The morning news., 1889-04-27

The grave OF Lieut. F. Habersham of
| the Guards, who fell at Cbancellorsville,
/ was also prettily decorated. large waiter
/ Of flowers was placed on the grave, and the
/ confederate flag as dTooped over the mon
ument
/ The grave Of William p Brooks, whose
/ brilliant record IN the confederate navy,
won for him may honorable places. was
| hidden under bank Of flowers. The floral
model ship, Tallahassee" was on the head
Of the grave, and farther down were floral
cross ald AMI anchor.
AT GEN. BARToW'S GRAVE
The Bar ow light infantry decorated the
grave OF Gen. Francis s. Blrtow At
O'Clock the members of the company, under
| command Of Capt G. b. Prtchard, Jr,,
escorted by Lieut.. j. f. Brooks, # the
Cadets, and vice president of thA Bartows,
marched from the Regimautal Armory TO
the cemetery and to the grave Of their
hero. Each member carri d floral offer
ing, and Gait. Pritchard car led large
pillow Of white roses, bordered with Grim
son roses. Marching up in front of the
monuments, they stood with uncovered
heads while the young captain stepped to
the side Of the grave aid sud:
Members Of the BARTON Liant Tnfdntru.
We have come for the first time since our
organization 70 honor our hero, and as ii is pos
sbe that there may be some among you uufa-
"
me 10 give you Il brief sketch Of his life
Francis s. Barlow was born in Savannah on
Sept. g. 1916. Arriving at manhood he chose
the leg al profession and soon attained an envia-
bic reputation in IL But when the clar
ion OF war resouuded IN his native
state, when her brave sons were
called upon to defend her. not one
moment did he hesitate not one personal feel
inz did he allow to deter him from glving his
immediate services to his country. He left
savannah IN com nani of the gallant Oge
k.VaNa -
dered TO form and become the colonel of the
Eighth Georgia regime t, and two months
later at Manassas he was brevetted brigadier
general ani commanded a brigade upon that
bloody field where he yielded up his life His
last words as he was borne off in the arms of
his men We find eneraved upon the memorial
slab: They have killed me, boys, but don't
give il up
"Firm as the frmest where duty led,
He hurried without falter;
Bold as the boldeSt he fought and bled,
And the day was won, but The field was red,
And the blood Of his noble heart shed
On his countTy's hallowed altar"
But though the cause is lost and he himself is
no more his truth his bravery, his disinterested-
ness, his patriotism IA green IN our memory.
Let us strive to emu ate his virtues and on the
battlefield of life act well our part.
A PRETTY SIGHT.
Before the speech was concluded several
hundred gathered about the monument
The floral offerings were then placed
on the grave by the Bartows lady
friends. The occasion was most interest
ing one, and the young soldiers ably ac-
quilted themselves. After the exercises were
over the company marched back TO the
armory and was dismissed A large number
Of the graves were handsomely decorated
Seventy y-five dollars was taken in at the
gate and will be forwarded to the secretary
# the Atlanta association next week, to be
sent to Richmond for the purpose of putting
eadsto les - the graves of the confederate
dead from Georgia in llywOod Cemetery.
The soldiers graves aud many other
graves in BJuaventure and tue Catholic
cemetery were decorated. The Coast Line
railroad ran Il special schedule of trains
and crowd OF p.opls went out