The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-31
DecoratiOn Of Soldiers Graves.


INDIANAPOLIS, May 30.-N otwith-
standing the heavy rain which con-
tinued all day Saturday, large num-
Der of persons were present at Grown
!. Hill Cemetery, to participate In the
4 decoration OF the soldiers graves.
The ceremonies were of the most i'm
pressive Character. Hon. John Co.
1 burn, member of Congress from this
district, delivered the address.
/ BUFFALO, May 30-The annual OBJ
servance of decorating the soldiers
graves was celebrated here to day,
with impressive ceremonies. The
shipping In the harb0r, the public
buildings and private residences dis
4 played flags at half-mast throughout
/ the city. The morning was devoted
/ to decorating the graves at Suburban
| Cemetery, by detachments Of troops
and committees detailed for that pur-
pose. The leading features of the
day occurred in the afternoon, at
Forest Lawn Cemetery. The streets
were crowded with citizens to witness
the grand procession, consisting of
full turn out of the seventy fifth and
seventy-fourth regiments of New
York National Guards and United
States troops from Fort Proctor, ex-
press wagons. drawn by four horses,
each carrying soldiers OF the war of
1872, fourteen sick and disabled Of
hcers and soldiers. and Wreaths of
flowers intended for the decoration,
and carriages with city officials, &c.
The ceremonies at the cemetery con-
sisted OF dirges by the different bands
in attendance, prayer by the chaplain
OF the day, an oration BY Hon. A. r
Nichels, poem by a. q. Chester,
&c
ErTYsBURe, Pa, May 30 : All
the military organizations of the
country are invited to participate Ia
the ceremonies of the dedication of /
the monument in the Soldiers Ma /
tional Gene terry, at Gettysburg, on |
the first Of July next. and those n
tending to be present are requested TO /
communicate such intention within
a reasonable time, so that proper ar
rangemenIs can be made for them. /
The call is made by David Wells.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30-After the
heavy rain In the morning, the day
became excessively warm.
The city has been very lively all
day with bands of music, accompany
ing the different posts of the q. A r..
to the cemeteries for the purpose of
decorating the soldiers graves. In
some cases the posts were accompa-
MED by wagons loaded with flowers.
The graves of the colored soldiers
were also decorated by the military
company of that color.
PiarsBURd, May 30.-Saturday was
observed as memorial day in this
city. There was general suspension
OF business. The buildings were ap-
propriately decorated. An oration
was delivered by Hon. j. M. kirlz
patrick at the Academy of Music.
The procession was very long. 1t
consisted of five posts Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, soldiers or
phans, firemen, members of the typo
graphical Union, &c. Seven cemete-
ries were visited By different divisions,
and the graves of some 1000 soldiers
were strewn with flowers. The scenes
at the cemeteries were very impress
i've. On Sunday services were held
In our churches appropriate to the
occasion.
MILwAUKEE, May 3O.-The heavy
rain to day interfered materially with
the decoration ceremony, but the
programme was successfully carried
out. The collection of flowers was
bountiful and the attendance large.
A bout fifty graves of officers and prl-
Yates were beautifully decorated not
withstanding the scarcity of flowers
at this season, most of which were
furnished from hot houses.