The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-28
AT THE TOMB.
President 1ckinley Delivers an I'M
preSSiVe Address.

preSSive Address.
NEW YORK, April 27-This day of
days in Manhattan's history of page
ants dawned clear and cool The wind
briskly tossed the flags and bunting
from every point of vantage in Greater
New York. Long before sunrise the
streets were thronged
The ceremonies proper began at sun
rise, when from the tall fiagpole near
the tomb was flung an 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 torn it away, and the
sun has faded its color At the same
time the marines on the warships We're
piped to their quarters and landed to
stand and receive the head of the col
umn.
Bands were playing and youths shout
ing in joyousness, for it was agreed
the prevailing note should be one of
joy over the memory of the great man
honored, not sorrow over the death of
a hero. The Fifth Avenue Hotel corri-
doris We're early filled with native and
foreign dignitaries
Inside the room were members of the
Reception Committee. who formed an
escort of the guests of the city Among
the earliest of these guests was Speak
or * eed.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, was under the wing of
Chauncey NJ. Depew. General Schofield
and General Ruger We're together. Mr..
Cleveland arrived at the hotel at 9:15
with Mr.. Glider.
Troop A had already lined up on the
west side of the park Inspector Wal
| lace. with 10000 men, kept the roadway
! clear. Only those with passes We're
| permitted within the lines. Secretary
! Long of the Navy followed close on
/ the ex-President's heels. Loud shouts
! Of the people announced the arrival of
/ the President at $40.
/ He rode in a carriage with General
! Porter and Mayor Strong. His recep-
ton was fiattering in the extreme and
! he bowed repeatedly His usually
grave face was wreathed in smiles.
! Vice President Hobart joined the
President, and the open barouche in
which they were seated took it's place
at the head Of the line. General But
| terrified in the uniform of a retired
! General of the army, rode at the right
Of the barouche. which was preceded
by a picked force of mounted police
men. The military escort included one
/ Sergeant and two men Of the A Troop
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, Colone
Fred D. Grant Altogether they occu-
pied eight carriages The initial steI
in the parade was made almost or
/ schedule time, and at $40 o'clock the
/ Presidential procession was on the
move.
The order of the possession was -
First, Squadron A; second, President
/ Mckinley, Vice President Hobart. May
! or Strong, General Porter; third. Mrs
| Julia Dent Grant Colonel Fred d
! Grant. Mrs. Fred d. Grant Mrs. Nellie
Grant-Sartoris; fourth, Mrs Jessie
Grant. Miss Nellie Grant, Master Chap
man Grant; fifth, the five carriages
| bearing the rest of the Grant family
sixth, President Cleveland and Rich
ard Watson Glider; seventh, Major w
s. Roseerans, Major-General c. c. Au-
CUR. Major General H. G. Wright, Ma.
jor- General J. c. Parke.
President McKinley's face was joy
Gus and his hat was in a state of con
slant salute. Mrs. Grant and family
to the third generation were objects o,
special attention. The widow of the
hero was visbly affected at the grea
demonstration. The visitors got {
chance to see 100000 people. TIL,
unbroken wall of humanity six mile.
The arrival of the official portion O.
the procession at the tomb was thu
signal for a stuuendous outburst o
patriotic cheering from $4,000 peopl,
in the grand stands, on the lawn.
around the monument and on Glare
mont flights.
The President and other guests
alighted from the carriages at the mon
ument stands and took the places as
signed them in readiness for the ora
torical and musical ceremonies at 1913
o'clock.
Mrs Mckinley, after being assiste,
to the place reserved for her on tn
grand stand felt the force and chilli
ness of the wind to be more than sh
, could endure She was therefore es
corted by a Sergeant of the park polio
and a squad Of officers through tn
crowd to the Claremont Hotel. wher
she remained druring the ceremonies
Abner Mckinley, the President
brother. and Governor Black were witt
: her Mrs Mckinley is not i'll.
The exercises at the monument com
, menced with singing America"
solemn silence then fell on the dens
crowd as the venerable Bishop Joh1
p. Newman invoked blessing on tn
ceremonies. Many people joined in tn
words of the Lords prayer, which