The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-28


Grant Sprloris
A. Mrs. Jessie Grant, Miss Ncllio Gran,
Master Chapman Grant
| g. Five carriages bearing tho res, a,
| the Grant family.
| o. lex froAldciS Cleveland and Richard
| Watson Glider.
| Major General w. S. Rosccrans Major
General g. c. Augur. Major General n q
| Wright, Major General j. G. Park.
Chocrn greeted the distinguished party
| US It moved through the decorated strcote.
| tho enthusiasm being w noteworthy thai
| pr,sldcnt McKinley's face was joyous and
| his hat was IN Il stptc of constant salute
Mre Grant and hor family to the third
| generation were the objects of special at.
| tention ana tho widow Of the hero WA
vssiy affected at the great dcmoustra.
ton.
by o'clock tho vast crowds hui arrived
at tho tomb and those who were fortunate
enough to posscss tickets emitting them
to seats ON the standn took their p!acon in
tho gayly decorated structures aud pro-
pnrcd for a long wait that vas to uusue BIZ.
tore the arrival of the notables ana mill.
tary pageant ho less fortunate ones ~
cured standing places from which they
could SEQ what occurred
The warships which lay at anchor In
tho river IN a!ght of the tomb claimed the
attention of the crowd before the arrival
Ut The dlgnitarlea aud The commencement
of the services OF dcdl,1itiou. The river
w'e -utt.d with small boats, which tusArd
about on tho roughoncd waters and looked
from the blum like 40 many bGbhiuH outl1s.
All waB life and hustle aboard the men Of
war, Tho merchant marine division was
located in the lower bay. AT O'Clock OF.
dorB flashed from the flnSvhip for the fleet
TO dress Tor the days 'catiyltlrH. 4 t.w
sl,.t...
going up from the bow OF the Nrw York
Immediately every vessel -iu Tho flect fol
lowed suit The big shps nude n maguiu
rent showing In TI5.' gal,A attire with
Wlnbowa of bunting from how 10 stern.
rho naval grand division WAS under tho
command Of Rear Admiral Francis II
Huuoo. United States navy The anchored
vessels were uuitoS states Steamships Saw
York tflaRshipJ. Massachusetts, lndlana.
Columbia. Maine. Texas. Raleigh. Puritan
Amphitrite. Terror.
The mU1'ine contingent was as follows:
Porter, Woodbury.. Dalhui. Hamilton. VIA.
dom
Tho following waro the lighthouse ten
dors: Maple. Citnnin. Cactus. John Rod
gers. MiHtletoc Nrrbcua, AXlcA. Lilac, Myr.
tie. G0rdcnla Armora
The foreign men f-war were: II NJ
s. Talbot. French corvette Fulton, II l.
NJ s. Rolgi H. q. NJ. s. lnfnniA Isabella
The marine division. which WIS scheduled
to leave the lower bay at > O'clock was a.
vldcd into four divisions. each commanded
hy a commodore. Th" rear admiral In com
mand of the entire diyHon WHe y q OB-
born. with the American for a flagship.
with military promptitndc and porrcc,
discipline tho land parade started from
Twenty fourth street and Madison avenue
ON the minute 10 80 O'Clock. Major Cen
crul Dodge followed by IL stan OF celebrated
soldiers led the column. the military band
OF Governors Island following The vet.
crau General Merritt. one OF the world
iamou6 leaders OF cavalry, commanding the
division OF the Atlantic. led the Mrrl diyl-
sion and the NIFTY West Pointers called for
cheers AK they followed. Engineers, artll'
lory, cavalry infantry IN picturesque but
orderly variety. trnmpcd by. each being
headed by a veteran OF uotc. Not lcns'
among the houorrd troops were the tars
from Uncle Sans navy. bcsidee these rts
uara there were citizen boldiery aud the
n1sAi militia
The Som of Confederate Veterans. who
were 10 arrive at The tomb N $50 and
ulncc n floral wreath with crossed bworda
on the sarcophagus were an hour late IN
James Il. branch commander IN chief OF
the SonN of Confederate Veterans. The
tokens wcro rcvcrcntly laid ON the hnrco
phhFus bv General J, n. Gordon while hts
comrades stood by with uncovered heads
II waa prcclgcly 1899 O'clock when the
carriage bearing the president and vice
prcsiden, and the mombors Of the Grant
family and the foreign representatives. ar.
rived al the grand atand. The presidential
party was made M Of the following mem
hcra John sherman secretary of state.
ana wlio Lyman j, tHEc. BocrrtAry of the
treasury. and wife: Cornelius N Bliss
fooroiniy OF the interior, and wlf" John
- Long. secretary OF the navy. and Nifr,
General Russell A. AlEcr. secretary OF
war, and wife, Goncrnl lance II Mckruum
attorney general. and VIE, lnmoa Wilson
secretary Of agriculture. and wife Major
General Nelson a. Miles. commander OF the
United States army. wife and daughter and
aide
Next came the Grant family. already emu,
mctatrd
The diplomatic corps followed. led hy The
British nmbnssador followed by the French
Ambassador tho German ambassador. th'
Npicim uulFlrr the Swlr minister the
Dauah minister. the Ecundorenn minister,
the Portuguese miniator. tho Turkish min
lister and the Belgian miniAtor
At II Oh President Mckinley entered the
Apcakors stand and wns followed by 9th
era who wore TO participate IN tho core
monies.
The president, with bayol hend waH the |
hfat to enter the utaud lie loaned ON the
arm Of Mayor Strong who Kept bis hat on. |
The president waB loudly chocrrd AA was |