The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-28
THE TOMB OF GRANT
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! of war. and Of which he became master
and leader without a rival.
| "But let us not forget the glorious dis
| tinction with which the metropolis, among
| the fair sisterhood of American cities
| has honored his life and memory. With
| all that riches and sculpture can do to
render the edifice worthy of the man,
,pon a site unsurpassed for magnificence,
| has this monument been reared by New
York as a perpetual record of his illus
| trious deeds, in the certainty that as time
ma sses around it will assemble, with graf
itude and reverence and veneratiOn, men
Of all chimes, races and nationalities.
"New York holds in its keeping the pre-
cious dust of the silent soldier; but his
achevements-what he and his brave
comrades wrought for mankind-are in
the keeping Of seventy millions Of Ameri-
can citizens, who will guard the sacred
heritage for ever and for evermore."
The cast crowd listened with keen at
tention tn the Presidents words and at
intervals broke into cheers when some
incident in the dead soldiers career was
alluded to by the distinguished speaker.
As the President concluded his address,
Col. Fred. Grant advanced and shock
h:rn warmly by the hand. AS the two
men stood in the foreground Of the Won
derful picture the spectators applauded.
'The star spangled banner" was
played by the band, after which General
Horace Porter was introduced by the
Mayor. The orator of the day was &C.
corded a warm reception. More discreet
than the President, General Porter kept
his hat on while he was speaking. He
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script.
When General Porter began to speak,
the biting wind forced many Of the ladies
in the Presidential party to seek the shell
ter Of the tomb. Among those were Mrs.
Mckinley. who was slightly indisposed.
General Porter was followed by Mayor
Strong who formally accepted the tomb.
With military prompttlde and perfect
discipline. the land parade started from
Oath street and Madison Avenue On the
minute at 10 O'Clock. Major General
Grcnvile Nj. Dodge. followed by staff
of celebrated soldiers. led the column, the
military band OF Governors Island com
ing ext.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans who
were to arrive at the tomb at $50 O'Clock
and place the floral wreath with crossed
swors on the sarcOphagus, were an hour
late in reaching the scene. They were
headed by James Il. Branch. commander
in chief Of the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams.
The tokens were reverently laid ca the
sarcophagus by Gen. J. B. Gordon, while
his comrades stood by with uncovered
heads.
THE NAVAL PARADE.
The United States ensign few at the
stern of all our warslLps and mt the Sore
of all of the foreign vessels.
The dispatch boat Dolphin lay
off above the warships decked profugaly
in bunting. She was to carry the Presi-
dent LATER, when he reviewed the parade.
The parade. was started in splendid or
der and maintained excellent order
throughout, the fotblla turning the stake
boat anchored half mile above the herd
of the warshps, in admirable style and
then stemmed the tide; until all fell in
line at quadruple columns behind the
monitors to await the coming of the Pres
ident on the Dolphin.
As FIVE o'clock the hour at which Pres
ident Mckinley was to so ON board the
Dolphin approached, the crowd on TIE
pier, where he was to embark, grew
larger and larger until several thousand
had assembled. They greeted the Pres:-
dent and his party with cheer, that was
re-echoed by the hundreds Of steamers,
which, having come up the river, in the
naval parade, had taken up positions ia
rather incOnvenient proximity to the Dor
phin. a''#
The moment the President boarded TIC
lighthouse boat Daisy, the police boat
patrol, assisted by several la unehes from
the warships, began to force the tugs
and steamers back, and fairly clear
street of water was visible when the
Daisy reached the starbOard SIDE Of the
despatch boat and the Presidential flag
broke from her main mast.
AS the President set foot upon the deck
of the Dolphin, a Presidential salute OF
21 guns was fired and the fleet of steam
ers blew whistles until the sound of the
firing was scarcely audible. President
Mckinley was met on board by Leuten-
ant Commander Richardson Glover, csm-
handing offer of the. Dolphin and was
introduced by him to, Rear Admiral
Francis NJ. Bunce, commanding the naval
division.
The officers of the Dolphin salutea the
President, who walked afa and assembled
the quarter deck.
He was accompanied by Secretary, of
State Sherman, General Alger, Attorney
General McKenna, Secretary Long, Sec
rotary Gage, Secretary Bliss, Generals
Miles, Ruggles, Porter, ButteFfield.
Elihu Root j. Edward Simmons, GOs-
ernor Black and Postmaster General
Gary.
At $50 O'clock tho Doph;a started
down the c:ver, followed by the immense
feet of steamers which had awaited the
arrival of the President.
The New York was the FIRST Tessel
passed by the Dolphin and President Nc
kinley DOTTED his hat and bowed rs the
first gun of her salute doomed across the
waters. Next came the Indiana aAd then
the guns of the British cruiser Talbot
welcomed the President. The Texas
was the next to greet him and the two
Spanish ships, the Maria Teresa and the
Infanta Isabella, the French Corvette.
Fulton, the Italian cruiser Dogali, and