Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-31
TRIBUTES TO THE BRAVE
Seeing That the Graves of The Dead
are Kept Green.
Beautiful Floral Emblsms of Love
for the Soldiers.
The Blue and the Gray Alike,
TOuchingIy Remembered.
AT CHICAGO,

similar occasion. Ransom Po5t, OF 81.
Louis, was in line, having come as the es
pecisl guests of the Posts OF this city. Ac-
compsnying Ransom Post was General
William I. Sherman, who marched in the
ranks on the right of the leading
four. He was quickly recognized By the
large waiting crowds on the street and was
wildly cheered. Gen. Alfred q. Terry was
also one OF the msrchers ana was cheered
along the route Gov. Oglesby, accom-
panied by several other gentlemen occu
pied the only carriage in the column. The
veterans in line numbered four thousand.
The column proceeded 10 Rose Hill Gene
terry where the chief ceremonies be day
occurred. This afternoon the veterans
will parade second time when they will be
accompanied by the police and State mill
] tsry commands.
The marching ceased after arriving at
Rose Hill and they paused IN front of the
monument erected 10 the memory OF Gen.
ersl Ransom. After several preliminary
speeches Gen. Sherman said:
Comrades OF Ransom Post Grand Army
OF the Republic, aud friends We have
come from our homes in st. LoGis beyond
the mighty Mississippi to lag our flowers
upon the grave of courade who perished
in his fight for the right. GsGer a.
Ransom, who, when only % years old, was
a corps commander, who died 10 Rome
Ga, in 1864, and whose body was brought
TO this beautiful cemetery for burial We
honor Kim, because he'was brave man,
and because he was type Of these young
men who defended our country with their
lives. The General then gays brief re.
view of his life and situation. He came
West while young, aud WIS here when the
war broke out NortEsrne-d could no;
understand why p-aceaolO and order
| ly election of Mr.. LiGcolu could
| be made thu pretext for
a civil war, for Mr. Lincoln was native
OF Kentucky and hoaesJ himseG No hon.
est man looking back TO - years ago can
declare that his election was the cause oil
the war. The man who said: We are
not enemies but friends We must not BE-
enemies did not desire conflict. But
nevertheless treason, naughty and proud
resolutions through our country and even
invaded Congress, the army and the
navy, Inc OOuAC0CEolC "ehS oSA
up at Montgomery but 1t WAS not
until the information flashed ecrsss the
nation that Federal tort had been fired
upon that the people aEoke to action
Farmers left their plows in the turrow,
the carpenters deserted the shops and law
vsrs Iatr heir offices TO Join in the fight for
The UEiou. RaGSom was one OF THESE.
The speaker concluded = terVent eulogy o.
Ransom with these lines: You did your
duty Ransom as a soldier and met WIN ss
patriotic and noble an end al aid ever
msrlyr and We, your comrsdes, streW these
flowers on your grave in the hope that they
will tend to perpetuate This beautiful cere'
mony and hel Q keep your memory ana tue
memories of others sacred. Comrades
then strewed flowers On the graves
During the afternoon Gen Sherman,
Gen. Oglesby and other prominent person
Ages reviewed the marching column from
a balcony of the Board OF Trade. The
police, seven hundred strong, took tue
head Of the line. They presented 3 very
fine appearance. Never before in the his-
tory o. the city were they accorded such
welcome as mat of to day. Their mag
nifcent precision and splendid drill WsS
much admired, but probably in memory OF
their recent record they were roundly aud
wildly cheered along the route. Ac
comparing them was the nrst Police
patrol wagon ever constructed and IN rec.
ogn;tioa of It's aid in causing the etheiency
/ of the force, its appearance was made tHs
occasion for cheering. Following the
police we're the local military commands,
the veteran organizations b:lugoG up IN
the rear. The
Ex CONFEDERATE VETERANS
| IN thu number of 400 met At their Assem- oily
room at No. $50 Washington, ct 3 O'Clock
this morning, and with toe American dag
at their head, formed on line aud marched
/ 10 the fremont House where tue torai
tributes, large and email, were gathered
M and the eluo marched TO tie llnnols
| Central depot, where they took the train
/ for OakRood cemetery. A number otthe
members were accompanied ~
their wives snd children, who
bore in their arms protdson
of cut flowers and groaing plants Inc
scene was O touching oas ik2 most no
,icesble piece was broken pillar composed
~ Gowers At its base wa5 banner OF
SNOW white silk inscribed "Wetenderllg re.
member our dead; from the Ex.Contsdsr'
ate Association of Chicago y Beside tbs
S,as q MAGNIFICENT cross of flowers iniiF
,;x fset hiSh. next TO which was banner
Of nine silk bearing the inscription, we
Sonor the brave; from the Elk Confederate
IS-oo;s,;or of ChicAyo" Tue train
rssched Oak~oods shor,ig bafors noon
From the depot the sx-Contedef"'eS
proceeded to the plot OF ground ~ ~G'cH
the Union dead are buried, aud |hlcn Is
marked BY q monument surmounted nY
statns al . soldier at parade rest. deere
tSs flower cross wss borne and silentIy dc
nos;ted At the base OF the stG,ne. Flowers
we're scattered over the graves. end ih'
now large procession moved toTsrd the ex
frame south end of the burying GROUNDS
, where 10 beautiful grove lie the remaln
of 1870 Confederate soldiers. 10 the cen
tire of the graves Is s4soll mound ant
9Th the exception. Of one hesdstsIa, III
!. the only monument to MARI inc
eating place of those who diedin the south
ern cause The members Of the essoeia
tom gathered around the mound ans Sb;'
, thew uncovered their heads the fiorai piiS
was reyerentiy brought within TIE cIei
, and placed on the mound
PRESIDENT FORESTER
, then addressed the assembly in the :n'I0S
B inc words: IN sill sges, " oil times, IN 8
D lands, among all people SsioF and EefoisI
\ have been admired. Fathers pom
E with pride to the spot whsr
g ths:r sons wevs slain in defense Of thei
i country aud their sons to preserve l
store their fathers meuoIy mark the spC
where they died for liberty with 'astln
Monument So we come to-day, my con
rsdsS. quietly and SYSTEMATICALLY to pa
= our tribute of respect to the brave and
g those who sleep here and those who re
Is wonder; peace be to their ashes.
pnur gOYE