The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-31
UNITING OF BLUE AND GREY
FEDERAL AND CoNFEDERATES
DEDICATE Il MONUMENT.

1t Was Under a Sky That Was Now Grey
and Again Blue, But There Was Large
Assemblage of People Present at tho OAK
woods Cemetery-Mo Decorated
and Taps Sounded.
Chicago, May 3O-Under sky now
grey and now blue as light clouds Veiled
the sun, blue and grey-Federals and
Confederates-unite to-day in dedicat-
ing the monument to the Confederate
dead In Oakwoods cemetery. The eX-
treme heat Of yesterday had given place
to pleasant GOODNESS, and the sky was
slightly overcast when the distinguish
ed officers Of the late war assembled at
the Palmer house this morning, await
ing the formation of the procession,
which was to escort them to the depot
of the Illinois Central railroad. The
time set for the parade to move was
o'clock, but it was nearer 8 when all
the arrangements were completed, and
the veterans took their places in the
carriages.
In the meantime the grand rotunda
Of the hotel was a scene of hustle and
shifting colors. Ex-Federal and ex-
Confederate sat side by side in the
easy chairs and fought their battles
over again. In the throng were men
whose names are historic. There were
Longstreet and Fltzhugh Lee, General
John C. Black and Senator and General
John M Palmer, Marcus j. Wright of
i Tennessee and General Joseph Stock
ton Of Illinois; M. g. Butler, Eppa Hunt
on, General John G. Underwood the
protector Of the monument, and Wade
. Hampton, the orator of the day, and
hundreds of lesser officers.
i When the clear notes of the bugle an
nounced that the Chicago City troop,
Captain Funkhauser, which was to
escort the visitors to the depot, was in
lime, and the carriages each containing
two Federals and two Confederates,
were rapidly filled and moved toward
michigan avenue AS the procession
moved along the broad boulevard Bat
terry D. Illinois National Guard, which
was stationed in Lake Front park, fired
national salute Of forty-six guns At
the depot the party was quickly trans
The national colors and a rapid run soon
heposited the distinguished veterans
ht the Sixteenth street station, where
,arriages were again in waiting.
q The march to the cemetery began. |
rhe Black Hussars. Captain L. s.
quincy, acting as guard of honor, |
Ind detachments from the Illinois mill
&ia, Grand Army posts and camps, of |
Confederate veterans made up the rest |
f the procession. The route to the |
emetery was covered within a few |
minutes, and 1t was a quarter to II |
Fhen the monument was reached. Here |
great crowd had assembled, and 1t |
Fas considerably after II o'clock when |
he distinguished visitors were seated |
n the platform and the band began the |
pening selection.
AS the last notes died away Colonel
oseph Desha Pickett, chaplain Of the
Eentucy "Orphan Brigade" arose and
dvancing to the front Of the stand
Y Invoked the divine blessing on the as
temblage.
M General Underwood then briefly
&xetched the inception and progress of
be monument which eliminated in
be great gathering to-day and closed
" introducing as presiding officer of
le exercises Rev. Fl. w. Bolton, pastor
the Centenary Methodist church,
nd past grand commander Of U, S.
rant post, No. %, G. A. r.
Dr Bolton, on taking the chair, re-
= rned thanks for the honor conferred
bon him, and in a speech of some
myth delivered an eloquent eulogy on
e soldiers Of the late war, both north
i'd south. After an anthem by a
artet, the orator Of the day, General
ade Hampton, was introduced and de-
Eered an eloquent address in which
praised the generosity and magnan-
ty of their former foes, and gave
nor to the liberal men Of Chicago who /
d shown by their action that they re-
rded the war as over. Another vocal
lection followed and then Major Hen
Stanton of Kentucky recited the ]
bmorial ode. He was followed by {
y shop Fallows, who eloquently voiced 6
blessings Of peace This was fol-
red by the ceremony of manumenting
guns.
The monument was then decorated,
Ter which taps was sounded and the
1ience dispersed.
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FOUND DEAD IN BED.