St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-31
The Day an Ideal One, and the
Crowds at the Cemeteries
Large.
Death Of C. G. Sturtevant, Vet
ePan Of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Stephen B. Smell Also Passes
Away--General News Of
Minneapolis.

| dead of the nation. Business was
practically suspended in order that
| there might be no excuse for people
not taking part in what has be-
come an American duty. Early in
the morning flags were flying at half
mast from the public buildings and
school houses, and humanity began to
| fill the streets. Here and there the uni
form of the q. A. X. was seen among
the brighter colors Of the holiday attire
of the people, and soon the downtown
streets were filled with crowds of men,
women and children, waiting for the
| conveyances that were to take them to
their posts of duty by the sides of the
graves of the nations defenders.
Thousands of people gathered at
Lakewood to do honor to the storied
brave. The cemetery looked beautiful
in its mantle of bright green with the
budding trees overhead, dotted here
and there with its monuments of spot
less marble. Far away on all sides
stretched the rising and falling slopes,
and long before the trains carrying the
G. A. r. posts had arrived, people had
been there, and the hundreds of little
mounds had been refreshed with
flowers. At the q. A. r. lot, where the
ceremonies of the day took place.
stand had been erected, and in
front of it was the half circle Of
graves, each marked by its little cross,
upon each Of which were the stars and
stripes. Here came Rawlins. Butler,
Plummer, Schaetfer, Morgan and Nor
ton posts, the latter marching, headed
by three little girls with white frockS
and tri-colored sashes. They marched
in, each comrade carrying wreath and
bunch of flowers. They were drawn
up in line by the head of the graves, the
''about face" was given, and In an in
slant the little mounds were buried be-
meath wreaths and flowers. Then there
was salute by Sous of Veterans No. 4.
Rev. Peter Glare, pastor of the Simp-
son NJ. E. church, delivered the prayer,
in which he asked a memory for those
who had cared for the families of the
veterans while they were in battle. The
audience sang the hymn America"
and Rev. H. H. French delivered the
address. AS early as o'clock the peo-
pie of South Minneapolis began to
gather in Layman's cemetery. where the
exercises of the day were to be held
for that portion of the city. At $50
the veterans Of Appomattox Post as
sembled at their headquarters, on
Franklin avenue east, near Fifteenth
avenue. Thew formed a procession
with the Minneapolis Drum corps, Camp
9. Sons of Veterans, and details from
Nor gan, Rawlins and Plummer posts
leading and escorting children of the
South side public schools and Women's
Relief Corps No. SO. The line of march
was down Franklin to Cedar and out
Cedar to Layman's cemetery, at the
corner of Lake street.
Under the green sward Of the st. An
thony Catholic cemetery in. Northeast
| Minneapolis sleep tWenty-nine heroes,
who fought noblY well IN the strife of
| the rebellion. The bones have long
since mingled with the dust of Mother
Earth, but their memories and deeds
are ever fresh in the minds of
relatives, friends and patriots. Dur
| ing the morning the cemetery was
| thronged with women and children, who
| planted flowers and beautified the little
! mounds. About 10 o'clock they were
| interrupted in their labor of love by the
entrance into the grounds of long
procession. the members OF which had
come to strew with flowers on the
Memorial day the graves of the
nations dead. A sweet and touch
ing simplicity characterized the
memorial ceremonies at st. Mary's
cemetery, and the soft zephyrs thai
swept over the green mounds of the
patriotic dead were laden with the &C
cents of sincerest devotion. The eXer
cises consisted in decorating the graves
of the soldiers, which was done by the
children of st. Mary's Orphan asylum
and the blessing Of the last resting
places by Rev. Fathers Mcintyre ant
Eagan, assisted by detail from Nor
gan post in charge of Thomas Rohan.
The grasS-groWn mounds in Maple
wood and Hillside cemeteries. unde
l which sleeps one of the attachments o
the great army of soldier dead, wer
decorated with flowers and with tn
stars and stripes for which the patriot
blood was shed. The G. A. r. pos
which had charge of the solemn CON
memorative services was the w. I
Chase, headquarters at POS Central ave
nue.. The Sons of Veterans, Camp NJ
80. and the Woman's Relief Corps. tt
gether with host of school children
y assisted.
) Bryant Post and w. R. c., togethe
7 with Lincoln Circle Ladies of the G.
R., met at the post hall, on Nicollet av,
: nue. and Twenty-siXth street, to take
WaShburn park car on the wa
to Richfeld cemetery. The trip frol
the park to Richfcld was made b
wagon. j. F. Perry acted as fiel
= marshal. At the cemetery the grave
were decorated by the G. A. R., Rev. \
/, j. Kelly offered prayer. j. b. Manic
/ gave an address, salute was offered /
i Sons of Veterans, Camp No. 4, "Amel
+ ica'' was sung and the benediction w;
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Pilling. A
all-day trip was made.
Superintendent of Police Smit
= mounted on handsome sorrel hors
turned the corner of NicoIlet avenr
and Third street prsmptly at q:
r o'clock and started the formation
- the procession and the parad
= The inspiring military mus
; of the Third infantry band W;
70 heard, and the troops from Fort Snel
n ing marched into view with fine effeC
Col. Mason and staff with full reg
n mentals were at their head, and ii
precision and WarlIKe actions OF u
regular troops as usual drew out a
plause all along the line.
AtFourth and Nicollet the formir
line halted, and the people at that poll
were treated to a choice lot Of milital
conduct. Col. Mason had several cor
mands to give, and the magical effect c
Z the orderlies of nod Of his head W;
a duly observed. He sent one orderly TO
z ward to the bandmaster, and one baC
q to the captain, who communicated h
instructions to another orderly, ar
finally they cot to their destination.
The crowds were enthusiastic ar
cheered at every opportunity. III
companies Of the local militia made
good impression in spite Of the fact TIL
they followed Immediately after tt
regulars. Drum corps were numerou
and Wellknown citizens on prancir
horses were scattered in large humble
throuoh the nroceSsion A feature