The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-28
An Occasion Of Triumphant Eul0gy
and National Pride.
North and South Join Hands in HOnOring the
Hero Of The Late War;
An ImMGlSG Military Pageant, witnessed by hlndlGGS
Of Thousands Of PGOplG-GTald Naval us
play on the Hudson River.

NEW YORK, April 21.-Never but
once in the history of the world, and
never before in the history of the Unit
ed States, has such a tribute been paid
to the noble dead, as when to-day, by
wondrous pageant by land and sea, the
nation dedicated the tomb that now
holds the body of Ulysses S. Grant. 1t
was an occasion more of triumphant
eulogy and national pride than of a
funeral rite, for in these twelve years
since first the nation mourned for
Grant. the keenness of grief has worn
off, and there lives in the hearts OF
men, the hero worship which found
such tumultuous vent to-day.
The greatest of our citizens, our SOL
diers and our sailors, to-day stood side
by side with men of fame of almost
every nation of the earth, and paid,
without regard to race or creed, or
party prejudice, the last and long de-
layed honor of the living to the dead,
while the greatest throng that ever
filed the city of New York, ADDED its
surging paens to the roar of belching
guns and the tramp of marching sol
diers. Ard in that throng there was
no North and no South, for since the
soldier President had said Let US
have peace" the gray had blended with
the blue.
ia al ma n a
city to take part in the dedication GER
emonies, the flag decked streets We're
black with people, who cheered vocif-
erously as the great men drove by
When the tomb was reached, a
strange sight met the eye. All around
the oval. in the center of which stood
the grand monument to Grant, were
what seemed to be black hillocks. This
sonber background was formed by tho
thousands of spectators, who filled the
stands. built up from the ground or
both sides of the tomb to the level OF
the steps that led to it's massive doors
To the south. where the loop around
the oval met the Riverside Drive, there
We're two solid lines of humanity. Or
ali four sides of the monument oval, the
stands We're packed to overlooking
while facing these crowds were the
great mass of eager sightseers who had
not been officially provided for.
The solemn service of dedication
seemed to throw a strange hush over
this vast throng the President stood
bare headed in the wind. When h
spoke he was heard distinctly by the
1000 people who stood directly in from
of him. General Porter's GRAFTON il
honor Of the nero 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 Cleveland. and the gray
haired statesmen and soldiers. 1t wa:
their presence, rather than their words
that lent solemnity to the occasion
And when it was all over and Mayor
Strong had formally accepted from TIT
nation the trust of the tomb, and wheI
the President and his party disap
peared in the luncheon tent. a sigh o
relief went up from the crowd, for a
last the hero lay in the tomb befittinl
such renown and fittingly dedicated b!
a grateful nation.
The land parade was waited for af
ter the conclusion of the ceremonies
The sky became overcast with clouds
and the wind increased until it almos
howled around the trees. The water
OF the Hudson reflected the ashen hu
of the sky, and the great white ship
that floated on its bosom stood in al
most ominous relief The dusty road
bed of the drive was whipped up, unit
black coats became brown, and specta
tors forsook their unsheltered seats 70
the protection of the tomb pillars.
Then. suddenly in the cloud of dus
from the south between the two blac
lines of people who meet in the perspec
tive. came nodding plumes of the sol
diers. on they marched. an endles
line of white and red and blue an
gray. First passing on the west sid
of the monument oval. and returnin
on the north road. under the monu
mental arch they passed in review, an
then back again into the black back
ground of humanity and the whit
clouds of dust.
Surrounded by his Cabinet, his Gen