The herald., 1898-05-31

G. who are still here. and the uniformed
rank Knights of Pythias. the two relief
corps, and the ladies OF the Grand Army
were in line. After the regular memorial
exercises were concluded literary pro-
gram was given. Comrade G. w. Arbuckle
day and delivering an eloquent address to
the large assemblage.
At San Diego
SAN DIEGO, May 30.-Memorial day was
lmpressively ovserved. There was large
procession followed by patriotic exercises
at the opera house. T. B. H02tsell was
grand marshal and Judge j. Wade Nc
donald was orator Of the day.
The several trains over the Cuyamaca
railroad took hundreds Of visitors to the
cemeteries during the afternoon, laden
with flowers. Acting Commander MUIR
dock conducted the regular exercises of
the G. A. R. posts and the remainder Of the
day Was spent in distributing flowers over
the graves.
At San Jose
SAN JOSE, May 30-Memorial day was
commemorated here by the decoration Of
graves. street parade in which the Union
veterans. the civic societies and the chill
dren of the public schools took part ard
literary and musical exercises In the even
Ing. The orator was DR.. McClish. presi-
dent Of the University of the Pacific. At
the cemetery, after the graves had been
decorated, an imitation battleship ten feet
long, representing the Maine, constructed
by the battlefield veterans. was brought
forward and covered with flowers.
At Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa, May sO.-The Me-
mortal day exercises held at the National
cemetery here today we're participated in
by more people than ever before. The
school children, members Of IT, ladies' Aid
society and the people generally strewed
flowers over the graves of the soldier dead.
Congressman George ]. Bender of this dis
was delivered by Hon. Webster Davis, as
sistans secretary of the interior.
At New York
NEW YORK, May 3O.-The celebration
of Decoration day in this vicinity was the
most noticeable since the nation has had
the grdwes to decorate. Organizations
which ordinarily take no part in the exer-
ciees turned out today and in addition to
the Grand Army men there were auxi,i-
aries Of school cadets and other military
organizations. The procession through the
city was witnessed by a vast multitude.
The parade was reviewed by Gen. ]. P. s.
Goblin of Pennsylvania. commander-in-
chief Of the G. A. R.; Mayor Van Wyck and
other prominent civil and military officials.
Graves OF the dead heroes in Woodlawn,
Calvary, Cypress Hill, Trinity, Greenwood
and all the cemeteries in the vicinity of the
city were visited by the soldiers and their
families. Lafayette post, No. 140, went
to Fort Mill to unveil the statue Of Gen.
Lafayette and to present 1t to the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution. The statue OF Far
ragut in Madison square and the tomb In
Trinity. the tomb Of Phil Kearney in Trim
ty, the soldiers monument in the same
place, the Ericsson monument at the Bat
terry. and all the statues and tombs OF
martyrs in the city. were decorated. U.
8. Grant post post held memorial services
at the tomb Of Gen. Grant after the parade.
At Chattanooga
Tho usual Decoration day services at
the National cemetery in Chattanooga
were varied today by q melancholy event
that aecentuated the solemnity and Inn
pressiveness Of the occasion. Just before
the DECORATION services began two details
Of s6ldiers from the Fifth Illinois regi-
ment eptered the cemetery with the
bodies Of Privates Frank F. Bosley and
Ludwig Bohnert Of that regiment both Of
whom had died Of pneumonia. accompa-
MED by detachment of the regimentAl
band playing dead march.
Ladi6b who desired to decorate the
graves Of the heroes OF 1S61-e5 then fairly
covered the graves of these young heroes
In Cause which removes All sectionalism
from the Federal cemetery and makes It
now q national cemetery indeed.
At Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA, May So.-Over 1000 per-
sons Attende the Memorial ay exercises
In the Athehaeum. c. D. Summer of San
Francisco delivered the Grafton and Dis
trict Attorney seaswill read Lincoln's Get
tysburg address. The parade to the ceme-
terry was long one and included Ellsworth
post. q. A. R.. and Company E, Fifth in
fantry, N. q. C.
At lone
lone, May 30.-All the civic organlza-
tons here participated In the Memorial
day parade. The cadets from the Preston
school were also In line. Fred L. Stewart
Of Oakland was the orator.
M At HOLSTER
HOLLIsTER, May 3o-Many ex-Confed-
eraets turned out with the Grand Army in
the Memorial day parade. The address was
delivered by c. w. Bailey Of San Jose
At Tracy
TRACY, May 3o.-Many ex-Confederates
turned out with the Grand Army in the
Memorial day parade. The address was
delivered by c. w. Bailey of San Jose.
| At Petaluma
PETALUMA. May s0.-The Memorial
day exercises today were the most impress
sive ever held in this city. A procession