The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-01
HONORS TO DEAD HEROES.
VIEW FORKS CELEBRATION OF ME-
MORTAL DAT.

It Began at Noon with y Parnde-Exercises
In tho Afternoon Mt Grnut'a Tombaud at the
Metropolitan Opera House In the EveninE
Ia Hung ChnnE's Tribute TO Gen. Grant.
The Memorial Day OF tho war veterans began
in New York with tho parade of tho Grand
Army posts and ended with the exercises in tho
Metropolitan Opera House. In the interval be-
tween these events 10000 persons gathered at
Grants tomb to witness the ceremonies there.
under the auspices Of U. g.. Grant Post of Brook.
Ign. Heavy clouds hung over the city and there
was every prospect of a rainy, cheerless day
when tho first Of the veterans gathered yester.
day morning ut Forty.frst street and Madison
avenue, the starting point Of the parade.
The line, according to tho printed orders
Of the grand marshal, was to have moved at 10
A. NJ. sharp. 1t was three-quarters of an hour
later before Grand Marshal James r.. O'Beirno
could muster enough men to make anything like
an imposing showing. The veterans are getting
along in years and, Notwithstanding thor deyo-
tion to the memory of dead comrades, the pros
pect Of spending several hours in q drenching
rain will daunt many to-day who thirty-odd
years ago braved the deadly fire of tho enemy
with never a thought Of fear.
When the parade started the line was led by o
squad of mounted police under Sergeant Ravel,
followed by Lieut.. Col. William Sinclair, Fifth
Artillery, commanding the troops of the regular
army. These included two companies of the
Engineer Corps and band from willetts Point,
two batteries OF tho Fifth Artillery from Fort
Wadsworth, and two companies Of the Thir-
teenth Infantry from Fort Columbus with tho
Governors Island band. Following tho regulars
came the grand marshal and STAFF, after whom
marched q detachment Of sailors and marines
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and tho United
States warships in port. Then came the vet
ANAna tn vt-A -t,t- .l,lt 49, .L.--
organizations not of the Grand Army, and the
Baptist Boys Brigade, the only one of the juve-
nile organizations assigned to a place in line that
appeared.
The line OF march was down Madison avenue
to Twenty-sixth street, to Fifth avenue. to
Seventeenth street. where the parade disbanded
after being reviewed by the Grand Marshal. At
Madison square the parade was reviewed by the
Mayor and city officials. The prospect Of rain
did not prevent every seat on the grand stands
on either side of Fifth avenue at Madison square
demonstration
The services at Grants tomb were. in many
ways, the most interesting of the day. The sky
had cleared during the morning, and by $50
o'clock, the hour set for the exercises, the
From then until the SUN went down SniR behind dU the
New Jersey hills a double column Of men.
to get a look at the last resting place Of the
great captain. Coming out of the tomb, the
% sec the battle ship indiana. which
lay at anchor off shore. ready for the signal
guns. Afterward those who had tickets went to
the east side OF East Driveway. where the grand
and reviewing stands had been erected. directly
1he Occasion; Col: and Mrs Frederick 3; Grant:
Parker. Chinese Consul General Pao Hsi. Vice,
Consul Ii Wing. and the Messrs. Jons
II. c: Taylor. Engineer salisbury. and Liept.
Chaplin Of the Indiana. and Capt. Waller of the
M thsFs % e1spSS s Gi ts' d S@ta10 WILSON sfii : b capt. g. thes s.
Soddipst1n; Bradlee strong, son Of the Mayor;
The members Of U Grant Post came over
from Bro9klyn by ferryboat. which sailed down
The boat reached the landing below the tomb,
Of the line reached the grand stand. As soon as
the ferry boat was tied to the landing the In
port Of the hrst gun the nag on the STAFF just
north Of the tomb was lowered to halt
% nns a, W msnr the nor zoo .ss members m of the post post
Jacobs Chairman Of the posts Memoirs Day
mp ever since Grants death. Of decorating his
q he band Following the singing William J
OF the ritual Of the Grand Army Of The Republic
Comrade Arvine C. Bowdish made a prayer
Where nhe eit ,be cs9sm tncn Of fo sscopstip 10 tb bee rr Pole'
begins. Here Mayor Strong was introduced
and was enthusiastically received. The Mayor
FELLOW CITIZENS OF New YORK AND OF
THE GREATER New YORK. !applausel: Thirty
officers, soldiers. sailors Of the regular army
and navy. the Governors OF thirty-three States
and the citizen soldiery of those states came
here 10 attend the dcdicatory services OF yondel
tomb. A vast crowd Of people from all over the
greater city turns out nearly as many people tc
witness the exercises in connection, with thu
i proSs6iy no sIty ii the Unite,
New York. Soldiers of both the Union and Con
pcrity In New York since the war ceased, ant
whenever the occasion permits soldiers VIII
blue, honor themselves in turning out TO honoi
him W no set the Tondr9ns seal OF peace osS upon q
This great concoursc of people illustrates
the truth OF what say. and II does credit to N,
greatest city OF the greatest nation the worit
has thus far known. It is gratifying to me. as !
must be to you for ] know and You know tina
and gratitude for the silent soldier who sleeps il
yonder tomb" lChocrs.l -,
, Henry ". knight. The bishop said in paIt:,""
propose to speak to you OF your duty TO tn
heroic dead. Gratitude is the noblest emotion
l Of the soul. Americans never tire OF showing
8 their gratitude for their heroes. We arc some
times told by our English cousins that our he
roes were OF lowly birth. They point to the raj
splitter Of Illinois and the canal boat driver o
Ohio and the tanner OF Galena and say, con
tomptuously, These were the great men or tn
United States But l toll YOU that | woul'
rather be the tanner OF Galena and die Il her
: than be born n prince and die II sCoundrcl.
No ono can say Americans are ungrateful
We .perpetuate tho memory OF our heroes 4,
. marble and in bronze. II you say that is Grant
( monument, l tell You that 1t is mis- tomb, am
3 that his monument Is "a reunited Union. Bu
D the memory Of Grant will remain after tn
: marble has crumbled. after the stars hav
faded in the empyrcan, and after the death o
I the last man who fought under him ana wh,
made 1t possible for the old Nag to float in tri
3 umph everywhere"
After the Grafton the members. OF tho pos
7 preceded by Col. and Mrs; Grant. Mayor strong