New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31
PRICE THREE CENTS.
HONOR TO OUR DEAD HEROES
SPLENDID WEATHER, FOR DECORATION
DAY OBSERVANCES.

ERAL GRANTS ToMB-rHE PRINT
ERs' MONUMENT TO GREELEY
UNVEILED SPORTS on
LAND AND WATER.
A more perfect day could scarcely have been
ordered for the annual Grand Army parade than
the one which dawned yesterday. The wrinkied
veterans of a hundred fights rejoiced in sunny
skies and balmy breezes as they gathered In
Fifth-ave near enough to Central Park to innaie
the sweet odors which arose from woodland ana
meadow preparatory TO forming ranks Tor 'he
observation Of Memorial Day. Wnite-haireo
heroes were there who had stood in the carnage
OF every battle fought TO preserve the Union or
had manned the ships Of war which upneio tne
honor of the North upon seas that ran reo
with blood The tattered ensigns whicn they
carried bore the names Of Gettysburg Anuetan'
Fair Oaks. Spottsylvania, Petersburg. Cold Har-
bor Chickamauga. Lookout Mountain stohe
River. Vicksburg. Atlanta Fort Donelson, Nas"-
VILE Franklin New-Oreans and scores OF otners
u,bich instantly send the memory back through
dacades of time recalling deeds Of valor which sur
the patrot heart as only like references can oo
These old soldiers had marched on many =
previous Memorial Day since their return i.oNA
the scenes OF conflict which croWaeu tue NJ, 20 ra
years between 81 and 50. Dut ns'eI uiu rn. n, IN
ceive q more cordial welcome IMAM sioI ,i,aa
obaers from the waiting multitudes wnich lnso
the avenue from the Park to Washington nia; nrI'
Ioval New-York was out In force anu II, er sraa,
h",yonr As the column moved down the gIeae
.mo',,b fara from every flagstaff surmountlng
boteIs clubs, mercantile houses. banks, puonS
buildings and private houses. the ''"i' ~
| Stripes waved greeting and gouspeeu'
wrrr. ARRANGED AND WELL EXECUTED.
Tho c,tv has witnessed larger professions IN
the last ten years. but few mixed military "'N
c,,,, DISPLAYS have been more attractive or been
| ovid
and popularty than yesterdays parade. Ihe
methods Of the grand marshal and his associates
u,ore cartainly deserving Of unstnted praise. ono
of the most attractive features IN the paraoe 80
terday were the divisions Of school chiiuren. -
tain Zainski was able 10 demonstrate SeS.e' SS ~ ,
a. afsactveness of his project for impartng ele-
mentarv instruction in military tacucs 10 'he
! pupils OF the public schools 49,. v,..n
ifter the dismissal OF the parade AT tne " ASH
,rgton Arch these posts and organizations wnlcn
had NOT already visited the graves ana pioes
which they annually care FOR. proceeueu " @ S.v
various cemeteries, where the beautllul ceremony
| ~ decorating the resting places of fallen COM
| rades performed . c.,
! Grant in Riverside Park, drew an immense
! throng of people Yesterday afternoon. Ex-Ohteu
states Attorney A. w. Tenney, OF Brooklyn de-
| lvered the oration , . 4.
| Greeley square Broadway and Thirty-third-st.'
by Typographical Union No. g. took place yester-
day in the presence OF several tnousahu peop,e.
| The principal address was maze oy OoHstes'"i""
| Amos J. Cummings.
There was a large attendance at the memora!
| services held at Music Hall. Seventn-ave. ana
| FIfty-seventh-st., last evening postmaster Day
ton presided and the Rev. II. NJ Gallaher, Brook
lyn's well-known pulpit orator. made the prih-
cipal address -.
The Sons Of the Revolution placed Wreatn @, ot
laurel on the statue OF Nathan Hale In CITY Han
Park The statues Of Lincoln. washington:
| LAFAYETTE Farragut and Conklng, In Union ana
| Madison squares were decorated with more OF
| less profusion. Stewards statue had been neg
| ected. however -, .
Memorial Day seems to have become the great
! .Lio,tc 5o,. of the vear There never were more
racing. baseball. cricket yachting. rowing, picy-
cla contests and all the sports and games IN
| which the muscular part OF the community oe-
| lights than were developed yesterday.