Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-31
STREW|NG FLOWERS.
Memorial Day Appropri-
ateIy Observed.
AN IMPRESSIVE PARADE.
Long Line Wends Its Way From
Cemetery to Cemetery.

Memorial morn dawned bright and
clear. more perfect day could not be
asked for and the clear, balmy atmosphere
and warm sunlight seemed in harmony
with the sad, hut beautiful task Of the
veterans OF that grand old army.
Memorial Day was never more thor
oughiy observed in Pawtucket than it was
diers graves in the different cemeteries
were decorated by veterans and sons of
veterans, members of Tower Post and A.
X. Tilton Camp.
The parade was at o'clock in the after
noon, as usual The line was formed on
Summer street, with the right resting on
North Union street, under the direction
OF Joseph f. Means, Chiet Marshal, as
sisted by Orrls r. Huntley and Joseph III.
Grant, aids, and started promptly on time
in the following order:
Police skirmisheIs.
Platoon OF police, under command OF Officer
TompKins.
Chief Marshal Means and aids
senior Vice Department. Commander Charles
staff, mounted.
Col. William NJ. p. Bowen. commanding di.
vision OF Rhode Island of ", and staff.
Department and division stan officers on
foot
Pawtucket City Band, r.. IL. Fairman leader.
80 pieces.
Co. A, First Battalion Cavalry, X. I. NJ,
Capt. Edward 4. Jones. one ofiioer and Is
Co. IL, first Regiment Infantry. Il. /. NJ,
Capt. William MeGregor. one officer and SO
sont of Veterans Drum Corps, Algernon IL.
Edgar. Jr.. leader; Charles A. Bailey. drum
major; pieces.
Capt. A. X. Tilton Camp, :. OF ". Capt. Alton
l.. Pierce, commanding.
Tower Post, No. IL, q. A. r., Senior Vice
Commander Lewis j. Matteson command
Carriages containing eged and inirm com.
Flower wagons.
Carriage containing the officiating clergy
men.
Carriage containing the quartette.
Carriage containing His Honor Mayor
Carriage containing Aldermen Miller,
0Reiliy and Winters and Councilman
Bryant.
Carriages containing members of the Com.
mon Council city and state officials, cler-
gymen, visiting comrades and other In.
uited guests.
The line OF march was through North
Union, Main, Broadway and Cottage
treets to Oak Grove cemetery; thence
through North Bend, Walcout, Main, East
avenue and Grace street to st. Marv's
cemetery; Sthence through George and
Harrison streets and West avenue to
Mineral Spring cemetery; thence through
Main and North Main streets to Grand
| Army Hall, where the line was dismissed.
AZ Oak Grove cemetery the exercises
| consisted Of dirge blythe band; prayer
by Rev. Theodore s. Snow; singing, "Sol-
diers Memorial" by quartette; decora-
tions OF the graves, and salute by Co. II,
First Regiment Infantry.
At st. Mary's cemetery the services con.
sisted OF a drge by the band, decorating
the graves, a salute of three volleys from
the carbines of Co. A, 1st Battalion Cav
airy, and "taps."
At Mineral Spring cemetery the exer-
cises of the post consisted of the dirge by
the band, prayer by Rev. Adelbert 8.
Coats OF the First Baptist Church, and
singing, "Soldier's Memorial Hymn by
the quartet, address by Chaplain J. j.
Woolley, poem written by Mrs. Henry
Fish, entitled "Our Unknown Dead" and
a salute by Company II.
The firemen decorated with a floral
badge toe graves OF their associates who
| died while in the service, three OF whom
came to their death while on duty-Chief
| Samuel s. Collyer, James e. Everett, John
jerks, John +. Winslow, James Cogan
and Thomas Callahan.
The Collyer monument was also deco
rated.
Tower Corps, No. 1, w. Il. c., in the
morning attended the services over the
remains Of Mrs. Nellie A. Pierce, former
| President.
The remains have been in the tomb
awaiting burial. Rev. J. j. Woolley off,
ciated. The graves of the deceased men,
bers Of the corps were also decorated.