The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-10
THEIR VALOR COMMEMORATED
IGNORING The Soldiers Who Defended the
City from The First Attack.
INTERESTING MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
q Schooner Bound from Richmoned DIS
abIed or Cape Charles
Eiection-Ovcr the State.

PxrEnspuRo. Va. June 9.-lSpeciaLI-lo-
lay is the twenty-seventh anniversary OF inc
first attack made on Petersburg by 'he re"-
eral army. The attack was made oy q i"ise
cavalry force under the command OF uenei a.
Eantz. and the defenders Of the Oockaoe
r;tvp ware n handful of aged citizens ana
youths. under the command OF ColoH1l ~,
irclay many of whom shed their biOOu III
Che defense OF their homes and hresiues- ENoI
since the close Of the war the YIN OF June nas
been observed as Memorial DAY, "heh eno
graves of the soldiers who are buried IN
fiarJ,o~d coroetery are decorated with now
srs nnder the auspices of the Ladies Memorial
This morning dawned bright and clear and
tba ann ehoue in all Of It's warmth and eiiul-
pence. giving promise OF brlsh' MVeI
noon for the exercises at the cemetery. Al
half-past IL o'clock Company OF MOTIONS,
Lee Rifles. Captain George ". Taylor. twenty
strotc; Company b. Norfolk City Guards
Captain M. Farrell. twenty strong. Company
4 of Portsmouth, Old Dominion GUARDS
CAPTAIN X. 4. Warren. twenty-four suOhR;
Company X. Portsmouth Rifles. Lieutenant
J. W. Helper in command, twenty-s& strohJ'
with the following stad officers Of the ouiln
Virginia regiment ColohSi VI ~ r nn1u, od;,,
III. Hodges and Captain X W. Iomhh, aoJu-
tant. arrived hore. accompanied by the Fourth
Virc;nIa Regiment band In addition
10 the military companies came forty
members of Pickett-Buchanan camp
Confederate Veterans, d-lAeutenant-
Commander David Il. Duren III COM
mand. The visitors were met at the
dapot by the Petersburg Grays and their mill
tary band and detachment from the a: T.
Hill Camp Confederate Veterans. The visit
ing veterans were escorted 10 the Hall or A.
r. Hill Camp where they partook OF lunch
and the visiting military companies were
marched 10 the armory Of the Petersburg
Grays' where they were also lunched. At l
O'Clock the visiting Confederate veterans
we're dined at the St James hotel and the
military at the Southern hotel
At $3.50 O'Clock the procession was formed,
the right resting at the Southern Hotel, on
Bollingbro0k street. At o'clock the line OF
march was taken up. which included several
of the principal streets, thence out TO the
cemetery. The exercises at the cemetery con-
sisted of music by the band. PRAYER by Rev.
A. c. Bledsoe. pastor of the Washington
street NJ. Z. church: introduction of the order
OF the day by Mayor Charles +. Collier, adj
dress by ex-Goyernor William T.. Cameron,
singing
LET ms gather meath the laurels
Where holy dust doth lie;
Let us pile the blooming flowers
Twix the marble and the sky
music by the band, doxology, military salute
decoration Of the graves.
In honor Of the day the stores on the prin-
cipal streets Of the Gig were gayly decorated
with State and national flags and bunting. and
Sycamore street was one perfect river of
colors. After 2 o'clock in the afternoon there
was ageneral suspension OF business and at the
cemetry thousands of people gathered to do
honor to those who wore the gray and fell on
the field OF battle for a cause they believed to
be right and Just