The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-30

ULYSSES S. GRANT.
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, from the huge
emblem, with its so foot of fly and SO
foot of hoist, to the tiny emblem which
decorated the collars of the truck
horses. Flags in the great thorough
fares and in the narrowest alleys;
from tenement windows and on the
stats of public buildings; from the
stalls of street vendors and the facades
of mighty hostelries and loftier office
buildings; from the spars of merchant
ships and from the bows of the hum
blest of canal boats.
Long before the sun had risen above
the eastern horizon the streets were
thronged and earnest was given of the
mighty hosts which later in the day
would crowd the line of march and
surge around the mausoleum of the
great general
The ceremonies proper began at sun
rise, when the tall flag pole near the
tomb was flying the immense Amer
lean flag furnished by the daughters
of the revolution. There it will fly
night and day, in fair weather and
foul. until the winds have worn
it away and the suns have faded
its colors. 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.
Bands were playing on land and
water; children were singing and
youths shouting in very joyousness of
spirit, for it was agreed on all sides
that the prevailing note should be JOY
over the memoir of a great man hon
ored; not sorrow over the death Of a
hero.
The Fifth Avenue hotel was the
scene of hustle and excitement during
the early morning The broad CORR
doris were filled with native and for
eign dignataries, and almost every
second person blazed with bullion and
military trappings.
In a side room were the mem bers of
the reception committee, who formed
the escorts of the guests of the city.
Among the earliest of these guests was
Speaker Reed, who doomed like a
veritable giant.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador. was under the wing of
Chauncey NJ Depew, Gen. Schofield
and Gen. Ruger were together. Mr..
Cleveland arrived at the hotel at GIG
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ready lined up on the west side Of the
park Acting Inspector Allace with
1O5 men kept the roadway clear and
only those with passes were permitted
within the lines.
Secretary Long, of the navy, fol-
lowed close on the ex-preSide Mt S
heels
Loud shouts of the people announced
the arrival of the president at 9:20.
He rode in a carriage with Gen. Porter
and Mayor Strong. His reception was
fattering in the extreme and he bowed
repeatedly. His usually grave face was
wreathed in smiles. Vice President
Hobart Joined the president and Gen.
Porter and the mayor, and the open
barouche in which they were seated
where it took its place at the head OF
the line Gen. Butterfield, in his uni,
form of retired general Of the army,
rode at the right of the barouche,
which was preceded by a picked force
of mounted policemen. The military
escort included one sergeant and ter
men of troop "A"
In the meantime the diplomats had
departed by the oath street entrance
leaving the way clear for the Grant
family, the cabinet and others.
The Grants left the hotel by the
Fifth avenue entrance a few minutes
ahead of the presidents party. Mrs
Grant leaned on the arm of her son
Col Fred D. rant, and the others fol
lowed Altogether they occupied
eight carriages.
The initial step in the parade was
made almost on schedule time, and by
$40 O'Clock the presidential procession
was on the move.
The order of this procession was:
1 Squadron "A.
. President Mckinley, Vice Presi
dent Hobart, Mayor Strong and Gen
Porter.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, Col Fred
erick ID. Grant, Mrs. Frederick d.
Grant, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris.
Mrs. Jessie Grant, Miss Nellie
Grant. Master Chapman Grant.
5 Five carriages bearing the rest O.
the Grant family.
6 Ex-President Cleveland and Rich
ard Watson Glider.
Mai.-Gen w. S. Rosecrans. Maj
Gen. c. C. Augur, Maj. Gen II. q
Wright, Maj.-Gen. j. G. Parke