Evening star., 1897-04-27
HONOR TO GRANT
Dedication Of The Tomb at
Riverside.
civic AND MILITARY PARADE
Address by the President of the
United States.
GRAFTON BY GEN. HORACE PORTER
Magnificent Marine Spectacle on
the Hudson.
GRAFTON BY GEN. HORACE PORTER
EXTENSIVE DECORATIONS

NEW YORK. April 27.-whcn the sun
| rose over New York on this day OF days
inh IT'S history OF petriotic pageants ne
| found a cloadless dome awaiting him The
| pra-iers of million or more had been an
| swered and storm seemed impossible IL
| was ccol-almost cold-but that same san
| would soon mend the temperature. and tn.
| brightly tinted clouds that soon fecked IN.
| firrlament held no promise of anger or
| sorrow Br.skly blew the northwest wind
| and 1oyfully ii tossed the str:peI and
| starred bunting which from every vantage
point In Greater New York CLEANED in "A
| beauty and brilliancy no other flag ON
| earth can hope to equal. Flags there were
| by the hundreds of thousands-hsgs OF
every size, from the huge emblem with tts
J nifty foot Of fly and fifty of hoist to the
| uny emblem which decorated the collars
Oh the tn ok horses: flags in the great
| thoroughfares and in the narrowest alleys:
| from tenement windows and on the stafrs
OF pubic buildings; from the stalls OF
street Venders and the facades of mighty
hos'eirfes and loftier office buildings: from
the spars of merchant ships and from TN.
bows of the humbest of canal boats
Long before the sun had risen the streets
| were thrcnged and Indication WAS ,i,,.,
/
| OF the mighty throngs which later i'm the
| day would crowd the line of march and
| surge around the mausoleum OF the great
general world delights to honor
Much OF decoration and of preparation
ier the DAY mad been put off until the last
/ moment lest rain undo the toll, and ali
| hlgnt work was cheerfully given that the
| END might crown the work As the dsy
frightened the crowds increased, and nv
O'Clock tae cars as we'll as the sidewalks
| We're teeming with life
ade ceremonies proper began at sunrise
when from the tall flag pole near the tomb
was nung the immense American flag fur
nlshed by the Daughters of the R.yolu-
| ton. There it win fly night and day. in
1air weather and foul. until the winds have
worn it away and the sun has faded Its
| coiors. At the same time the marines ON
the warships were piped to quarters and
landed on shore to stand and receive the
| head of the land column
bahds were playing on land and water.
children were singing and youths shouting
| In very joyousness of spirit. for IL was
| agreed or AL sides that the prevailing nor,.
| should be joy over the memory of a great
man honorcd; not sorrow over the d.ath
| OF hero. Not the least elated were the
members of Grant Post c. A. r. upon
whom had been conferred the honor OF
hosting the largest American flag that
ever rippled in the wind
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel
The Fifth Avenue Hotel was the seen.
OF hustle and excitement during the early
morning. The broad corridors were tilI.t
wlth native and foreign digntaries and
almost every second person biazed with
bullion and military trappings
In side room We're the members of the
reception committee, each with his insignia
OF ONCE consisting of white and blue rib
bon The guests of the city were escorted
TO this room one by one. and each was
turned owed to his special charge. Among
the earliest on the scene was Speaker
Reed, who was the guest of his boyhooa
friend, Augustus G. Paine
Ex-Mayor Grace had the Secretary of
war i'm tow. Secretary Bliss was with the
republican national committeeman Prank
l.. Wetherbee. Charles Stewart Smith
guided the Italian ambassador and his sec
retary. General II. L. Burnett took care
of the Brazilian minister while Homer
Lee made things comfortable for the min
lister from the Argentine republic General
Anson G. McCook had Gen. Miles by the
arm, and all the other foreigners were
duly looked after.
Oihciahy the oipiomatlc corps were not
part Of the presidential party, which
was formed as follows:
President Mckinley, Vice President Ho-
bart, Mayor Strong and General Horace
Porter i'm the first carriage: ex-Presidenr
Grover Cleveland with Richard Watson
Glider in the next equipage. Then the
twenty-six members of the Grant family.
the members of the cabinet. the generals
Of the army and the admirals of the navy.
The diplomatic corps were free TO leave
when they pleased, in their own way.
The Presidents carriage was drawn by
four mettlesome chestnuts, with groom
and footman.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British am
bassador, was under the wing of Chauncey
NJ Depew. General Schofield and Generai
Ruger were together.
Mr. Cleveland arrived at the hotel at 9:l5
with Mr.. Glider Troop>A had already lined
up on the west side of the park. Acting
Inspector Aliace. with lo5 men. kepts-tlae
roadway clear. and cnly those with passes
were permitted within the lines.
Secretary Long of the navy followed close
on the ex-Presdent's heels.
Loud shouts of the people announced the
arrival of the President at 9:2o His re-
ceotion was fiattering in the extreme and
he bowed repeatedly. His usually grave
face was wreathed in smiles. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart Joined the President and Cen
eral Porter and the mayor. and the open
barouche in which they were seated drew
up at the curb in front of the main ea-
trance to the hotel.
After hurried conference. IL was decided
not to leave the carriage, which soon turn
ed around and drew up in the center of the
plaza. where 1t took its place at the head OF
the line General Butterfield. in his uni
form of retired general of the army, roJe
at the right Of the barouche, which was