The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-05

every home, and busy men in the centres
of trade, yet found time for thought of
comrades who had gone before them |
n t. the dark bourne 'a ef from which no
ence and of love pervades all classes and |
all grades and we are sure that the back
wardness of the season-making no super
fluffy of flowers for the higher use of the
graves-alone prevented, on yesterday,
that very universal tribute heretofore Gus |
tomary in street decorations. |
Throughout various parts of the city, |
but priGipally on Dauphin street, the great |
dry goods centre, the places Of business Of
2 large number of our merchants were
draped in mourning, the generally gay and
attractive points presenting n grave aud
sombre appearance.
Towards evening the city wore sombre
appearance, nearly all the stores closing
their doors, and by four o'clock the streets
II, .aI the business part Of the town looked de-
women, and children flocking in the direc.
ton OF the resting place Of the Boys in
Gray.
On the Royal street and Bay shore rail-
roads, the large number of extra cars
placed upon the tracks were found totally
inadequate to accommodate the vast
crowds, and every successive line of cars
was packed aud jaSImed to pyerHowing.
a.arge numbers, unable to obtain accomm5.
dations, wendell their way on foot. while
the streets leading to Magnolia were al
most rendered impossible by numerous
carriages, and every imaginable kind Of
vehicle. We have never witnessed on an
occasion OF this kind such o spontaneous
outpouring of the people to celebrate day
which should ever be held sacred in the
hearts of every Southron. AT half-past
four o'clock the surging mass had flied into
Magnolia.
The crowd in and aboutths "Bivouac of
1tn95y -
ladies and children, that it was almost i'm
possible to obtain a full view of the beauti-
full decorations of the graves, every one of
which was decked with bouquets, wreatbs
and evergreehs. AS stated, there was no
regular concert of action, the ladies of the
Memorial Association having left the work
of love to be performed by the community
at large. And right we'll was that work
performed 10y the kind and loving hands of
tender and patriotic women, for
On every soidier's Iowly bed,
A wreath. . garland OF a blossom lies
B1pes breathe ngsin-lonS buried with the dead
The monument In CONNIE m Grafton of the
faSIen braves of tue State artillery doomed
up above the lowly graves, and was beau
tifuliy festooned with flowers, and beneath,
on the grassy mound at the base, wreaths,
evergreens and miniature flags were pro.
fusely displayed, tie whole forming pic.
ture beautifnl yet sad to contemplate. The
ornamented, the decorations being the
same rs last year, except that on the side
of the shaft, underneath black cross, were
the names of the three Captains of tie
Company, Loughery, Brannagan and Nc
Grath.
The tribute of the Mobile Cadets to their
gallant dead was one OF the most noticeable
features of the celebration. In the north
west corner, from green mound, banked
with profusion of flowers, roRe a beauti-
fui marble vase, partially encircled with a
pail of black velvet heavily fringed with
silver, and from large wreath Of white
roses was suspended gray silk streamer,
bearing on one side "In Memoriam,n and
on the other "Mobile Cadets, Companies
A and B." Resting against the black pail
was delicate and beautiful white cross,
twined with floral offerings.
Were any proof needed to show the con-
tinuity of this deep seated feeling of rever-
ence for our dead, there could be none more
touching than the modest headstones of
Confederate gray that reared their heads
among the flowers yesterday. The con-
slant visitor may note the steady increase
OF these simply appealing m1estones on the
great road to Eternity; but to the infrequent
Passer it must have struck surprise that on
last Memorial Day two plain tablets stood
In Soldiers Rest-yesterday there were FIVE
The decorations were not only confined
TO the graves of the one thousand gallant
dead who rest in their lowly beds until the !
last grand reveille shall awaken them to
the final roll call, but to numerous other
heroes who sleep in other portions of tue
cemetery, not single one being over
looked. The grave Of the gallant Col.
Woodruff was simply but chastity decked
with evergreens aud flowers and large
number of the vast crowd which thronged
the cemetery gathered around the spot in
tribnte Of respect TO the memory of a true
and tried soldier and useful citizen.
1t would be almost q matter of impossi-
bility in this notice to give q full and ac-
curate description of the appearance of
Magnolia, the immense throngs of people,