Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-27
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The day was otservs1 IN Savannah n
aef5DTlaDce with TIC usual custom II
geaTs pat. The banks, exchange. city
and goTernment Offices we're closed
EXCEPT the United states Courts.
which remained ~ session. Nam u the
leading sicres and business house, we're
clOse1 early in the afDsrn0on. Inc day
falling u Saturday was not 81 generally
oi5seryed a. % years past BY tbe meT-
chants, nm, " necessity. were compelled
~ keep their stores GFen, but - fsr a.
practicable business Was suspended
~ respDnse N the appeal ~ the ladies'
Memorial Association many stDres which
we're Kept Op@n during the daY were
. @l4sed al 8 05clOck.
kariy IN the afternoon the peOple began
" more towards the cemeteries. and he
tween 2 and O'clCck and until dark the
horse cars IN the Barnard, Whitaker and
. ADercDrn street lines we're taxed u carry
the crowd. Anderson street. near
me cemetery, Vas lined with pri-
Fate cOnVeyances, and the GENE
terry grounds we're filled with hundreds "
ladies' bearing IN iOYing hands beautiful
tokens u affection and remem brance Of
the silent dead. The ladies 81 toe Memo
rial Association were out IN numbers.
The decoration began early 10 the after
noon and continued quietly until ni1ht-
Tall, when many stlll fingered
under the bending arches Or near the
iron Tailin2s which surround the little
plot and the grave u dear loved one
marked only By the white shaft II stone,
and placed over the mounds tokens Of
father, mother Ut brothers. love. The
offerings, many u them, were elaborate.
ana all were appropriate. The boxes
fCT contributions ~ the monument fund
were placed upon tables along the walks
just inside the entrance Or were held up
~ little boys ~ the carriages a. they
passed through the gates. The avenues
we're lined with fair ladies' and the grass
plats were filled with those who sought u
make the day one Of quiet recreation.
~ the soldiers lot the decorations were
not elaborate Or prOfUse, but they BE-
tokcued the work u loving hands The
marble monument IN the centre Of the lot
WAS y5und with eyergrcens. The hand
" the marble figure u .45ilence0 held
wreath Of immOrtelles and al lts base
punches and bouquets Of flowers were
heaped up against the PEDESTAL Upon
the west face u the monument Is the in
scripti0n:
''rO THE COHFEDEKATE DEAD.
Here Rect TIL Roll Call the Men II Get
tysDurg."
over the inscription was hung beauti-
ful floral anchor. On the south side Is
inscribed.
Tread lightly for each man bequeathed,
Ere placed beneath he sOd,
His ashes 70 his native land,
He gallant soul 70 God"
On the north side are the lines.
son fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread.
And glory guards with silent round
The bIvouac Of the dead"
Upon each Of the white headst0nes
which mark the graves was placed bOu-
guet Of flowers and another at its base.
In the private lots the decorations were
elaborate and beautiful. Among the
most noticeable were those around the
graves Of Lieut.. J. l.. Branch, Gen.
Francis 3. Barlow, Lieut.. Cyrus Carter,
Capt. Jos. +. IIabersbam, Lieut.. + Hab-
ersham and William Neyle Habersham,
Capt. II. J. Dickerson, Charles A. J..
Lamar, julius Alfred Fcrrill, John w.
Anderson, J. L. Luce, Thomas Purse,
Jr., the tomb Of the Woodbridge broth
ers, Henry Hall and William Bryan,
William Henry Crane, Charles i.
and Edward i. Postell, and
many others, which although
the decorations were beautiful and appro-
pirate, there Is not time 10 name. The
principal decoration over the grave Of
Lieut.. Branch was a Confederate flag
wrought In white and red roses, 10 which
was attached walnut staff surmounted
by an eagle. At the head Of the grave was
a large anchor Of roses and at the foot a
large bouquet.
The decorations were not confined alone
TO the graves Of the soldier dead, but with
the custom which has been growing for n
number Of years, they were extended 10
private lots Of citizens and hardly grave
within the cemetery was without some
Offering, although II might have been but
a single flower.
The grave Of the late G. +. Stubs was
one Of the most attractiYely decorated,
and was visited by many
At the Cathedral Cemetery and Bona
venture the decorations were not 80 elabO-
rate rs at Laurel Grove, although many
visited these beautiful resting places Of
the dead and placed about the graves the
token Of a kind father, loving brother or
cnerlBhcu son.
The Confederate monument, IN the Park
extension, was gracefully decorated by
the ladies Of the Memorial Association.
AZ the base Of the monument were
bouquets and baskets Of flowers, and
around the shaft were wound festoons Of
cYerRrcens and moss. On the north face
was white scroll with the inscriptions
"They deemed n death Of honor sweet.
and thus they fell"
Although the day Is not observed with as
much ceremony and display as it was
just after the war, yet those who pay
the sad and silent tribute TO the soldier
dead have lost none Of their love for
the heroes who gave their lives in the lost
cause.