, 1877-05-31

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Probably more pcopto visited this cemetery
yesterday than my otllcr, un1css It might l.avu
been Calvary. Tho military and scml-n,ilitary
organizations assigned to Rusehill wure Post
NJ. as formerly Reynolds post), Grand Army
Of tho Republic, thu First Regiment Of 1lliuo(s
6tate uuarls, the Hannibal Guards (colorctlA
the Clcu.o City Rifles {colored), and tho CHI
cago Un!on Veteran Club.
The lluo Of march wns formed on Lasplle
street, opposite this Grand raciAc Hosrl, aud
Moved toward the Northwestern Dcpot ut about
aQuaFtcr pdst 10 o'clock, In tho following ur-
der: i. SOUND Of policemen; 2. Ncvans' Nil.
itary Dana; a. First Regiment Drum Corps; 1.
Ge1; s, !. slcrer, Nal. Swain, Maj. Truman
n1ss sf fasson ssf e c't :pg. tu@a o5aasnse
Lieut.. sawyer, A.;iu.ant; nd Lieut.. liarnlck,
Englnass, comprising tho 1ell mud stall ollleers
1 & the fir1t ncSlnlcnt' @ nnonnte1: .. Tho Frat
HssI asMs g. J. GSsssa Gs'stsa ey Gy GeSIss
CluS; '1 il. Post q aGi'A &. Il IT, en's'f0 ''ts'an
Tho First Regiment was commanded by
Company A. cotnmanletl b Capt. Chas. Jer-
mlaun: Company u, Capt. II. =. Bowler; Com
pany Z, Gut. Chas. y: Davis; Company d,
s su bssk II + csoasy ctatssSss' g. GGo%uny Gsp cSy W @
Company Il, Capt. Chas. 9. Dichl. Tic iIaf,ni.'
bic Guards were commanded by Cant. james
N. aioorr, atl numbered forty-sx men. Tho
chcag" csty KItles were commanded by Capt.
Alsx Brown, aud numbered tlirty-iIvu nun.
bS'S t. co., E. ctsnbessiu, III MGs eGn%s4sa nsts4 Il
ceremonies s.; 9t hosohtlt, and numbered 100 men,
The Union Veteran Club was commanded by
Col; Owen Stewart, aud numbered in the neigh
borhood of 15o rncil.
The column nnrchcd north on LaSallo struct
to Washington, west on Washington III Fifth
ntlrth Fifth nj antt til .t~o
TO- the Canaissrcct depot Hero hundreds Ut
ctttzens-mcn, women, and ehldrcn-saero
iouna assembled, with huge baskets Of rrov!s-
i1!,s } q asd tnn.ig. preparing Ter mammoth p!c-
perez nna bati-tetHpercdt sat togethrr
n!ong tic elevated platform, or
ii!. 1tnon n Eroups, h*ptsuE the pleasure Of tho
monies Of doing honor to ths mighty dcaI-
their brothers and fathers gone before,
Th!rty.scysn ours composed this traln alone,
every onc l,led 70 ~ utmost capacity, and even
to Ges aboard. 90 eager were tl,ose 70 90 who
hatl wa!tcI so loug for nm opportunity, TINT a
n.y. number 81 lales e lsomo y them oll and steut)
sGsIs M s1s uPen ete y ra1srs ms Of tas atyf
dulgent escorts. The trio to lie cemetery was
apleasant one and without !nsi,lcnt, cnliyuucI
by tho sougs and tests Of tho military
ladies'. Thronys Ut people tlockcl IL tho crosss
ings to sse tle brilliant spectacle, aud the way.
lug, Of thousands Of handkcrchlets Mingled
with shouts and hurrats from huntlrcIs Of
throats. cslnclye Of tlu general appreciation Of
tho populacr. =,
a complete blockatls Of carriages obstructcd
tho way, t0nin!ning hundreds Of people who
allied up the walks nu,l avenues within tl,o
''sl!ent city,"-and these, too, wcrc awaiting
tho m!litafy pleasure. EycrytItur was riycn
up 70 the vtteTans In ci.tzeus' clotlilns and It's
militia 1t Ia hardly necessary To cxplaIn that
the latter tA'k advantage Of the situation,
tsuk ali tic hos,ors, privileges, courfcsics, anl
80 forth, t!lat belonged to tHcm; but tlluuEt,
the Did "yetsn Ioukel on and smiled rNhl-