Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-30
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
How the Day is Being Observed
Elsewhere.
PROGRESS0F TIRE DAVISFUNBRAL TRAIN
Commencement Week at the Naval
Academy.
FRESH TRAIL OF PINKNEY.
2ROGREOSOF TIRE DAVISFUNERAL TRAIN
FRESH TRAIL OF PINKNEY
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.
Celebrations in Progress Today in Various
Cities.

Celebrations in Progress Today in Various
Cities.
NEW YORK, May 30.-Memorial day was OBJ
served with the usual parade. but the National
Guard as r body did not participate in the
exercises. In the parade were the sailors and
marines Of the white squadron and the Italian
warship and the Spanish warship Infanta Isa-
bella The Spanish and italian sailors were
fully armed and equipped. There were about
800 men from the Italian ships and about 200
from the Spanish ships and about GEO from the
white squadron.
The day was propitious and the streets were
lined on either side with vast crowds Of pa
triotic and enthusiastic spectators.
Gov. Flower, with the Old Guard as escort,
reviewed the parade at the Worth monument
At Washington Square the parade vas dis
missed and the posts proceeded to the various
cemeteries TO decorate the graves Of their dead
comrades At ali the soldiers and sailors ceme-
teries interesting memorial services were held.
At the tomb of Gen. Grant the services were
under the auspices of L. S. Grant Post, No. 1927,
and the Grafton delivered by ex-Gov.
Foraker of Ohio. During the day the Princess
Eulalie visited Riverside Park and placed a
garland of flowers on Gen. Grants tomb.
The day in Brooklyn was observed in a pa
triotic manner.
DEATH IN THE LINE.
W. L. Osborn Of the fcrty-seventh regiment
fell dead at Bedford avenue and South S.h
streets. He was in line waiting for the parade
to start lie died of heart failure
The Noah l.. Farnham Union Veteran Asso-
Cation, No. 1. recently expelled from the G. 4.
f.. had an independent parade from New York
to WOod.swn cemetery to decorate the graves
OF former members.
At PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 39.-The weather
today was delightful. and, as usual in Philadel-
phia when Decoration day is bright, there was
a general and enthusiastic observance OF the
day.
An unusual feature was the participation in
tine exercises of seventeen officers from the
Russian flagship Dimitri Konskoi and her con-
sort. the y; nda. and five officers from the Aus
TRAN corvette FrundsDerg.
the foreign naval contingent was met at
Race street wharf By the citizens reception
committee and Commander j. +. Forsythe. L.
:. N, and was escorted by Post 2. q. A. r, and
other associations and escorted 10 the cemetery.
After the decoration of graves at that place
the foreign guests were driven to the Lincoln
monument in Paramount Park. where ex-Post-
master General Wanamaker. the orator of the
Mead Post. delivered an eulogis:ic address.
From there they were taken 20 Laurel Hill
cemetery, where they witnessed the impressive
services over the grave of Gen. Meade by the
pos. bearing his name. Every cemetery in tine
city and suburbs was visited by the G. A. r..
and fags and flowers were placed on the grave
OF every soldier and sailor. The decorations in
the city were elaborate and numerous.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. NAY 3O-Under a cloudless SKI
and il brigh. sunshine. the rays of which were
tempered BIZ Il mild breeze, the numerous
G.. A. r. posts p:fraded the principal streets of
the city this afternoon and at tine conclusion of
the march trains. boats and street cars cor
veyed the veterans and friends to the different
cemeteries, where memorial services were held
and the G-a-es OF the fallen heroes decorated
with laurel, immortelle and forget-me-no:s.
Committees from the different posts visited
the monuments OF the distinguished dead and
and appropriately decorated the marble shafts
which marx their graves. The services at the
national cemetery a: Jefferson barracks. where
16. 900 Union soldiers are buried. We're unusually
solemn and impressive. Ali the municipal and
public buildings and many business houses
were closed during the day.