The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-31

sey Knoll. Manila. The seens q
Impressive Services over esavee.
NEW YORK. May. N-wyth holiday
.,ns. parades. the nyine Of assa pofts
" al Sinds. the usual decoration OF graveo
ana making. Memorial day yvas .we0
ee'eorated IN New York and vicinity. The
sun shone brightly and iight breess kept
the heat from bccominG Oppressive. -.
Early In the day thousands OF e1curs,oa.
sss were thronsing n the exits Of Nanhat-
tan island. pouring over Ia terry boats Is
Long island and New Jersey. some b1und
TOT the scashore. rome for the farms ana,
some for the cemeteries where nov. =
admtion to the dead Of the c!vtl waf. thafs
he. In few instances. the dead OF the vse
with Spain. The graves Of these received
the same tender care that for year. hns
marked thoss OF the older dead.
TIVE big PasaAes Duriag the uax.
There were several penceauaous n hot,df
OF the day, but the more important v5sra
the military parade In Nav Yosk c,tv
proper. reviewed b. Nal 0en. 1elis6 ana
the military parade In Arookiyn psvisuvd
BY Gov. Roosevelt.
Tho New York parade, conststins a
every national guard regiment In tho eaty.
three companies ~ ranusuErs q aeAee2 elaH2
hattefiei ef reSalaS~ asS)lsey "a fcriv ~
Grand Army posts s4aStAd q tsoaelokk -
marched In excellent fcrmation frem NM
seventh street down Eifsh avenue 10 We
inston srch whae u wAs d.sbandSd. 1AO
national guardsmen were under th4 cpple
mand of MAJ. oeu. hoe. ne eAtl1at ND
CAPT. Aeghes. y. .. n. nd N sjS64
mArshdl waa John =. Hyde \ ssvsoeiiw
stand had Been erected IN Nad.son 0ua,nse:
and from this MAI. Gen. Mics watched tho
troops swing by.
Cheers Ter FIST, Misses Ter Tn.
One Of the most remarkable features a
tho day was the extraordinary reception
accorded the Seveniy-nrst regiment In tAs
New York military parade. Several oMscsss
Of this organization have been subjected %
inquiry regarding their conduct IN Cuha,
but the men were greeted today with IN
enthusiasm that has eeldom been seen n
New York. All along Fifth avenue. t1,S
crowd yelled and cheered when the Seven.
fy-U6t NeW IOTA pu<Sru NJ fueY 0W EQx
no other regiment. Women tore OF sashes.
ribbons and even caps and waved them Il
the .air.
A the Seventh regiment Of the national
guard, which dsd not 80 10 the var. pasesd
the reviewing stand Of the Manhattan
parade several persons hesan 20 hieU. Ths
hissine grew In volume until II Alnoof
drowned the cheers with which the friends
OF the regiment tried TO tide this unfrtendlv
demonstration
The Brooklyn parade started 1t 70
o'clock II included martnes. several
batteries Of regular artillery. the naval
militia. Grand Army posts and other Or.
ranisations Gov Roosevelt reviewed the
procession from a ssand erected near the
soldiers and sailors memorial arch IN
the park plaza
In Manhattan the streets were fuli
Of sighs-seers. and cheers for the civ@l
war veterans were coupled with cheers
for the younger soldiers who had won
their veseranship under the heat of o
Cuban sun. These two parades constt-
sused the best military features thaf
have marked Memorial day In this city
for years.
Exesesses ~ The CeOetes1eo.
Exercises In Manhattan were held -
the afternoon IN Riveratde park, unAse
the shadow Of Grants tomb. There tho
Grand. Army ritual was perfected. anA
speeches were made b. Gov. Roosevelt
and others.
erected in honor Of those who went down
M~tA elnuA
after = parade Of the Grand Army of tbe
Republic ard civic societies
Al O~srxe. -. J.. there ~as also the
uuY~.Itng os soldiers ard saiioyM' mon-
amens 81
In Jersey City the chief event was she
Dedication ~ rev soldiers nrc saflor9
monument In front OF the city hall.
Thc sarcophagus of Gen. Grant IN the
tomb at ciayemons was covered vim
rowers this afternoon after impressive
cerennssies by T.. .. Grant Post. q. A. n:
of Brooklyn an adar.s. by GOV. Roose-
veft ard q salute Of fwensy-ene guns
fired from the United States cruiser
Brooklyn. which lay In the Hudson rfw~P
below the hill with eli her battle Gass
Ay,nx More than fs.sD persons witness
~ the ceremonies and esouded Clare
mont In the victnisY of thA tOnA 4
large stand had h~~n ~Fected - - east
stei~ of the tomb. covered with I'D. Wl5te
and bite bunting Here the ceremoaieo
were conducted
Cen. A. w. CIous. pf Gov~@nor's ISL
ard. ard Col n. d. Woosrssr. Arsfng
commissary general of this rsgsssr army.
repsessntsd the army.
ovetseo - oov. 1eossvesa.
~s.S-. ys7Ss~~-.. .s-rfve1 a x<@s.z
sssx ssvss ssses ss~-sxse 60