The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
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! HEROES GRAVES IN NEW YORK.
| New York, May 30.-The celebration of
! Decoration Day in this vicinity was the
most notable since the nation has had the
! graves to decorate. Organizations which
/ ordinarily take no part in the exercises
| turned out today and in addition to the
| Grand Army there were auxiliaries Of
| school cadets and other military organi-
! cations. The procession through the city
was witnessed by vast multitude The
| parade was reviewed by GeneralJ P. 8.
Goblin of Pennsylvania. commander in
chief of the G. A. R., Mayor Van Wyck
and other prominent civil and military au-
thorities.
Graves of dead heroes in woodlawn,
Calvary, Cypress Hill, Trinity. Greenwood
and all the other cemeteries In the vicinity
of the city were visited by the soldiers and
their families. Lafayette Post No. 140
went 10 Fort Mill to unveil the statue Of
General Lafayette and present 1t to the
Daughters of the Revolution. The statue
of Farragut in Madison Square and the
tomb of Phil Kearney in Trinity, the SOL
diers monument In the same place the
Ericsson monument at the battery and all
the statues and tombs OF martyrs in this
city were decorated.
U. s. Grant post held memorial services
at the tomb of General Grant after the
parade.
IN THE QUAKER CITY.
Philadelphia, May SO-Not since the
year of it Substitution has Memorial Day
had a more impressive observance than
that of today. At the Lincoln monument
in Fa.rmount park services were held by
the George G.. Meade Post No. 1, after
which the post visited the grave of Com
nnander General Meade. An address was
delivered by Archdeacen Cyrus T. Brady.
At Laurel Ena cemetery, General Daniel
z. Sickles was orator of the day and an
address was delivered 10y General st. Clair
A Mulnolland.
Colonel Fred Taylor Post No. 10 after
attending services marched to Odd Eel
laws cemetery. In the parade was pony
phaeton containing two little girls. one
dressed as an American and the other as
England. A float capable of seating 65
pupils of the public schools. decorated /
with the national colors Of the United /.
States and England was also a feature.
OBSERVANCES AT DENVER.
Denver, May 30.-Veterans of the Union /
and Of the onfederacy marched together |
in the parade today and decorated the /
soldiers graves in the various city GEM !
eteries. Before the parade the veterans /
assembled at the Capital grounds. where |
they received fioraa tributes from thous- I
ands of school children. In the process
sion beside Sthe veterans. were the rem
n Mt IF he do Ma
in the city. the uniform rank and civic
societies and the police and fire depart
ments. This afternoon a concert of pat
riouc songs was given at the city park
and IL was repeated this evening. Mem
orial exercises we're also held in several
halls.
BLUE AND GRAY AT MOBILE.
Mobile. Ala, May 30.-FoQ the first time
In local history there was a general public
participation In Decoration day exercises
at the National cemetery. Hitherto the
were almost wholly in charge OF
the colored militia and other societies.
occasionally the southern veter-
ans have taken part. Today there was
union of sentiment and testimonial of
the appreciation of the people Of the
courtesy OF General COppinger. who. with
MS staff attended the ceremonies last
month at the Confederate Rest Those
who participated today were: Dold Wood
post, No, Il. G. A R.; Fremont post. No.
l. u. 5. V, colored; Semmes camp. No.
j. United Confederate Veterans and
arge number Of officers OF the regular
army and Of the Alabama and Texas VOL
IDtesTs
PLATFROM FALLS DOWN.
Cincinnati May S0-At the suburban / ,
Columbia cemetery today the memorial
platform gave way. About ore hundred
,sopse. mostly children, feE. Many SUI ,
erred slight injuries