The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-23

Capt. II. b. Pleasants Acting Lieutenant Col
onel.
The Crescent Rifles we're the first company OF
the com mmand Ia the ranks. and were under First
Lieut.. II. II. Baker.
The other companies followed In the order
named:
vaudry pinss. Capt. A. Il. Morpby: League
Guards. Capt W + Pinckard: Burke Rifles.
Capt. Atwood Vtolett.
Tho rear va b night up by
THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY
The comm, nd turi 81 out with full ranks
and we're led BY Mi y Juhn B Richardson and
the following officas IL ltstI Adult ut E. }.
Kursbeedt: Ii u. r. h. Fuaua. ordnance Off
Ger; Lieut.. Jobu Holmea. eoumissary: Lieut.
A. Hero. Jr. III .rtei master; Oapt. w. Il. Man
dsvile. x.ou.
The three companies Ut the command were
in line and were in comm and Ok the following
vffls rs. -t-r
Company A-F ans MsElr,y. capt in: A. T.
Baker. first lieutenant; q Ssefe. tlrst junior
Lieutenant: J. M Harvey. sacpa'.
Company Eugene May. captain: M. J.
Beeb., fir,t ieute""Dt: John Miller. Jr.. first
junior lieutenant; J. r. richards. second lieu
| tenant. -0@5T Il
Company q H. NJ Isaacaon. captain: d. M.
Kilpa rick first lieu'., ant: A. A. b tlsmade
fist junior ileu' mat; Dadley selph second
lieutenant
Thee dataehm.nt4 appeared as artillery.
with Parrott uues
After paradtDE tbe prin dpAl streets or tho
city, the protesstou dirbtuisd .ni ths several
commands took the Cars for ths Metairis Oeme-
teiy. whers the cesenony OF unwilling the
Washington Artillery monument was 70 take
" tce.
AT THE CeMETgRY
As early IA uoloos ueup,e had begun to en-
ter the d.tairle Cemetery. ut first eiualy or In
couples. then In suali " Uups. aud BY 2 o'ul ok
immense trains VI oar- were pouring
their living freight into I'll Il q avenues Or the
| beautiful city of the dead. The weather oontin-
ued ve,y ., opitiou-. til. sun anon peepnx out
OF tha IT ,une. II drtfl Of when being from the
northwest, assured The HtteninDcs that the
heavens themselves w.r4 in harmony with the
solemn festivities aud that all RDpr rehensiOna OF
rain were dspell5u.
Each train that came Ia from the city added
hundreds TO the already Immense number OF
spectators A-nemb ID ,ttnuId The vast platform
erected 10 th- right and HuloutuR the mOnu
| ment whilst an equal numbet were outside he
| gates eak,rly ahh taliently ike .hose inside.
| awaiting tho arrival ut the troops and the open.
| lug OF the ceremonies Add TO those who had
arrived by the esrs. ,hs people VINO came in
carriages and vehicles Ut all kind, which filed
| tue circular avenues OF the cemetery. there
| must have besn ~ least ten thou and persons
| on the grounds. ali " whum, owing to- he vast
out the least difficult
About half pact o'clock the sound of muf1led
drums in tho distance u, nounced the arrival of
| the military. and Al, q few mvments later the
Washington Artillery Battalion. preceded by
he yeterane Of the urganiEation and followed
by the veterans OF 1914 ID and OF the Mexican
war and Veterans generally of the Confederate
war. filed into the cemetery and took their DO,
sttiun, faciug Il 9 monument.
There was then a ru-h from the outside, and
the grounds literally swarmed with incoming
peop,e, among which. we are pleas, u cay.
the best classes of our society were fully repre-
sented.
| advent of tha First and Second BrRades and OF
| our military visitors. all Of whom with excel.
lent order and precision. took positions around
the platform.
The spectacle was striking one. novel and
difficult to picture. The variegated uniforms
of the eoldiery. the bright eolors of the flags Of
many nations. the rich attire Of pretty women.
| heavily loaded with their golden fruit aud
| fragrant blossoms. tall and graceful and bloom
Ing majestic nd o granite
| and richly capar'soned horses. all confused In
All immense. cluster, from the centre Of which
arose the Washington Artillery monument.
the terminal or which was draped In blue
jack be ring the Pelican feeding It's young"
| the emblem OF our own dear louisstana sv,n
| panied by OK Gov. Nicholls and followed by his
brilliant stan. Generals Behan and dlynn and
Qol. Fsnner. With their stalls. and the state and
The Washington Artillery band struck the
had died away. the Right Rev. J. N. aalleher,
| ID. D.. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Louisiana. arose and delivered
| the entire multitude with uncovered heads,
After the prayer the signal was given to un-
Mr.. Geo. Doyle. tho sculptor and MIR. Chas. A.
| Orleans. the architect. aud the monument Tor
the first time was presented In its completeness
| to the assemblage. who expressed their gratth-
J prolonged StmultunB-
| ously q battery of four guns Of the Louisiana
Field Artillery. uader command OF Capt. Jas
| Edwarda planted mt the northwest corner OF
the cemetery. bechad forth u national salute OF
| thirty eight guns.
Lang Syne.' the good old tune being all the
more impressive on account of the crcum
stances aud the Sol mn character of the sur
| roundlnEs. "a.a@
THE MONUMENT
has already been described In detail In the DEM
orRAr but the occasion necesstates that its
general features at least should be reeited to-
| day.
| II consists Of sodded mound about forty feet
| square ami nine feet high from which arises
the base and shaft, fifteen feet high. and sur
ton Artillery private with slouched hat. and
resting on sponge-staf and rammar. the total
height Of the monument bling thirty two feet.
| The shaft which Is Of white granite from the
Holloway uuaries. Maine. IL VI excellent design
and highly flushed. each corner being -orna.
msnsd win th nt POLISHED Fox Island
handsomely ernamented the entablature bear
Inc on the east eide a lions head on the north
| the head Of George Washington, aud On the
| south the badge of the Washington Artillery
Battalion. in relief. the general effect being
ehaste and imposing. Uuon the faces OF the
shaft are engraved the names OF the following
members OF the battalion who were either killed
r Frsa alra AaweIt II nc service WIN Almupa,prer
| Henry j. Alcus. y. X. Anderson.
J. W. Anthony. Lieut. !. W. Brewer.