, 1876-05-31


At Onkwutuls Cemetery The inost interesting
ceremonies Of the dny were expected to take
,at T. arl,las result thousands 1lc'l themselves
to tlis .caut!ful city uf the dead, where liz
nu}dcs!n,, the f,hnes Of sn 1hany lrive yettr-
ans. The gathering, however, WAS made more
interesting by The u1lv,iling Of Il monument
dedicated to ''The Soldiers IT 1lluois,' by the
Marugcrs Of tle Sol,!lcrs' liu'nc. The train
which left the Illinu[s Central Depot at 12:foycs-
trr1ay consisted Of fourteen c'ac!Ics. crowded
III eyrry rart, So that hardly stan'!ing-roosn OIL
u platform cult he fo.,t,d. lii this purity was
pustiun Of tile First Regiment, which tuu1 part
In the ceremonies. At every statontl!s throng
Of humanity wns added to- Until the passengers
were IT, crowded tlat convenient staldnE-nom
was considered Il luxury. AZ ~ p. III. the
train backed up nt otGwotklh Cemetery, anu
IN TILE CEMETERY
wns formed f1Illasa Post u, \. H.. in command Of
Col Foster, hc,tl,ai by Seytns i leans band In
tic main roll estad husc truck upon whirh were
s"atuh thirty -enl'' yonn; nn r!'lrrly ''tea;.,l.
lasss were dressed IN white. tt'inelcd With t1n
| nnllanal cnors. The yrhclr was drawn ty cl.lIt
uil boyf whi. acted a. drivers, rrot; Aurray ha.l
.rsunizrd chorus q lou so!cc' Sf et1en Of tAe
Engswooa So5a S9 Ssn9o = n1 MFr MaSk elolF
| THE rltuCKsslOa
was formed near llle main cnsrancc;gats ns fol:
lows: ,Ssvius y Dcan's gant; Whittier ~, Astl
i:csnvnt; civilians. etc. Ths crowd upon tho
gr,nntl ut thlt time must have been well IN To
por,iuns by new arrivals: fhr procession marched
to ths nuflli section Of the cemetery. where the
koldlets' gruvcs locntc', nrar which
is rlaccl. 1t is simply thy figure Of n Union rol.
iicr, ii icct hl.h dressed III fatigue uniform,
ralinS "ta parade rst npofn A. hlsh!y:po'irhe s
iean marble cot sl,o:o. % a,El i marked with #
thu soliers Hume fund to "ur fallen ara"t, It e.
Lizard II Directions n! tl.at institution!
'Fnc arrangements fnr the ccrcMonles were mosl
complete, Int thu Posts having III cuEc tile bntd
ing Ut platform put nr IN uncovered : by u atiai
it, the m"F. tun.sxlored rtlon y the ,,', ,f'smehtsy
healed. Another Er"foHs etrns wns psac'ns tht
platform tl,uta beautiful rear.scw of the 'n"nu
unveiled. Tie platin1ln si,ona have faced TN
s,utac. Attrr tAs n+ua! delays incident to snel
ocea.ons t!!s Hocs.sun was f"fmsa .I /" ho''"
Tl1E CEREMONIES or THE pAY coatME"cEp.
A ptp",!' ito sa,a "ey a9 s !hH h@nd =
ls'us ici Sy j. i. prwolf, Chaplain of lltjl!ar'
The pupils Of the Normal School then sant
"TrntIllg IN tue OIL ran,p.t;ton!M, and 1ne h.s
Mr.. J4hntD1i, VI H!ht lHtk, nutrri! it Iet!lh
t nnl impressive irruyrf, followed by tue ley. Mr
llunnrly, of En.:lessnoa, WHO read m aprfuprat
rrction IL thr :,crlpturc. THIS wa followed by til
'"'s NJ. sas"I a"si WsAt, II lyau rark, tcn reera
! pue.n, written by mn old veteran.
At thu conc}unnn ns tltr rea.llng thu unycllin
| nt The monument. which had been coMpctely hd
den by llgu is4:. toDk place. Dr Il. Z. llam
| ,rstorIntnG the cur'.nony amid loud applause. u
| then introduced tl.u lfnn. Thomas u. nrynn, VII
spnkt briefly and appropriately.
| Tie address was frequently Interrupted with an
plau.e. Thu children then sang 'A,ncrca." aftt
uer.
Tho RI. -Ilcv. Charles F. Cheney. DihlIop II III
Reformed Episcopal Church. was then introduced
Atlt sp.kr hr1tly,
The pupils uf The Normal School SANG anoht
ralrinlic nung, after which 3tr II. $. Vail, uf sa
city, rr0ke.
Tic long metre doxology was thcn sung, aft
whic! tho clustls exercises tu0k p!acc. The lle'
monument was srry tasscfnlly dncnrateh wi
wreaths sud rIbbnns. The la1ies mud The nlrt,1hrI
of Inc 4. 4, II. then stscwed thc graves with Ios
ctt, and nIaiy mother, sister, wife, and laAghtt
! iathcd again with tcars the sod which covered HI
trlnyed. Afsrs this ceremony, the Il. a.. Il. dec.
ratcl .ir unmarked ltrbe! graves. aud a. ~
o'clock the train was etartcd tor ChlcaEu and III
rived ut ;,::il, with Tired and hungry crowd We
| satisfied with tho aay' i proceedings,