The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06
The world shall decide.
In truths clear. far off light
At ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.
The President and Members Of HIS
Cabinet In Attendance.


WASHINGTON, May 3O-ConEress
rested today and all the government de-
partments were closed while private bus
mess also was generally suspended.
Flags hung at half mast on the public
buildings and the streets were crowded
with uniformed veterans and sight-seers.
President Cleveland set the example I'm
observing the day which was generally
followed by the citizens. Several mem
beers OF congress took part i'm the eNer-
cises In the different cemeteries as ora
tors, while among the onlookers were
some statesmen who had fought for the
confederacy. Whatever Of bitterness
might have been the inheritance from
the war seemed 10 have been forgotten.
Most Of the great generals Of the war
are buried about Washington, SO that
friends and former comrades had many
conspicuous monuments to decorate.
There was a long parade in the morning.
participated In by the district militia, UNI
der the command of Gen. Albert Ordway
and the G.. a. r. posts. and the cere-
monies at the cemetery began at noon.
Slight showers fell at intervals. but the
rain was not sufficient TO interfere with
the programs announced. The day was
sunless and chilly. however. Elaborate
preparations had been made for the OBJ
servance OF the day.
The most important ceremonies We're
held on the nights Of Arlington. across
the Potomac, and overlooking the city,
where $4,000 union soldiers are buried.
Every grave was marked with a flag and
a bouquet OF roses. Thousands OF peo-
f.If crowded "a
many members OF congress and some rep
resentatives Of the foreign legations. At
noon a national salute was fired and the
tomb OF the unknown. whore the bones
Of hundreds OF soldiers taken from bat
tenelds are inferred, was decorated. with
services by the grand army posts the
Woman's relief corps and the Sons of
Veterans. In the amphitheater. where
religious services We're held on the Lee
plantations on Sundays. the bugle sound
ed Assemble" The music was given
by the Marine band and the G.. A. r.
musical assembly.
President Cleveland arrived shortly
after u accompanied by Secretaries
Gresham and Morton. The party took
seats at the front Of the speakers stand
and was applauded Gen. Black and Cor
pOral Tanner, both eX-cOmmissioners Of
the pension bureau. were in the stand,
and later Secretaries Carlisle and Holxe
Smith arrived. Augustus N Martin OF
Indiana, chairman of the house commit
tee on pensions. delivered an eloquent
grafton and John A. Joyce read a poem.
Representative Bryan Of Nebraska
aroused great enthusiasm by his speech.
He began:
"The only excuse one Of my generation
can offer for speaking here is TO assure
the veterans that this day shall not die
with them. When the nation has for
gotten the battlefeds where were won
its greatest victories II will not forget
the burial places where rest its greatest
dead"
Speaking of the result and Of the war
he said:
1T would have been defeat to have
held together I'm iron bands two es-
tranged sections, but il Is glorious vic
tory TO have been able 10 bring back
an unwilling brother and make him a
happy brother"
President Cleveland sat through the
entire program, which lasted three hours
but did not speak. After the ceremonies
he drove back 10 the city with the mem
bers OF his cabinet. meeting thousands
Of people who were driving over to
Arlington.