Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-31


! Aud started to your feet
Al the cannons sudden roar,
Or the drum redOubllUg beat.
| But in this camp of Death
/ No sound your slumber breaks;
| Here is no feyered breath,
NJ wound that bleeds and aches
All Is repose and peace.
jEtrdmpled lies the sod
The shouts u battle cease
Il IS the Truce Of God
Rest. comrades rest and sleep
The thoughts Of men shall be
As seutlneis u keep
Your rest from danger free.
! Your silent tents Of green
We deck with fragrant flowers
Yours has the suffering BEEN
The memory shall be ours
/ III. W. Longfe.ow.
! Yesterday the people of our nation devoted
/ themselves 10 recalling to their minds the
! glorious deeds of daring and sacrifice of our
soldier heroes and to decorating with floral
tributes the graves Of those who have passed
/ iuto eternity. Sacramentans showed that,
| although many years have passed since those
brave men offered up their lives on their
country's altar. they had not forgotten their
services, and that their memories were Is
! green as ever in the minds Of our people.
THE CELEBRATION IL SACRAMENTO
/ Took place under the auspices Of Sumner
/ Post, No. g. of the Grand Army of the Re-
! public Flags were displayed from all the
/ public buildings. ard from numerous private
ones, as well as the railroad works, ST. half
mast during the day. Places of business
I were pretty generally closed to allow EN-
/ ployes 10 take part in the exercises OF the
! day. 1t being legal holiday, no Courts were
| in session, all public cffices were closed and
no work was done al the railroad company's
| workshops.
! While the procession was passing. the
neighboring sidewalks and balconies were
crowded to their fullest capacity with people
/ dressed IL their holiday attire. The militia,
members Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
! lie, Mexican Veterans and others in the
( procession, each bore a bouquet of rich
flowers with which the graves of heroes were
/ to be decorated. Commander Larkin, Post
| Commander Of Sumner Post, carried a. the
! head of that organization one of the chief and
most beautiful decorations. 1t consisted of a
large basket of tastefully- arranged flowers.
/ presented by Mrs. J. II. Lewis. The list of
persons contributing
FLORAL DECORATIONS
In addition to the foregoing, as kept at the
| headquarters of the Grand Army Of the Re
( public, is as follows Mrs Lswellyn Tozsr,
Mesdames n. d. Goodell. Charles Cum
miDgs, S. H. Gerrish, w. A. Henry, J. B.
/ Kent, John Guthrie, Julian, J. H.
| Carroll, j. n. Larkin, Ed. Woodward, w.
! 3. Miller. Mary Mitchell, - Wise. = Ham
mer, P. Potter, Fred Sauze, Capt. Brooks, l
| S. Moore. - Caves. -Frazee, II. a. Burnett,
J. II. Crone. John Hanniford, Mary Fearn,
| {, ON Alameda; L. L. Hawk. j. B. Pierrepont,
- Schaeffer, D. PooTman, NJ Madden, D.
/ NJ. Ken6eld, - Mcintyre, o. P. Dodge, j.
/ II. Durham, of Folsom James Reuter-, of
/ Reuter- Station n. Wilcox, F. J. Kearney.
| X. +. Wiemeyer, II. Bennett, NJ. Z.
/ Gates. J. r. Lame, C. Kellogg, G. Z. Ad-
ans, Mrs. William Johnston and daughters,
of Richland; Misses J. d. Carr, Maggie
/ Kearn and Mary Kearn, of Woodland: Miss
/ Louisa Mcguire, of San Francisco Misses
| A. Cook. Nellie Woodward Ella Tubbs,
Belle Felter, Craze Hatch, Edith Hamilton,
Mary Elliott.
| At half past o'clock in the morning de-
tail OF eighteen men each from Companies
| A, B and q. of this city, proceeded to the
depot and received Company + on its arrival
| from Woodland, and conducted them to the
armory of Company G. where they stacked
arms until the procession moved. At quar-
ter to II o'clock
THE PROCESSION
! Formed OF X and Fifth streets, and started
! for the City Cemetery. The line of march
was down X to Second, Second to j, j to
Tenth, Tenth to City Cemetery. The order
! Of procession was as follows Squad OF six
| policemen; Brigadier General Lewellyn Tozsr
| aud staff. composed of Majors c. II. Hubbard,
! II. w. Carroll. Ii. a. Weaver, W. l. Wal
lace, G. G. Tyrrel. Captain J. a. Sheehau,
! ii 49,, A.,
Burtis. Next were the Sacramento Hussars,
| twenty eight in number, acting as escort !;
First.Artiilery band, Of sixteen pieces; COM
panies of the National Guard of California.
Colonel T. w. Sheehan and staff, mounted.
were at the head of the column. The field
and staff officers accompanying him were
Lieutenant Colonel J. w. Guthrie, Major l..
H. Mckee. Captain T. Nesry, Lieutenant d.
J. Long, Lieutenant +. Eisenminger, Lieu
Tobias. Next in line was Company
A, Captain NJ. J. Burke, Lieutenants
Joseph Palm and John Miller and II men.
Company B, Captain p. J. Harvey. Lieuten-
ants John Cook. J. 2. Wissmsn, f. D. Ryan,
James H. Woods, and ~ men. Company G.,
Captain J. z. Dalton, Lieutenants Fl. w.
Rjvett. NJ. II. Sheehan, and 81 men. Com.
pany F, from Woodland, Captain G. NJ. Cas-
| Ter, Lieutenants G. w. M9rick, j. W. Coin,
III,
the Governors Guard Cadets, Captain W. f.
| Nee wen, Lieutenants Greer and Kay, with
| q men. Then came the Mexican Veterans,
eight in number, with their banner. Behind
them was the Independent Drum Corps of
nine members. Next we're the members of
Sumner Post Grand Army Of the Republic,
numbering 90, with Post Commander j. n.
Larkin Officer of the Day, J. B. Pierrepont :;
Post Adiutant, +. j. Kearney; Post Chaplain,
/ l. s. Moore; Orator, Rev. t. s. Dunn :;
| Musical Director, J. l.. Skinner. They were
| followed by ex-saiors sc in number. Next
| in the procession was large car, drawn by
| six white horses, driven by John A. Lafferty.
! The car was profusely decorated with flowers.
! from the center of the rose q monument
thirteen feet high, in imitation of granite.
Upon the sides of the monument were the
following: sc. A. r. F. C. and l..
Dead, but not forgotten" In
| Memory Of Our Fallen Comrades" "Died
that their Country Might Live" This
monument was the work of George Avres,
Ouartermaster.S Sergeant of Sumner Post
the painting was done by J. b. Pisrrepont,
Captain of the Guard, and the floral decora-
tions were the handiwork of Mrs. George
Ayres. Then came vehicles containing the
children of Union soldiers and sailors aud
the choir, composed Of twenty-five persons,
ladies and gentlemen. Then came city Off
cers and citizens in vehicles.
AT THE CEMETERY.
When the procession arrived at the City
Cemetery, the troops opened ranks and per.
mitted the old soldiers to march through,
which they did, to funeral march by drums
and flies and with arms reversed. The pro.
cession proceeded to the G. A. +. burial
plat, q spot beautifully grassed. Here a
large platform had been erected and covered
with a canopy. Around the plat the mem.
bers OF the Post were drawn up while the Off
GERS, officers of the militia, singers and
invited guests took seats on the stage.
The monumental design was removed from
its car and set up in the center Of
the plat. Officer of the Day J. B.
Pierrepont then reported all in readiness
when j. n, Larkin, Post Commander, called
to order, and Post Adiltant Kearney read
the orders of the day. Commander Larkin,
Post Chaplain 1. s. Moore, and Of;cer of the
Day Pierrepont, then read the services OF the
day as prescribed in the ritual of the associs.
ton. At the conclusion, officer Pierrepont
crowned the monument with a wreath OF
flowers. and Commander I.arkin gave the or
der. Comrades, salute the dead" wher
every hat was lifted and every head barred
During the exercises chorus of % male and
female voices sang, Comrades, We Come
Once More" "Oh, Comrades, Bring the
Choicest Flowers" and ied in the sing
ing of " America" The chorus vas under the