Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-16
LETTER FROM OHIO.
CLEVELAND. O. June 3. Is

Sl1E ELAND, W., uuc y, 1000.
MIR. EDIToR:-We trust that a
communication from the Forest
City" will be of interest to some of
THE HERALD's many readers. Cleve-
land is a splendid city. Many of its
wholesale houses and manufactures
are very large and commodious, carry
ing on quite an extensive commerce
with various towns, both by land and
water.
The city is well supplied with tele-
phones and electric lights; of the lat
ter there are six electric poles two
hundred feet in height, located at diff
ferent points in the city, on the top of
which dazzle electric lights, looking
like miniature suns, light up the city
for a long distance around. The
streets are mostly level, wide, we'll
paved, and lined on either side with
nice shade trees. These together
with the score of beautiful lawns, and
several parks, filled with fine trees
and rare shrubbery, are at once sug-
gestive of the nickname FOREST
CITY"
The scenery along Euclid Avenue,
at this season of the year. is grand in
deed. The stately dwellings, the
long lines of we'll improved lawns be-
tween them and the streets, on each
side, filled with beautiful trees, shrub
berry, flowers, fountains, etc., present
picture so sublime that it seems
more like poetic dream than real
ity.
From Lake View Park one has a
fine view of Lake Erie. 1t is an ill.,
teresting sight to see the many vessels
running up on it's waters and to see
the surface colored in beautiful tints
by the setting sun of q fine clear even
ing.
In the Central park is lofty statue
of Commodore Perry, and near it q
large cannon which he captured from
the British, in the battle on Lake
Erie in 1878.
Decoration day was tie most noted
event that has taken place in the
f" Forest City" since our sojourn here.
The patriotic people paid willing
and just tribute to the fallen soldiers
and preservers ofthe Union." The
city was in holiday attire, and bust
ness was almost entirely suspended.
Flags floated from public and private
buildings. and many windows were
periodically and tastefully decorated
with the national colors. Early in the
morning the several cemeteries were
visited and wreathes and bouquets
fashioned by fair hands were tenderly
laid on the low green mounds of the
fallen heroes. The receiving vault
in Lake View Cemetery was opened
and the casket containing the remains
of the martyred Garfield presented 10
public view. The casket was decora-
ted with beautiful floral designs.
" Garfield's monument located in
Lake View Cemetery is not yet fin
ished, when completed the casket con-
tanning his remains is to be placed in
the monument.
The parade in the afternoon, is
claimed, was the largest ever seen in
Cleveland on similar occasion and
ELECTED frequent outbursts ofapplause
as it passed through the streets. The
memorial exercises were held in the
Music Hall, which has room to seat
five thousand persons. The hall was
soon filled and thousands thrOnged
the streets unable to obtain admit
lance. The hall was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion. Baskets of
fragrant flowers were suspended from
gallery to gallery, while the persons
occupying the stage were almost OBJ
scured from view by an immense
skirting of Towering plants and foil
age. Over the center of the stage
were suspended in the form of Ro-
man cross American flags, the banners
of the ex-prisoners Of war and of Me.
mortal Post G. A. r. The several
addresses were patriotic. The music
was a noted feature of the afternoon
and it was furnished by choir of one
thousand singers, selected from the
city high schools. The songs were
accompanied by the waving ofsmall
flags carried by the pupils. The sing
ing was led by Prof. n. G. Stewart.
At the close of the exercises IN the
hall, the various organizations having
been assigned positions in the parade
took their places preparatory to the
formation of the procession. The
column when formed presented a
lively aud imposing spectacle as it
moved forward to the strains of ma.
tional music between the dense
throngs of people that lined either
side of the streets. SNYDERs.
The car stables at Montreal were