The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-12
BUTTE'S TRIBUTE.
General Outpouring Of Our
People Yesterday.
THE DAY 1IoNORED
By All Glasses and Scotsman I'm
posing Demonstration--The Ora
ton and Other Exercises.
Serene and calm as Autumn's eve
Beneath tender sky,
His creed sublime was to forgive;
He taught mankind the way 10 live,
And showed them how to die,


And showed them how to die
The people ofButte did themselves honor
yesterday by the manner in which they
turned out to honor the memory OF Grant
and pay the last tribute OF respect to the
dead hero. Kindly nature seemed to take
a delight in vouchsafing proper weather,
for from the moment that the booming can
non annouced sunrise until the parade was
dismissed there was a pleasant breeze which
neutralized the rays OF the sun and made
marching and promenading easy and COM
Portable. In fact the day was prototype
of a balmy spring day in the South. Re-
sponsive to the genial atmosphere the peo-
- -
sent
ALL BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED,
and soon the streets were thronged. The
professional man, the official and the mer-
chant had decided upon a day OF rest, and
SO had the artisan, but with the latter it
meant the sacrifice OF pay and thus it was
that he proved the unselfish respect, and
loyal feeling toward the honored dead, and
his patriotic sentiment toward the living.
Dul1llS CAC Cctlly L1olH oAlS PASoSAAOo~N
the appearance OF a deserted village. The
places OF business on the principle thor
oughfares were closed and above and about
them hung the mute but expressive SYM
bols of mourning. The pedestrians were
few and far between and as they passed up
or down, one could readily have supposed
they were belated travellers in search OF
haven OF rest. AS the day grew on, the
SCENE CHANGED,
and the city became a thing oil lie, the
human Kaleidoscope attracting the eye,
with it's varying styles and colors, as the
wearers moved along or sat in exposed and
prominent positions eagerly awaiting the
arrival OF the pageant. All Butte was out
and in its holiday attire, but the subdued
air and mien of all told that it was no joy
Gus occasion that had caused the out
poring. On the contrary, the great mass
seemed to have caught the contagion from
the sombre trappings OF woe with which
they were surrounded, and maintained u
| decorous and
| QUIET DEMEANoR.
At intervals of half an hour the boom OF
the cannon was heard and it added greatly
to the solemnity OF the occasion. In ac-
cordance with the arrangements the pro-
cession was formed at Tic oornoI vi hO1i-
t;,na and Park streets and as the hour ap-
pointed for the assemblage drew near, the
streets in that vicinity presented an ami
mated appearance, as the ORGANIZATIONS
and societies arrived on the ground III
charge of assistant marshals and took the
positions assigned them. There was no
noise or confusion but as the crowd swelIed
it presented a splendid and lively scene, the
uniforms of the militia the red shirts of the
tiremen the baldrics OF the societies, and
THE CoLoRs DRAPED IN MOURNING
made a pretty picture. At the hour ap'
pointed the procession moved OFF, the bands
, playing tlilges and the troops with arms
, reversed while the slow and solemn tread
OF the whole line told the story OF the
mournful err,nd on which the participants
were bound In the line, which was led by
the Grand Army OF the Republic. all nation
aities were represented, and side with tht
: National colors was the sunburs
of Erin in it's field OF green
The parade was the largest ant
: most imposing ever seen in Butte, ant
e there was but one expression on the par
n of the bystanders and that was one O
\ praise that the demonstration was so com
!, = plete and effective.
T. THE PROCESSION.
The parade moved off in the follown
ORDER
a FIRST DIVISION.
Platoon of city police in charge OF Chic
"A "A Meiklejohn.
e Chief Marshal L. F. Wyman and aids
Captain f. +. Page, John 0. Farrell, Carlo
r WarfieId and Patrick O'Neil.
u u Union Guard band playing 'The Dea
. March in Saul
s Lincoln Post, No. 2, G. A. R., 80 in mum
IS ber, commanded by G. S. Shoemaker.
Union Guards, 40 in number, commando
by Captain Reynolds
Emnet Guards, 40 in number, con
y manded by Lieutenant Murphy.
e SECOND DIVISION.
~ Aids-Captain Wesley Jones; Frank NJ
. Murray; W. l.. Clark and Frank Thomas
II Alice band playing: Come Ye Discor
i. soate.'
" " Ancient Order of Hbernans, 65 men
,e bers, commanded by z. J. Brophy.
y Butte Fire Brigade, No. l, 25 members
under the command OF II. MacMurphy.
City Fire Department, captained by Jerr
t Mccarthy, and numbering 25 members.
.e Butte City Miners Union, 300 in nun
le Der, under the leadership OF Presiden
d Frank Hollywood.
IL Lederkranz Society, 45 members, con
IS manded by Fred. Loeber.
l. Christofero Colombo Benevolent Society
rs No. l., 80 members, commanded by Saw
T. Lisa.
THIRD DIVISION.
!. Aids-George Casey, D. X. Arthur, c.
+ Booth and j. S. Simpson.
40 Orton's Silver Cornet Band, eleven men
- - bers, playing a funeral dirge from Ill Irc