The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-31
DECORATION DAY.


ISAeSSl0hu nSAlS tluu HAS ucEtlulUIt CUuTs
acteriIed this anniversary. The weather
was delightful, and the streets we're
crowded with people. The public build.
lngs, banks, insurance companies, &C.,
are closed, and business Is almost entirely
suspended. The National colors are dis.
played at half mast from hundreds Of
private residences; from the Post Office,
Sity Hal, all news papers and offices and
hotels, Almost every boat Of different
ferry lines are likewise decked out in
bunting, and the shipping Of all nations
IN the harbor display nournings from
their mast heads.
The monument statues Of Washington,
Lincoln and Lafayette were eIaborately
decorated. Rev. II. II. Garnet, the col.
ored preacher, made an Grafton ut the
Lincoln statue. The procession was large
and the floral features were espeCiallyno
ticeable. The different military organi {:
cations OF the city generally participated
and made an imposing appearance. The
celebration throughout was very impress
sive. AT Brooklyn there was general
observance Of the day. The city was
handsomely decorated with bunting and
the streets crowded with people. Cere-
monies were held at the tombs Of the Rev.
olutionary martyrs at Fort Green, at the
cemetery Of the Holy Cross and Green.
wood. At the latter place the arrange.
ments for decoration were very exten.
sive.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May SO,-There is
a general holiday in the District. All
the Executive Departments, the District
offices and the public schools are closed.
AT all the cemeteries in the neighbor.
hood where Union soldiers killed in the
late war are buried, there were decora.
tion services. The principal decoration
was at Arlington, which was attended by
the President and Cabinet.
The President and Mrs. Hayes, with
flowers brought by themselves, slfeWe ed
the graves Of the dead soldiers at Arling.
ton, and especially decorated with their
own hands the monument to the un.
known.
Dispatches from Philadelphia, Boston
and other cities report that the day was
appropriately observed.
AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, O., May 3O.-The exer.
cises Of Memorial Day were opened in
Monumental Park at 10 o'clock this
morning. The crowd collected was large,
fully 10000 people being within hearing
distance Of the speakers stand. One
thousand public school children sang
national and patriotic airs. General
J. G. Lee, recently appointed United
States Attorney for the Northern Dis.
trict Of Ohio, delivered the Grafton OF the
day, after which the Floral Committees
visited theyarious cemeteries and strewed
the graves Of the dead soldiers with
flowers.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, May SO.-Decoration
Day was observed by n general suspen.
sion OF business. In the afternoon pro.
ceSsion to the city limits and thence by
tho street cars, and other conveyanccs, to
Crown Hill Cemetery, where the exer-
cises consisted Of music and singing by the
musical societies. Addresses were made
by Senator Morton and Rev. Reed, con-
cluding with the decoration Of the graves
by 100 little girls, during which cere.
moDy the minute guns were fired by the
artillery.
AT MOUND CITY.
CAIRO, May Collaboration ceremo.
MES at Mound City were observed with
the usual interest to-day, 5000 to 5000
persons being present.
AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, May 30.-Decoration Day
was observed more generally than for
years. Most all business houses closed
at noon. At 4P.M. several thousand as.
sembled at Green Lawn Cemetery in adj
vance OF the procession Of soldiers. Al.
ter an oration and vocal and instrumental
music, the soldiers graves were decorated
profusely with flowers by 70 children.
AT TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, May 30.-Decoratio day was
duly observed here by all classes. Bus.
iness generally suspended during the
afternoon. The militia and civic soCie.
ties and large crowd OF citizens Joined
with Forsythe Post G. A. Il. in appropri.
ate exercises at Forest Cemetery, consist.
ing Of music, an address by Hon. Geo. Il.
Haynes and Decoration poem by Mrs.
Gen. Isaac c. Sherwood.
At CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, May 3O.-Decoration Day
was observed by the usual exercises ut
Spring Grove, but with the exception Of
the closing OF the Government offices,
there was no suspension Of business.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, May 30.-Decoralion
Day was celebrated here with the usual
ceremonies.
AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, May $O.-Decoration
day was observed here. The graves Of
both the Federals and Conisderates we're
jointly decorated. An address was de-
livered by Col. r. A. Howard
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LouIs, May SO.-Decoration day
was more generally observed here than
for several years, and larger number
and better class Of people participated
in the ceremonies than heretofore. The
Merchants Exchange, courts and public
Offices were closed. and general business to
a considerable degree suspended. The
ceremonies took place at Jefferson Bar
racks, about twelve miles below this
, city, and were witnessed by from
:. S,000.to 10000 persons. Colonel James
o. Brodhead presided, and addresses
were made by Col. D. p. Dyer, Federal,
and Col. L. B. Valiant, Confederate.
There WAS also an oration in German,
and an original poem by E. T. Willet,
associate editor OF the Times. General
. Marmaduke, Confederate, was marshal
Of the day. The music was furnished by
the Oratoria Society and the U. S. Mill
tary Band. After the conclusion of the
services Col. Brodhead said that he had
been instructed TO appoint committee
| to decorate the graves, and he would ap-
| point every man, woman and child OH the
I ground to perform that ceremony. The
procession then formed and marched
into the cemetery, and all the graves
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