The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
HON0RING PHIL KEARNY
Newark Veterans Com
memorate His Bravery
Eu1ogiStic Speeches.
Special to The Jersev city Ne,os.

cptSfGs q ' OttA 1tcUSs
NEWARK, Sept. l, 1893.-Twsnty-one
years g today Major General Philip
Kearny, the brave Jersey soldier. was
killed In the battle OF Chantilly. and yes
terday Kearny Post of this city began q
two days celebration in honor of the
hero. Invitations were sent to various
Grand Army Posts throughout the State
to join the Newark boys in honorins
their brave commander. and were gen.
orally accepted. In the afternoon there
wa a parade, in which the various or.
ganizations participated. The ESSEX
Troopers In their gaudy uniform led Thu
procession aud were followed by the
veterans. The streets through which rhs
paraders passed were decorated with
flags aud bunting. and the crowds, which
lined the sidewalks. cheered the Veterans
as they passed along bearing aloft their
tRtrered battle flags. :
After marching through the prIpcipa
streets the procession ended at the hoo
ing park. There Chairman Joseph At;
kinson opened the meeting with an
eulogy on General Kearny.
WHAT SCOTT SAID OF KEARNY.
General Joseph b. Carr. OF Nav York
was then introduced. The veterans
cheered him. He said he came with The
understanding that he was not to be
asked to make q speech. General Carl
described Kearny riding from Centre
willie amid the plaudlts or his soldiers.
He told of Kearny's fighting prowess ana
his last orders on the day he met his
death. He recalled how Kearny iisap,
peared into the woods on fighting bent,
and To- they lay all night waiting for
the General VINO never came. Next day
his body was sent into camp on q lumber
wagon bv General Lee. "'Twas a sad
day for Kearny's soldiers. for the Army
OF the Potomac and for the American
people"
General Kearny was a soldier bY in
stinct.o said General Carr. for he never
received any military education
General Kearny's services 10 the
French Army were referred to, as were
his achievements In the Mexican war. II
was in Mexico that General Scott hailed
him as the bravest soldier he q aver
Knowu.
General Carr told n number of inter.
esting stories about Kearny, showing his
intrepidity and solicitude for the we'll
fare OF his men.
WHY CoNFEDERATEs wERE INVITED.
Mi. Atkinson prepared a statament
relative to tn Q criticisms made about in-
Wiling Mrs. Jefferson Davis and ex-Con-
federate generals. This is u synopsis of
it:
More than two months ago Kearney
Post decided to have a Celebration aud
the Committee of Arrangements prepared
a circular, which was unanimously Ell
dorsed. Tn object of the celebration
10 do honor to the brave, 70 afford survi-
Wing veterans a chance of reunion, apC
thirdly for the good of the order. Il was
arranged TO bring the commanders to-
gether as far as possible aud 10 LEADING
surviving soldiers aud TO widows OF tn,
great chieftans were extended invita-
tions. and TO foes of former days. like
Go rdon. Longstreet, Fitzhugh Lee.
'lt was supposed that the spirit of tn,
martyred President was followed. An
Invitation was sent to Mrs. Davis, follow
ing the example of Mrs. Grant, who ex
tended the gentle hand of peace to Mrs
jefferson Davis.
Nov. on the eve of this feast OF oul
beloved kearDy. who WIS Of a generou
and forgiving spirit. u voice OF di, sent /
heard. But this is not the voice OF
body of soldiers. 1t is time that the
hatred of former days be forgotten, AMI
we have and will forget it,"