The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-31
Honolulu Does Not Forget tn
Heroes of the Civil War
SERVICES HELD By THE GRAND ARMY
One OF the Largest Turnouts In the
History of This City-Graves Never
so ProfuseIy Decorated-An Grafton
Delivered BY General Hartweu

One OF the largest parades in the
history of Honolulu appeared on
the streets yesterday. 1t was com.
posed of five military companies
and battalion from the flagship
Philadelphia, the whole acting as
an escort to the Geo. w. de Long
Post, G. A. R. The procession was
handled well by those in charge,
and not an accident of any kind
occurred. The streets along the
line of march were lined with peo-
pie on foot, and those who had
carriages were out in full force.
It was estimated that between $50
and 300 vehicles of various kinds
were out, as at times there was a
perfect jam. The services at the
cemetery were well attended; in
fact. the crowd was 60 dense it was
an impossibility to give anything
like an accurate estimate. 1t was
said that fully 5000 people were in
the immediate vicinity of the GEM
stery. The street cars going and
coming were taxed to their utmost
for accommodations, and about
2 80 o'clock, when the procession
left Harmony Hall, hacks were in
great demand.
There was no delay of any kind,
and promptly at :45 o'clock Com
pany e and the four companies Of
the National Guard, preceded by
the Government band, marched
down to Brewers wharf to meet
and escort the Philadelphia men
to the commencing point of the
march. The fagship's battalion
was drawn up in line. It was COM
posed of one company of marines,
! two companies of blue jackets and
the fagship's band, all under COM
mand of Lieutenant-Comm
Logan. There were about $50 men
in all. The order to move was
soon given and the body marched
to King street and awaited the
arrival of the members of the post.
Precisely on time the procession
started for the cemetery in the fol-
lowing order:
Platoon of police.
Government band.
Drum Corps, N. q. III.
Company e, followed by the COM
panies of the National Guard.
EE Flagship band.
Company of Marines.
Bluejackets from U.S.S. Philadelphia.
Geo. de Long Post, q. A. Il.
Carriages containing the orator Oh the
day and invited guests.
Admiral Walker and u. S. Min
lister Willis were in one carriage
and others contained Colonel Soper
and staff, officers of the Philadel-
rphia and Ministers King and
Smith.
When the cemetery was reached,
the following programme was car
ried out:
Il. "The Duty of Today"-.........-
.. Music .....'. 800. ~. ~; banu
I. "Today is the Festival of our
Deadn POST Commander
). Decoration of Graves. "...-.""
........ ....... Officer of the lay
6. "Comrades, by this Services.
............. ........ ....."..... Chaplain
z. Music -. Da ,i
=. Address Comrade A. 8. Hartwell
9. Roll call of the Dead. Adjutant
'0' POST and Escort
IL. "America" ...-Audience and Band
u. Bendiction... Rev. o. p. Emerson
The remarks of General A. 5.
Hartwell, the orator OF The day,
.were listened to attentively by
these present. After he was intro
dueed he said: ef
TT ss our privilege mere, in this for
ei0n Handkerchief in name, but not
i'm septiment-to join our country men
at home in doing honor to the memory
of those who fought and dleu In the
struggle for our national existence.
Nor,wouId we fail to speak gently
of our brave countrymen or the soutn 1
who laid down their lives for whae
they, although as we think wrongly,
regarded as the sacred cause Oh eu1
Confederacy. The grass grows anu
tho daisies bloom, and We place gar
lands alike over the graves OF the men
of the North and of the South:
This Memorial Day is a fitting time
IN which to turn our thoughts aslue
from the cares of daily life, to consider
the objects for which our fallen CON.
rades fought in the war OF tue gfeao
rebeIl;on, and to observe how far those
objects were, attained. Good
Today the spirit of peace anu g oodd-
will unto others is every where aoloau.
Science, art, philosophy and litera.ute
have Joined hands in their eno,. ~
raise the average of human napp ndens
and comfort, and to lessen the ouroens
of humanity. Modern aitruism De-