The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-27
At TIE GEM ct gRIES.
Hundreds of Graves Covered With
Swee Flowers.

Hundreds of Graves Covered With
Sweet Flowers.
The decorations at the cemeteries were
very fine. Roses and laurel were lavished
freely upon the graves of the dead heroes
who wore the gray and many OF them were
perfect monuments of flowers. The roses,
which are now blooming in such profusion,
OF course predominated in the decorations.
Laurel Grove was visited by thousands
Of people during the day and the street cars
TO the cemetery were crowded from noon
until dark.
The graves were decorated early
In the day and presented a beautiful sight.
Each one of the several hundred soldiers
graves in the confederate lot had been dec
GRATED by the ladies of the Ladies' Memo
rial Association. A wreath of laurel, with
bunch OF red and white roses at the peak,
hung upon the tombstone at the head of
each grave. The effect was pretty, and ex-
cited much favorable comment among Wis
ltors In that buryinG ground are the re-
mains of soldiers from every southern
state, from Virginia to Texas, and proba-
bly, more than a hundred different COM
mands. Not one was neglected yesterday.
The monument in the center Of the soldiers
lot was tastefully decorated, twined with
roses and evergreen, with pillows of roses at
the base.
Gen. Battow's monument was handsomely
decorated by committee Of the young
Barlow Light Infantry. appointed for this
purpose, this being duty assumed by them
on their organization.
AS usual, the graves of the members of
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry who "fell at
the battle OF Manassas Plains, July 81,
1901" were noticeable for their handsome
decorations.
There are a number Of graves in
the cemetery bearing this inscription.
Among these was the beautifully
decorated monument of julius A. Ferrill
AT the base of the cross was an exquisite
pillow of white roses with the initials ~.
A. f., 1851" in the center.
as usual the Branch graves attracted
much attention. At the head of Lieut.. j.
L. brarch's grave rose a pillow OF white
and green flowers. In the center was a
confederate flag in red and white roses, and
next large heart OF roses. Upon the grave
OF the late Sanford W. Branch was large
harp and heart of roses. At the head of
eacn grave was wreath of laurel with
confederate flags painted on the end leaves
and at the foot pot of Gala lilies.
Ihe grave Of William II. Crane was
Perfect bed of roses il various designs.
1he Hsbersham lot was the center of
special attraction.
The graves of Capt. Joseph Clay Haber-
ohN uAS blOIDeF w Jlllhm Neylo
Habershaul, both Of whom fell in the battle
near Atlanta July %, 1864, were crowned
with wreaths and crosses of roses. A large
cross of roses stood between the graves
The grave of II. F. Habersham who fell
az Chancellorsville May 8, 1868, was
thought by many to be the most
handsomely decorated in the ceme-
tary. 1t was oomnlete
oed OF roses resting upon an evergreen
toundatlon, worked in various designs, At
tne head was a star of red roses in a bed of
@Snite roses, followed by cross Of purple
lowers and that in bed OF yellow roses,
Ioilowed by star of yellow roses in a bed
u red roses. The battered battle flag of
reeds battery, under which he was killed,
was upon the monument at the head of
tne grave. The flag was made in Savannah
and presented to the battery upon its or
ganlzation in 1861. It is the property of
Mrs. H. F. Habersham.
=. me grave of Thomas Purse. another of
roses
Inc grave Of Capt. Archibald C. Dayen-
PoFS' recently deceased, was tastefully