The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1897, Page 1

ll ( VOLUME LXXXI G, APRIL PRICE FIVE CE DUE HONORS TO GRANT'S MEMORY | Transfer to New York City of the Stately Tomb Built by Citizens. ONE MILLION SPECTATORS TURN OUT. Soldiers, Sailors and States- men of the Nation | Participate in the Ceremonies. PRESIDENT MKINLEY PAYS A RINGING TRIBUTE. Instead of Mourning There Is Rejoicing of the Nation in the Memory and Example of One of the Greatest Soldiers in History. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—To do honor to the man who led Nation’s armies thirty years ago, when defeat meant the dismem- 1 on, the Nation’s soldiers and sailors of to-day, and ’ to be her soldiers and sailors to-morrow should the ne: THE GRAND PARADE PASSING THE REVIEWING S_TAI\{D AT THE TOMB. partially, but that means of geuing to them were sadly lacking. The West Side elevated roads were sim- ply congested during the morning, and there way one hour when an agile man could have traveled over the cable-car roois from the City Hall Park to Fifty- third street without ever touching foot to the pavement. Fora holiday the city was exirem busy. When all those who had some- e | thing to sell—buttons or badges, or pic- > tomb looks 5 rerful fight- | % tomb looks down upon, the powerful fight Tiiros (Or aonentess lor HaraT e | , the warships of other navies and many other | tickets to stands, or toy balloons, or soap- craft, bri ! 1 banners, floated, while for many hours | boxes to stand on, or programmes of the foot soldiers passing the reviewing stand was | PeTi D, orny °"°°[”'w.m°u_""‘l other things—advertised their wares beat of horses’ hoofs and the rumbling of vociferously, there was no lack of back- The widow of the dead commander, with her children and | ground for the martial racket of the day. HehioD e ad ¢ z N T mae It couldn’t have been a worse day, from a speculator’s standpoint, barring a cyclone. | There was wind cold enough to take the comforting warmth out of a flask of whisky and piercing enough to penetrate the flask. It made life on the unpro- ernor form for nat S their c other men high in office witnessed the to the city of the stately tomb its citizens have built Gener Grant, Representatives of the most powerful foreign ngton in official pomp to honor, in behalf of ur great captain in his grave. the steady tram interr artiilery. ora his re- mains lie. It was in no sense a ceremony of mourning, though in a certain sense it was a second funeral ceremony. It was rather the rejoicing of the Nation in the memory and example of one of the greatest soldiers | tected stand a gamble against pneumonia, in history. In that spirit the city was brave with flags and bunting. | grip and kindred ills, with odas on the Crowds beyond the powers of the city’s means of transportation filled ja. : Notwithstanding these discomforts, the the streets and vied in friendly rivalry for the best places to see the |spectators, once thers, clung to their spectacie, Only a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands were | Places, hats and any other movable prop- : |erty which they wished to preserve. able to hear the exercises at the tomb in the morning, but they Were | very time a particularly fierce gust came indeed unfortunate who could not find some place from which to view | considerabte personal property changed one of the most brilliant parades ever seen here, | haods the/gensralitrend otitrade; belng 3 $ | invariably with the wind. Uncounted multitudes assembled about the tomb and along Riverside | There never was a more josons looki Drive, where they witnessed the display both by land and water. A | 1ot of people on a summer picnic than nobler theater could not well be found for a spectacle so fine. {Hhibe whosht fn HR AR Fawl oproite 3 = the President, and on their own hook yond the mark to say a million people saw the spectacle. Half the city | sang patriotic songs to keep the soldiers in seemed to be there, and the city was multitudinous besides with her | marching time when the bend wasn’t BT & v R 2 | playing. neighbors and strangers, so the throng was a spectacle also. | It is computed that there were 60,000 = Pa——— = = | men in the line of the land parade, and PLENTY OF SPECTATORS. |business woud hardly have begun the | the procession took six hours and fifteen They Brave the Chilling Wind to 1 streets were alive. A little later the sol- I minutes to pass the dissui”.i point. At the end there wasa michty retreat, the It is not be- Witness the Imposing Cere- | 41Ty began to make its appearance by monies. | squads, the troops brightening all the | common enemy (cold) making itself feit NEW YORK, N.Y., April 27.—To the | side streets on either side of Fifth avenue. again. The soldiers joined the civilians tacit demand for spectators not only «his\Tunlmnn was the wisest who started for {in the rout. The city's highways were city but many others and hundreds of | his destination earliost; not that there | filled with nurrying infantry and scurry. ghboring towns resvonded in great | were not plenty of seats for all applicants ing cavalry, making what haste it might pumerical strength. At an hour when | had the vast crowd been distributed im- | to get inside a warm room. | Ag | this ¢ ma e in flecks and streaks, instead of es. There was another mighty block- | ade of traffic, and it took, besides the cus- | tomary nickel, great energvy and tirele-s | patience to get anywhere on the surface | car or tramn. Darkness fell over the city resounding with the tramp of homebound feet. | While Mrs. Grant was on the reviewing- stand one of the bands passed plaving “‘Adeste Fideles,” the first band to play anairof a solemn nature while passing | the tomb, and when the strains reached | the stand Mrs. Grant was weeping. AT THE TOMB OF GRANT. Impressive Services Include Sing- ing by a Thousand Volices and the President’s Address. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—The | “Star-spangled Banner” marked the be- | ginning and end of the ceremonies at the tomb. At sunrise the largest American | flag ever urfurled, 35x50 feet, was hoisted | on a pole at the tomb. Seven hours later, when the Mayor had accepted the monu- meut for Greater New York from the Monument Association a thousand voices led by 100 musicians sang the National anthem. Though the ceremonies began at 11 o’clock, not half the seats on the stands were then occupied. The speakers’ stand from which the President was to speak was adorned with 1200 American beanty roses. The low fence of pine boaids which separated the Prepident’s party and distinguished euests from the main assembly at the front of the tomb was shrouded with royal purple cloth, over which hung continuous wreaths of laurel leaves. A beating wind whistled through the leaf- lesselms west of the tomb on the banks of the Hudson. The river was muddy and ruffled, and the warskips, decorated with the flags of all nations, rose and fell at anchorage. The clouds overhead were alternately white and leaden, but peeping throush was the clearest blue sky and the brightest sun New York has had in many days. Spectators arrived slowly, the men wearing heavy overcoats, while the women were enveloped in fur wraps and spring bonnets. Just in front of the speakers’ stand was a little army of newspaper cor- respondents representing ail nations, Soon after 11 o’clock, by scemingly pre- | the il streets were gay with colors, but | concerted arrangements, thousands upon | iacked impre: thousands rushed in to takeseats. They were just in time, as the booming guns on warships announced the President had arrived. Up from the river, amid the boominz of guns, came the strains of r-spangled Banner” from one of the warships. Squadron A, with prancing horses and sabers drawn, came rushing zlong ami great cheers. Mayor Strong, escorting President McKinley, came dowa the aisle 10 the speakers’ siand. followed by the Vice-Presideat and Cabinet. Tue Presi- dent repeatedly lilted his bat in recogni- tion of cheers, and the wind made his hair stand on end. In a moment ex-President Cleveland joined the Prisidential party. He ac- knowledgea u cheer and then shook Mc- Kinley’s aud Paunceiote’s hands, bowing low to the latter. Mrs. Grant, escorted by her son, Fred- erick, and followed by all the members of her family, was shown to seats in iront of Mrs. McKinlev. The President turned to Cleveland and said lauglingly: “It's a zood day lor spesking,” to which Cleve- land replied, “Yes, if you speak witn the wind; don’t speak against it.” Bishop Newman, who was at Grant's deathbed, was scheduled to deliver the prayer. Just before the ceremonies opened the Bishop was asked by Presi dent McKinley if he hadn’t better abbre- viate, but the latter shook his head. Nevertheless Newman cut the prayer to only a few words, following with Lord’s prayer, while ail the men in the great assembly siood uncovered in the biting blast. After athousand voices had sung the National anthem President McKinley was | introduced amid great cheers. The Presi- | dent removed his hatas he stood up to | speak, and a scors yelled “Put on your | bat.”’ used his siik hat to bang the speaker's desk to punctuate the points of his speech. tle spoke without notes, clear and reso- nant. His bair was tossea and tumbled by the wind. His coat was tightly but- toned. All through the speech he was in- terrupted by spplause, and when Le had finished the Mayor, ex-Mayor Edson and the Vice-President and Clevelana shook his hand in congratulation. The Presi- dent said: “Fellow-citizens: A great life dedicated to the welfare of the Nation here finds its earthly coronation. Even if this day the | The President shook his head and | iveness of ceremony and was devoid of pageantry it 1s still memor- able because it is the anniversary of the birth of one of the most famous and best beloved of American soldiers. Architec- | ture has paid a high tribute to the leaders | of mankind. but never was a memorial more worthily bestowed or more grare fully accepted by a free people than the | beautiful structure before which we are | gathered. In marking the succassful com- pletion of this work we have as witness ana ‘varticipants representatives of all branches of our Government, resident | officials of foreign nations, Governors of | States and_sovereign people from every section of our common country, who join in this august tribute to the suldier, patriot and citizen. | *“Almest twelve years have passed since the heroic vigil ended and the brave spirit of Ulysses N. Grant fearlessly took its & Lincoln and Stanton preceded , but of the mighty captains he was first to be called. Sherman and Sheridan survived him, but have since joined him on the other shore. The great heroes of the civil strife on land ana sea are for | the most part now no more. Thomas and | Hancock, Logan and MecPherson, Farra- ‘gu:, Dupont and Porter and a Lost of | others have passed forever from human | sight. Those remaining grow dearer to us, and from them and the memory of | those who have departed generations yet | unborn will draw their inspiration and | gather strength for patriotic purposes. “A great life never dies, great deeds | shall never perish, and great names are | immortal. Grant’s services and character will continue undiminished in inflvence and advance in the estimation of mankind | 30 long as liberty remains the cornerstone of free government and integrity of lifeis | | a guarantee of goed citizenship. “Xaithfnl and fearless as a volunteer soldier, intrepid and invincible as com- | mander-in-chiet of the armies of the | Union, calm and confident as President, he reunited and strengthened tne Nation | which his genius had been instrumental |in achieving. He has our homage and | that of the world, but brilliant as was his | | public character we love him all the more | for his home life and homely virtues. His | | individuality, bearing ana speech, his | simple ways, had flavor of rare and unique | distinction, and bis Americanism was so | true and uncompromising that his name | will stand for all time as an embodiment | 10[ liberty, ioval and Nationel unity. JW.MILLER. | *Victorious in work which under divine providence he was called upon to do, | clothed with almost limitless power, he was yet one of ths people, patient, patri- otic and just. Success did not disturb the even balance of his mind, while fame was poweriess to swerve him from the path of | duty. Great as he was in war he loved | peace, and told the world that honorabls arbitration of differencss was the best hope of civilization."” After *“My Country, "Tis of Thee.” by the great chorus of a thousand voices, the Mayor introduced General Porter, saying: “The present president of the Grant Mon- ument Association, who raised the money to build this monument.”” The new Em- bassador to France received a bearty wel- come and preparatory to making aspeech took off his hat. The crowd yelled: “Keep on your hat. We want you in Paris.” Porter thrust his hat back upon his head and said: “Thank you for the suggestion.”” General Porter sketched the rise and prozress of the movement which had cul- minated in the erection of the memorial and gave same financial aud other stat- lustery was the weather during the oration that Governor Black and his pri- vate and military secretaries left the stand. Those with Mrs. McKinley orought a great fur robe, which they wrapped around her, and another for the Presi- dent, which he mutfled about him like & blanket. Pauncefote and Gorman, the French and Italian Embassadors, wrapped themselves i3 blankets. When General Porter finished the President and others congratulated him on his speech. After the Mayor's speech accepting the tomb on behalf of the city, the Presi- Marvefous Effects System Broken Down and Hope Almost Abandoned—Health Re- stored by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. “For fifteen years I have suffered with oatarrh and indigestion and my whole sysitem was broken down. Ihad almost abandoned any hope of recovery. I pur. chased six bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilia, and its effects have been marvelous. [t has made me feel like a new man. 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