The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-08

| Grams OF the Late war, Citizens. SOL
diers and Civilians In Parade-A
Great Marine Display. Europe's Rep.
resentatives Look ON.
New York, April 27.-Never but
once in the history of the world, and
never before in the history of the
United States has such a tribute
been paid to the noble dead as when
to-day, with wondrous pageant by
land ami sea, the nation dedicated
the tomb that now holds the body
of its hero, Ulysses S. Grant.
1t was an occasion more of trium-
plant eulogy and national pride
than of funeral rite, for in these
twelve years since first the nation
mourned for Grant, the keenness OF
grief has worn away and in its place
there lives in the hearts of men that
hero worship which found such tu-
multuous vent to-day. The greatest
of our citizens, our soldiers, and ouI
sailors, to-day stood side by side
with men of fame from almost every
nation of the earth and paid, with
out regard to race, or creed, or party
prejudice, the last and long delayed
honor of the living to the dead, while
the greatest throng that ever filled
the city of New York added its surg
ing pean to the roar OF belching guns
and tile tramp OF marching soldiers
And in that throng there was nc
North and no South. for since the sol
der president had said; Let LIS
have peace" the gray had blended
with the blue.
Before the presidential party left
the city to take part in the dedica-
ton ceremonies the flag decked
streets were black with people, who
checred vociferously as the great
men drove by. When the tomb was
reached a strange sight met the eye,
HILLooKs OF PEOPLE.
All around the oval in the center
of which stood the gray monument
to Grant, were what seemed to be
black hillocks. This somber back
ground was formed by the thousands
Of spectators who filled the stands
built up from the ground on both
sides Of the tomb to the level of the
steps that led to its massive doors
TO the south, where the loop
around the oval met the Riverside
drive, there were two solid lines oil
humanity. On all four sides of the
monument oval the stands were
packed to overlooking, while facing
these crowds was the great mass Of
eager sightseers who had not been of.
ficially provided for.
The solemn service of dedication
seemed to throw strange hush ovel
this vast throng. The president
stood bareheaded in the wind. When
he spoke he was heard distinctly by
5000 persons who stood directly in
front of hin.
Gen. Porter's Grafton in honor Of
the hero seemed to impress the
crowd less than the sight of the
pale faced, bare headed president
standing beside the widow of the
dead general, ex-President Cleve
land and the gray-haired Statesmen
and soldiers. 1t was their presence
rather than their. words that lent
solemnity to the occasion. a nd wher
it was all over, when Mayor Strong
had formally accepted from the ma
ton the trust of the tomb, and wher
the president and his party disap
peared in the luncheon tent, sigt
of relief went up from the crowd, fol
at last the hero lay in the tomb be
fitting his renown, and fittingly ded
icated by a grateful nation.
THE GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT.
While the land parade was waited
for after the conclusion of the cere
monies, the sky became cloud lader
and the wind increased until it al
most howled around the trees. The
waters of the Hudson reflected the
ashen hue of the sky, and the greai
white ships that floated on its bosom
stood out in almost ominous relief
The dusty roadbed OF the drive wai
whipped up until black coats be-
came brown, and spectators forsook
their unsheltered seats for the pro
lection of the tomb pillars.
Then suddenly, under the CLOUD
of dust, from the south, between the
black lines of people which seemed
to meet in the perspective, came thu
nodding plumes of the soldiers. Or
they marched, an endless line O
white and red and blue and gray
First passing on the west side of the
monument oval and returning ON the
north road under the monumental
arch, they passed the president il
review, and then back again into tn,
black background of humanity and
the white clouds of dust.
Surrounded by his cabinet, his
generals and his friends, President
Mckinley stood and reviewed tn,
grandest military pageant ever seer
in this city. There we're regular
soldiers, regular sailors, nationa
guardsmen of the sea and land
forces, Grand Army veterans, confed
crate veterans, and the striplings
who, in the future, may fight a.
CALAMITY as their fathers did.
MRS. GRANT IN THE TOMB.
i Silently Mrs. Grant stole ava,
from the presidents reviewing stand
where she had beeu watching tn,
gallant troops go by, and, leaning
on the arm Of her son, Col. Grant
! made her way to the tomb, followed
! only by the members of the Gran
family. The bronze doors wer,
opened, and the widow of the here
, passed from the noise of the outsid,
, world into the dim quiet tomb. Fol
i about ten minutes she stayed there
and then, with her face hidden il
her hands, she left the scene.
Soon after this President McKin
ley went aboard the Dolphin annie
the booming of theguns, and review
ed the great warships that lay i.
the shadow of the tomb. The dens'
crowds still stayed in their seati
and watched the end Of the land pa
rade. Then, when the last company
had passed out of sight on the whit
roadhed, the hundreds OF Thousands
of spectators sought their homes
All traffic was congctsed and it wal
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