New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-31
POSTS VISIT THE CEMETERIES.

GRAND ARMY MEN PLACE TRIBUTES on THE
GRAVES OF FORMER COMRADES.
Tho beautiful Cemetery Of woodlawn was never
more lcautul In It's fresh green verdurc OF spring
than under the warn, sunshine OF yesterday Early
In the day veterans Of many posts went thcr" 70
decorate tho graves OF buried comrades ana later
when the parade In the city had dlslandcd the old
soldiers departed for the cemetery In companies
Among the graves 1T Wocdlawn are thoS" OF men
who In life wer Ia, nardcrs and leaders OF men
Admiral Farrlgut. Lieutenant De Long. OF the III
fa'cd Jeanette. and Generals Nlman ANA MINIS nr"
all buried here. aud on the graves oil THESE were
placed tok. Us VI remembrance In flags and h0wrrs.
on the Tir.a gut monument, which Is u tall pillar
Of granite capped with cloah, wa hang an nhchor
Of white imnortcllcs hearing the word Commander
The anchor tied with blu" ribbon on which
WIS written Veteran Association. Farrngut.' on
the graves ut the foot Of the monument were naval
flags Of blue with "Naval Post 5I6' In small while
letters. Large stars and Stripes with IN" WORDS
rarrarut Post 10. q. A. H." upon them. were also
placed on the graves and on each side OF the mohu'
mcnt.
ON the grave OF Lieutenant De Long rested n
wire ship blooming With pink geraniums, at each
end OF which dag Hoatcd. placed there by tarraght
Post -.
The 9th Regiment, National Guard. decorated us
plot IN tho cemetery with flags and wr"n'hS Inc
members Of what formerly Farnham post
O. A. II. now the Fnrnham Independent Veterans
decorated the grav" Of their recently deceased com
rade Oscar wnlar. Throughout tn" cemetery graves
were dcckod with fresh flowers. ana wherever lhIc
rested wlp had ,"i his country III war therc
waved he flag Of IN" nation. 1890
Among the posts which visited the cemetery were
Nos. -. -. 81. JO7 300 and 3'o.
Gree hwood cemetery ~ Brooklyn looked n clr,rlu..
yesterday II is possible for place Of that kns
10 appear THE bright sunshine called out thousands
~ PEOPLE. nlanv slehtscer~. but more upon
..rrnnds far removed from curiosity. or pleasure:
The The cute doe not allow visitor, I" .htf
eGyns paeh%G a S" 9y '' Grnt moeca Ts
If hnrss Of the spring v"rdurc >on"n"d ia" limos on
the cold, straight shafts ana h"ad'"ne, ana ma
the place look ILL" almost anything rather than Il
city ~ the dead.
individual Grand Army po,t@ wSrr coming and I'd
gcug Continually. E'ch had IT. fallen comrades 10
whose memory IT paid It's respects by Heating The
Stars md stripes their graves. The posts came
into the cemetery marching to solemn music. with
drums nluiied f1ag- left waving over those
who had gone before. and none Of the veterans who
were srrc that they would not be the recipients OF the
same tributes when Memorial Day came around
Horace Greeley Post. no 377. visited the grave Of
the editor In who's" honor the post was named ahd
placed the usual tributes OF IN" stars ana STRIPES III
All the soldiers graves were decorated either with
rowcrs or hacs and many Win both sometime, M"
Grams orcasinnal hv their widows and children. and
often by both. Thousands Of Others whose relatives
did not die ~ the battle field took advantage OF the
q Ta no pnr mnMr r ,hrnnccd al, dov nor wcr,
ne man nS'g pp u Nc w9y Of telling
how many persons visited the cemetery. but they
would have "a be- counted by thousands.
The and cars leading 20 Calvary Cemetery. ~
Newiown. were tronged all day Yesterday by people
on their way a. decorate the graves Of their dead
Most ~ the visitors carried flowers Of some Sortt
There were few handsome set pieces. but the ma
joriiy consisted ~ pots OF simple towering plants
gcranums and hcliotropc prcdominatng. There are
soldier graves scattered here and there throughout
tho and these We're decorated with hngS ;lnd
flowers sent BY the Grand Army simple services
were held In the afternoon at III" 6oth Regiment
monument which wns handsomely decorated by the
old soldiers The cemetery WAS already 80 iuH OF
beautiful flowers that only ia" most conspicuous OF
the new tributes noticeable.
Iirng the greater part of the day the principal
wallis ~ Fvcrgrc,ns Cemetery were made almost
impa ssabc bv the crowds OF pcop" who came TO dec
crate the graves Of their lost friends. The gardeners
kept busy settling out the towering plants or
nil kinds which were brought. There wrr" Jew
elaborate cut nowcr r'ec"s but most persons pre-
10 bring plants which wOnld be 81 permanent
value In identifying the cemetery Green trees and
grass are more common In EvergrecnS 'emct"ry than
ore flowers and the increase OF the latter during the
day noticeable.
In che afternoon memorial exercises wer" held bv
Warren Post, g. \. r. Harry Lee Post q. A. r., and
NJ the monument OF General Abel Smith.