, 1870-05-31
Annual Decoration of the
Graves of Soldiers in the
Various Cemeteries.
Dedication of the General Mill
tary and the Bridges Bat"
terry Monuments.
Addresses by Generals Davis
and Ducat Poem by
B. f. Taylor.
Five Thousand People Assembled to
Celebrate the Occasion
The Day Elsewhere.
At Rosehill.

At RosehilL
RosehlE Cemetery wAS the CHIEF point OF inter-
est yestsrday. for the two-so1d reason that II con.
tains by far the greatest number Of soldiers
graves, and WIS the scene Of the dedication Of the
soldiers monument A number Of workers left
both Chicago and patriotic Evanston by an early
train, and were soou busy In erecting staging for
the accommodation Of the orntors aud other PROM
inent persons interested In the ceremonies Of the
day. General Julius White YVES at the head Of
Affairs, and. with the help OF trusted band Of co
workers, the necessary preparations were soon
satisfactorily completed. Ono Of the tasks OF the
pioneer corlH IVES 10 decorate the Board Of Trade
Monument with F1eaths and nowea furnished By
the ladies' Of Evanston. who deserve especial COM
mendanon for the xeA displayed III the cause
They also furnished handsome quota Of lowcrs
for the decoration OF the monument erected TO
commemorate the brave dead OF Brfdges' BatterT.
TIE S1HE&IN9 TRAIN.
The nrst regular excursion train for the decora-
tors and strGwefs was advertised 10 leare the
Wells street depot at Il 80 As there had been
c0mparattEely little parade made OF aDecorntion
Day." either in the newspapers or Otherwise, The
saISaa sa e11p31S q pFeapy had anead ot
cials we're consequently good deal Mustered to
1nd thels tGdches packed more than half m honr
before the tine fc1 starting. And Still steady
"morc cars " WIS heard from all sides BT and
By, when the honr ror starting had passed addI-
tonal coaches were placed at tie disposal Of the
Of ten can, containing about 800 people, rolel
ont Of the depot. Many more would have gone
cut If there had been even 50 much IS standing
room Oh the platform When the train
multitude quickly sought The interior OF the
ENCLOSURE. md buds and blossoms, In wreaths and
bouquets, were soon 1hicEly strewn upon hundreds
Of graves Of departed heroes No one asked,
Who lies here or there. hut whoever had to give,
lad down hts o. her testimonial no. as upon the
hntia1 n ait fha NJ Tt Ht44df 10 faath
Of warriors IN the holy battles for Liberty and
Union. Bet few Of the graves Of soldiers in Rose-
In are h snoKn NJ y, by any headstone. The bodies
ridnal rtnaine are only detected BY reference to
the koks Of the cemetery. 1t Is to be hoped that
each crave viii some day be remembered BY q
GEsEr1AL RANSOM.
Tbs hero lies buried to The left Of the grand en-
trance, and his is The n1st OF the soldier E1aves
consequently It WIS the first to receive nora Of
fettnS, and fellow-otticers showe1ed this smple
gift over his remains generously. As yet the
@ R,ase Is unmafkcd and hut lot little pastebosr1
have drrs'1ned thar one Of the greatest and tuest
soldiers Of the Mar 1av buried under the green
6wa1d Of 1aat lutte mound. Willie speaking
Of this matter 1t would perhaps be well 10
Say that al enterprise is on fool looking toward
the erection Of m appropriate monument in honor
o. his noble son q Illinois Citizens Commit.
HtcEar, c e Kellogg, and General James 4,
Hngunin. and an Army Committee, composed ol
ceone VT SaE sn1 sq sGsspn aad
and viii wait upon our citizens for subscriptions
Twelve hundred dollars are already SUBSCRIBED
and hut $500 more are wanted The design is !
scotch granite shaft, tWcnty-seyen feet high
The committee hope to be enab ed to dedicate the
same On the next Decoration Day.
OTuER GRAyH
Fer the benefit OF those OF our readers not &C.
quRinted with Rosehfll, We Will say that the en-
trance is at the foot Of hin, having slope Of
about 200 feet 70 Z rise OF about Is feet On the
summit OF this elevation, Immediately facing the
entrance and grand approsch, stands the munu-
msnt dedicated yesterday on benslf OF the Board
the gravel walI Ieadhgfon the gate lie the graves
go A few were decorated by private
the @ comon @ mos stos 2s Msle aaea
those tha1 had felt the hand OF lore aud affection,
was simple mound. one OF a long row, which
Of which, In tmmortelles, beautifully fashioned,
thousands OF passers-by read the simple name OF
Ffank" Nothing could have been more beaut1-
IL wreath and under glass cover, ny photo
graph Of him who lies beneath The picture rep
resented a handsome. dashtng youth, a tue type
grave, no matter how remotely situated In the en-
closure, was forgotten, and many fond parent
mourning loved offspring. husband vile. Or
occasion to lay tribute Of lore and devotion On
the grave OF one lonq mourned but not forgotten.
th y ia7 nsss 1 70 sW 1hanEs
que1s and wreaths OF Wild flowers; to E, Stein for
ten bouquets Of glorious eIottcs, and to General
Eets full OF ssun.inr nowcrz Many others, TOO nu-
merpus TO mention, made generous contributions.
DECOKAT10S OF TIE MONUMENTS.
Both Monuments were handsomely decol ated
with w1ralhs and nowesa Especially noteworthy
was monster wreath, furnished by the ladies' Of
Evanston, which was tw1ned about the general
soldiers ngure to the base Rrtdgea' BATTERY mon
ument YVES fairly covered with beautiful wreaths,
and showers OF red roses surrounded the base
TIE DEDICATION.
The principal ereut OF the day was the dedlca'
commemorstive Of the deceased soldiers o.
special tribute to the noble dead Of Bridges
battery. An immense train, composed OF twenty
Iss was s;tas T. to- sasp9 T..
These, added TO the number 6hich had taken tht
forenoon train, as well as those who had proceeded
over i've thousand peEsuns, there being about II
equal number Of ladies' and gentlemen A1nret
atRosehtIl the crowd formed into a procession
marched to the music OF dirge 70 the vicinity q
the monuments, where few moments were occu
pied IN the inspection Ut the structures
TIE GESEHAL MILITARY MONUMENT
Abont onr year ago the joint committees Of tht
70 nd OF Supervisors snd Board Of Trade, appoint
I'd for the purpose. made choice OF design, sub
erected iu i,ose6iu Cemetery in memory OF the de
ceased suldicrs buried there, and 70 cost IN IN
nerbborhood Of $le, 900. The monument Is erectet
on the site Of The old greenhouse, fronting tn
many Of the soldiers Are buried, and consists 0
solId granite structure from the Ser
height A broad base, die, and cap form mas
sive MD substantial pedestal, upon which rests
column N octagonai form. aron the summit Q
marble, representing Color Sergeant or standar
bearer holding partly un1urted nag hy his lei
IN
pedestal is ornamented with four high bas-Eeliei
III standard hfonze, Representing The tour prane
5i 5aians branches essa q taf ae military and @arn
t,andins ~ T guard i % ffors of a eaip eamp
spne = & sae q III anG appala ena
watching for Its discharge; the cavalry BY ride
and horse making Reconnaissance; while the ma
i nu,nbsr Of appropriate ornamerts arc carved il
the solid g1anile, and the words, "Our Heroes,
are cut in taise0 letters on the calistone OF tn
znaiI aIs four circular panels, @ Wnc1 sre inse.te
with The seals OF the Ghited States, State Of I'LL
nois, Cock County, and Board OF Trale, tn bTonz
Company. The statue Of the =" Standatsl-bearet
and the tdsTeiitEs for tho pedestal Rrr the work
Leonard W Volk- The rcneis are the trst Wofk'
The Northwest, and were cast In that metal from
Ar. yoiks models by Robert Wood L Co., O
fH180t3FulA-
" BRIDGES BATTERY MONUMENT
This monument, about twenty feet high, 4
crec.eh principally to commemorate the dcces ser
near to the general monument inst described Il
il made entirely Of 11ne italian marble, from Car
rafa, aud cous,s1s OF bases, ies cap, and statue
bismatieal anchor. All polsioas Of the monument
except TIC hases, are highly ornamental the prin
ctpai Of which Is the united States coat Of arm!
on the lower die, and hrapev and 1owers orna
ment the upper die. The names OF the soldiers
The battery. aud the numerous battles IN wniel
they pat.iclpased, are engraved on al accessbl.
erected hy the Chicago Marble and Granite Manu-
factnF1Rr Company. Surrounding the lot upol
which It stands are placed the cannon reeent.
TIE pKnlcA1oKy HxERc1sEs-
After the monuments had been examined til
crowd dtsIefed itself around the speakers stand
which occupied a shady spot near by- The pla1
be1s OF The press, and RoodtJ Representation c
General shs1tdai,'s staH il full uniform. Ate
tne oe len nT lie land, ~ Rsv. < ). Goodspeeh pastt
Of The Second Baptist Church Of this city. o1efc
IN dtttug end eloquent PRAYER
ADDHE<S OF GENERAL DAVIS
General Nasirouck Davis was then Introduce
and delivered the address in dedication OF II
general military monument lie said there coul
Re no more fiitng preparation for the huma
mind than to mass among the graves and see II
fT4iIutes the Living bad remembered 70 bring an
place over the iofms Of the dean; THIS spot I
Fkaid. belongs To our dead. In these nosf
slopes we have chosen to commit them to ne e,
OF our common mGther We nave or,asnt MN t!,
fher forms mu1ilated In the ca!naEe ol inc batt!
felI. or cmacisted in the wards Of the hpsplta
and laid them to rcst-
TheE pulses bound no mo VIII eM epSs cann
hear !our words Of prulse. nor your sohs 81 gI3e
Unheedcd by them are Natures myriad voices
Witds anu watcIs, that sing forever their req1let
Nnt for them is the unutterahlc beauty Of tn
scene in the midst Of which they ind Infinite =
I,osf Not for them Is the unfolding OF this my
ffeT1oua mare In Natures rolIme, which openit
summer has yearly turned since tine beEa