Daily Republican., 1879-05-31
DECORATION CEREMONIES.
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I DECORANION CEREMONIES.
strewips the Gravey with FlowerS
Yesterday afternoon several hundred
persons had gathA red about tie City
HSyl,, and lined the line Of march from
thencs to the Soldisrs' Monument. The
line was formed at precisely : O'Clock,
and moped oil in the following order:
Chief Marshal, Major William Y.
Swiggety,. with Adjutant General j..
Park PosA.s, Col. Mccullough and D..
+. Stewart as aids, all mounted. They
were followed by squad of ten police
men, under command CT Sergeant Jones.
Next came the City Cornet Band, l3
pieces, led by Mr.. King. Following
them came the' militia nnder command
Of Major S. A. Macallister; the Ameri-
can Rifles, 80 men, under commands of
Captain S. J. Wood, and the DUPONT
Guards, 35 msn, under command OF
Captain Curtis. Next came the vetsr-
an soldiers and sailors Of the late war,
in citizens dress, 40 men, under COM,
mand of Captain p. b. Ayars.
The veterans Gauied bouquets and
baskets of flowers in their hands and
were more observed and eoinplimented
than were the more finely dressed SOL
disrs. Having passed. through the real
smoke and fire Of war, and been where
shot and shell fell the thie3est, they
looked upon their old tattered and torn
battle flags with all the devotion Of
patriotic hearts; and A. the drum and
fife struck ny their martial airs, the
Veterans feet came down. firmly as they
stepped of to the music OF the Union.
The enthusiastic fire of the eye showed
that they were ready yet to brave dan
ger fos the preservation Of those liber-
ties fes which they sacrificed 80 much.
The marching of the military was also
much admired, and no doubt If the
tim should ever come when their
services will be required in the field OF
conhiet, they will prove themselves as
brave as the veterans that followed in
the rear.
Joseph Seal followed with one of his
express wagons loaded with bouquets
and wreaths.
Many of the dwellings along tine route
of the parade we're handsomely festoon'
ed and decorated with flags and bunt
ing in honor of the occasion.
The procession started from the hal
at precisely two o'clock, and at thu
word of command from she Chief Mar
shal, the line moved in fine military
style, the two military companies il
their gaudy uniforms were very attrac
tive and admired by the great mass o
humanity that surged along the side
walks, and the glitter Of the brigh
) arms in the afternoon sun gave tn
whole scene a martial appearance.
The marching of ths companies, tn
, constant changing of the platoons an
the handling of the arms showed a higl
dagree of skill both in marching an
. the manual of arms. On reaching tn
! Soldier and Sailors Monument at Della
o ware Avenue and Broom streets tn
:. parade countermarched, giving pass
y ing salute. On the return of the parad
), from the monument to the gate OF tn
1 Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
a halt was made, the Marshals dis
q mounting and the drums were mutfle
a and the military entered with reverse
4 arms, the band playing dead march
l.. TIE soldiers graves were visited IL
O the cemetery and salutes were fire
. over General Smyth's grave. Compan
- C. DUPONT Guards fired special salut
}. over Corporal Hesser's grave. Tn
n graves had already been marked with
flag, and it remained but to place
!. handsome bouquet on each.
q The DUPONT Guards divided platoons
is one of them under command OF Llel
n tenant Rice going to the Catholic Cen
q etery and after decorating the soldier
"a graves there with flowers, fired salu
, over the same.
r After the decoration ceremonies, tt
n line of march was then taken up ar
n the parade started down the Avenue
|, West, then to Ninth, down to Marke
" then down Market to the Masonic Ter
e. Pile and dismissed.
!" THE GRAVES OF Ihh eoLohEp S'hDih
r DECORATED BY THE ORIENTAL SENATE.
of 1880 Yesterday afternoon the mel
m bers of the oriental senate, headed
or Sharper's band under the leadership
Il. D. B. Sharper, started for the color
cemeteries where large concourse
people had assembled to witness t
ceremonies which were held in the
Peters chapel. R. M. Brooks call
the audience to order, and after sin
"A ing "Jesus Lover of my SOUL" by t
"a audience, in which the band parti
pated, prayer was offered by the he
Mr.. Riggs. The President in stati
' the cause of the assemblage said it W
TOR the purpose Of strewing flowers up
on the graves of those who gave thu
a lives that the Republic might live.
lor He then introduced A. R. Henry "
of spoke as follows: would rather tn
the present duty should have fall
;he on another and not on myself; not tt
os- my sympathies are not as great a
deep as yours, for they who slumber
to these cemeteries, but feel too deep
So sorrow and respect for them too FULLY
ad- this moment, pronounce an Grafton
~: ting to their memories, such one
led their actions merit. 1t was appoi nj
BY by the law Of Athens that the obsequ
$50 of the citizens who fell in battle shot
're be performed at the pubic expense
On in the most honorable manner. IN
BED bones were gathered up from the fun
- al pyre where their bodies were c'
ere sumed and brought home 10 the city
of There for three days they lay
in meath tents of honor to received the
for erngs of friends and relatives, tlowe
ing weapons, &c. So it is with these VIII
les memories We to-day honor. They W
sht citizens who fell in battle for this
an public; they were soldiers VINO louI
the to save the nation from the grasp
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