The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15

VINO WAS member OF the st. John White
League Capt Vautier. Loving hands had
placed Coral tributes on his tomb, and the
wreaths of mbor rite spoke OF lasting re-
membranes.
In st. I.onis Cemetery No. was visited the
resting place OF
A. BOOMER,
In the Guesnon family tomb. It was found
decorated with towers and immortelles. He
was q member OF Protector White League,
Company A, Capt. e. Glynn.
E. roLEDANo.
The tomb of this gallant soldier, who was
member OF the Crescent City White League,
Capt. Vaudry's company, is In this cemetery,
and WAS, as usual, decorated with great taste,
| both by the Vaud7y Rifles and other friends.
bouquets Of flowers there was a beautiful cross
| made entirely OF white flowers.
Five years have rolled away since ToledanO
fell fighting in the front rank on our levee,
but memory faithfully recalls his noble and
loving nature and his deeds of heroism on
many battle-flelds. In this cemetery is also
the tomb OF
HENRY PEEL,
Of Capt. A. b. PhlIips's company, whose
death, In February OF this year, is attributed
to wounds received on the fourteenth OF Sep
tember. The next tomb visited was that of
MICHAEL BETz,
In the Firemen's Cemetery. He was also a
gallant member of Capt Phillips's company,
and his tomb had not been forgotten.
In Greenwood were visited the graves OF
ANDRE FEIULLAN,
Of the unattached,
j. GoNsIDINE,
OF the unattached, and
FRED NJ MoHRMAN,
OF Capt. Shropshire's company. All these
tombs were ta5tefully decorated and espe-
ctally the latter. upon which was laid an ex-
quiste cross Of the loveliest white flowers,
and also wreath5 of immortelles and fragrant
bouquets.
The cortege then crossed over the bridge OF
the new Canal and entered the Metairie Gem
etery, which Is every day growing more and
more beautiful and Will some time rival the
famous cities of the dead at the North.
Here were visited the tomb OF
ALBERT GAUTIER,
who fell while fighting gallantly In Captain
Glynn's company. On his grave was found the
floral tribute offered by his comrades to his
memory He was a soldier without fear and
he died with his face to the foe.
The remains OF
J. K. GoURDAIN,
Of the unattached. and Of
Il. Il. LINDSEY,
Of Company Z, Capt. Peasants, have been re-
moved, the former to ThibOdaux and the lat
ter to Jackson, Miss. 70 both tombs the
decoration committee sent Wreaths and flow
ers.
In St. Joseph Cemetery, out on Washington
street, the tomb OF
JAMES CROssIN,
OF Company B, Capt Lord, was visited and
found hung with evergreen wreath5 made
fragrant with flowers, placed there by loving
hands.
The last cemetery visited was the Washing
ton, where lie the remains OF
wM A wET,Ig
of Capt Floods Company X, Crescent City
White League. Capt. Wells was native OF
Port Gibson, Miss, and Federal office
holder, but bis heart was with his people, and
he threw himself bravely into the front ranks
when their rights and liberties We're menaced.
His grave was tastefuIly decorated.
The last tomb OF the heroes of the Four
teeth visited, that OF
SAM. B. NEWMAN, JR.,
Of Company B, Crescent City White League,
Capt. Vaudry, was also In this cemetery.
How the very utterance Of the name causes
the tears to we'll up into the eyes OF all those
who knew him! Handsome, young-Without
fear and without stain-On the very thfesh-
old OF bright career, and In the very flush
OF triumph, in cause he held dearer than
life, he fell with the light OF victory on his
fair and noble face, and died, like Wolfe. hap
py In the knowledge that the foe was flying.
Why such a life, so full OF hope, 80 ra-
4,e 4.,n , md.h iie & - ~
reo nf ,,;atr n nd ,at ad n pn ~, i,,o in
scrntable mystery
His handsome tomb, erected by his friends,
bore evidence Yesterday OF the deep and last
jnv affection which he had insnired and of the
taSdarness with xuhioh hia mamorv is cher
ishad hntb ~, . rala+inna "a anmrodaa Thoro
lsnea, po.a py iSieseo ai,u solnL .. a..e.
were exquisite crosses oi pure WlIlle lioWeIs,
ana many Wreatns OF lmmoftelles ana pro
fusion Of sweet flowers placed upon It, while
over 1t hung guidon of the company. Be-
fore the tomb stood a detachment OF the Vau-
drv Rifles under Command of Can't. Morphy.
act;n~ az a gnard nj honor who aajl,t9d
dho T,varnnrs e Gao Gr,aan and e+a r. oS tpou
e.le 1sn; Dsuen OIL, e.a, @ l,sy
sCou '!s ulcoVelgu m = oeloLe elg flass vi one "nol
III lie they had known ana iovea;
tied the tomb Of tho late Gen. }. B. Hood, and
for some moments stood uncovered, and
With ravarant ,nfan oo1inr ,,non tho ast rect-