Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-13

| to each other. We beseech Thee
| iookein mercy on the widows and children
own tenderness. console and Comfort those
Give them the oil Of joy for mourning, the
ness. Heavenly Father bless and save ou1
country with the freedom and peace OF
and aeeus and y INV
| Spirits favor. may all meet at last in Joy
before Thy throne in heaven, and to Thy
"Amen." joined all the Post
| vice continued.
| Post Commander Alexander Reid: "One by
one, as the years roll on, we are called to.
| to our comrades of the war. The present
full of the cares and pleasure of civil life
| fades away, and we look back to the time
war, we fought for our dear old flag. We
which on land and sea hardship, prlvation
and danger were encountered by our dead
heroes may never be blotted ont from the
t aasnsfs to OF com ef' spirit uncomp d
| ing, obedient to the behest of duty
whereby to-day our National honor Is
secure and our loved ones rest in peace un-
| der the protection of the dear old nag. May
the illustrious life of him whom we lay in
the tomb to day prove glorious incentive
| to the youth, who in ages to come may be
called npon to mold the destiny Of our conn-
| try. As the years roll on, we, too, shall have
fought our battles through and be laid at
rest-our souls following the long column to
the realms above as grim death hour by
hour shall mark it's victims. Let us 50 live
| that when that time shall come those we
| leave behind may say above our graves
Here lies the body of a true hearted, brave
and earnest defender of he republic,''
Senior Vice Commander Lewis w. Moore
Qaying a wreath of evergreen upon the cot
! fin9: in behalfsof the Post give this trib-
ute: symbol of undying love, for comrades
of the war;
Vice Commander John A. Wedersheim
(laying a bunch of flowers upon the coffin) ::
AS symbol of purity we offer at this
sepulcher rose; May future generations o
emulate the unselnsh devotion OF even the
Post Commander A. j. Sellers Caying a
laurel wreath upon the cof1in): 'Last token
crown these remains with symbol OF VIC
tory"
LAST SERVICES.
Rev. j. w. Sayers, Chaplain in Chief OF the
Department of Pennsylvania g. A. K, deliv-
cred an address. after which Rev. IL. Clay
Trumbun offered prayer. The .bugle cali
crest" was then sounded, Dr. Newman and
Bishop Harris then read the ritual service
for burial OF the NJ. E. Church.
Directly behind the burial party stood Cen
eral Hancock At his elbow was President
members of the Cabinet Near the head of
the casket on the right sherman and Sheri-
dan in full uniform were uncovered
during the entire service. At their sides were
ex-Presidents Arthur and Hayes and Sena-
tor sherman. On the other side of the casket
opposite were Admiral Porter, FitZhugh
Lee, General Cord on and General Buckner
When the religious service had ended: the
trumpeter of Company A, Fifth Artillery,
stepped up to the closed casket and sound
ed the tattoo. Little Julia then laid on the
coffin a wreath: ITO Grandpapa." the
Guard of Honor bore the remains within the
tomb at :03 O'Clock and placed them within
the steel case, the sealing of both leaden lin
ing and steel case then being performed as
indicated above.
The family entered the tomb, remaining
only few minutes. They then sought their
carriages and, when entering, the Seventh
and Twenty second Regiments in line on the
after which Battery f, Fifth Artillery, fired
three salvos from the knoll toward the hotel.
The family carriages drove away, but were
not out of sight when persons attempted to
deface the tomb by writing names upon it.
guard of regulars was mounted at once,
away and the ceremonies were ended.