The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-27
TRIBUTE 10 GRANT.


stands are decorated with royal purple
bunting on the tomb itself there are
no decorations, except double victory
palms bound on the face of each of the
columns in front, besides several more
laid upon the sarcophagus. Colors OF
foreign countries are used as drapery,
or as flags. at designated positions on
the main stands, while the fronts of
three of the Glands are draped in the
national colors, with the motto Let
us have peace" in the center.
The head of the land parade left
Madison avenue and Twenty-fourth
street at 10 o'clock, following the
presidential party in its route to the
tomb A marching salute was given
on reaching the tomb, after which the
line passed around Claremont Circle,
and so on past the reviewing stand.
At the head of the military Division
and of the parade, in which $4,000 men
marched rode General Grenville M.
Dodge, the grand marshal. Upon the
accommodation Of General Grant un-
der whom he served, he secured his
stars as a major general. 1t was fit
ting indeed that he who began life as
butchers boy in Danvers, Mass. and
rose to greatness under Grant should
lead the host of soldierly pilgrims to
the tomb of the general who was once
the tanner OF Galena. Behind him
rode Colonel A. Noel Brakeman, chief
Of staff, and the other staff officers.
Next in line came the United States
forces under command Of Major Cen
eral Wesley A. Merritt. He was sur
rounded by a brilliant staff and was
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led bV General William M. Graham.
Under his command, among other bod
les, were the West Point cadets, en-
gineers from Willets Point, the Thir-
teenth and Ninth infaAErY regiments
and nine batteries of artillery. Then
followed a regiment of crack United
States cavalrymen. The Second bri-
gade of United States forces was made
up of three battalions of marines,
headed by the fine Marine band, of
washington, and five battalions Of
bluejackets from Admiral Bunce's
white squadron.
Governor Frank S. Black and his
gold laced staff led the Second di-
vision, composed of the National Guard
Of the state of New York. Brigadier
General Louis Fitzgerald commanded
DIlBdue
The Third division may be called the
governors guard, for ten chief execu-
tives Of sister commonwealth had
places in it. First in line was Governor
d. II. Hastings, of Pennsylvania, fol-
lowed by a provisional brigade picked
from the National Guard of the Key
stone state.
New Jerseys governor, John w,
Griggs, acted as a brigadier of the
soldiers of the Lightning state, and
had for his personal secort the Essex
! troopers, of Orange.
Next came Governor Cooke, of Com
necticut, supported by a soldierly bat
TALON looking for all the world like
/ her majesty's horse guards. But the
only things English about them are
their red coats and bearskin shakos.
Governor Wolcott, of Massachusetts
headed the troops from his state, in
Guiding the famous Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery, which was founded in
revolutionary days.
The Maryland troops, headed by
! Governor Lowndes, the first Republican
executive of the Terrapin state ir
many years, followed upon the heels
of the Bay State brigade. The COVER
nor was escorted by the crack regiment
of Maryland, the Dandy Fifth" Of
Baltimore.
The National Guard of Virginia, led
! by Governor Charles O'Ferrall, follow
ed the Maryland troops. The governor
who was a captain in the Confederate
army, was escorted by the Richmond
Blues.
After the Old Dominion Guard
| marched the soldier boys from Yer
mont, commanded by Governor Josiah
Grout, who won the title of major by
gallantry in battle. Next came Gov
ernor Asa Bushnell, of Ohio, who was a
general in the army, supported by
picked detachments of cavalry, infan-
try and artillery. Governor Tanner
and the Illinois soldiers, followed by
Governor Busiel and the New Hamp-
shire militia, marched ahead of the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumba which closed the strictly mill
tary section of the parade.
The cadets of the American Guard
of the public schools, uniformed, armed
and equipped, and the boy soldiers OF
private schools and academies, had the
right of the line of the next division
marshalled by Captain Zalinski, u. S.
A., retired. All creeds and nationalities
were represented in this division, for
there was a company Of Chinese stu
dents, fully equipped, as well as a
crack colored cadet corps.
With General o. o. Howard riding
ahead, the veterans of the land and
sea forces of the Union army were
next in line. General Howard had a
staff of 100 mounted veterans behind
him, and following them marched 10000
old soldiers.
Following the Union veterans and
their sons came the Confederate vet
Grams and sons, the Confederates being
commanded by General John B, Cor
don, of Georgia.
In the civic division there were many
branches of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, independent military COM
panies, the veteran fremen and hun.
dreds of fraternal and benefit societies
The letter carriers regiment was a
marked feature of this division. In
this division also appeared a tribe OF
Sioux Indians, with Colonel William f.
Cody CBuhalo Bid and Chief Joseph
of the Nez Perces, riding side by side
The naval parade, which starts at z
o'clock, viii present a spectacle such
as has seldom If ever seen before in
this harbor. There are four grand di-
visions, under command of Rear Ad-
miral Francis M. Bunce headed by
the famous white squadron Of the
United States navy, and followed by
foreign ships-of-war, including the
British steaHer Talbot, the French
corvette Fulton, the Spanish steamers
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