The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-05-31

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| ing: preceded, accompanied and fol
| lowed the glittering cohorts and battle
| Scared veterans; while scores OF ladies
and children looked down from cross
streets or out from private grounds, as
J the host moved along.
with banners bravely spread
And arnOr cleaning high.
A capacious canvas booth had been
erected in the Nuuanu Cemetery, to the
rear of the O.. A. r. plot, which shell
tered platform containing seating &C
commodation Benches and chairs
were also placed outside of the platform
for the comfort primarily of ladies; but,
as the whole space was hemmed in by
troops before the bulk of the spectators
reached the spot, large proportion OF
the seats We're unOccupied. Upon and
in sight of the platform, amidst sea OF
faces, were noticed Hon. A. F. Judd,
Chancellor of the Kingdom, and Mrs.
Judd; His Excellency Geo. W. Merrill,
u. S. Minister Resident, and Mrs. Mer-
rill: His Excellency L. A. ThurstCn,
Minister of the Interior; Hons. {. h.
Bishop, w. G. Parke, w. F. Allen,
with Mrs. Allen, and j. B. AthertOn (Of
the Privy CounciD, and Hons. II. z.
Baldwin, A S. Wilcox, II. Deacon and
F. Gay (of the Legislative Assembly,,
Judge Dayton, Rev. Alex. Macintosh;
Mr.. j. I'll. Putnam, U. S. COnsul-Gen-
eral, and Miss Putnam, Marshal ). II.
Soper, Messrs. j. H. Patty and F.. Z.
Damon, together with a great many
mention. Hon. A S. CIeghorn and
Wodehouse, II. 3. NJ. Commissioner, and
Hon. II. NJ Whitney were among other
prominent citizens met elsewhere in the
cemetery.
As the procession entered the city of
the dead, the troops reversed arms and
the band played the dead march. The
band took up position a short distance in
rear of the dais, the U. S. Marines in the |
front; the Blue Jackets
halted on the left of the square; the |
Rifles marched round to the right and |
rear thereof-Company B under Capt.
Unger having right position, A under |
Capt. Pratt and d. under Capt. Nc |
Carly the center, and & under Capt. |
Langley the left the q. A. r. took their |
position facing the burial lot, joining the |
Blue Jackets on THEN, right and the
Rifles o. their left. Thus a complete
4 firing party extending across the mid
lle The formation having been thus
the programme was carried out
as follows:
Reading of Orders. 49,. 80. .Adjutant
Comrades, our duty of to-day" etc. ?. G.
Music Observation-Disclosures. Band
To-day is the festival" etc ........ P. C.
Decoration of Graves ................O. ID.
Comrades by this Service" etc, e.. Chaplain
Anthem, "Spirits OF our Comrades. Choir
Il iny1f nhnI1 |
National Hymn; ,............., Choir
Roll Call of the Dead .Adjutant
salute the Dead ...... Post and Troops
lynn, MY Country it's of Thee,
..................... Band and Choir
The execution of the programme was
Without a hitch, and with scarcely a
law. Col. V. V. Ashford, Post Com
handler, Mr.. J. T. Noble, Adjutant,
rev. w. G. Merritt, Chaplain, and MIR.
> Turrill, Officer of the Day, rendered
heir respective parts Of the solemn ritual
n clear tones and with impressive elocu
ion. The address of Lieut. Rittenhouse
rapt attention by means of
IS elegant dictiOn and eloquent delivery.
he Marines fired the three vOlleys over
he graves of the departed veterans, while
ne rest of the troops presented arms, in
perfect unison that was freely remarked
fterWard. Details were made of veter-
rs by the Adjutant, to deck the graves
fellow warriors buried in 9th parts
the cemetery, the troops being tenn
orarily dismissed in the meantime.
The choir was an effective one, being
SISTED by instrumentalists from the
and. 1t was composed of Prof. Van
lyke, HON. T. Waterhouse, jr., Messrs
7. w. Hall, G.. M. Cooke, S. g. Wilder,
:, Levi and Ernest Lyman and r. E.
[alstead
Following is list of the dead inferred
| the q. A. r. plot, taken from the
'mbstones. Their graves were decorated
it'll beautiful wreaths, bouquets and :
lessons:
George Shipley, Surgeon U. S. N.
orn at Boston, Mass. Died at Homo
lu, December 7, 1880, aged 48 years.
Charles Wilson, 4th N. Y. Cavalry.
alive of Poland. Died at Honolulu
ctober 18th, 1884, aged SO years.
Edward l.. Harvey, born at Boston,
ass. Died at Honolulu July 8, 1885,
yed SO years. G
Joseph TiIden, born at Lowell, Mass,
ecember II, 1888. Died at Honolulu
lily 7, 1885. Captain 55th Mass. Vol
lteers.
James w Ramey, born in Perry l
'unIy, ONO. July III, 1887. Died In
onolulu November 10, 1885. Ninety
cond Ohio Volunteers.
Phil. j. Lauth of Los Angeles, Cal. al
1rn in France, March 8, 1841 Died a
ID. %, 1886. A member of Frank 81
lrtlett Post, No. 6, e. A r.
Edward Harris, Co. B., 3rd n. Y In
ntry.
Outside Of the lot, on the north side of
e avenue, are buried II. A. Scott, seth
inois, and Major Dickson, while on
e opposite side OF the cemetery are the
ayes of stranger American soldiers and
ilors, which are never neglected in the
stowal of memorial chaplets.
Still another grave, but not of a war
Or, do the comrades of the local Post
sumo the tender privilege of strewing
tn flowers. Mr. Samuel Mott, former
Dst Commander, when he departed for (