The Morning herald., 1878-05-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
GRAVES AND GARLANDS.
IA DECORATION CEREMONIES IN wIL>
- @s4A-F MINGTON CEMETERIES.

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ea1a MINGToN CEMETERIES.
Yesterday being the day specially set
apart for the memorial custom Of decorat>
ing the graves of the dead heroes who fought
in the late war, was generally observed in
this city. The appropriate and beautiful
ceremonies cannot fail to awaken sad mems
cries of the past, in the hearts of those
whose friends fought and fell on battl,
fields. Yet the strewing of the graves with
flowers show that the nation will not let the
names and deeds Of those who died in tue
cause which each side loved and laid
down their lives for. The fact that the
graves of both the blue and the gray, were
generally decorated, shows encouraging
signs of the rapid dying out of sectional
feeling.
THE DAYIN THE CITY.
1t is pleasant to contemplate the general
heartiness with which the people of Wills
mirgton enter into the spirit of Decoration
Day. The turnout to witness the parade
and ceremonies was general, and es
pecially at the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery and along Delaware Avenue.
The display of bunting throughout the
city however was not extensive, and, inH
| deed, to surprising extent to the contrary,
excert in the North Western part of the
city. .,-.' e.. ..
All yesterday morning persons were con>
stantly bringing flowers to the City Hall
and quite large assortment was collected
and the display was fine.
IN RIvERv1Ew CEMETERY
from 16 to 20 soldiers are buried and many
of the graves were strewed with flowers in
the morning by their friends. About II
o'clock delegation of the Soldiers drove
out to the cemetery and placed flowers upon
the graves of all the soldiers, who were
known to be buried there.
The soldiers monument was also deco~
rated In the morning and the spa.e around
it made it gay with grand display of flags
and banners
THE EVENING CEREMONIES
| At2 O'Clock In the afternoon, the process
sion of the American Rifles and Company
G, DUPONT Guards formed at Sixth and
Market streets, and proceeded up Market
|
platoon of Is policemen, which was follow
| ed by the city cornet band. The American
Rifles came next, numbering about 40, and
were followed By Company G, which
| turn ed out about 45 members. The rear
of the procession was brought up by about
81 veterans under the leadership of Ex. u
| s. Marshall Dunn. The line Of march was
up Market street to Delaware avenue, and
countermarch back to the entrance of Will
miDeton and Brandywine cemetery. Here
the procession separated platoon of Com
pany G going into the Catholic cemetery,
where salute was fired, and the rest into
the Wilmington and Brandya inc. Here
again the proc ession separated, the Amer
ican Rifles going to the s. W. corner where
number ofsoldiers are buried while the
rest of Company G proceeded to the tomb
of General F, A. Smy yth, where three vol
leys were fired In honor of his memory.
Among the offerings worthy of those
which we're laid on Gen. Smyth's grave
which consisted Of several handsome bou-
quet, large wreath of peonys and a cross
aud wreath of tea roses, to which was
pinned poem dedicated to Gen. Smyth,
the folio wing of which is the closing stapza
"Oh wake not the hero, his battles are
DER,
Let him rest undisturted, on the Brandy
wine shore, .0
On the evergreen border so iowery
dressed,
With the hearts he loved fondly, let
General Smyth rest.
,l -......,, THE COLORED DEAD.
While these ceremonies were going on in
the grave yards Of the Whites, the Gel.
ored people were celebrating the day in
their cemetery at Front and Union streets.
A procession formed at the Hall, cor. 7th
and Walnut streets and proceeded to the
above yard where the graves were decor
ated and Rev. A. R Henry delivered an
.oratlon. Appropriate services were held in
the evening at the Seventh street hall.
! Fine styles of simmer hats at McC Closkey Is
S12 Market street. ..,.t-
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