The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-27

| Americanism was so true and uncom-
promising that his name will stand for
| loyalty and nationally unity.
Victorious in the work which under
do; clothed with almost limitless power;
he was yet one of the people-patient,
patriotic and just. Success did not
while fame was powerless to swerve sr a'ilin him
from the path of duty. Great as he was
IN IN wa war he loved peace, and told the
world that honorable arbitration of diff
| ferences was the best hope of civiliza-
ton.
with Washington and Lincoln, Grant
| has an exalted place in the history and
the affections of the people. Today his
memory is held in equal esteem by those
| VINO accepted his generous terms of
| peace. The veteran leaders of the Blue
| and the Gray here meet not only to honor
| testlfy to the living reality of fraternal
| national spirit which has triumphed over
| the dlHerences of the past and transcends
| the limitations of sectional lines. It's
| completion, which we pray god to speed
! VIII be the nations greatest glory
| 1t is right, then, that General Grant
should have a memorial commensurate
with his greatness and that his last rest
| ing place should be the city of his choice
| to which he was so attached in life and of
| whose ties he was not forgetful even in
death. Fitting, too, is it that the great
soldier should sleep beside the noble river
L
OF war of which he became master and
| leader without a rival.
But let us not forget the glorious dis.
tinctlon with which the metropolis among
the 1alr slsterhood of American cities has
honored his life and memory. With all
| that riches and sculpture can do to render
the edifiee worthy of the man, upon a site
| unsurpassed for magnificence has This
monument been reared by New YORK as a
| perpetual record of his ilustrious deeds.
| IN the certainty that as time passes,
around it will assemble with gratitude
| ana reverence and veneration men of all
cilnes, races and nationalities
| New YORK holds in its keeping the
precious dust of the silent soldier; but his
comrades wrought for mankind-are in
| the keeping of seventy millions of Amer
lcan citizens, who will guard the sacred
heritage forever and forevermore.',
Inc vast crowd listened with intense at
tentlon to the Presfdeut's words and at
intervals broke into cheers when some
incident in the deed soldiers career was
| alluded to by the distinguished speaker.
| Even those who We're too far removed
from the speaker to hear a word seemed
| to be much interested as those who were
within ear shot
AT the conclusion of the Presidents ad-
dress. Colonel Fred. Grant advanced and
shook him warmly by the hand AS the
two men stood in the foreground of the
plauded.
The Star spangled Banner was play
ed by the band after which General Hor
ace Porter was introduced by the Mavor
The orator of the day was accorded a
warm reception. More discreet than the
Presldent, General Porter kept his hat
on while he was speaking. He read his
address from typewriter manuscript
AT this point when General Porter be-
gan TO speak, the biting wind forced
party to seek the shelter of the Tomb
Among those were Mrs. Mckinley, who
was slightly. indisposed. General Porter
was followed by Mayor Strong
The halleleujah from Handlers ssMes-
san and the Doxology were sung, and
this concluded the ceremonies at the
officials. and the distinguished guests
then retired to the tent in the rear of the
TOMB where an elaborate luncheon was
The President was escorted to the IA
BILE by Mayor Strong and Colonel Grant
escorted his mother
THE LAND PARADE.
With military promptitude and perfect
discipline the land parade started from
IWenty-fourth street and Madison avenue
on the minute-at 1890 O'Clock From
early morning until the bugles sounded the
advance, the streets leading up to
Madlson avenue were filed with soldiery
ana gland eommingling of the infantry
artillery red, made the very air to
twinkle. The crowds that lined the side
walks furnished all the vocal babel for
the troops We're ION parade" and save
LOT the rattle OF accoutrements or two
words of command the preparatory hours
were nolseless Dignifiedly proud, martial
as Murat, Major General Greenyille
M. Dodge, followed by staff
4f }be ers celebrated ndnsa ed soldiers. led this
horses Keeping stride to the tempo of the
march from the Governors Island hand
me me veteran Merritt-one of the worlds
the Division of the Atlantic led the firsf
aiylslon and the natty West Pointers
Ihe hnest marchers on earth" as a Brit
Isl fsn general called them, called for salvos
OF cheers as they followed Engineers
artillery, cavalry, infantry, in pictiiresone
put orderly variety changed or tranned
along, each brigade headed by a veteran
whose service ranged from the faIds M nf
civil war to the coulies and Siarras of
western warfare. Not least among the
honored troops were the tars from
fellatgs 8ncle sans m rehabilitated navy-hardy
the battle or the breeze. But not
alone was honor given to the regular
sToops; s1os = It made aa an Americans heart
army of the people, niobilized without
l,ri5 Iricllon and quartered and fed in this
mighty mIlghty metropolis without a shade of
themselves, and well was their pride ms
tlled: Naval militia. too, were there. the
npffeas ITpifed stts Of POW power which made the
Of long ago. There were no inyifiions
distinctions. New York's famous Seus
enth was no more heartily cheered than
was Marylands superb Fifth; while the
sold ranks of Pennsylvania's sons-Ied
oy lhelr Governor-had the same brayas
SInoWdered upon them that greeted New
Jersey $ men,, Ohio's sons and Massa-
chqsetts' sturdy volunteers.
Hearty too, Were the plaudits accord
ed the Sons of Confederate Veterans-
youths whose sires took their horses
nome with them" at the mandate Of tbe
great General in whose honor the march
was made. e i'iai ci
BUT enthusiasm reached its climax when
the division led by Major General q q
aoWard-he of the single arm but manv
ylctorles-marched into view. To the
veterans OF that Grand Army of the Re-
punnc was given greatest honor--as was
u thelr que Beautiful as was the pageant
II couid not be as grand as that. in which
si.tf eneg naa nae. snare, in those June days of
slxty-1ve, when the Nation was sbo,,t
ing Hosannas for Land Radeen1od !,
and Grant, the resstless was fhe ra,1;.s1,,,
ing oi1cer, as Well as the living con1yaand.
er AS relief from the constant hI,1a
came the independent companies tbe
grey-clad cadets, the insignia onvoraS
peneVoient, religious and temperance or
ders- Each State, city and town that
contf1puted to this quota had a right r.
feel elated over the showing and the
foreign contingent-foreign in name and
uniform but not in heart-was as nofe
worthy as any feature of this day of fea-
lures. In many specific ways the parade
was the most noteworthy that has ever
trodden the streets of any city on earth.
1t would be impossible, in anv other
country other than the Tinted Sra +cs ~