The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-31
DECORATION DAY.
An Immense Crowd Gathers at
Grafton, West Virginia.
VERY INTERESTING SERVICES
u.,J q, rlc National Cemctcry-Mor-
c.urovu, Weston and Fairmont
Honor the Dead Soldiers
cleveland at New York.
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H! G",rroy, ". Va, May 30. - Ten
,honsand people from the surrounding
"on,,y and from distant portions Of
~" state is not an exaggerated estimate
81 u,c crowd that poured into Grafton
,a.Iov 10 witness the ceremonies at the
an,, National Cemetery in West Vir-
,t,ia As early MS yesterday afternoon
,hoy brrIn to arrive, and last right the
In,I. were strained to accommodate
hop This morning special trains on
III. tbrer divisions OF the Baltimore x
ohio road and tho Grafton & Greenbrier
hrorrb, in thousands, and when the
,,,,cs.ion formed this afternoon the
crowd blocladed the streets 50 that it
wo. with difficulty that the detachment
of I'M. Firt Regiment, Company b.
IN ~ r"m,nand OF Captain Sine, heading
,Is H. inr cleared the way for the long
Ina NJ Grand Army men and Sons OF
Vrtcrlus. and the large number OF little
Gfls bearing flowers that came after
them. -.,..a
q, Grliton have never failed TO draw n
C,owI. hut to-day the attraction seemed
N surplss that OF all previous occasions.
CitIens Of Grafton tell me that TIE in
forest in memorial day seems to increase
corh wear, not only among the veterans
Of the war but among the people gen
crallv. The State Encampment OF sons
nj Veterans which has been in session
here DIT ing the past Two days, added to
thr interest, and that body united with
,hcC;. A. r.. in the observance OF the
Iay The music was not the least agree
abIe feature OF the occasion, four excel
lent bands Of music being in line; be-
sides as many large and splendidly
equipped drum corps.
At iocori the several organizations
named above formed in line on Main
street. and rnder command OF Chief
Marshal Samuel Gramm, OF this city,
paradrd through the town and to the
cemetery, which, by the way, is one OF
tllcmost beautiful spots in the State, the
Goycfnmont having expended large
sum Of mo lcy in the work OF improving
II, It's beGuty has been described so
often in the columns OF the INTELLIGEN-
GER that It is unnecessary to say more
than that to-day, after the refreshing
showers OF the past week, it looked
loypl;cr than ever; the twelve hundred
soldiers graves, with their little white
hcadstoncs looked green and fresh, and
the beds Of bright flow crs looked beau
tiful bcyo d dC7criptior. T
The exercises at the cemetery were
opened By Hon. J. W. Mason, who read
the impressive service OF the G. A. r.
ritual, andachorus, "The Fallen Brave"
BY choir oi ladies' and gentlemen.
After an appropriate prayer by Rev. j.
II. Flanagan, OF the Presbyterian
church, and another song, "Then Lay
Your Garlands DER their Toni" by the
choir, Mr., Mason introduced Hon. John
A. Campbell, OF Hancock county, the
orator OF the day.
Mr.. CampbclI's reputation us an orator
issccond to none in the State, but to-
day he surpassed himself. The vast rs:
Scmbldgc, numbering several thousand
people, listened to him with almost
bra.hlcss interest, and when the speak
or closed his address there was n tre-
mendous outburst OF applause. 1t was
aCOmmOn remark that never before had
such an address been delivered upon
that spot.
Briefly but cloQuently he revised the
history Of the National life OF the Amer.
can people, from the time when almost
simultaneously with the landing olthe
Pilgrim fathers on the coast OF New Eng.
land the settlements were made at
Jamestown, Virginia, by the Chivalrous
Englishmen. He showed how each
planted in their respective territories
ideas that differed widely--the one
planting the central thought upon which
is based free institutions, the principle
that the will OF the majority should be
the supreme law; the other the principle
that the inferior in birth are subject
to the rule Of superior blood, coupled
with the idea OF State Sovereignty. lie
traced the history OF the 250 years dur
ingwhich the ideas grew and strengthen
ed, keeping pace with the marvellous
development Of our institutions, and
ending in the great civil war. He then
elaborated upon the results OF that war,
showing how, when Lee surrendered
State Sovereignty and the outgrowth OF
the idea planted by the Virginia settlers,
and which was responsible for the
slavery that had existed in this country,
were crushed forever, while the great
idea OF nationality was decrced to thrive
for all time, Mr.. Campbell closed with
brilliant culogy Of the fallen soldiers
OF the Republic who died in defense OF
the Nationalidea and upon whose graves
the thousands Of living had gathered to
place garlands Of flowers, glowing
tribute to the living veterans, and an
eloquent reference to the order ot
Sons OF Veterans and the work they
had marked out for themselves.
THE full text OF this speech will ap-
pear tomorrow.
Col. Jacob Kemple, OF Wheeling, fol-
lowed with brief address, full OF patri-
otto sentiment. Col. Kemple was also
received with applause. i,
Then came Il "RcQuiem to the Brave"
ny Tue chOlr, alter which the uecoTutlOn
ton OF the graves, and the exercises OF
the day Were at close.
The town is still crowded with people.
This evening street concert is being
gwen by the several visiting bands OF
music and an exhibition drill by the
military.
The feature OF to-day's exercises was
reunion OF Company b, Second Vir-
glala Regiment Volunteers. The occa-
sion was very enjoyable. The veterans
Of this company, which saw hard fight
ing, We're in the line OF procession bear
lng9 riddled battle flag. This flag was
was lost at the close OF the war and was
only found short time since in posses
SION srN Of member now living in Texas.
lRe liaS was the subject Of eloquent
I!IlislonS by the speakers at the Sons oil