The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-31
HONOR TO THE DEAD.
Patriotic Remembrance of the
Unions Defenders.
4 FINE STREET PROCESSION.
James Leddy's Eloquent Grafton 10 oil
Children Sing Hymns OF Praise
Flowers on warriors' Graves.

The nations dead soldiers were remem.
bered yesterday in the true spirit of pat
riotism by the people of Seattle. Tho
Grand Army of the Republic took the in
itiative in the management of the celebra.
ton. but the whole body of the people fell
into entire sympathy. and the result was,
Memorial day of 1892 was the most perfect
success for an event of the kind in the
history of the city. The parade, exercises
at the Armory, and the solemn service at
Lake View cemetery were all of an impos-
ing character and proved credit to the
city.
Early in the forenoon the cars were
heavily laden with masses of people hur.
rying from the remote districts to the GEN.
trs part of the city. BY 10 o'clock Sec
end street, Yesier avenue, Front and
Union streets were lined on both sides
with thousands OF people eagerly waiting
70 watch the procession march.
At Second and Columbia streets the
scene was full of spirit and animation
from $50 to 10 O'Clock. As the marching
bodies one after another arrived they re-
ported to Adjutant A. w. Haet e. This
officer in turn reported to Grand Marshal
MN. Holmes, who with military pre-
eision assigned the various bodies to their
respective places in the marching column.
Upon he minute of 10 o'clock the body
moved with Grand Marshal NJ. NJ.
Holmes, who was mounted, at its head.
The parade was composed of the follow
ing bodies:
Platoon OF twcnty-four policemen, commanded
by Chief Andrew Jackson.
First Regiment band.
Detachment of First regiment N. G. W., under
command of Colonel Joe Green and staff,
consisting OF Major Dawson, Lieutenant and
Psymsster II. l. Allison, Adjutant Charles
Espin, IT,, Burton Hancs.
Company Z, forty men, commanded by Captain
+. s. Ingraham.
Company ID, twcnty-eight men, commanded by
Captain Frank Hilton.
Company B, thirty-ive men, commanded by
Captain L s. Booth
Detachment of brigade of Uniformed Rank X.
oil under command OF Colonel J. B. Metcalfe.
seattle Division No. /, twenty-four men, com.
manded by First Lieutenant J. T. Mitchell.
Rainier Division, No. 49, twenty-six men. COM
handed by Captain E. p. Edsen.
Seattle High School Cadets, twenty four men,
commanded by Captain J. F. Brewer.
Detachment from the warship Ranger. U. 8. N,
twenty-four men, commanded by Ensign w.
c. Cole and Paymaster F. 7. Arms.
Brigade officers, Sons Of Veterans, Colonel E. W.
Young, Adjutsnt Charles Plympton.
George II. Thomas Camp, No. !, Sons of Veter-
ans, forty-eight men, commanded by First
Lieutenant Lee Willard.
n. N. Holmes Camp, No. "a, Ballard, twenty
men.
Stevens Post, G. A. r., 100 men, Commander
/. A. Trcen.
John 7. Miller Post. q. A. R.. l52 men, COM
manded by Major w. v. Rinehart.
Commodore Foote Post, No. ~, q. A. r., Sidney.
twenty men, Commander J. B. Clark.
Cushing Post, No. Sc, g. A. R., Ballard.
Twenty-one survivors OF Andersonville prison.
Four carriages containing aged veterans.
Women's Relief Corps and Ladies' Aid Society,
100 strong.
The procession moved with martial tread
down Second to Yesler avenue, down
Yesler avenue to Front street and up Front
street to Union. Here the various bodies
were brought to halt.
The detachment of police, the three
companies of the National Guard and two
divisions of the Uniform Rank K. of p.
were reduced to single file and stretched
along the south line of Union street, and
with uncovered heads the veterans of the
Grand Army posts, the Women's Relief
Corps, the Ladies' Aid Society and the
Sons of Veterans entered the Armory first,
while the band played a solemn march.
The other marching bodies followed
quickly in and after them the public in
ten minutes had so filled the big hall that
every inch of standing room was taken
and hundreds who came late could neither
get within seeing or hearing distance of
the platform in the hall.
The building with it's artistic decora-
lions and vast sea of faces, presented an
inspiring spectacle.
The platform had been beautified into a
bed OF flowers. Conspicuous among the
floral offerings were those made up from
the design of the national flag, the G. A.
K badge and gates aiar.
On the platform sat Commander Of the
Day Byron Phelps. Adjutant A. w. HASTE,
James Leddy, Colonel ]. w. Langley,
Major s. w. Clark, chairman of general
committee of arrangements, Colonel f. W.
Young of the Sons of Veterans; Mayor J.
/. Ronald, the Rev l.. c. Moss, chaplain;
the Rev. John +. Damon and Professor II.
sherman Sharpe. who was in charge of the
music, and Celeste Langley Slauson, poet
OF the occasion.
In the rear of these distinguished citi-
zens sat 275 children from the public
schools of the city. Their innocent faces,
bright eyes and white dresses lent a charm
lag beauty and simplicity TO the scence
that moved the hearts of all.
Commander Byron Phelps raped for
order. and in an instant 5000 lips were as
silent as the grave.
Professor Sharpe waved his baton, the
children arose and sang the new state
song, MY Washington. and rendered it
so well that the building shook with APP
plause.
The commander then read from the
Grand Army ritual the reasons that called
forth the celebration of the day, and called
upon Adjutant A. w. HASTE to read the
orders tor the day.
The adjutant in q clear voice read the
following:
General Order No. 81
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WAsH->
INGroN AND ALASKA, 7
GRAND ARMY OF THE kEPUBLC->
The twenty fish anniversary OF the beautiful
and patriotic service of decorating the graves OF
the fallen defenders of our country will be rev.
erent observed by the loyal citizens and COM
mUultiaS of ira ITpifpd StateS on the Slth OF