Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-31
OVER HEROS' GRAVES.
Complete and Respondent Observation
of Memorial Day in Santa
7e Yesterday
An Imposing Procession and Abundance
Of Flowers Street Decorations
Notes of the Day.

The capitol city again did the hand
some thing by herself and her visitors
Yesterday in the observance OF Memorial
dav. As is usual with anything that ap-
peals to local pride and the patriotic SEN
timents Of the people OF Santa re,
all classes Joined in concentrating the
said and beautiful duties OF the occasion
with true American zeal.
All business was suspended at noon
and the remainder OF the day devoted to
the memory of the soldier dead, so many
Of whom lie beneath the green that
shrouds the national military cemetery al
the base of the mountains north OF the
city.
The sire cts and business houses about
the plaza were pro!usely decorated with
eyergreens, bunting and flags. On san
Francisco street, by actual count, III
American flags and three huge lrlsli ban
ners waved gracefully in the gladsom'
( breeze. All the forenoon Carleton pos
hall was crowded with patriotic ladies
arranging the baskets of flowers into ap
propriate form for decorative purposes
From early morn the several city GENE
teries were filled with sad-eyed Womei
and romping children spreading fio"er
over the graves OF departed loved ones
| The dav could not have been more beau
tiful and the ceremonies that character
lied it throughout were impressive ant
touching.
At2:l5 the sound of the bugle call an
the clang of the fire bell slgnalled the OF
ganization Of the procession. Col Wyl
koop, marshal OF the day, and tive aldef
kept the gathering crowd Of vehicles
horse and footmen well in hand and o
the move, until three-quarters OF an hou
later the
PROCESSION WAS READY To MOVE.
To the inspiring strains of the 10th II
fantry bands music the procession move
on MS follows:
10th L : Band.
Col simon snyder and stall, mountc"
Battalion l0th t. :. Infantry.
Carleton Post No. s, Dept. of \. NJ, Il. \. K, Il
Guiding visiting members OF &. \. Il,
and veterans of the wGr
Uniformed Fire Department thirty member
ST. atharine Indian school seventy h'e pup
Ramona Indian School, twenty boys and CIR
Flower Wagons.
Ladies' Floral Committee i'll Carriages
Territorial and County OfCers
Board OF Trade.
sevcuty-fvc Carriages containing Citizens.
Citizens on Horseback
A REsPLENDENT SHOWING
was made as the procession moved arou1
the plaza and down San Francisco sire
. toward the cemetery. 1t WAS matter
much comment and general congratul
ton that so thoroughly cosmopolitan
showing could be made hy Santa Fe wi
80 little preparation.
At the cemetery the usual simple al
impressive ceremonies OF the dry We
carried out by the members of the Graz
Army, Commander Geo. w. knaeh
presiding, and interspersing Il
= exercises was vocal music by Il
- ladies' and instrumental music by t
- band. The prayer was by Rev. q.
d Smith and after more music ranks We
90 broken and every grassy mound loul
abundant flowers on hand to cover
. Very many Of the graves were complete
hidden from view. The sad salute
, musketry, benediction and taps f
y lowed an hour later, and the process
then recognized and proceeded back
the plaza where it disbanded, each di
sion moving toward its respective heG
quarters
In every respect the ceremonies OF t
day were most complete and successful
carried out.