Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-09
sHuoH,s DREADFUL DAY.
Rc.lJnion Of Veterans On the Hsody
natiln.E1cId Of 1SG.


Nashville, Tenn, April s,-A specia!
10 the American from Sniloh, VIZ
Re,hel Tenn, says the day brok'
bright. mild and beautiful over oniioi
Yesterday morning as tne stetli,ei
.Iobn Gilbert and w. i. Misbet, lnshet
together, steamed up to Irttsourt
landing with about 400 excurslohisu
ON board, mostly members OF lh'
q. A, II, Of Illinois, lhdiahi
and Iowa Flags were Iylht
from their mastheads and rigging, at'V
two brass bands were playing iloihe
Sweet Home and "Auld Lang Syne.
A number of citizens on shore cheere,
tbeeXcursionists as they iahdeu. ~ cor
ump was formed, and led by the bands,
march,d 10 The flag pole In the center
of the national cemetery, the Danes
beating a dead march. The muflled
drums here played Webster's funeral
march the men standing with uncov-
cred heads and tears running down
the cheeks of many n they looked
around and saw The names oil many
old comrades. The white marble
slabs AT the heads OF the graves rose
likeundtlating waves as far as the eye
could see. The column then formed
again and marched to a platform
erected for the speakers ana Dahds NJ
the west end of the cemetery
Prominent among those present
were Generals Nj. II NJ. Wallace, ID.
&. smith and 4. l.. Dickey; Colonies
]. Il. Gadrrey and w. 4. Shayes
Major b, II. Bingham; Captains s. 5.
Garrett, III. II. Sinkle, Il. ID. Peter, 4.
NJ KYLE. :, l.. Ensengcr, George Z.
Jenteries. Il. j. Bryant, H. Z. Clock,
David Jones, JudsOn Mccoy, Fred A.
smith, Charles Van Gorien, A. III.
Nershv. u. c. Address, NJ. I. Russell
and P. 5. Earle All the above named
took part In the battle at Shiloh rs Fed |
eral officers. The press was represent
ed by Mfr. Clarkson Of the Des Moines |
Iowa Register; +. +. Blyer, of the |
Grand Army Advocate of Des Moines,
Iowa; b. Il. Greer, of the Iowa State
Register; Duncan II. Doris. Of the
Chicago Times, and Owen 5. Prentiss,
of the Nashville American.
The ceremonies opened with an up
propriate prayer 10y Capt. j. Bryant. |
Rev. Thos. Cotton, II local preacher,
explained that the small assemblnge
was due to the fact that many people
bad been kept away In consequence
Of the smallpox scare. Capt. II. II.
Hinkle of Savannah, Tenn, member
ofthe Grand Army of The Republic,
said Governor Bate had promised to
he present and make speech, and
CAPTAIN Payne, state superintendent Of
education, had promised If
Gov. Bates did not come he himself
surely would be present and deliver an
address Of welcome to the visitor.
Mr.. Hinkle heartily regretted that
there were no representatives. of Ten
nessee from the Confederate army to
welcome the visitors.
Hon. ID. Il. Smith of Illinois was
orator ofthe day and delivered stir
ring speech eulOgistic of both the fed
as follows: "As the quiet, steady
nossee, which p 0etually hathes /
which rests the remains of [
,ur beloved, comes down from the IN {
ands of the South to join its waters
so may the current Of patriotic love Of /
Join all others from all parts of the
until all are embraced in
one sentiment Of love and respect for
AN inseparable union Of the states.p
Gen. l.. g. Dlckey, Judge of the SUI
preme court of Illinois. smoke of
the motives that animated both |
parties To the contest, and the substan- |
tial benefits that resulted to the South |
even from the fire through which IL
had passed, and the terrible experience |
ALWAYS realized by the people of the
soil where armed hosts come toge Their |
10 prove the earnestness of their con-