New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31


the LIST Battalion and Lieutenant F. j.
Keaney of Company X. II was said that had
II not been for the order none Of the officers OF
Companies X and I would have appeared. the
turning out of so many officers and men was a
grateful surprise to the friends of the regiment
Colonel Duffy said that he felt satisfied Win
the appearance made by the men, on the re-
turn OF the regiment to its armory II was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm.
when the eth reached Twelfth-st some per-
son emptied a pillowcase full OF white reatheiS
from a window The breeze scattered the goose
nlunes over the mems uniforms. and the cry oil
"Featherbed soldiers!" was raised and repeated
with hooking laughter until the mems tinshhs
ears were out OF reach OF the insulting souhus'
Miss Helen Gould viewed part of the parade
with a small party OF friends from the oaAcony
OF her hcmc. at Forty-seventh-st and Fi1th-a'e'
They were not sparing OF applause ana cheers.
al the soldiers. as they passed the house. looked
up at the party.
Mator-General o. o. Howard, U. S. A.. retired,
toined General Miles on the reviewing-stano
ond reviewed the Grand Army regiments. Inc
narsdA lasted until nearly 1890 o'clock. AT
the close Of the parade General Miles. General
Howard Inspector-Genera Williams. OF the G..
A. r.. and Colonel J. A. Goulden got into the
carriage followed in other carriages by the
military and G.. A. r. officers on the reviewing
stand and were driven to the Hotel Majestic
for luncheon.
At Washington Square there was another
stand, this for Major General Roe and Grand
Marshal Hyde. There were many prominent
persons gathered here. and they saw the troops
Just before disbandment at the arch. General
Roe was surrounded by his staff.
Three red. white and blue Malay kites raised
from some high building below Madison Square
carried an immense American flag suspended
high in air above the square during the parade
They attracted considerable attention.
Lafayette Post. on the way uptown, decorated
the statue OF Lafayette in Union Square with
French and American flags, placing two stanos
OF guns with a flag around them in front OF the
statue. The Washington and Lincoln statues
were also decorated
cox STATUE DECORATED.
The Letter Carriers Association OF Mammal
tan Borough. following their usual custom
marched TO the statue OF Samuel S. Cox, in
Astor Place and decorated it with floral trln-
utes Mr.. Cox while in Congress was the epe-
cial friend and champion Of the letter-carriers
Of the whole country His grave in Greenwood
Cemetery was decorated in the afternoon by
DELEGATION Of letter carriers from Brooklyn Bor-
ough.
The graves OF the military and naval heroes
in Trinity churchyard were also decorated IN
the time honored manner. The tomb or Cap
tain James Lawrence u. S. N. commander OF
the frigate Chesapeake whose famous utter
ance Don't give up the ship?' has consplc-
nous place in American history. was decorated
with modest wreath. as was that Of Alexander
Hamilton. near by. The tribute to Hamilton's
memory came from Alexander Hamilton Post
No 1S2, G. A. r, A laurel wreath from the
Sons Of the Revolution graced the Martyrs
monument at the head Of Pine-st The same
society paid its tribute to Washingtons mem
DRY by decorating his statue at the Sub-Treas-
ury and the tomb of Major-General Richard
Montgomery, which Is built into the facade OF
ST. Pauls Church. The statue of John Ericsson
the inventor of the little cheesebox on a raft'
in Battery Park. was decorated by Ericsson
Post. assisted by several Swedish singing soci-
eties
In the decoration of the graves this year
new order was observed. First the committees
cared for the graves Of the veterans OF the
Civil War; next they looked to the graves of
the Confederate veterans resting In Northern
cemeteries. and then both Blue and Gray united
IN their tributes 10 tle NelelaiiS "a 'i'S @f~N
ish-American War, sometimes the sons OF the
South sometimes of the North.
Vosburgh Veterans assembled at their head
quarters, No 154 Wiam-st.. at IL o'clock, and
went by trolley to Greenwood Cemetery. The
Oliver Tilden Camp went to Woodlawn Gem
eterv to decorate Civil War veterans graves.
Before going to see the parade many persons
attended services in the churches Requiem
mass was celebrated at St. Johns College. In
Fordham, for the members Of the alumni of the
college. many Of whom were veterans OF the
two wars. Services were held also at st. Ga
briefs Church. in East Thirty seventh-st.. and
also in many other Catholic and Episcopal
churches