Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-01


Early yesterday morning we're tn
streets Of Fort Worth ng0g with stream
0f humanity aud various styles Of We
hicles bent on concentrating at one poin
a prominence. Tnis was along Wealth
erford street, on the south side Of thi
ourt,hOuse. Here and there were seer
immense vans, gaily decorated with
bunting dying colors aud evergreen
trimmings. AZ a glance 10 was apparent
thar the city had largely put on her holl.
day dress, aud the closing Of the courts
and banks emphasized the fact.
Tho streets ia the neIghborhOnd OF the
public square were well filled with Gle.
CANT carriages, public and private and
20 one side was the Gre department well
represented, but not 40 largely as would
have been The case had the early morn
Ing IRE not rendered impossible 50 large
an appearance N the procession as had
been Intended by our brave flre boys
by O'Clock the marshal OF the day had
gotten the various participants Of the
procession IN line, and City Marshal Req
and bis worthy aides rendered valuable
assistance TO this end The Knights Of
l'ythlas' drum-corps followed the mar.
OF ihe lloseCrans post, Grand Army. The
mayor OF Inc city ana councllmen fol-
lowed In carriages, us did vocal
quaficiie, Mexican veterans, Confederate
veterans, ToNas Veterans The orators
of the dgy thar followed The hand |
somcly decorated vans containing The /
iotiy'eight beautiful young ladies' repre-
srting the statCs and territories here
took their places In the march. The
ire department brought up The rear Of the
procession. Shortly after O'Clock.
everything bClog IN readiness, the signal
was given 10
MoyE oN.
without an Interruption, The immense
procession StlriId and when fully
stretched out extended not less than ten
blocks IN lcueth Down Houston street
10 Flitb To- Lunar, to Thirteenth, TO
Houston, to Front, to Main, to the pu bic
squire, where a short halt was called and
me Guy harshal, his q putles aud the ilre !
department withdrew BY II o'clock \
nH was In readiness to start I
rom Tue public square 10 the new [
city cemetery. Arriving at that point /
several hundred persons wore found gath. o
cred around the graves of the dead sol, 4
dlers q
Assuming thci proper positions the II
OF the Grand army with lopdet n
EunN, stood ~ rest to hear The rlualistic d
work OF the order. The excellent vocal n
qnartelte, consisting Of Mrs Punmer 81
Miss llogmrdbJ. II Martlndale aud l.. l.. q
lIgoN rendered appropriate selections Ii
II.
The many wreaths and bouuuets ~ a
flowers brought for tho purpose were 81
Ihtn distributed over the gravcs which III
being doue, platoon OF soldiers fired h,
.htee vollcys over the resting places Of IL
their departed comrades The choir then II
'wocty Gang "AmerIra,p "
"My country 'tla OF thee, %
Swoet land OF liberty" II
md Rev, j. u. Holloway pronounced the kI
The assembled members Ia
ben departed for the city and dispersed "
% parIake OF dinner. t.
rItE orEitA-HoUsE SERVICES. III
quite carly was the opera house iiled y.
with an intelligent audience, ~
Who were In hearty sympathy with the ~
ceremonies u the day Spread over the ia
'rosccnlum boxes and across the apron Of Wv
10 proscouinm were national liags most W,
astuinlly drNped aud bound with va
mblems OF mourning Across the up. 10
aiscd curtain was the appropriate metto, 70
we Honor our Noble Dead. AZ the CI
1otllghts, spread IN stlent appeal before p'
he immense audience was the motto, u,
To Our Unknown Dead.n ol
In iasteinl semi circles, ioItY-olght ~
oVo'y girls, ranging from six TO sixteen NJ
ears Of age, were grouped, representing VI
We as
srArEs AND TERRITORIES nc
4 the Union They were represented as ~ ~
olloWs3 VI
Nrf
Alabama, Julia lIogg. W.
Arizona, Cleo Hard. ~
Arkansas, Minnie Mcmillan
California, Miss Hack ~
Connecticut. Ella Ferris. VI
Colorado, Ella Morton. VI
Delaware, Pearl Holland. y
Dakoh. Alpha Wright. a
District Of Columbia, Belle Martin. ~
Florida, Mary Shnttuok, ~
Georgia, Marion EdelbIock "
Illinois, May Jennings, w
Indiana, Daisy jennings, u.
Indian Territory, Grace Handy ", ~
Idaho, Miss Robinson. ~
Iowa, Katie McCarty. al
Kentucky, Stella Smlthy.
Kansas,
Louisiana, Rhoda Rea,
Maine, Minnie Mabcrn p"
Massachusetts, Birdie Grant.
MlVulBhnt hldCt Rouse,
Montana, Mary Courtrlght,
Maryland, SAME Turner.
Missouri, Lena Smithey
Mississippi Lillian Tovs.
New Hampshire Mamie Carlisle
Nebraska, Bessie Field.
North Carolina, Emma Pearson.
Nevada Sadie Rhine dc
Ohio, Lena Mcneil. II
Oregon, Nora Slmms TN
Pennsylvania, Minnie Grant. an
Rhode Island, Ionic Doughty ie,
south Carolna Mamie BOYD. eli
Texas, Miss Lena Holland, th
Tennessee, Lucy Oglesby. ia,
Utah, Alice Walker. la,
Vermont Susie Hard. in,