The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1874, Page 6

ae NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 3l, 187 IN MEMORIAM, Decoration Day in the City, | the Suburbs and Through- out the Country. —-—_—_ ‘BRIGHT onll a Deseription of the Procession from | Union Square to the Ferries. ~~ PARRAGUT’S GRAVE AT SUNRISE Imposing Ceremonials at Greenwood, Wood- lawn and Cypress Hills Cemeteries, pete MELD Evening Exer wav Hall. The veautiful ceremony of Gecorating with the flowers oi spring the last resting places of those | Who died in the service of their country was House, sub-Treasary, in this Tue Qays of tremendous victo- Ties or dreadful defeats are allowed to pass, and we are glad to forget them; but this dy all cherish, Loy Decause of the sad, sorrowful memories which are agsociatéd with it The feeling of grief is of a very | @ifferent sort irom that which caused the great the nation to throb over a disaster The glory of the final victory Row surrounds each grave, whether amid the des- the grass grown | Liberty, triumphant and strong, staids chief mourner at every sepulchre. The presence of rescucd Columbia dispels the to distinzal: Sterner sliadow of death without destroying the | Itis a pity that the day bas been declared a legai holiday; rather should it be a free will offering of tender grateful Bearts actuated by the kindliest sympathy. It mast ever remain the most reverenced of days, ana even when the individual memory of the heroes has passed away the lesson will gu down Much more solemn and sacred should be the observance of such an anui- celebrated in every hamiet and village mation yesterday. heart 01 to our arms. Olation of the Wilderness or mounds of Greenwood. awful solemnity of his coming. to children’s children. Versary than the tradition of Independence Day. And go it was observed yesterday. The unknown graves, the tombs of the distinguished in army and Davy, all knew alike the presence of friendly hearts." The tomb of Farragut was visited at dawn The great cities of the dead—Greenwood, Cypress Hills, the Evergreens and Woodlawn—each had ita throng of visitora. To some of these Iriends came singly and alone; to others in all the solemnity of a {aneral cortége. The dead who rest in the Naval Cemetery were not and strewn with roses, Sorgotten; nor did the tombs of Montgomery, Kearny and Lawrence, amid the bustle of Broad- Way, lack the tenderest offerings. SKIES AND SUMMER WEATHER. | ises at Stein- wite and dangtter and Miss Kreamer; Miss Hal- pine, duughter of the deceased soldier poet, Colonel Obaries G. alpine; Coloned Glasier and wile; Ma- jor General Hancock, United States Army, in calo- nei’s uniorm; the Lieutenant Governor of the Stute, General Roovimson, Mayor Havemeyer, Gep- eral cox, United Staies atiny, General | Superintendent of the Recruiting Deparument for the United States Army; General Webber, General Owen, Geaeral Joseph C. Jackson, Genera! Bowen, Captain Minnis, P. SV. 0.5 Samuel 'T, Willis, Major Harding, Stephen Smith, and a number of other distinguished citize: ‘The centre tables of the reception parlors were | toaded with most exquisite foral trophies of, the Season, (inpregnating the air with their delicious aroma like thé breath of angels, ON THE MAROH. The procession moved on: of Union square at a quarter after ten o'clock in the order prescribed by the programme already published. ‘The whole length of broadway was lined on both | sides and crowded on the eaat (which had the ad- | Vantage of being sbady) by two parallel living Walls of spectators reaching from Union square to South As Work Was Stopped on the public bulldings and on many private ediices, the trades- | men and laborers counected with the building | business were out in force, and for once LABOR LOOKED CONTE: The police, under Cuptain Allaire, at the head of the column, looked well and marched regularly; the mounted squad sometimes forgot that the | public eye was upon thei, and at some ol the | Street corners rushed at an occasional unfortu- | nate teamster with a “Go back there, dama you,” | THR BUNTING ALOFT. | In the morning there Was no display of bunting | on the Fifth Avenue Hotel, the Union League Club or other prominent buildings in Madison square | and down broadway. Only a flag here and there proved that some genuine American was not ashamed to show his sympathy with the day’s proceedings. In Unton square the people seemed to have @ better sease o! the propriety due | to tae occasion, and toe Lverett House, in common | with a number of other Conspicuous edifices in the Vicinity, displayed tne starry banner to the fond- | Ung geptyrs that Kiased its folds, All down Broadway there appeared to be | THE SAMB WANT OF BUNTING aud a long vista of dagsvatts, for the most part an- reete the dissatisiied eye as far as it could lu the lower part ot the city the Custom , Post Giice, City Hal: and Other federal and State buildings bad their Gags hotsted hulf-mast. Among the shipping on both sides of tue island, Wherever a snip could be ‘ound under an Auierican register, sue showed her sym- hy with the decoration celebrations by main- uing ver flag at half-mast. PASSING GRACE CHURCH. When the procession reached Grace church the bands ceased to play and the churet bells chimed forth the melodious tones of taeir dulcet notes like an incense of harmony on the morning air, leaving in their wake a dash of pensive thought akin to melancholy in the mind, AT TRIN:TY CHURCH. A lew minutes alter elevea o'clock the proces- sion arrived at St. Paul's, where Major General Richard Montgomery lies buried. At that time Where Was nota flower hor a wreath nor a token the brave hero’s resting plac At Trinity Church tue procession made a deaa halt of nal an hour, while Phil, Kearny Post, No. 8, under the leadership of W. B. Van Houton aud a number of Mextcan veterans, went in to the sacred precincts to cover with flowers the last resting place of the hero of Cherubusco. Old Trimity chimes peaied forth their doletul notes while the fraternal rite was bemg Celeprated, and the remains of the once galiant Kearny, in com- mon with those of the no less redoubtabie Captain Lawrence, of Chesapeake fame, and, others, re- ceived their meed of floral gifts from men who, like themselves, have served their country. The Catafalque erected in houor of Kearny, mounted | On @ large wagon and drawn by eight splenaid draped, reach | horses, was one of the finest signts in the procession. At the base it must have beea fifteen ieet long by half as many wide. The base was covered with black vel- | vet, ornamented with silver cord and at intervals the United States arms in relief. In the centre | rose an ornamental pyramid of some six feet in height, and ts was surrounded by bronzed chains connecting four posts at the different angles. The i oe bore the inscription, “In memoriam." | hee whole was decked with flowers and immor- elles, Aiter concluding the ceremonies at Trinity | church the procession wended its way to Sout! Jerry, Here the ferry company had put on av extra boat, three being as many as could be run, Ifthe tomb of and they were despatcied in such rapid succes- Alexander Hamilton was passed by there is some | sion that by one o’clock the whole procession, with consolation in knowing that it is not to be taken as an evidence of a repubiic’s ingratitude. it is sadiy to be regretted that, amid so much that isto be respected, 80 much that isto be praised, in this ceremony of yesterday there is one feature of the procession which is to be unhesitat- ingly condemned. The people of this city believe tn enterprise, but they do not approve of the use | occasion as tne {uneral-like | MOruing and trom two to three in the afternoon, of such a solemn cortége of Decoration Day ior the advertising of apy branches of industry, however much said tn- dustry way be in need thereof. THE DAY IN YEW YORK. That much abused power in re, for once smiled acquiescence on Decoration Day and javored the great work of decorating the last resting piace of America’s brave departed soldiers by giving us the loveliest day of the season. On the cerulean vault overhead there was nota cloud the size of a Quaker’s hat. The balmy atmosphere and brightly verdant vegetation in the parks and squares breathed a fragrance which stole gtateivily on the senses, charged with the per- fume of the many thousands o! sweet-scented flowers that willing hands hat gainerea to strew on the graves of onr soldiers and sailors. It waa thought that the procession could take up the line 0! march at ball-past nine o'clock in the morning, but although General Jardine, the Chair- man oj the Memorial Committee, and his staf were at the Everett House by seven o'clock, the different sections and bodies of the procession cond not ve got in order nor started before « quarter past ten o'clock. The pfinctpal reason of this waa that some of the posts decorated the monuments of their chosen heroes before going to "he place of general rendezvous. Soon after seven o'clock A. M. Lincotn Post, No. 13, tormed in Union square and marched to the corner of Fourteenth street, where they decorated, ina proiuse ana extremely tastefn! manner, the monument and statue of the great emancipator. The pedestal of the monument was covered with | evergreens, vcaring the device, worked on the south side, “Tribute Post 13," and on the nortn aide, WARITY TO Al The other sides were ornamenied with vermu- fon stars worked in flowers wit white centres. The Post wore semi-military uniform, carried their worn out old regimental flags and were accom- panied by the Governor’s Island Band, Company E, Righty-fourth Regiment. N. S. N.Y. and the Twenty-second Regiment drum corps. Commander Oscar ‘ompkins delivered au xppropriate address. He was (ollowed by General John Cochrane, in the course of which he referred to the virtues and greatness of the immortal man whose monument, less durable than hia fame, they had gathered together to honor, The speaker re: ed 1b respectiui language to the Confederate dead and showee that the day should be one of recoucilation ay weil as mourning in Doth the North aud South. At the close of th their comrades, who were cottage in Union square. The following Moral offerings were contributed yesterday morning im addition to those already re- ceived by the committe vom Primary School No. 40, & pota; G. Koehier, Grammar school No. 2 ots; H. l. Pratt, 2 baskets; Grammar School No, 25, 99 pots; Thomas James, No. 16, 1 pot; J. Poor, 15 pots; Grammar school N 16, 23 pote; Primary School No. 1, 119 pots; Pri- lary School No. 45, 465 pots aud 2 baskets; Primary School No. 14, 44 plants and $22; Primary scvooi No, 36.4 pots; Grammar Schoo! No. 43, 31 pots; Grammar School No. 47, 149 pots and 9 vases William Marshall, Grammar Sctiooi No. 32, 1 pot} Mise J. 1. Coulter, 1 pot; Miss Lina Kietniems, 26 pots; Grammar Schoo] No. 55, pots; Miss ‘les, 0 plants; George R. Hemans, Grammar 2 ag + ivina Jameson, Colored hool Mo, 3, 2 pots Grammar @t i25th street, 219 pow: Mra. J. J. Roosevelt and Miss hooseveit, 12 pots: Mrs. Smith, 30 pots, and Miss A. Lee, 19 pots and 2 baskets. The greater portion of the morning was taken up 12 ing the various wagons with the flowers which had been contributed, wh: atter being jorming around tue filled, moved off aud took their piacés in the pro- cession, Making way for the Orie Cameron Post NO, 13 bad a mounted six-pounder gun which was decorated with flowers am! evergreens ana drawn by iour horses, gayly caperisoned with ribbons and miniature fags. Tite catafaique, which structed attention, was ne in a Dodd's wi arawn by eight horses, whica w. LA mourning trappings. to the ‘centre of the wagon rose @ white obeli3i, surrounded vy flowers and pial @n the side 01 the obelisk was the “in memoriam.” Among those seated tm the carriages which the procession were Mayor Baaeeek: ii Mt el T. is, Major Hard: Lieutenant danning, ‘Josep C. dackson, ieox, General Jardine, jatenant Governor eneral Bowen, Stephen A. were to accomp: Havemeyer, Gener Captain Munies, Gai ral Weber, General With wife and daughter: General Large which is commonly known as the “Clerk of the Weataer,” je ceremonies Post 12 joinea | Grammar Senool | ius thousands of articipants and over 100 horses, | at least, were fely embarked for Brooklyn. ON GOVERNOR'S ISLAND. | A H®RaLD reporter took & run across the Governor's Island ferry to see what Uncle Sam's boys Were making such @ noise about. He tound them tossing and handling in seemingly the lightest and easiest way possible a battery of some twenty great guns in Caatie Wiiliam, From tuis formidable array of 48-pounders minu e guns were fired irom nine to eleven o'clock in the while the procession Was passing aud repassing the terry. Altogether 180 gans were fired. this Salute was given in compliance with a request | of General Jardine to General Wilcox. For the same reason the Governor's Island Band | came over to participate tu the celevration, also | @ post order Was issned by which fatigue duty and | other works on the isiand were stopped for tue day. Upon the same terms the Artiliery Band fom Fort Hamilton was present; but no salute or demonstration was made in any of the otuer forts in tue harbor. THE MEXICAN WAR VETERANS, Yesterday, lor the first time, the New York Asso- | ciation or Veterans of the Mexican War decorated | the graves of the heroes of the war of the United | Btates against Mexico whose remains are buried im this city and vicinity, Owing to the smail- ot the association they caretully avulded anything like ostentaiious dispiay, and in @ quiet manner, by committees, appropriately commemorated the valor of their julien comrades. The monament erected to the memory of General Worth, Broadway and Twenty- ith street. was handsomery dressed withJestoons ol evergreens and wreaths of fNowers, while around the base was displayed a large number of pots, containing a Variety of exotics. Suspended were the words, nicely wrought in flowers, ‘Veterans of | the Mexican War. Tne whole country,” Over the grave of General Kearney, in Trinity church- yard, was a beautiful wreath, witn the words “Kearney, Mexico,” in flowers. Conspicu- ous among the flowers on the monumepts of Cap- tain Drayton and Lieutenant Hanter, in the same place of sepuichre, were anchors in fowers, | to distinguish the character of their service. H The Flowers. , For the past two weeks the markets and the flower dealers’ stalis in various parts of the city Were well patronizcd—a tact which shows that Decoration Day has taken hold of the people's affections and that they prepare themselves before- hand tor the ioving duty of strewing the graves of the soldiers with flowers, This year #0 ample were the preparations made for the day that the military organizers of the ceremonies had their depots fully supplied with flowers of all | Kinds, without any danger of want of abundance. There must have been between twenty and thirty cart loads of flowers at Cypress Huts yesterday, the value of which was about $5,000. These were | the gilts of those who wished to honor the soldiers’ graves and had the means to do so. These flowers had been ordered irom the greenhouses on Jersey | City Heights, or had been, during the preceding | Week, parcnased at the markets in the city. large quantity of them also came from the Botanic | Gardens of Flatbush, L. L, the proprietors of which | generously made iarge reductions in their | prices. The thousands whose friends re- pose in Cypress Hills, and who wished | themselves to have the pleasure of laying | a tribute upon the graves, had days beiore sup- | plied suemseives witn some favorite flower for the purpose. These were the people who might be | seen among the multitude journeying to the grave- | yard bearing a flower pot in their arms or carry- | ing bouquets in baskets. There were many fam- jes, too, each of whose members brought @ single bunch of the simplest flowers, the | tokens of still cherished love, though not | adequately expressive of its beauty or its pre- | ciousness, It would be dificult to say which | kina of fowers most prevatied upon the graves, | The beautiral and costly embiems which were pro- rs fusely scattered around were the tributes of the wealthy. The charming boaquets which shone out im their varied colors trom among the clusters of fuchsias, gerani- uma apd roses ti been entwined by those to whom the labor was one of sad memo- Ties, but still a grateful task, The yariety of other flowers placed upon the wea inciuded every class of flower offered for sale in the mar- kets—heitotrope, Itly of the valley, tube ros cape jasmine, carnation pink, camelia, honey- suckle, Uleander, — spirea ponica, violet, mignionette, lemon verbena and the rest. There was considerable chagrin at the markets Psa day, owing to the absence of castomera. Though rade had been so lively for the past two seke, arill it had been expected that early yester- day moru.ng there would have been immense sale. Except at Jeferson Market, where the col- ored meu invested largely, the sales amounted to scarcely anything. The market men attribute this to the canse aiready stated, that the people this year, aniike former years, had been preparing themselves for the day. A Southerner’s Tribute. i yesterday considerable indignation was caused both among the spectators and in the ranks of the various posts participating in the day's ceremonies by the exhibition of the foliowing inscription out- side of one of the stores on Broadway, the propri- etor of which is a Southerner. THE PLACARD. DQOOvG TAIL OLLE DO UELOLELO BE LELEEELELOIEOE EDIE LELEDOIEGE } We have no flag to hang out to-day. The van-} Sher of Lee and Jackson, under which we fought, 3 3's furled forever; but, embering the federal? Smitn, General Owen, Colonel Glazier and wife, 3 troops who aecorated t ves of the Conied- Hiss “Hiaipine, daughter of ‘the General; Miss | Yerate dead at sobile at Atlanta, we close Our Kreamer, General loseph Cc. Pinckney, jurlow } doors out of respect to ihe federal soidiers who Weed and many others. COMMITTEE Ri THE 0oms. General Edward Jardine made bis headquarters at the Everett House, With the General were bis sleep upon every battle feild of the South. MOLE TT TE rOEE LE TELOOENOODEP TERE HELO TELE TOIDOO HOLPLE Crowds congreg: around the store through: Out she day. wud groms indunawon was mant- As the procession was passing down Broadway | ‘ layed writing, which was shortly | marched to the fested at the dis) returning to New Yi | k train — after four o'clock t down a thrown in tne | the hali-past one o’ci | y . was made | bythe suurekeepor, ‘and toe ‘muvee thus lortu- THE DAY IN BROOKLYN. ; Bately endea without causing @ serious disturb- aleaieieediaceee aan oe, White] a a ee parses mechan a sctamiond The bright skies and genial summer days of ‘Old The Lincoln Post's Tribute. Sol" (something new in the annals of Decoration The Abraham Lincoln Post, No. 13, Department | Day celedrations in these parts) had tne effect of | of New York, met before sunrise in the armory of | pringing out unusually large numbers of people to | the Twenty-second regiment in order to do uonor | take part in the beautiful ceremonials of the to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, They marched occasion. Certain it 18 Wat no preceding anni- up Fourteenth street to Unton square, precedea by , versary of this now legal holiday, devoted to the Governor's Island Band; company E, Eignty- honoring the memories of long since departed sourth regiment, N. G.S.N. ¥., and the Twenty-sec- patriots, has been so well Observed as was yester- | ond regiment drum corps apd accompanied by asec- Gay. It would almost seem that as the years in- | ton of artulery. When the statue had been decor- | tervene between the sad period of fraternal | aved with the most lovely wreaths of flowers, atriie, which cut of so many thousand young lives, among others an inscription in white fowers on a | that alfections centre with greater force upon the bed of leaves, “Welcome to All,” Commander Oscar | memory of those that are gone, and the national ‘Tompkins addressed the post, He said they were heart throbs impulsively wien reawakened to the gathered here to honor with appropriate cere- ' past by each recurring act of devotion to the mony aud to adorn with the returning Gowers the | patriot dead, * statue raised to the memory of the martyrea The City of Churches certainly gave this impres- leader who brought them through the tuneresi | sion to the observant visitor yesterday. The days—ay, the years—of weir country’s fearful courts remained closed, the departments of mnu- Ricipal and county government were closed, and a full holiday was given wo all overworked and under- worked employés, In the forenoon nearly all the stores ou the princtpal thoroughfares were opened ; ander i? see inbrodaosd nenees) | Dut at twelve they closed their doors and did not une, who spoke substantially a5 1Ol- | resume pusiness until six o'clock in the evening, commemorate our kindred dead—perhaps | The Pension office, in Commonwealth Halt, Wash- be Ph ige beb snapepe) Cemenern Pe rg Paibe ington street, was opened at an early hour in tne 2p atiol “dol eo} pairiousm. Wherever, wa the precincts ior te | Morning for the reception and distribution of ty our comrades are sleeping, reverent hands sha! 5 4 bring und wrew their graves with “lowers. Here we | [0Wers and plants, Several elderly ladies were in attendance performing their labor of iove witha begin the pious task. Here, where from the bosom of the luxurious city, the sculptured foria of Liucoin 48: | grace ans self-abnegation worthy of them. ‘This was cends above its iujury and outrage, we vall our agoay into the steady light of peaceiul quietude and Quiversal lUberty. They were assembied here not for pomp or show, but in sincere and adection- ate remembrauce to bear witness to the trath of the sublime sentiment of Pericles tagt ‘oi tllus- | trons men the whole world ’s the toinb.”” banners and inaugurace a? ceremonies, of Cy | the.headquarters of the Grand Army of the Kepub- y. It ia Gtting that the that bears his | ine shot renew the laurels om hus brow; fuung | le for the day, and from this point delegations of that ac this sweet hour ot prime we 11d | the G. 4 7 breathe our earliest Incense. to she “largre, truest | “to G-A-J Cook their departure as. early as half: and gentlest heart of all thet suffere past Dine o'clock for the Cemetery of the Holy endured in the dire stress of war. Behold the r re | Cross, Fiatbush. The escort was accompanied by Wagons laden with choice flowers, plants, wreaths, anchors aud various floral devices, At hatf-past ten o'clock the services were to have begun lighting ali the scene in his coming, The signal p) and we husten to strew wiih spray and Hower the etigy of Abraham Lincoin in his station ashe lived. Ard now the vernai hours lead up the day. Through ali the land the procession moves to martial sirains, wit! oral store to decorate the graves of soldiers siain i tne cau se | of country. As it departs let faction sleep, te: is | e and enmuties expil est Howers symbo i AT ¥H8 NAVAL CEMETEBY, 4 life | without itsbitierness. ‘They plead to its charities, aot to | Flushing avenue, but, owing to some unfortunate Aes hates, “They are gatiered from all the gare they | misunderstanding, no aotail of the, Grand army should be as widely strewn. ie de, lo uot re- | attende e resvin luce Ol e jundres member war, and thoughtful statesmanship surely | of gallant tars Ry sleep their last rir docs not disiporove the suggestion of the heart | that reconciliation consists wath decorating ihe graves | Comet This 4 of both the Union and the Confederate dead. They omy | Cemetery, This fainre to carry out the Dourish the hatress of war whore ineresied schemes | OFiginal Programme was a serious disappoint- {urn on them. The soldier holds the prowess of his | Ment to about 100 people, who assembled at the enemy in respectful remembrance. He dovs not exult | Naval Cemetery to witness the ceremony ol deco- in vengetul spite, His cherished ensigns makeno record | ration, Shortly after eleven o'clock Rey. Mr. SE eee ee phe end me government TROMPSON came upon the scene and made a brief ats tin commemorating its | #ddress, He spoke oi the heart of the nation going Retire, then, ite trophies, From the natonal in solemn procession to the graves to strew with iet ite batute ames pass, and from the tomb of gowarecthe honored dead. It was a sad and at the nooln et the Gospel go forth that “with 2 & nace Worard nou, with charity toraib’ olds th endal | Geatn is tae higuway of ley always varOlE tae embrace all kindreds and races and colors—the biue, the | . i aides grag aud the Diack together. | cross comes light. ‘hose who breasted the perils ance the Lincoln ctadaie iarieat: proosaded, | of battle have given us the blessings of peace. He in company with the otuer posts in the proces. | referred to the gracitude we owed those who gave ton, t0 st Paul's chureh, where they decurated Shause yes for quel coun vihl au hadlen wnat Major General MESH SEDUEEAY., DO fell | “Arter the address a lew flowers were strewn and in tie attack On Quebec, on December gue small company dispersed. HOLY CROSS, FLATBUSH. y were recetved by the Rev. Aigernon | ‘ flowers, geraniums, tearoses, &C., ‘and @ litie flag | cers A Sa AEN peste PRS 80- bearing the following inscription -— | lemnity of the occasion, by Rev. Father Fransioli, Qreveee erent le dacnala ome | of St. Peter's church. The reverend gentleman in 3 Department of New York, | the course of bis remarks said:—They who ten- ; rand Ariny Republic.” | dered the invitation must have noticed that he oe resrecceceresecesesccosoocacecteroes se ee() | BCCEDIE TASHOY re eam ty) RO LL, Pea “fhe Tincon Post, 13, took also part, with other Peg hee SE ers aS posts, in decorating all the graves in’the Unicea | fall to do justice to so beautiful a subject, be- States piot at Cypress Hillis Oemetery—among | suns Share wat Joe cee shoes, Recents. OF others the graves of General Ouarles G. Haipine | 1e7ed to an American cttizen—they who had sbed (Miles O'Reilly), Colonel W. D. Kennedy, of tue | ‘bein pions ia defending great rights. qunere was Forty-second New York volunteers; Joun ‘A. Ken- | poly. eT ee wer hae & ce dae wee | nedy, who captured the frst arm: belonging to | lmliy, and that was when a man and a an rebels, and Mrs, Edward Vanderpool, who nursed yielded his Hie in Hefending the glory and great £0 many of the wounded eoldiers. It certalniy did | {pox of a supernatural nature, DUL_in tne ‘Mutual its {ull share in the noble work of the day. order of things the soluier who yielded up his life | DMO % in defending his country was entitle onor. At Farragut’s Grave. | The speaker then traced the bistory oi the Catho- About midnight the members of the Brooklyn | lic One tO atte siren eare it paneeoned i e C. . | purest principles of patriotism by citing many illus- posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, in ac: | trations from both early and modern history. He cordance with the programme announced, assem- | giso gaid that one might search the Catholic bied in the rooms of the War Veterans! Club, cor- | ee in val foo a Lee Wed pers penile 7 atriotism een sanctione: ry ie Lol jesus: ner of Court and Joralemon streets. deagpabaeged ! Christ, who wept when He saw tie capital of His five posts represented—Post Thatfora, No. 3; Post | country, Jerusalem, being destroyed. Rankin, No. 10, Commander Lewis; Post Mallory | About one, _ittousand Persons Were present. 4 . Among the ion officers vt ere are the and Post Charles Griffin, who, with their lady and | following:-—Coloneis—James Monroe, gentlemen triends, numbered nearly 1,000 per- | second regiment, N. ¥.5. M., July 31, hart died at sons. At about haif-pastone the word “March” Row eo 4 ee aoa Eonar meron cfs “Cries | You , OCtol a a yD; bh was given, and, preceded by the marine escort, | Beiton, Fourth remment, September 11, numbering 100 men, under the command of | Brooklyn; W. M. Nagle, August 15, 1869, New Lieutenant Colonet Browne, the procession | pores Caras ae Sullivad, Nineitetn Unived - | States rey nent, August a 2 181 e) passed through the gates of the Navy Yard | Westy a. &. Nagle, Irish brigade, October 6, 1864, to the pier and embarked on board the | Brooklyn; B. K. Nagie, irish brigade, December 12, steamer Harlem and the government tug Catalpa, | 1805, Brooklyn, . 3 co GREENWOOD CEMETERY. which were in readiness to convey them to Har- | ‘The ceremony assigned to the encampment of jem Bridge. Aboutan hour’s time was consumed | the Grand Army in the bonors for Greenwood im the sail up the East River, when the Morrisanla | Cemetery Was, of course, the particular feature ‘ 0 e 3 n Pter wos reached, The procession was again | ,oiqiers’ and sailors’ graves, other than at the formed and march to the Mott Haven Railroad | Soldiers’ plot, were decorated by details from depot taken up. A special train of eleven cars Ph a heh under direction of Comrade ja ead. had been provided, but the accommodations were | cossion to tuat necropolis, Wherein slumber nearly found insufficient. Half an hour's ride brought | 170,000 haman beings, was formed on Washington the party to Woodlawn station, where the number | street, and the linc moved off in the order sub- Was increased to over 2,000, the citizens of West- | joined:— * enereneres 18, chester for miles around having come in | MARINE BAND. to be present at the ceremony. This Battalion of Uatted eet enes commanded by immense concourse, headed by the band, otonsl Eroone. which had struck up @ funeral march, then | Gtsmd Army of Republic, commanded by Officers of filled through the gates of the cemetery, aloug | bexea tata Ooatie eclha hihi Central avenue tothe Aurora Hill plot’in. the | OST *#e# containing orator, vhaplain. Presiding Officer vicinity of which the remains of the Admural are | apes ie emblematicai carving and bearing the inscription | : ‘ Ghoke: ba his kta ree dn ihemory otf avid Le pet avenue to Atlantic avenue car asgow Marragut, First Admiral in the United | cars to Greenwood, where they alighted and States Navy. Born July 5, 1801. Died August 14, | marcned to the soldiers’ Plow Alter ‘a dirge Dy 1870." The base of the monument had been | the band Rev. W. R. Davis offered the prayer, and decorated with roses and Iitacs even before the | c 0 a “ procession arrived. Considerable time was con- | orth ova, Tonewed Polen ene Bad ee ONS) sumed tn assigning proper places to the multitude, : but at precisely four A. M. the color bearer of Pogt | «our Braves,” written by Coiguelt. Biciaee aoe ‘A. RAI Here those who were on foot took the | | | ments of this city. | formed in an excellent manner the overture to veneath the weeping willows in that pretty | | | } 4.-QUADKUPLE SHEET, possession of the tform the proceedii were ny Chay lates. B Wills: ot opened with Cameron Post No. 15. “Inout ere Was singing by ¢ the German Veteran Singing Society, after whic Now vornaaress by General Joseph C, Jackson, of General Jackson addressed the assembled thou- sands in a most eloquent speeca, full of passages expressive of the heroism, fidelity and patriotism of those Who siept in the graves around. In the most pathetic manner he dwelt upon the toucbing Scones which these revivais of the memories of the brave who were gone occasioned, and spoke most teeling!y of the claims which the dead brave had not only to the living recollection of thelr own kindred, but to the everlasting love of the nation. ‘The address being concluded, there was mus by the soldiers’ orphans of the’ Union Home and School, and then the German Veteran Singing So- ciety sang the “Singer Gruss.” Next came a dirge by the juvenile id, and while this was be- tug played the members of the Grand Army moved to the place where their comrades lay buried and a on pe graves. fh nwt somblage lingered in the grounds for some time after the ccoremonics were Moncluded. By degrees the people moved away, until at nignt- fall the cemetery w: turoed, 'Y Was aguin leit solitary and undis- AT STEINWAY MALL. The exercises of the day were most fittingly closed by the memorial services which were held in the evening at Stetnway Hall, The hail was nearly filled by an audience which was composed of the employés of the several federal depart- Much enthusiasm was manifested by the people who gathered to Celebrate the dead heroes of the war. The Plaviorm was decorated very handsomely with evergreens, and a number of federal oMoials occupied the platform. The Department Commander, Edward Tanaiiie, introduced to the assemblage General Wilcox, United States Ai who presided. The Governor’s Island ‘Bend pert “‘Stradella,”” under the leadership of Band Master Joseph Stigier, after which a fervent prayer was offered hy the Rev. Thomas K. Con- | rad, One of the featyres of the even- ing’s entertainment was the singing of the Union Glee Club, who sang “All Honor to the Sol- ier Give.” There was then ao angina oem, read by a Mr. A, I, Childs, of Waterloo, New York State; and then, at the request of the audience, which was unanimously made, Mr. George W. Morgan, the weil known organist, performed a voluntary in his best style. After an “Ode to the Brave” nad been sang by the Glee Club, an oration was de. livered by General Sharp, to which succeeded selections by the band irom different operas, The most dramatic and stirring feature of the evening, however, was the iecitation of a poem, entitle “Night on the Wilderness,” by Mr. Willtam H. Pope. the elocationis: and tragic actor. This poem ‘Was listened to with breathless attention, and the gestures and actions of Mr, Pope during 118 de- livery were onde sonlended by the audience. At the close of his exercises the Rev. Mr. Conrad gave @ benediction and the congregation dispersed, THE DAY IN WESTCHESTER. eee The quiet earnestness which marked the observ- ance of Decoration Day in Westchester county tended to demonstrate that as time rolls on the | memory of the nation’s slain still remains enshrined in the hearts of @ patriotic people. | Small, indeed, was the hamlet that did not yester- day send its floral tribute to adorn a soldier's grave, while in many of the more populous vil- | lages preparations for tue event had been in progress for weeks past, a determination scem- ingly having been formed that the commemorative arrangements this year should exceed in numbers and display the efforts made in the same direction on previous similar occasions. In some places business was almost entirely suspended, especially during the afternoon, the storekeepers and ‘their families swelling the throngs which moved towards the various cemeteries. The national colors floating at half-mast over namerous public and private buildings contributed to carry out the appearance of a general holiday. At Yonkers the memorial ceremonies took place under the auspices of Posts Kitching and | Oliver Tilden, G. A. R., assisted by the local civic and military societies. The Twenty-seventh regi- ment, N. G. 8. N. Y., participated in the observ- ances, having vistted Yonkers espectally for that urpose. Brigadier General James W. Husted, of cekskill, Was also conspicuous among the vistiors. | Shortly after eleven o’elock a procession, number. | | was then ing about 4,000 persons, jormed in Gesty square. and alter passing through a few of the principal streets, wended tts way to St. John’s Cemetery, Breeedeg, by bands of music, which discoursed irges to the accompaniment of muMed drums. On arriving at the cemetery an affecting prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Mudge, of Yonkers, alter which addresses were delivered by Oolonel L. W, Fiske, 01 Booneville; City Judge B. P. Baird and others, The touching ceremony of placing flowers | on the graves of those who fell during the late war erformed. lage of Sing Sing a large number of the In the | ettizens assembied in the Spring street Methodist At one o’clock the grand pro- | hake tak aod Cte to the head ea uU . | dedicated to the “G. grave and the color bearer and guard of | General Isaac R. Sherwood, member of Congres: honor of the marine detachment to the | or onto, delivered’ the oration. In the course of | foot, holding their fags so that they drooped over | his address, which was listened to with deep at- the grave. Every head was in au instant uncov- | tention by an audience of several thousand eo: ered, and amid the most profound silence Rear | pie, he said:—The custom we tlis day commemo- Aduiiral Melancthon Smith was cailea to take | pate, of floral decorations by tne hands of fair charge of the proceedings. Rev. Dr. Parker, of the ' wouien, nad its origin m the days ot chivalry—in Warren street Methodist Kpiscopal churen, offered | the tweilth century. We note it iret im the songs up @ short but fervent prayer, whan the band | 9; the troubadours, many o! which were written again oe,” {irae con beet: Preece bro | by women. Sang a choral. Mr. Robert Anderson then delt¥- | toxen of her constant love, was wont to Bt! ered an oration eculogistic of the dead bero | rustic grave with flowers. ‘Let us Tope, that shia of New Orleans, He sfid that the sacrifices | peantuul ceremony, conceived in chivalric senti- men made, that the suffering they endured ; ment and sanctified love, may be jorever perpetu- tu the cause. of truth, of right. of justice | gted. Let it be jor all time our most honored auni- and of liberty—in short, that the lives Of | versary. Let us baptize anew tne Roman Flora in noble men would be of no avuil if the example Of | yimpid waters of a living patriotism and in the them was not made tse of by the youth of | pright trinity of heroism, beneficence and trater- the nation, The ce remony of strewig the grave | nal love, and may the fair women of America, in with Howers waa then commenced. At the head | their unseliisu devottou, make these sacred places ol the mound was placed @ large anchor, formed | the Mecca of a worstip hotler than the Saracens, enurely of white roses and camelias; at the foot ’ and at these slirines let us name no titled heroes, Was placed a heart, in the centre a ieautifal cross, pur for the brave, patient rank and file, who, and several stars were placed in appropriate po- | aying, won the victories the laurel-wreathed he- ee Bes Nemoto we Lg mound gore ' yoes planned. Lec uskeep an endaring crypt in lowe very d pion were strewn. ore tun nelo 7 stugiue Whe taulged in, aster Which Rev, Dre the sanctum sanctorum of our hearts. Parker pronounced the benediction. The marines Muny will doubtless be festooned to-day vy the then fired @ salnte of three volleys over the grave, | Kindly hand of sympathetic affection, but tnere are alter which the party returned to New York. thousands unrecognized, uegiected and unknown, Over thew there is no Kindly voice of praise, no TMuste but the wild bird's song and the sightag winds, But geutie nature {s Kindly, ana in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Amid the general Observance of Decoration Day the graves of Privates Page, Prior ani Wyatt, who were kilied in the July riots of 1871, were not for | gotten. Ataquarter past nine A. M. a volunteer detachment of the Ninth regiment, N.Y.S.N.G., under command of Captuins Prior and Tucker, and accompanied by a large party of the iriends and relatives of the dead heroes, embarked on board | jiterally covered with. flowers. ceremony the Harlem and New Haven train for Woodlawn | oe te iat ar eke ceen te un on Cemetery. On arriving at the station a procession | Wonted solitade; but the memory of many visitors was formed, and with slow and sciemn tread tbe | jooked back to’ its verdure and its lights and concourse marched on through the winding patba | shades long after Greenwood wos shu! out from to the piace where their late comrades were buried. | iad vy busy habitauious aud haunts of everyday Thore was no musio save that furnisued by nature, 2 and no attempt at anything Uke ostentation. nh one seemed to ieel that he was taking | part ina solemn ceremony, aud hard hearted in- | deed would he have been who could lave fatied to above an unsbrouded corse the last green sod, the snowy magnolia shall diffuse 4 sweeter bain. than | above the AL Fp onny 1 sball gather tears be- = hn the stars and shed them in the suniight. All Cypress Hills. ‘the observance of the day at Cypress Hills Cem- etery was Of the most imposing character. At an be impressed. The graves are side by side; asim early hour of the morning the people began to fe taey were Jriends, so in deatn it was meet | enter the cemetery and seek the graves of their fs Alec Sibant ioente os taeir bene resting | friends. By eight o'clock several thousand per- oe, 6 d nds, aro . Birort of he AH rhs On arriving Me a | sons were on the grounds, strewing the graves graves the military formed a semicircle, the rela | with flowers, and the numbers continued to in- lives and friends forming on the outer edge. | crease constantly during the forenoon, until, at Heads were bared, aud Cuaplain Wiiiam Flagg 1 delivered an improssive address, He said it Wasa | 2000, the cemetery presented @ nett oe persons might beautiful, although a solemn custom. this custom | many thousands of | Of strewing Mowers over the graves of departed essed moving around with solemn bearing. iriends. Fiowers are full ot s' ps le | hey. whisper to Us of the peetn ne vreucat aad | evidently mindiul of the purposes for which the future. How many a fond recollection may be , they had come hither, Around the graves | recalled by @ iittie withered bud! Does pot the | Were gathered the most recently arrived of tne lovely bloasom speak to us Of the joy, the hope, | multitdde, lovingly placing their offerinus upon the beauty and the deep significance of tne | the sod, secking to express by the tasteiu! man- present day, and = when ite loveli- | ner im which they laid them She still cherished ness is gone and t% drops leaf by , memories of those who slept beneath, | leat from its parent stem, does it not speak to as | The Post of the Grand Army of tne Republic and of the future—the time to come, alas! not (ar dis | the Civic associations arnved at the cemetery soon tant, when we, too, snalliade away aud die, but after One o'clock, snd at ims time the grounds only to be translated into purer beings and to eu- | were thick with people. A large platiorm had | ter on @ life of immortality? Ihe Chaplain then been erected near the hill, which stretches around delivered @ glowing eviogy on the iives and char- acters of the deceased, alter which fuwers were Ww become spectators of a scene going on beneath. strewn over the mouuds, almost completely hiding | AS the military and the civic assuciations took them irom view. Roses and itlies, jilacs and heti- | ap their pisces around the platform this otropes, tabe roses and mignonety | their fragrance in wonor Of the three gallant tel- | | lows who offered up their lives tn tho cause not only of hberty, but of American liberty, ang in the | defence of home, of law, of order and of American institutions, Ashore prayer was then oflered ap, | after Wich the militery jormed im tine wad a pee ie stood as closely as possibly tothe plat- through the grounds to the platform, while the bands played appropriate music, aad when those The mistress of the siain knight, in | | | | the wild passion Sower, winding its sweet tendrils | an 1 combined | tull Was black With we thousands Who stood upon | It, reverentiy and silently, and everywhere around | miniature flags and other appropriate devices. | committee of church, where religious services appropriate to the occasion were held. A procession was then formed, which included the Common Councti, town , officers and pupils of the public and private schools of the village and vicinity. The procession | marched by a circuitous route to the cemetery, where prayer was offered by Rev. James Hoxer, id an oration delivered by kev. Walter Scott, after which the graves were decorated with flowers by the surviving soldiers and sailors, assisted by a | ing Sing ladies. At White Plains, Peekskill and Tarrytown the day was also appro- priately observed. THE DAY AT STATEN ISLAND. AER Decoration Day was generally observed as a holiday in Richmond county. The various com- . Mittees of the Grand Army of the Republic met in | the Brick Church at Tompkinsville at one o'clock | P.M. The procession, preceded by a band of music, was headed by two companies of the | Eighth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., and a@ platoon of Police under command of Sergeant Rathzen. Then followed soldiers and citizens and three double | team wagons, dressed with the American colors | and loaded with ‘lowers. In the procession were | the mempers of Post Ellsworth, Na. 67, and Post Meagher, No. 88, GA. R. The route was from Tompkinsville through Montgomery avenue and , Tompkins avenue to the village Hall at New Brigh- ton, where an address was delivered by Mr. Tomp- Kins Westervelt; then to the Episcopal Cemetery at Factoryville; then to the Cemetery of the Rev. Dr. Brownlee’s church, of Port Richmond; then to St. Peter’s Cemetery at West Brighton, and then back to Cooper's Cemetery and Woodiawn, at New Brighton ; round the shore road to St. Mary’s Cem- etery at Oliiton, the Moravian churchyard at New | Dorp, and Camp Lafayette. Ex-Aiderman D. Ar- chie Pell was Grand Marshal of the day. THE DAY IN NEW JERSEY. The customary procession and military display in connection with the decoration ceremonies were abandonded in Jersey City yesterday, but the Aud of ceremonies withal were carried Out in a most im- those graves iu the far-off soutn what shall I’say? | pressive manner, Van Houten Post of the Grand Army of the Republic decorated the graves in the New York Bay Cemetery and the two cemeteries near Bergen square. Stanton Post proceeded to the Jersey City Cemetery and the George H, | secluded nook, Where a brave comrade once turned | Thomas Post marched to the cemeteries in North | Bergen. Rev. A. J. Palmer addressed an assem- bier 4 in Bergen square previous to the decoration, in the evening he deliverea a discourse in the | Jersey ate In Hobol Tabernacle. en the flags were displayed from sev- beral share of Nowers was distributed by the | eral buildings, and satin | soldiers, to Which several hundred relatives of the | pg te departed contributed, so that any mounds were | ace with that of previous years, Wadsworth ‘ost, G.A.R,, proceeded to the Hoboken and Wee- hawken cemeteries and that of the Reformed church, where they formed the mournfal proces- sion, and paid the customary forai tributes to the memory 0! those wuo risked limb and Iife for the Union. Dr. Goble was not present, he having been called to Fortress Monroe to deliver the ora- tiou there. Decorations will be made to-day aiso. In Newark there was a very creditable demon- stration on the part of the real friends of the dead | soldiers, About two o'clock & procession of the Grand Army of the Republic, clad in blue and bear- ing flowers, marched to Fairmount and Woodlawn Cemetery in the Jollowing order :—Marshais, John Maller, of Hexamer Post; T. Reiley, of Kearney Post; E. Toering, of Hexamer Posi, and George Paine, of Shaw Post, aids; Jefferson Brass Band, Veteran Association, Kearney, Shaw and Hex- amer Posts, G A, R., tumates of the Soldiers’ Howe, in a stage wagon filled with Sowers, At the graves the exercises, consisting of @ dirge by the band, prayer by Chaplain Tuttle, orations by Major George B, Halsted and Chaplain be wit. Wagner, abd decorating the soldiers’ graves with fags and flowers were performed. The colored Guards participated in the ceremonies, though tt isnot known generally whether any of tne Port | Hudsoa ueroes are buried inthe Newark Ceme- teries. IN ORANGE the citizens, with a patriotic consideration for the w ory of the soldiers which will ever be remem- | bered, refrained in every way from interiering with the simple ceremonies conducted by Captatas F. D. Pierson, A. M. Matthews and. Messrs. Wil- | liam McChesney, J. M. Bilendort, F. Pierson, Edward Lindsley, Thomas P. Bays and a ew others. On these the labor, trouble and expense of dec- favorably ior the convenience of a vast multitude , orating ‘he graves of Orange braves fell. In Trenton a delegation trom Bayard Post No, 8, G.A.R., of Trenton, decorated the graves of the fallen heroes of the late rebellion in the cemeteries of that city and vicinity yesterday with ad the evening speeches were delivered at Taylor he wilitary aud tie associations marched | Hall eulogistic of the deceased soldiers and the cause for which they sacrificed their lives. Beyond these ceremonies nothing else place that who were ta control the ceremonies iad taken | waidd indicate that the day bad any significance of sn unusual character. The observance of Decors. tion Day in that section of Jersey is fast fading away. Decoration Day at New Brunswick, §N.J- The extensive preparation made at this place to insure a proper observance of the day resulted im @ most creditable parade, participated in by many citizens, and a general decorating of the graves of the soldiers in the vicinity. Subse- (uent to these exercises an oration was de- vered in Masonic Hall by Mr. B. W. Throckmorton. The building was filled to its utmost capacity. The oration was one of the finest ever delivered in the city, and both aroused the audience to enthusiasm and softened tt to tears. It was a splendid tribyte to the memory of our fallen heroes, a noble piea for torgiveness of our late enemies and the re-establisning of fraternal symm} esp @ pathetic picture of suffer- ings never to be forgotten because of the lessons they teach, and an impassioned appeal to the American citizen to rise to the full height of his oridies manhood, and thus show that the dead ied notin vain. Seldom has orator achieved & more spiendid success than did Mr. Throckmorton, THE DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. The one holiday which has resulted from our long and bloody civil war, and which ts devoied to keeping green the memory of those who gave their lives for the preservation of the country in its integrity, was generally celebrated throughou§ the cities and villages of the land. All classes an@ sexes, forgetful of their minor differences, united in @ work which commends itself to tne heart of every one, Business was generally suspended, and amid the pomp of parade and martial musta flowers and evergreens were brought to brighten the premature graves of those who died that we might continue to enjoy the happiness and prow perity consequent on an undivided councry. Itis a hopeful sign of the tuture that, as year after year the memory of the bloody strife faded into tradition, the enmities upon which it origi nated and which grew out oi it are last passing into oblivion, and federai and confederate, Btilling each thought of hate, each throb of wrath, bow tn respectful miescence as the Mowers fall pd the green sod of him who was once a deadly foe, In Washington the chief scene of attraction was Arlington Cemetery, where thousands of persons were congregated, President Grant and seve members of the Caoinet were present. Many the iriends of the Confederate dead wero present, and decorated the graves of their lost ones, At Albany the opservance of the day was carried on under an elaborate programme. Flags were Sispiaved from ail the public and many of the pri- vate buildings, and the ceremonies at the Rural Cemetery were solemn and impressive. In Buffalo the benks, the public offices and the Tinctpal business houses were closed, ‘i'ne supure San cemeteries were decorated in the mornin | detachments of the Grand Army of the Rey The one visiting the (iit at Fort Porter was received with military honors. Forest Lawn Cemetery, where a majority of the sokliers are buried, was visited in the afternoon. The exer .cises consisted of music, dirges and an oration, At Plaitsbure, N. Y., there was a large turnout of military and firemen. ‘The oration was delivered by G. H. Beokwith. At Hudson, N. J., the day was Observed by ap prnptiass. ceremonies. An address was delivered In the evening by A. W. ‘tenney, of Brooklyn. In Philadelphia the day was observed with the usual ceremonies, though the suspension of bust ness Was not general. Thousands of graves were decorated, and appropriate addresses delivered. Throughout New England the weather was de- lightful. Business was suspended, and the display was interesting and imposing. In most of the cities the ladies took @ prominent part in decorating the graves of the dead heroes. In Newport, K. l., @ memorial service_was held in the Opera House, st ba Generai Horace B. Sargent delivered am oration, In Indianapolis, {nd., the main feature of the day was the decoration at Crown Hill Cemetery and an address by General George H. Chapman, At Toledo, Ohio, all the military and civic orgam izations, the Fire Department and citizens gen- eraliy joined in procession, At Cairo, IIL, Governor Beveridge and Ron. W. D. Munn made addresses. In Memphis the day was observed principally by the various colored sooieties, In New Orleans the day was celebrated by the military and civil authorities. Governor Warmoth was the orator of the di YACHTING. Craise of the Atlantic Yacht Club Dewm the Bay. The Atlantic Yacht Club opened the season yes terday with a very enjoyable cruise down the bay, in | which some half a dozen yachts participated, cach carrying a large number of guests. The sail was arranged witn a view to affording members not owning yachts @ day’s cruise, and in order te secure the pleasure of their company the yacht | Owners arranged to make the trip on @ legal hou. tiay. At an early hour yesterday morning the yachts rendezvousea tn Gowanus Bay, off the foot of Court street, and by ten o’clock canvas was set and the numerous guests distributed around the feet. Commodore Roger Maxwell was rather , disappointed in not having more yachts present, but some of the schooners were unavoidably absent. On signal from the flagship Peeriess the following yachts got under way :— SCHOONERS. Kate. ‘There was a light breeze from the southeast and the ficet started, close hauled on the port tack, but after opening the bay the wind veered round to the southward, coming right down through the Narrows. The Orion and ‘friton took the lead, folk lowed by the Alert, Peerless and Kate. The Triton and Peerless had a pretty sail together and at first the former haa the best of it, but finally the Peer- less crossed her bows and took the lead. At Fort Lafayette the little sloop Barbara Frietchie, Mr. J. H. Rhodes, jomed the fleet. There was a ple: breeze, but the fog was disagreeably thick, hang- ing round the Staten Island shore, OM the Hook the weather cleared up and the Peerless finally came to anchor near the Horsestioe, about @ quarter of a mile ahead of the Triton. The sloop Orion did very well, following close after the Peer- less. After a lapse of about fifteen minutes the other boats arrived, led by the little Barbara Frietchie, The fleet lay at auchor for about @ couple of hours, during which time the guests went down to lunch, The Gracie came up and anchored alongside the Triton, [eset in perfect order and fit to give the Vision a brush. The Idlor also passed by tie little feet on her way back to New York. At about half-past three the Commodore made signal to return, and the yachts were soon homeward bound, with the wind aft and theit booms swung out to port. Going tree, the ‘Iriton took the lead and kept it, as ber extra canvas bese to improve her speed on that particular point of sailing. On the way home tne fleet met the Columbia, Tarolinta, aie Idier, Comet, steam yacht Ideal, Saidee, Kate am other yachts, The Columbia was looking in per- ject order and gliding over the water with ner usual speed, and dividing the honors with the handsome new steam yaent Ideal. Mr. Lan, new schooner Comet attracted considerable atven- tion, and, although there is nothing remarkably beautitul in her lines, she appeared to do tolerably well in a tight breeze. The Peerless pp her anchor in Gowanus Bay about # couple of minutes after the Triton. and by nall-past three P. M., tl rest of the yachts arrived, and the guests were landed on ferra furma after enjoying a very de- lightfal day. Construction of Mr. Burritt’s New Yacht, the Estelle—Description of the Vessel. Sovura NoRWALK, Conn., May 30, 1874. ‘There is now butiding at the yard of Richards, Weed & Co,, this city, a yacht for Mr. Francis Bur- ritt, formerly of New York, a member of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, A force of twenty-five satp carpenters, joiners, plumbers and painters are | busily engaged, and in a few days riggers will be at work also, It expected she will be launched June Is, Her nataé is to be Estelle, in honor of Mrs. E, Burritt, mother of the proprietor, DESORIPTION OF THE VESSEL. The vessel is 90 feeton deck, about 75 feet keel, 224; feet beam and t15 tons burden. Her timbers: and pianking are of selected oak, lastened throughout in the most approved styl She is ww be schooner rigged, with mainmast 72 teet and topmast #) feet. The jomer work, now far ad- vanced, is fine, and the accommodations below ample. These consist of a roomy cabin, two large staterooms, commodious kitchen, water pipes, pantry, Water Closet, Ac, Kverytning abour tue craft is to be wrought alter the most proved patterns. The Estelie will cost, when com- pieted, not far from $30,000, It has been the object of Mr. Burritt to build from a model which woala secure to nis craft the greatest amount of speed. Experts, Who have examined the ijines of the Ka- tele, speak iO promising terms of her fature. When launched and equipped she will join the Brooklyn squadron. Mr. Burritt, it will be remem- bered, purchased, and now occupies, the beautial island villa, in Norfolk harbor, erected and ‘ adorned by Mr. Garvey, the plasterer, of Tammany Ting fame. ’ Yachting Notes. Yacht Kaiser Wilhelm, B.Y.C., Mr. Mott, from New London, passed Whitestone yesterday, en route foe New York. _ Yacht Haze, Mr. Hayes, from New London for New York, passod Whitestone yesterday ioren0os, THE WANDERING EDITORS. Wastinaron, May 30, 1676 ‘The members of the New York Press Association arrived here this morning from the Soate. They Callea on the Preatdask wha renewed Unamn fm kha Bast caom,