St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-31
THE SLEEPING DEAD.
Their Graves Were Strewn
With Sweetly-Smelling
Flowers.
Memorial Day Was Thor
oughly Observed in the
Flour City.
Results of the Annual Field
Day at the State Uni
VePSity.
Pillsbury 0Patorieal Contest
Roundup OF a Holt
day.

and fresh. The sun shown with a
warmth that had in it a special purpose.
1t dssipated the sparkling dew drops
on the grass over the graves of the
sleeping soldiers and warming up the
sod made comfortable beds for the
flowers that were S,rewn with almost
Drodigal generosity, The trees and foil
age in the cemeteries seemed greener
than ever before and the buds spread
their petals in humble recognition and
reverence for the occasion. I'm
like the tickle days of May that
have come and gone, yesterday was
a beautiful one from the time the
gray dawn broke until old Sol Redeemed
the sky in the Occident and sank
in all his glory behind the jagged hills.
1t seemed as though kindly Proyi-
dence had arranged the conditions of
the elements so as to beautify the world
on the day when memorial services
were held over the heroic dead. Dur
ing the morning scarcely 4 fleck could
be seen in the blue canopy. but toward
the noon hour clouds gathered and HOY
cred over the city, only to be diSpellcd
and scattered by the benignant sun.
The city was one great flower garden,
and in the hands of every little boy
and girl could be seen bunch
of dainty roses or heavenly vloletS. An
OdOr of the woodlands peTyaded the
prOSaic, dusty streets and the poet mad
no need to go 10 the country to find his
muse. Arcadia had established itself
in the city, and Parnassus loomed
above the Gingy blocks and church
spires. All morning long bodies of old
cnlfliarc r1,arol,0h mn an1 dnEn tho
streets Oh their way 10 the graYeyardS,
where they flung flowers oil the
graves of their comrades. Scarcely
ever in the history of Minneapolis
have so many peNple turned out to dec
Orate the graves and pay the simple
though loving tributes 10 the dead. as
on Yesterday. Could the dead but have
risen from their Shr0uds and seen the
masses surge through the graveyardS
and drop tokens as they went. it is
likely they would have sighed and muir
INJURED with the poet. Ills sweet to
be dead" They were certainly thought
a great deal more of in their graves
than when on earth, for i'll the modern
world heroes never liYe-until they are
dead.
The public exercises occurred in the
afternoon, and the whole town turned
out To watch the grand procession. All
the public buildings and institutions.
also the majority of manufacturing
places and shops had closed, giving the
employees a chance TO enjoy the legal
holiday. And all these people were out
in their holiday attire and lined the
streets for miles. The members Of the
o. A. r. and auxiliary organizations
assembled at their respective halls and
then marched 10 the West hotel, where
the procession formed in line. 1t was
a larger one than anticipated, so that 1t
was nearly 8 o'clock before the grdng
parade commenced. 1t was nearly a
mile and half in length, and probably
one of the most
Notable and Impressive
professions ever witnessed in the North
west on Memorial day. The line of
march was from the West hotel down
Hennepin avenue to Washington; from
thence to Nicollet and up that avenue
to Tenth street. The procession pro-
ceeded under the spreading shade
trees on Tenth to Hennepin ave-
nue. and then directly UP to LOr-
inc park. The procession was d.
vided into five divisions, but space
forbids mentioning in detail the
various organizations which marched in
line. 1t was headed by Superintendent
OF Police Henderson and a squadron of
mounted police under command of
Lieut.. Fred Coffin. Next came that
notwithstanding gentleman. the assist
ant superintendent of police, Capt.
Helm, and platoon of finely uniformed
men. Next came the officers of the
day, Chief MarshtI e. Ii. Taylor, Chief
of Staff j. X. MertZ and the following
Il Pow Herman Wort
John L. Gilman, {. II. Nero. 0. \.
Lawson. Charles Hunt, George F.
Church, P. ii. Mathew, A. c. Morrison
and Martin 4. Yancey.
The First division was composed of
the various companies of the Minnesota
National guard, drum corps and Uni
formed Knights of Pythias. The vet
eraus divided into posts and CORDS. the
cOlored guards and the colored knights
of Pythias made up the Second division.
In the Third division were the Odd
Fellows, uniformed and armed societies,
Flambeau club. Hibernian rifles and
society, Knights of Sherwood and the
uniformed Viking cOmmandery. The
Fourth division comprised the national
drum corps, fire department, postal
clerks and mail carriers. Gethsemane
cadets. West Minneapolis Turnverein
society and numberleSS school children
and citizens on foot. The Fifth and
last division was the most notable,
though by no means the most
picturesque. The marshal of this
division was George w. Coburn. and
his aides, N. Hay. }. s. ROwley, B.
Seabarn and DIR. George W. Gibson.
Then followed long line of carriages
which contained the orator of the day,
DR.. S. w. Sample: Mayor Winston, the
chairman Of the general committe: A.
A. Kelly. members of the city council
and park board, judges of the supreme
court and circuit judges, court officers
and prominent ladies of the Grand
ARMY. The procession moved along in
excellent order. and nothing occurred
to mar the general success OF the day.
The music furnished by the bands and
drum corps was excellent, but there
was scarcely enough of it for such
mammoth parade. 1t took the process
sion whole hour to march around the
streets assigned. so that when Loring
park was reached. the city clocks could
be heard Ginning 4.
In Loring Park.
The crowd in the park was sight to
behold. Over 10000 people had massed
themselves around the speaker pavil-
ION. dlIu " POliSt al tilet HtO'ihS mass
was no small task. From the pavilion
the great crowd. swaying this way aud
that, resembled a SURFING sea, whose
every wave was crested With flowers Of
all hues. A rope had been stretched
around the pavilion. leaving aD inclosed
portion of ground with seats tor those
who had taken part in the procession.
But the rope was torn down and the
crowd pushed against the frail pavilion.
1t was everybody for himself and the
devil for the hindmost. The exercises
opened with a few remarks by Chair
man Kelly and music by brass
band, which rendered the patriotic
air Star Spangled Banner" COmrade
G. H. Nero read the national and
department Grand Army orders. after
which the ladies of the Central High
| school sang Keller's "American Hynln. y