New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
FINE MEMORIAL DAY.
.,1y AND PATRIOTICALLY OBJ
SERVED.

,,pApE IN THE MORNING AND THE
~''' EXERCISES FoLIowING-sPoRTs
on LAND AND SEA.
: r,s observance Of Decoration Day oS new
Ia rs ne, er, perhaps. has been more general
'"" natriotic or more enjoyable than II was
h0'' -, More perfect weather for Nauonai
yss'si1 rdlv coald be imagined, for the Clouds
no'''' ,.ar threatened rain seriously, Kept the
vn'ch .oo, and they parted widely enough at
Gear 10, the sunlgh. food the city. All day
tme zoe, majority Of the city's population
bns Wv or, ~ doors Many thousands OF peo-
's"a" .S0 forenoon saw the Memorial parade
large and imposing. and thousands at
f'c" services at the tomb Of General Grant
D'e ..or,oon Thousands upon thousands
- left the city and returned during the
Epeop ., sone hours to recreation, to the
- u,ent of sports or to the reVereht 'ash "a
NV .,ro graves in the cemeteries
tscO'S t.,oar flags were displayed everywhere IN
~ =, dead soldiers. They hoated d. nan
D' ., all public and many private ouNu'"e.
n''' .rs eeen at the windows OF thousanos oi
"' For the first tine the stars ana otrlpeS
n0A. simultane odsly on all the pubic schoois
Wy o,,v On Memorial Day. On previous non
.ha dsplay OF the flag on the schooi ouiiu
A' go. optional with the trustees or primer
". So, Yesterday the flags were dispiayeo ac-
ps' W. tho law which makes such mark OF
coru"e o.a,i,e at every place for public edu-
,s,ion in the state
CROWDS IN THE STREETS
&, The dav the streets OF the city were
n''.' ,.,nle 10 whom the general closing OF the
~" v .,n, day of pleasure In place OF the
shop' sur, ~ business traffic there were heard
er"Ha,' ,rr,,s tho screeching OF flies and the
's w. brass bands as companies which were 10
NUS" :, tho narade assembled and made their
,,rough the streets from various points OF
,bs city 10 the place wnere the marcniie 0o''''
-. .orm Every company attracted crowd
and particularly in the lower portion OF 'he GU.
=" rorarstions for the parade were Watched
me psp spar~ding interest At the same time
mss VII wore AT the ferries and at the rairodu
,sons and every departing boat ana 'ra'" N"'
I'D big load Of human freigh'. -. ~
The wheemen were seen eNery"neie ~ NV ~
ann streets In the early part OF the oas, anu
.s"nsands of them took spins into the country;
c.r,raI Park was alive with people al I'd! a,'u
" the after Oon there was grea' Cionu NJ IL -, 80
Mail :, hear the concert by the 'tn hesli!iens
ns,a ON the west side Of the city thousands Oh
nso,l. watched with interest the movements vs., oi
,hs uarshjns OF the White squadron Inc .>e"
YORK. Raleigh Cincinnati ana MOntso,i'e.'
..nsd nm he North River as far as Fiftetn-st.
SSsrs they came to anchor and sailors from tne ne
ssins we're landed at Ffteth-st. to take part !h m
n. parade The Newark went on up the river 10
Ons.hundrei and twenty ythrd-st and ahchoreu &c,
- canaral Grants tomb. remaining there until
;be afternoon. when her salute of twenty-oneg guns
began the services at the tomb
Governor Morton was the object OF much re-
s,s-ful attention for an hour before the paraoe
started. A crowd watched his departure from the
H1isl Renaissance when he was escorted 70 the
Windsor Hotel by General Ruger. AdJutan'.Gen-
.ral McAlpin and a delegation OF Grand army
and ho,h were recognized and cheered by crowd
T6s appearance Of the Old Guard TO escort the
GovArnor and Mayor 10 the reviewing stand
caused Fitth-ave. In front OF the hotel 20 De
hronged