The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-30
DAY
Worthy Remembrance Of Our
Fallen Heroes.
The Observation-Disclosures at the
Cemeteries, etc., etc.

Decoration Day dawned on us this morn
ing, and it seemed at first as if the prepara
tons for honoring our dead soldiers at
Spring Grove Cemetery and at St. Joseph and
st. Peters Catholic Cemetery would be inter.
fered with by rain. Black clouds overhung
the sky and the atmosphere was close, but
when the hour for the processon's de,
parture arrived, the weather cleared up and
there was every indication that Decoration
Day would be a success.
Our citizens, as general thing, closed up
their places of business, and with their fam
lilies departed at an early hour for Spring
Grove, there to pay their tributes to the re-
mains of our gallant soldiers, who fought
and died for their country, and also to pay
their respects to the deceased members of
their families.
The public schools were closed, and the
scholars used their holiday for attending
the exercises at the cemetery.
The Post-otfiCe, CustOm-house and As
SStant Treasurer's Office were closed at 10
o'clock as also the County Trcasurers of
Iice But little legal business was done in
the Courthouse
The Police Court was not in session, and
orders given for the release of the prisoners
that had been pulled il for minor offcnSes.
The day was on the whole observed as a
holiday. Long before s o'clock this morn
ing thousands and thousands of our citizens
were on the streets. Some hurried to the
depot to catch the early train for Spring
Grove, while others gathered in knots along
The line OF procession to see the display
made by our military companies and civic
societies.
The various societies assembled at the
starting point, Eighth and Central avenue,
in advance of the time set for the formation
of the procession. There was also a slight
display of bunting along the line of march
Promptly at o'clock, while thousands of
spectators crowded the thorOughfares, the
procession moved, with Grand Marshal Col.
Ozro J. Dodds in the van.
He was followed by his assistants Geo
B. Wright Col II. G. Kennctt, Gen. Hal
c. Young, Capt. Foster, Gen. Charles w.
Karr, Capt j. B. Foraker, Col. Ii. e. Col
Inns, Mai. Jas. Morgan Ensign Frank B..
,Iobs0n, U. $. N. Theo. H. James Capt. C.
W. Gerad John Mcclellan. Capt John
Sullivan Thomas II. Corcoran, Samuel NJ.
Chester, Maj. Geo. b. Wright, Capt. |. b.
Wright, John ?. Murphy, Jas. Maloney,
Geo. W. Williams, Robt Bell, August
Grief, John A. Ziegler.
Then came two detachments of police,
eighty strong, in full dress uniform, under
the command Of Lieutenant Wilson.
They were followed by the First Regiment
Band, who made fine display.
Then came the military, First Regiment,
0. n G., under command of Colonel Hunt
and staff.
There were three companies, namely,
Companies A, B and II.
Next came another band, followed by the
veteran soldiers, the German LandWehr
Nerein. They made handsome appearance
with the black cross on their arms.
The Colored Band was in the rear of
these, followed by the Colored Veterans, I'M
der command of Col Williams. They
were about fifty strong, and took great
pride i'll their tattered flags, which showed
that the men had seen service.
The Cincinnati Drum Corps was next in
the line of procession, followed by the Sol.
diers' and Sailors Memorial Association,
who turned out in large numbers.
At this point the string of carriages fell
into the line of march. First came the
hack containing the orator of the day, Isaac
NJ. Jordan, Esq, Mayor Moore and Col. A.
e. Jones. Then that with Captain P. G..
Way, Col. Armstrong and two other gen.
tlemen; third, Messrs. Springmeier, Sheriff
Wm. P. Wallace and his deputies, Brewster
and Moses The fourth hack contained Col
Guthrie and Captain Harper.
The Fire Department came next. led by
Fire Marshal Captain Joe Bunker.