The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-31

Battle.
little Washington Carries on the Grnbb
Cnp-NOtes and IncIdents OF
the sham.
Decoration Day was yesterday perhaps
more generally observed in this city than
for q number Of years past. We are al.
ways glad to notice the patriotic spirit
that prompts this movement. When we
consider the sacrifices, sutFerings and death
ofthose who gave their lives for It's, and
for the preservation Of our liberties, we
are convinced that such examples Of hero.
ism and disinterested patriotism have
never been equaled since the world be.
gan. 1t is certain that Wheeling and
neighboring towns contributed their full
quota Of heroes who have thus honored
their places Of residence and assisted i IN
securing National salvation.
To us 1t seems in keeping with IL Ma.
ItionaI honor that d day should have been
set apart to the memories Of those who
died in the nation'sservice. And 1t seems
doubly tit that this memorial day should
have been fixed ut a time when the pur.
est flowers OF spring are bursting into
beauty, that we may use them in decorate
ing the silent mounds, and mingle them
with our tears, as evidences that
the sacrifices Of the fallen heroes
have not been forgotten, but that we
will annually renew our VOWS Of graft,
tude and teach our children to ever honor
these brave men and the principles for
which they died.
The weather was delightful, although
the mercury touched 04o during the heat
Of the day, and the sun was quite hot,
But a gentle breeze stirred the atmosphere,
making It quite pleasant in the shade, and
had it not been for the great clouds Of
dust WHICH filled the air, resulting from
the movements Of large bodies Of men
during the military exercises, everything
would have been as satisfactory as II man.
ufactured expressly to order for the occa.
sion.
TIE PROGRAMME
for the observance Of the day had been
arranged as follows. Some changes, how.
ever, were made necessary, which we will
explain further along:
"a. M.-DetachnMn ts OF military detail.
ed to decorate soldiers graves will repair
10 the Opera House, where they will re-
ceive the floral wreaths and bouquets pre-
pared by the committee OF ladies. A de-
tachment OF twenty-four men, under com
mand Of Captain Dickey, will march to
Mount Wood, and smaller squads will be
conveyed in carriages to the other GENE
teries.
$3.50 A. H. Decoration of soldiers
graves.
l0A. NJ. to l2 N.-Receiving and enter.
tanning visiting military.
/ +, M.-Street parade from the Armory
down Market TO Twentieth, down TWEEN
tieth to Main, up Main to Tenth, and
across the suspension bridge to the Fair
Grounds.
Or. M.-Revtew by Governor Mathews.
. 50 +. M.-Competetive drill for silver
gold.lined cup presented by ]. W. Grubb,
$50 =. M.-Sham Battle to begin.
DECORATING THE GRAVES.
The arrangements for decorating the
graves OF our fallen heroes were literally
carried out. The committee Of ladies
from the various wards in the city, and
the country district, had performed their
work well, and the flowers which they had
collected were t%ransposed into beautiful
wreaths and bouquets by willing hands at
the o in the Opera House building
kindly donated for the purpose by Mana.
ger Reister. The work Of collecting and
arranging the flowers was done by the
ladies and a committee Of gentlemen con.
sisting Of Col. Hugh Sterling, Capt. Dickey
and Adjutant Franzheim, on Thursday
afternoon. Promptly at the firing Of a
cannon, at $3.50 4. ", the work OF deco
rating the graves was commenced in all
the cemeteries simultaneously. Every
care was taken to prevent any soldiers
grave from being overlooked and neg
lected, and many were discovered and
decorated that had been overlooked upon
previous Memorial Days.
VISITING MILITARY.
The remainder Of the morning was &C.
Cupied in receiving and entertaining visit
ing military companies. The first arrivals
were the Putnam Light Artillery, Of Mari
eta, OHIO, with forty men and four twelve
pound guns, in command OF Capt. P. w.
Bosworth, and accompanied by the Tur.
ner Brass Band, Of Marietta, consisting Of
twenty pieces, and Company b, OF the
Eighteenth Ohio Regiment, known rs the
Salem Rifles, from Lower Salem, Ohio,
numbering forty-tive men, and command.
ed by Capt. Hartlett. This delegation
camein rid the Central Ohio road, arriving
at the L. 20. depot at $50 A. NJ, where
they were met by a squad from the Wheel.
ing companies and escorted to their quar-.
tiers.
Next came Company Il, OF the Tenth
Pennsylvania, Washington, Pa, under
command OF Capt. Kennedy, and accom-.
panied by n brass band from West Alex
ander, Pa. This company arrived about 0
A. NJ, ria the Hempield.
At 10 A. NJ. the Delaplain Guards, Of
Warrington, Capt. P~ritchard; Davis Light
Guards, OF Fairmont, Capt. jackson; and
Martin Guards, Of Fair View, Marion
county, arrived over the B. & o. Road,
and about Don the Tom Young Guards,
Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Company <, Second
Ohio, Steubenville, Capt. Ed. Zimmerman;
St. Clairsville Guards, st. Clairsville, Ohio,
Capt. Cowan, and McC Cook Guards, Steuben.
vile, Capt Riley, arrived in the city. The
visiting companies, as they arrived, were
escorted TO the quarters provided for their
accommodation and Hospitality enter.
tanned.
STREAMING BANNERS.
Never before, with the single exception
OF the Centennial Fourth Of July, can we
remember such a general display OF bunt.
ing as characterized yesterdays celebn.
ton. The principal thoroughfares were
gay with banners and streamers, which