Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-03
PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS
IN HONOR OF
COLONEL WILLIAM R. CREIGHTON
AND
LIEUT.. COL. CRANE,
Meeting Of the Cilizens.
LIEUT.. COL. CRANE

Meeting of the Citizens.
The call published only in the evening
papers brought together, last night, in the
AtheDeum, a large assemblsge Of our best
citizens.
The meeting called sx-MsyOr Castle to the
the chair and appointed NJ L. Barlow, Esq,
Secretary.
Mayor Castle, on taking the chair, said:
FELLow CITIZENS: This meeting has origi-
mated in the desire of few patriotic hearts
to render suitable honor to the memory, and
to make proper arrangements for receiving
the remains. Of the gallant Creighton and
Crane.
The bereavement which cur city, and in
deed our State, suffers in the loss of these
brave men comes near you all. You have
sll followed the regiment which they led
with tender interest. You have been CRATE
ful for its long and honorable service. You
have admired its chivaIrie courage which,
meteor like, throwing of its cOrriscations on
many fields, Cross Lanes, An;ietam and 9TH
ers which I need not name, has culminated
at RinggoId.
and now the remains Of the heroes who
have led this gallant regiment are coming
back TO us It is proper that they should be
appropriately received. The tsint, which in
ancient lays fastened to those who would
not spring to arms at duty's call does not
rest on these coffned soldiers. They were
among the frst TO take the field when our
country called, and foremost among the
brsvest have thoy SlWsys been
"The knights in dust,
Their swords in rust,
Their souls with God in
Heaven we trust"
On motion Of Hon. q. B. Payne, general
committee was appointed by the Chair, to CO.
operate with committees of the City Council,
the Military and the Typographical Union.
The Chair named the following gentlemen
ss this Committee:
Hon. H. B. Payne, Hon. A Everett,
Peter Thatcher, VIM. Edwards,
B. BrOWnell, B. L Spangler,
D A. Dangler. Col ". Hayward,
DrJ J. Conlan, Jos Perkins,
Fayette Brown, H. NJ. Chaplin,
DR.. h. K. Cushing.
On motion of B. Butts, Esq, ; committee
on resolutions was appointed, as follows:
Hon. R. C. Parsons, Hon. WIN. Collins,
Hon: J. P. Bishop, B. Butts,
@. W. Noble, DR.. Il. K. Cushing.
The Committee will report through the
press.
On motion of G. W. Noble, Esq, com
mittse of seven was appointed by the Chair,
to take measures fOrprOviding such pecunis-
~ means as the families of the deceased or
GERS may need. Ut was stated that Colonel
Creighton left wife and one child, and Lieu
snant-Colonsl Crane, = wife and three chill
dren and that q mortgage of thousand
dollars is lying on Colonel Cranes home
stesd.)
The chair appointed fer this committee
Msssrs. @. W. Noble, I. s, Fayette
Brown, Vim. Edwards, Joseph Perkins, John
Martin and B. Butts.
DR.. H. K. Cushing, formerly Surgeon of
the Seventh, was then called out and spoke
tendeFly Of his old comrades whom he had
learned, frcm personal intercourse, to esteem
and admire He spoke of CreigbtOn's eOur-
age and Cranes love and care for his men.
he related the story of Colonel Cranes
bringing his company off the field of Cross
Lanes--the only company which came of as
company. he said that the men always re-
GPsotsd the deceased officers as men willing
to follow wherever they would lead.
Professor Peck, Of oberlin, was then call
ed cut. he referred to his own interest in
the Seventh and its heroic leaders, to his OBJ
servstions Of the excellent qualities Of the
now dead commanders, to service which
the regiment had rendered. He thought the
gallant soldiers, whose remains were COM
ikg, we'll deserved all the honors which
their fellow citizens could give them.
Captain MOIyneauz, for many months Ad-
jutsnt Of the Ttb, was called out and told in
as feeling and impressive way Of instances
of the GOODNESS and courage of his old OIL
GERS, how Creighton CALAMITY led the ad-
vance at that sad 6ght at Cedar Mountain,
how he left the field reluctantly after his
horse had been shot under him and he had
himself been wounded, how the 7th would
ADVANCE when It was ordered to retire. He
spoke, too, Of CrsightOn's bOldnsss almost