The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-03
20, for tho death Of those
Who for their country die,
Sink on her bosom to repose,

p. p. Bush assistant marshal,
Following was the order OF the form
alton OF the prjc'fsl0n:
Battalion Baud, he'ded by Drum Major Bour
Independent Battalion OF cant.n'
nObArtsyllle Band.
oantOn Post No. 30, q. AR,
Buckeye Band,
robinson Hook 4 Ladder Company
President Of tho Day, Orator aud Reception COMMITTEES
In carriages,
Flower Girls Wagon
Flower Wagon.
Church UhOir Omnibus,
OltI jna In carriages
The speakers carriage contained Con
eral j. Warren Ksiter, OF Springfield
the orator, president of the day JuigC
Unierhil Post Chaplain Harplter aud
Comrade Il. A, Cassidy.
When the Battalion arrived at the on
trance OF We8t Lawn II was drawn VI
In line aud stood at present arms, while
the veterans Of the Post marched by
The Battalion then fell into line aud
marched into the cemetery with reyers
cd arms while the bands oil played
funeral dlrges.
An immense throng accompanied thu
procession and when the cemetery wal
reached II was found full Of people
A low estimate numbered the Assem-
blage at ten thousand.
SERVICES AT THE CEMETERY.
The procession broke ranks at thC
speakers stand at the north foot OF lhC
main hill, where the services were con
ducted. The location OF the stand IL
advantageous, as the aloping hill facing
II gives the listeners an opportunity 0i
being near the stand and able to get q
good view Of II.
The stand was hlled with about one
hundred and lfty chairs. which were
occupied by the flower girls, members Of
the Women's Relief Corps ard The OIL
cors OF the day. While the people were
forming the Battalion Band played ap
propriate music In front o: the stand,
Al three o'clock President Of the day
Judge Underhlll, opened the services
by calling upon Post Chaplain Harpster
who of red up feryent prayer. Amer
ica," by the Canton Church Choir Com
paly, and u song by the flower glrlt
succeeded. Judge Underhill then intro
duced the orator. General j, Warren
Keifer, ex Speaker OF the United Statel
House OF representatives.
GENERAL RgIFER'B ADDRESS.
General Keifor DO lvered an eloquent
address OF ab ut an hour. the principal
feature OF which was the presentation
OF many new aud interesting facts. ger
name TO hla speech. Ho pTefdeed his 70
marks by referrlngto the solemn olsar
vance OF Decoration Day oil over tlC
country, aud how interest In the sorylceI
was growing each year. Commenting
on the local services he said:
ut 10 not true that we are met here u
honor the dead soldier, aimply because
he lost his life IN q great physical strife
but because while In life no devoted all
OF his powers and energy To tho attain
ment OF the hlghe II, pureat and best ol
civilization and sought through eacrll
ces voluntarily mad, TO maintain thll
ciyllizatlo thus secured, and tranem
II TO the generations TO como after him
II is then o cerem ny In honor OF The
life lived by the patriot soldier, rather
then In honor OF the manner OF his death
To give o life 10 cause Ia 10 make
for on individual the sun OF oil eacrl
flcea.'
Speaking Of tho late rebellion he
said:
ut was an lnsnrrectlon, and without
stopping TO give the reason, all history
teachee us that lnsurrectlonary warS are
singularly bloody. Tho number OF bat
Ties fought IL unusually great
A statistlolan tolls u9Ithore were z, ,73l
battles, affairs aud eklrmlehel fftn
Bumpter, tho llrat, (Apiil II, l80D Z
AppOmattox or Mobile, the last, april o
1865,
During the years Of the war the elOlG
OF the Union army on the battlefield
were: officers b02l, and enllated men
00,66s; aud died W disease, officers anC
enlisted men, 1879 2S7i grand total oI
1875
These aud tho unnumbOrod who hayl
since died from wounds, dleOaeo nnt
sickness incident 10 the war compl9t,
the Nation'e dead list,
The HI led, wounded aud captured, In
cludlng both the American aud Brltiel
armies, excluding only tho captured nj
Saratoga and Yorktown, dOrlpg the wal
OF the Revolution, we're 81 500 men, tn,
lost In either tho Ualon or Confodorat,
army Al Gettysburg or the Wildorneee
and In other battles OF tho lato war, OK
ceeded this number"
The speaker reviewed the great battles
OF the world aud showed that tho loss o
life In tho greatest European battleI
varied from four 10 fourteen per cent
OF tho mon engaged-that NJ Waterloo
being somewhat les than twelve POI
cent,--while the loseoe In tho eangulharl
conflicts Of tho American rebellion raI
40 high 40 thirty aud forty per cent.
In conclusion no tald.
"And finally, m u flting termination
OF this day, standing uncovered In tb,
mldet OF these mulo monitors, witnopee
OF our sincerity, lol 10, with hands TO
wards Heaven, swear aud resolve thu
tho government our falholp fought v
found, and brothers fought 10 enye, shal
be mainthiaed--ehall, fullorbed, ascenl
higher aud higher In the armament o
naiione, and shall shine thero brlgbte
and brighter In ite integrity, !splondo
and majeaty, tho poaaoueor aud bearer 0
the ark OF The covenant OF civil liberty.
srREwlNG TuE FLOWERS,
Az Tho conclusion OF tho address IN
flower qlrls and Church Choir each can
n gong, and then tho n,wer girls placo
wreaihee aud howera upon tho graves 0
the doad soldiers. While the decoration
Of The graves was In progroag the Bat
TALON, huckeye and Ro' artsvllle Band
gave concert, and tho firing squad 0
the popt llred q volloy OF oight gun
over the soldiers lot.
"on rames eteinal camping ground
Thelr sllcn, tents are spread
And alory guards with solemn round
Tho blyouac Of the dead"
uvuop,At AuNpAy.