New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-31
BROOKLYN HONORS g. 4. r..
Thousands Cheer White Haired
Marching Tetcrans of ri.

The Memorial Day parade fr BROOKLYN vesterlar
was generally conceded 10 he tie best in several
years TheIc We're more organizations in line ar Z
q better showing Of each organization than in
some previous years The sky being overcast tile
day particularly favorable for marching and
the men marched with more than usual snar
II was estimated that there were about eight thou
sand men and boys. I'm the divisions This
doe not include the Young Women's auxiliary Of
Mansfield Post. .. A. r. which was one Of tho
Features Of the parade. Dressed in white. with
their hair hanging loosely down their backs and
carrying baskets Of flowers I'm their hands the
Soung women attracted considerable attention.
Starting from Bedford-aye.. beyond the Hanover
Club house the parade swept down the avenue 10y
the stand that had been put up in front Of the
club. and down the length Of the street 10 81.
'Sark's-aye From there the route 10 the main
reviewing stand In the Prospect Park Plaza was
by way Of ST Marks Grand and Washington
owes, and the Eastern Parkway. II was O'Clock
before the parade disbanded that point,
the veterans going 10 various memorial exercises
and the National Guard organizations returning 70
aheir armories.
Assistant Corporation Counsel James d. Bell was
grand marshal lie was preceded by "a squad Of
amounted police and accompanied by his STAFF. The
rrst division OF the parade consisted Of regulars de-
tachmeuts Of soldiers from Forts Hamilton and
WadsWorth and MARINES and sailors from The navy
yard. General James NcI.eor. commanding the
Second Brigade, \. C. y Y. rode at the head %
the brigade, which consisted OF The 18th lsth. g3G
and 47th regiments. Troop c. the "a signal CORPS
the Sd Battery Light Artillery and the ID Naval
Battalion.
ihen came The gray headed veterans OF the Civil
War, who justly received the largest share Of APP
plause from the thronEs along the line Of march
Many OF them RODE in carriages. but a surprising
2uInber Of the old and feeble men were on foot
1NIoMlnS these were Spanish War veterans and
various organizations Of hoys. The most interest
s ing OF lne latter were me American Volunteer
Na1ets, VINO turned out with whole regiment.
f-llIllDerlng nearly one thousand boys.
mere were no serious accidents during %
parade, but frightened horse in Troou a caused
som excitement at ST. Marks and Franklin aves
&c .hlmal uolted for about half block. and ran
mo three mounted men NJ The 81 Battery None
OF the riders were dismounted. however. and the
Snruly horse was taken Of the parade
AFTER me parade dlsbanded most OF the Grand
SIIhy went out 10 the National Cemetery at Cy-
press tlllls where special services we're held and
We soldiers graves streWn with flowers Iudaa
william Watson presided a "a Borough PreSiGe7t
lltueton made a address
"a, Al CLOCK IN the morning the Sunday school of
SIyinouin church held exercises III the statue Of
<aeIfy ward Beechcr, IN Borough Hall Park Sic
shel N; Griswold president of The Union Bank
a.. - a. an aaot-ss PRAYER offered by the
/aeN sidney Crawford, OF ProvincetoWn. Mass