New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-27
GRANT DAY CEREMONIES.
FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS ANN''
,r,,,ru,vc STANDS PROJECTED IN RIVERSIDE
DRlvE-CHIEF MARsHALs OF piNlsioNe
or THE PARADE.

OF THE PARADE
Tho srst declination from Governor IN response
~ the official invitation TO attend the ceien'"'S
,he dedication OF Grants Tomb IN THIS CITY Oh ~
2. was received yesterday ny Ma)or-1e"''"' -
,no NJ Dodge grand marshal Of the parade, Hoiii
Governor Joseph F. Johnston OF Alabama lne i'
cor or declnation expressed great regret that pu'c
du,5es would prevent Governor Johnston's a''en"-
ance and the payment of proper oihcial uio"' -.
the State Of Alabama 10 the memory OF nv e..
and kindly qualities % General Grant. Inc UoN'lnV
said: There are many old Confederaies mere WIZ
,,,n Ne Glad 20 know that a monument worthy OF
his deeds now marks his las; resting-piac'.
General Horace Porter has returned from was"
ington where he had conference Win Ie' ,t
Mckinley in regard to the lat;ers at'ehuHn'o a. CO
dedication ceremonies. The President sad nc "0U'D
certainly be here and would he pleased 10 denver an
address. .
General Dodge yesterday received teleEIa'i ~"
Adiu;ant-Ciene Tillnghast saying that pr"c''aE
the entire National Guard OF New-forK' over 'h,i
teen thousand mon. would turn out for the parade
The b~,cade commanders Brigader-Generals Louis
fitzgerald First Brigade James McIeer. Second
Robert Shaw Oliver Third. and Peter c. Doyle.
Fourth said that nine-tenths OF their commands mad
s!snifed their intention Of being IN line
Rear-Ad,niral Francis VI. Bunce. commandments
chief of the North Atlantic Squadron, sent com
nun,cat1n 10 General Dodge yesterday in which ne
said:
"An available ships Of the naval force under my
command will take part IN the celebration ana Will
be slaa 10 cooperate with you far possible TO
further is success. ! propose TO leave early
next month for Hampton Roads. whore shall as
senble as many ships OF the squadron as possible
and shall start from there April 49, reaching
New-York on the following day. This VIII give
ample time and perfect all details relating
to the naval part Of the ceremonies
Cornelius O'Reilly. chairman of the Committee Of
Decoration and Platform has ali his plans formu-
lated. These plans provide for three reviewing
rtands-one be constructed 100 feet south OF the
tomb with a seating capacity Of 5000 persons, on
which will be President Mckinley and his Cabinet,
representatives Of foreign nations, orators ana in
vited guests. ono stn further south. with a seat
ing capacity Of 1000. and a third opposite these
two on the East Drive, between One-hundred-ahd-
1wenty-second and one hundred-and-twenty-fou
SIS with a seating capacity OF 10000 Invitations
20 this stand will be issued 10 those who have con-
tributod to the Grant Monument Fund. The plans
also provide for a bridge, twelve feet high TO De
built across the East Drive from the reviewing
stands to hurdredand-tw -third-st 10 , %d-
init OF those having seats on the stands reachlnS
them without inter- ring win me pafhhoe paS i
stationed chorus of loo voices under the direc-
tion of Frank Damrosch. 49,, ~
General orders No are 10 be issued 'o-ua!' an
nouncing the following appointments; ?.
First-MaJor-G General Wesley Merritt l. >. A.
chief marshal of first grand division TO DC com,
posed u all uniformed and equipped military ana
nayal FORCES ,akl.s P"lii ~ ' ~ Iidward l. s A.
chief marshal of second grand division 10 ne com
posed of Army s9c.etieS LoySl res pya societies
and veterans, ana all other veterans and pa'Tlotc
organizat tons Of the civil War
Third-Coloncl Charles +. Horner. chio marshal
Of third grand division. be composed Of all civic
Fourth-The following staff appointments: Cap
tain James Allen. L. A. chiei sigma priS ser
retary: Colonel H. l.. Swords. special aid, assignee
TO duty at the headquarters OF the grand ilaIsAti
of thc Grant Monument inaugural parade ny Gen.
cral Thnddeus : Ciarl-son. commander- in-chleI Oh
The q, A. r.. 10 represent that organization th'Ie.
There is "a great lack Of saddle horses Tor mounlc"
feld and STA r officers for regiments and organlza-
lions out side NrW-York City who propose 20
- part i'm The parade The saddle horses in New
york and Brooklyn have been engaged bX the Na-
fionaI Guard batteries troops. etc, OF NeW-> or
and Brooklyn. Persons outside Of these cities Who
have saddle horses fitted for this purpose are re-
.ouestcd TO communicate with the grand marshaI
Immediately.