Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.

| scenes at th0 various Cemetef1es-
The Day i'm Fair Haven, Westville
| and West Haven-General Obgerva-
lions.
Memorial day, one of the most sacred in
the calendar of holidays, has come and gone.
All over this broad country, in every city,
village, town and hamlet where sleeps the
dust of Union soldiers, was the memory of
the brave who fought for the right duly
honored by strewing their graves with the
choicest flowers of spring. In this city the
observance of the day was general. The fac
tories and other places of industry were as q
rule closed, + he children of the public schools
were given holiday and all contributed in
one way or another to aid in honoring the
memory of the saviors of their country.
Early in the morning the ladies of the Auxil-
larry corps, the Grand Army committee on
decorations and the Sons of Veterans were
at the State House early to receive the floral
offerings and arrange them into wreaths,
bouquets and other floral designs which were
for time to besutify the mounds of the
soldier dead. They had not long to wait, for
very soon the children of the public schools
began to arrive with their donations and
very soon the long tables were piled up with
flowers of various hues, filling the
room with their perfume and Civ
ing willing hands plenty of work
in arranging and placing them.
At the head of the stairs leading to the old
Representatives hall was a committee of the
Sons of Veterans, who were kept busy tax
ing the names of the donors of flowers. The
rush was kept up until nearly noon and as
soon as the flowers were arranged they were
placed on the floor and occasionally sprinkled
to keep them as fresh as possible. At the
foot of the north steps of the State House
| were the wagons that were to transport the
| flowers to the cemeteries and members of the
pyramidal forms on which the baskets of
| flowers were to be placed. About noon the
| school children were again brought into re-
| QUESTION to carry the flowers from the hall
above to the wagons. They entered into the
| work with joyful shout and in q very brief
| space of time the flowers were out on the
| green sward and the homely looking wagons
| by the aid of the ladies of the Auxiliary
corps and the Grand Army comrades were
| being speedily transformed into beautiful
| floral cars When this work was completed
| it was truly handsome sight. On one of
| these cars was large broken column cover
| ed with vines and flowers, ON one side of the
| base of which was the following familiar
| verse;
ION Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents ass are ,e.. spread oss -
The bivouac of the dead
The words "Army" ON one side and
"Navy" on the other completed the column,
which was designed for the soldiers lot in
Evergreen cemetery. The special wreath
for Colonel b. g. Merwin's grave, the gift of
Henry G. Merwin post, was suspended from
the column. In front of this column was
placed floral grave, which was made up of
the choicest flowers, which was also to be
nils in ha ar ha
of the pyramid at regular intervals we're
placed small flags and guidons, which added
to the beauty of the cars.
The principal floral piece on the summit of
the other car was the beautiful floral anchor
designed for the grave of Admiral Foote
and donated by the post that takes his name
The anchor, which was Eve feet high, was
made up of the most beautiful roses and
callas with trimmings of smilax and ferns, |
making picture beautiful to look upon At |
the base of the anchor, in immortelles, were
the words ''Sweet Sleeps the Brave" On this
car also were special floral offerings as fol- |
lows: Wreath for William w. Perkins,
Evergreen; CROSS for George o. Turner, SOL
diers lot, Evergreen; anchor for Ellsworth E.
Alling, Evergreen; wreath for Augustus
Rodriques, fremens lot, Evergreen; wreath
and bouquet for Monroe D. Gillette, Co. K,
Sixth G. ", Evergreen; basket, George II.
Chamberlain, Evergreen.
At 1870 O'Clock the Grand Army posts
were in line on Temple street, the Govern
or's Horse Guards resting on Church street
Shortly after O'Clock the four city compa-
MES had formed on the Green in front of
the City Hall, and the first division was
complete. Chief Marshal White then gave
the marching command, and the long line
started to move out of the Green on Temple
street through tbs Elm street gate in the fol-
lowing order: ..s .-..-
Escort of Police, 4s strong in command Of Chief
Bollmann: Police Commissioners Gala
CHER, johnson, Benton and Shan
in carriages
Chief Marshal Colonel GeoEgs White With nth. As
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Landrgans Band.
FIRST DIVISION.
Battalion from Second Regiment, c. N. G.,
Company D, Captain Embler.
Company c, Captain Clarity.
Company B; Captain Quit:
Sassacus Drum Corps.
Second company Governors Foot Guards,
Captain Morse commanding:
Second company Governors Horse Guards,
wa1lingford National Band.
SECOND DIVISION.
Post CGmmsndeE Gel %nt Simeon Fog zth aids
Admiral Id ii Foore post G. A R., S. " c. Coo
Floral car with Guard of Honor.
Henry G. Merwn post G. A. R.. Post Commander
Gleason commanding.
Won steinwehr post. G. A. R.. Post Commander
Floral M es4 isit Sog gaarS af Honor
Sons of Veterans, Captain Farnham command
McManus Zouaryes, CAPTAIN Enbler.
Dwight School Cadets, Captain Baldwin.
Gile Continentas. Captain Adams.
THIRD DIVISION.
T. E. Twltohell in command.
Veteran Tiremen of New Haven. Captain Charles
winchester Hose Company, Captain Herbert.
Active Fire Depar! ment of New Haven, Chief Hem
drIck commanding
The veterans of the three city posts were as
usual the center of attraction. Admiral
Foote post, under command of Senior Vice
Commander ]. N. Coe, had $50 men in line. |
Henry c. Merwin post, William Gleason |
commander, had over 100 in line, and Won
Steinwehr post, Charles Weidig commander,
had about so in line. Each veteran was
adorned with buttonhole bouquet, and
each carried in his hand a large bouquet to
be placed on some departed comrades grave.
The sidewalks on the line of march were
crowded with men, women and children in
holiday attire, who seemed to take deep
interest in the moving column of soldiers,
Hall the sidewalk was denseley packed |
with people. His Honor Mayor HoIcomb,
by members of the various com
and Court of Common Council, re- |
V1SW6u CA0 prOccSSlOH al bH1S pO1nG. w men
the head of the line reached the entrance to |
The Grove street cemetery it halted, the mill
tary came to company front, presented arms
aud the Grand Army passed in review and
into the cemetery, where they broke into
squads and passing through the various ave-
nues decorated all the graves of soldiers
therein buried, not forgetting that of Johnny
Pearl, the Confederate. n
The decoration concluded here the march |
was taken up for st. Bernard's cemetery, 60
ing by the most direct route through York |
street and Davenport avenue. After the {
services were concluded there the line of |
march was taken up fer Evergreen cemetery, .
where the same tour of decoration was gone {
through with. There were hundreds
of people at this cemetery who await
cd the coming of the procession
The final decoration was made at the SOL
diers' lot, where the broken column and 10
raj grave previously spoken of were deposit
ID, and the base of the monument was also
severed with bouquets. At the late Enos A. |
Hale's grave in this cemetery was placed the |
beautiful floral shield contributed by his for