The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-31

an eVlrence or the dltfereDce between this |
year and last we state that a gentleman |
from the upper end of the county said to
Us, yesterday, Last year there was
very crowded car load of people from my
town. This year there were only FIVE
persons" The estimate of 10000 is alb
surd, Between 1000 and 5000 is doubt
less more correct estimate. But there |
was good crowd, and the proceedings
were imposing and impressive. The pro-
gramme previously published in THE AR
GUS was generally observed. The pro-
cession was in charge of DR.. J. W. Morey,
assisted N. G. DAhlsted, of Augustana
College, and Lyman Gregory and Robert
McMann, and was composed of the follow
ing bodies:
College Band
Students of Augustana College
Lutheran Sunday School.
Congregational Sunday School.
Baptist Sunday School
Swede Baptist Sunday School.
Swede Methodist Sunday School.
Martial Band,
Sherman Post, G. A. R.
North Star Lodge, A. o. u. W,
Citizens and Ladies.
Gen. A. II. Sanders presided, in the
absence of Judge Benson, who had been
announced in the programme.
The National Guard Band, of Daven
port, began the exercises with the air of
Red, White aud Blue. Then the Hol-
comb Quartette-Messrs. James Cooke,
Tin place of Adair Peasants, who was
ABSENT, Fred. Savage, Fred Corns and j.
NJ. Reynolis-of this city, sang Amer
ica." Prayer by Rev. K. c. Barnard, of
Moline. The band then gave medley OF
national airs, after which came the Grafton
by R. A. Linsley, Esq. of Davenport,
printed slips of which seem to have been
furnished some of the newspapers previous
to its delivery. 1t was well received.
After its delivery, decoration of the graves
was next 10 order, and was performed as
follows: The band headed procession of
orphans and Sunday school children who
moved to the burial place-the line
dividing into sections at the pathways
which separate the rows Of graves. A
child stopped at each mound, with wreaths
and boquets in hand The band played a
dirge-choral fron Summers funeral
march. The soldiers orphans sang the
song entitled, Our Soldiers Graves, p"
commencing:
Wen strew their graves with flowers fair
And In our hearts entwlne
Pure love, around the sacred dust
Here at the precious shrine;
For sweetly meath the turf now lies
The comrades we revere.
Then strew DER, with roses bright,
All those we love SO dear
Then, at a signal gun. the children
placed the flowers on the headstones and
graves, as the people stood with uncovered
heads Benediclion was pronounced by
| Rev. Barnard and the ceremonies were at
an end
Rules for the preservation of order
we're admirably carried out by Col. Flag.
le-, commandant of the post.
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Near the cemetery where lie the remains
of the federaIs are the remains Of about
1000 Confederate soldiers who died at the
military prison on Rock Island the
! Gazette says:
At the instance of soldiers who served
in the union army throughout the wal, anc
who are residents OF Davenport, com
mlttee, supplied with everqreeus anc
flowers, visited this enclosure, aud hung
wreaths on the upright cannon which torn
the corner posts, and decorated the severa
graves which were known by means o.
headstones. Had each spot of intermen
been shown by a mound. many more
graves would have been decorated, for the
committee would have been larger. Thu,
the Blue and the Gray" were alike re
Wembered on this day of patriotic
memories No other feeling than thai
of "honoring the brave dictated the visit
of the committee to the Confederate graves
for the persons who advised it were Re
publicans, and stanch Ones
We are glad to record this evidence of q
more liberal spirit, and we think the
noble men who performed that act are
entitled to credit from all the Lying,
DAVENPORT CEMETERIES.
The Gazette says Mrs Major Foster
Miss Anna Lowry, and Miss Irene Foster
accompanied by DR.. +. T. Rigby, wen
to Oakdale, where lie twenty-five soldiers
and Pine Hill, in which two soldiers sleep
and covered tomDs and marbles with
wreaths and boquets. The city cemetery,
In which are the graves of fifteen soldiers
was visited by Misses Kate Haner, Sudie
Byrant, Emma Van Horn, Emma Dixon,
and Effie Granting, accompanied by Mr.
George lies, who placed beautiful em
blems OF honor and reverence on the
mounds which covered the patriot dust.
AT RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, MOLINE.
10 the morning, the members of the
q. A. L, together with few old soldiers.
aud soldiers orphans, got together
aud marched to Riverside Cemetery
to the music Of fife and drums, the G. A.
Il. members wearing their memorial
badges and uniform caps. when the
memorial services were conducted at the
cemetery by Chaplain Gordon, over the
graves of Lieutenant VIII Wood, Com.
pany Ii, Nineteenth Illinois Cavalry
Corporal William Ball. Company /, Sec
ond Iowa Cavalry; and priyates f.
Doerfer, Company l. Second Iowa Cav
airy; A. Hubbard, Company II, Nine
teenth Illinois Infantry, and - Mitchell
and A. Poston, Company K. l29tf
Illinois Infantry. Appropriate remark,
were made by Mr.. @. McGinness, anc
4 s;no;n0 hy tho 20 p,ilv ,,f Mr. MoG;nDoss