The indicator., 1897-05-01
HONORS TO GRANT.
DEDICATION OF HIS MONUMENT
A Million People Witness the Ceremonies
In New York-speechrs by President
Mckinley and Others. and Monster Pa
ridrs on Land and Water.

New York, April 2S.-The nation and
| Greater New York yesterday paid II
grateful tribute TO the memory of
| Americas greatest soldier when 1t
| dedicated the new tomb in which the
remains of General Grant will rest
| forevermore. The occasion, which will
make one of the brightest pages In
the history OF the metropolis, was one
i of great display There We're three
| grand divisions In the panorama the
solemn and Impressive exercises mt the
tomb. the magnificent land parade
and the imposing naval spectacle. Add
TO this the hundreds of thousands Of
people that thronged the line of
march aud witnessed the ceremony At
the tomb, together with the millions of
iiutterlng tlags that go to make up the
decorations not only along the route
of the parade. but throughout the city
and on ships in the harbor, and one
has In his minds eye Il picture Of the
exercises and the attending features
that 90 TO make up the Offering Of Il
loving people 10 the memory of the
dead hero. Every available place
where any OF the ceremonies could he
seen was crowded with sightsecrs.
New York had turned itself loose for
holiday and visitors from out of
town estimated 10y the police as fully
million in number. helped to swell the
crowds that thrOnged the streets and
river front
Riverside drive, In the vicinity Of
the tomb, was packed with people long
before the hour set for the exercises
10 begin. The many reviewing and of
iiclal stands In the neighborhood We're
filed early and presented n very pretty
appearance with their gay decorn-
ionS In the fore ana the sea of faces
in the background. Tie decorations
of the official stands around the tomb
Were unusually elaborate. All of the
exposed stands facing the east and
west drives, also the lower exposure
Of stands, and the speakers stand,
were covered with dark royal bunting.
The speakers desk WAS draped with
the flag of the United States. the re
viewing stands We're drapcd in front
with the official Nag of the President
of the United States ON the south
side of some of the stands were hung
poles on which were the eighteen corps
flags of the army. ON the maiu stands
were also placed the colors of the for
eign countries, either as drapcry or rs
flags. Stands j, | and II had their
fronts draped in national colors, with
the motto Let US have peace" in the
center
ON the tomb itself there were no
decorations except double victory
palms hound ON the face of each of
the columns in front and one or more
laid on the Sareophagus. They We're
bound To the columns with purple silk
The tomb stands upon an cminence
which rises 1870 feet from the river so
that it can be seen easily Those in
the stands about ii had Il magnificent
view of the surrounding country.
These stands We're occupied by mem
bcrs of the Grant family. which in
cluded Mrs Grant and her children;
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
eN-Presidcnt Cleveland. Vice President
Hobart, the diplomatic corps, the
members Of the Grant monument com
mittcc. headed by General Horace Por-
ter who delivered the Grafton of the
day and formally turned the monu-
mcnt over to the city. Mayor Strong
who accepted the same, and all the
members Of the city government, sena-
tors and congressman, the governors
of Delaware. Illinois. Kentucky
Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts,
New Jersey. New York, Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island. Vermont and
West Virginia. and a host of other
prominent citizens and clergymen.
The services began soon after the ar
rival Of President Mckinley ut the
tomb. He, in company with n num-
ber Of official guests. left Fifth avenue
in carriages Mt promptly 9:3o O'Clock.
They We're escorted by Troop \ and
drove over the same route which was
followed soon afterward by the mill
tary pageant.
The exercises commenced with the
singing of America"
solemn silence then fell on the
dense crowd as the venerable Bishop
John +. Newman invoked the blessing
OF heaven on the ceremonies. Many of
the people joined in the Our Father"
which concluded the bishops prayer.
President Mckinley was then intro
duccd, and received a warm greeting
from the great crowd which listened
with keen attention to the Presidents
words. and at intervals broke into
cheers when some incident of the dead
soldiers career was alluded to by the
distinguished speaker Even those
who were too far removed from the
speaker 10 hear Il word seemed rs much
Interested as those who We're within
carshot
At the conclusion Of the Presidents
address. Colonel Fred. Grant advanced
and shook him warmly by the hand
The two men stood in the foreground
Of the wonderful picture the spectators
applaudng.
General Horace NJ. Porter presented
the monument to the city Of New
York, and Mayor Strong received it
in Il neat speech.
LII.
rus from Haudrl'S Messiah. and a dox-
ology completed the dedication cxer-
cisrs.
At their conclusion the presidential
party and the 800 guests Of the city re-
tired to the pavilion at Claremont just
back Of the tomb, where lunch was
served during the interim Of waiting
for the military pageant, which started
from Madison square at 1890.
IT was near L. o'clock when. with
true military precision, the grand mar
shall Major General Grenville VI.
Dodge. and his staff, hcIided by a pla-
toon of police. came in sight The
head Of the column soon reached the
reviewing stand. and from that time
ON. regulars. militiamen. veterans and
civilians passed rapidly in review. The
pageant moved in three divisions, as
follows:
First Diyision-Grand marshal and
aides special guests in carriages. Unit
ed States troops. 1900. Artillery. sail
nrS and marines from warships, LOO.
Second Division-National guards
men from the following States: New
York, $4,000: Pennsylvania. 1000: New
Jersey. 1000; Connecticut. 800: Massa-
chusotls. 500: Maryland. 800: Rhode
Island. 800; Virginia. 800; Vermont.
| 800: ohio. LOO.
Third Division-Goycrnor of Illinois
aud staff; District of Columbia guards
900; q. A. r.. 1000: uniformed "a
diets. 10000; various civic bodies. 10
| 900.