The herald., 1898-05-31

| time. Appropriate exercises were neio,
and the graves of the dead in all of the
various cemeteries weres profusely strewn
with flowers.
At Pittsburg
| PITTEBURG, Pa, May 30.-Memorial
Day was more generally observed i'm Pitts
burg and vicinity than for many years
due, of course, to thee wal feeling. There
were no special decorations at the grave
of Lieutenant Jenkins of the Maine. but
the naval reserve fired a salute. The day
passed without accident or special incl
dent.
At Cincinnati
| CINCINNATI, May Slowing to the
arrangements now in progress for the ma
tional encampment Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic here next September, the local
posts are unusually active, and gave the
largest parade to-day ever known here on
Memorial Day. Starting at 9 a. M. the
line of march extended over the principal
streets and then special trains took all to
Spring Grove cemetery, where the usual
exercises took place.
AtLexington
LEXINGTON, KY, May 30.-For the
first time since the war the Confederate
veterans Joined the G: A. r. in observing
Memorial Day and decorating the graves
Of union soldiers. The ceremonies at the
cemetery were most impressive.
At Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May S0.-The
graves of the Federal soldiers In the Ma
tional cemetery near Nashville and Muir
freesboro were decorated to-day.
At Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May Son
account of the volunteer army encamp-
ment on ground where thousands Of union
soldiers are buried here who lost their
lives during the civil war, the Decoration
Day exercises to-day were unusually Inn
pressive. The 1900 graves in the National
cemetery were covered with flowers and
flags. At 8 p. m. long procession formed
and to the strains of martial music fur
nished by the Fourth Ohio regiment band.
marched to the stand In the cemetery,
where the exercises were held. The an
nual grafton was delivered by Captain
Henry A. Castle of Washington, D. c.; the
benediction was pronounced by Frank M.
Drummer, chaplain-in-chief of the g. A. r.,
and salute was fired over the graves by
detachment from Camp Thomas.
At Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 30.-Memo-
rial Day was generally observed here to-
day, ex-Judge B. w. Howe. who delivered
the principal address, dwelt on the close
relations between the north and south, and
advocated the returning OF the southern
flag.
At Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. May 3o.-Memorial
Day was celebrated as usual here, al.
though the absence of the young militia
men who hitherto escorted the veterans In
their parade was keenly apparent Mayor
Maybury and others made addresses In
the auditorium and exercises In honor Of
the nations dead were held.
At Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, May so.-Not since
the year of Its institution has Memorial
that Of today. At the Lincoln monument in
Paramount Park services were held by the
George G. Meade Post No. l, after which
the post visited the grave Of General Meade.
An address was delivered by Archdeacon
Cyrus D. Brady.
| At Laurel Hill Cemetery General Daniel
address was also delivered by General St.
Clair A. Mulholland. At the tomb Of Anna
M. Boss, in Monument Cemetery, marked
honors were paid.
Colonel Fred Taylor Post No. 10. after
ATTENDING services. marched to Odd Eel
lows Cemetery. In the parade was pony
phaeton containing two little girls, one
dressed as America and the other as Eng
land. A float capable Of seating sixtysflve
pupils Of the public schools, decorated with
the national colors Of the United States and
England, was also feature.
At San Francisco
| SAN FRANCISCO, May 30-Memorial
Day was celebrated in this city with more
| than usual fervor and enthusiasm. The
presence of 1900 volunteer soldiers In this
city. representing many Of the Eastern
| States, who have assembled here In. re-
Spouse to the Presidents call for volun-
teers to uphold the honor of the United
States against Spain. lent greater signif-
canoe to the occasion.
The Memorial Day parade has been an
unusually imposing one. Grizzled heroes
of the Civil War marched with detach-
ments Of volunteers representing the rising
generation Of warriors. Men who fought
for their country's honor In the sixties
acted as guard for the young men who
have taken up arms for the same cause In
the war of today. Besides the two genera
lions of warriors. the parade was partici-
pated In by all civic societies. Mayor Phe-
Ian. the Board Of Supervisors, and the
Board Of Education represented the city.
Detachments from the United States navy
and the naval reserve, the U. 8. army and
u. s. volunteers, the Veteran Guards of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, Sons Of
the American Revolution, the Veterans Of
the Mexican War and other organizations
were represented.
The volunteer forces now gathered in
this city were represented by the First
Colorado Infantry, Sixth California In
fantry, First Washington Infantry, Troop
A, National Guard Of California. The
Utah Volunteer Light Battery attended
the literary exercises at the cemetery and
fired the national salute.
l. The procession was witnessed by thous-
ands of people who assembled along the
line of march to cheer the living veterans
of the Civil War for past deeds and to urge
the soldiers, who are going to the present
war, to follow the example Of their fathers
in keeping the Stars and Stripes ever be-
fore the world as the emblem Of liberty.
Many beautiful floats commemorative OF
the war of the sixties and of the war now
being waged against Spain were conspicu-
Gus through the parade. The floral floats
were magnificent.
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