Frcdcricts g. i. Gebhardt. John D. VOL
George NJ Croi-Sant. Lyman r. Whitccomb; n. -
Dyson lanes Porter, George W. Lyons. hrwIeN j.:
iHclo,t Ford {, Miles r. y. Tower. William r. Cni-
ford samuel T. Whipped. samuel F. CiaIhsoh' w; w.
H. PicHney James ID. Campbell ana "ii'i''" ""'Acr'
LOrKED UP FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
Chief In pcctor Specrs number Of receives from
tho Central Ogcc % the Riverside Park Yesterday after.
noon to look for pckpocke and lost evening the oue'
took TO the Detective prison'' who are "c.