The Indianapolis journal., 1899-05-31
Seventh Regiment Kissed, While the
Seyenty-First Was Cheered.

NEW YORK, May 30-With holiday
making, parades. the flying OF flags, sports
of all kinds. the usual decoration of graves
and speech-making, Memorial day was well
celebrated in New York and vicinity. The
sun shone brightly and light breeze kept
the heat from becoming oppressive. Early
in the day thousands of excursionists were
thronging at the exits OF Manhattan
island. pouring over in ferry boats to Long
island and New Jersey. some bound for the
seashore, some for the farms and some for
the cemeteries. where now, In addition to
the dead of the civil war, there lay. in a few
instances, the dead of the war with Spain.
The graves of these received the same ten
der care that for years has marked those of
the older dead.
There were several professions In the city
in honor of the day, but the more important
were the military parade in New York city
proper, reviewed by Major General Miles.
and the military parade in Brooklyn, re-
viewed by Governor Roosevelt The New
York parade. consisting of every National
Guard regiment in this city, three COM
panies of regular engineers, eight batteries
Of regular artillery, and forty-two Grand
Army posts. started at O'Clock and marched
in excellent formation from Fifty-seventh
street down Fifth avenue to Washington
arch. where II was disbanded The National
Guards men were under the. command of
Major General Roe. the sailors under c;
marshal was John b. Hyde. reviewing
stand had been erected in Madison Square
and from this Major General Miles watched
the troops swing by. AS the Seventh Regi-
ment of the National Guard which did not
go to the war. passed the reviewing stand,
several persons began to hiss. The kissing
grew in volume until IL almost drowned the
cheers with which the friends of the regi-
ment. tried to tide this unfriendly demon
stration.
One of the most remarkable features of
the day was the extraordinary reception
afforded the Seventy-first Regiment in the
New York city military parade. Several
officers OF this organization have been sub
jected TO inquiry regarding their conduct IN
Cuba, but the men were greeted to-day witn
enthusiasm that has seldom been seen In
New York. All along Fifth avenue the
crowd yelled and cheered when the Seventy
first passed rs they did TOR no other regi-
ment. Women tore on sashes. ribbons and
even capes and waved them in the air.
The Brooklyn parade started at 10 o'clock
II included marines several batteries of the
regular artillery. the naval militia, Grand
Army posts and other organizations. Gov
Roosevelt reviewed the procession from a
sailors memorial arch in the park plaza
AS in Manhattan the streets were full OF
sight-seers and cheers for the veterans
were coupled with cheers for the younger
soldiers who had won their veteranshiI
under the heat of a Cuban sun. These two
parades constituted the best military
| features that have marked Decoration day
I'm this city for years.
In Jersey City the chief event was the
| dedication OF new soldiers and sailors
/ monument I'm front OF the City Hall. Thi,
monument cost about 81. 500. A large parade
l composed of military and civic organiza
TONS formed and marched by the City Hall