The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-28
THE GRAND PROCESSION.
One of the Most Notable Pageants the
World Has Ever Seen.


With military promptitude and perfect
discipline the land parade started from
oath street Madison avenue on the
minute, at 10. 80 OF clock.
Dignifedly proud, martial as Murat,
Major General Granville NJ. Dodge, fol
lowed by staff of celebrated soldiers, led
the grandest OF grand marches. The
veteran Merritt, one of the World 4
famous leaders OF cavalry, commanding
tho division of the Atlantic, led the first
division and tins natty West Pointers
called forta cheers as they followed.
Engineers; artillery, cavalry. Infantry
in picturesque but orderly variety,
Changed or tramped along, each brigade
heade;t by veteran whose fame ranged
from the fields OF civil war to the SieIras
of Western warfare. Not lsast among
the honored ones were the tars from
Uncle Sans rehabilitated navy.
But not alone was honor given to the
regular troops. 1t made an American IS
heart blow to see the citizen soldiery,
this army of the people. mobilized with
out friction and quartered and fed in this
mighty metropolis without q shade of
hardship or delay. Naval militia, too,
tlncti0ns. New YorkS famous Seventh
was no more heartily chesred than was
Mary lands superb Fifth,
Hearty, too, were the plaudits accorded
the sons of Confederate veterans youths
whose score took the horses home with
them at the mandate of the great general
in whose honor the march was made.
But enthusiasm reached its climax
when the division led by Major General
O. o. Howard-hero of the single arm
but many victories-marched into view.
AS relief from the constant blue came
the independent companies, the grey Glad
cadets, the insignia which covered
benevolent, religious and temperance
orders. 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, i'll any other
country than the United States, to dupli-
cate procession which would call up SO
many memories of war and peace, OF
days of gloom and days of sunshine.
The sons of Confederate veterans. who
were to arrive at the tomb at $50 colo ok
and place floral wreath with crossed
swords on the sarcophagus. were an hour
late in reaching the scene. They were
headed by James r. Branch, commander
in-chief of the Sons of the Confederate
Veterans. The tokens were reverently
laid on the sarcophagus by General
Gordon, while his comrades stood by
with uncovered heads.
1t was precisely 10. 80 o'clock when the
carriages, bearing the President and
Vire President and the mem bers of the
Grant family and the foreign representa-
tives, arrived at the grand stand. The
President and Vice President were under
the escort of Squadron A, N. G. S. N.
Y, while the family of the dead hero
were escorted by mounted companies of
the society of the army of the Tennessee,
New York Commandery and Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, with four
comrades of George g. Mead, Post, No.
!, g. A. R., department of Pepnsy lvania,
in carriages. Escorts were under the
direction of Gen. Daniel Butterfeld,
Squadron A, being commanded by Chas.
F. Roe and were preceded and followed
by platoon of mounted police
As the carriages containing the dis
tinguished party passed between the wall
CT PEOPLE on the roadway the air re-
sounded with ringing cheers. The Prssi-
Iiant- acknowledged the ovation by
smiling and bowling. The party assembled