The herald., 1895-05-31

geles yesterday. Exercises were helo III
the morning at the various cemeteries
where dead soldiers and sailors OF the
late war lie sleeping the sleep which
knows no waking. Lowing hands strewed
flowers upon the mounds holding all that
is left of battle Scared veterans who had
responded promptly when they had Deeh
needed for their country's LIE. A ieel'
ing of Americansm pervaded the atmos-
phere. There was color everywhere. The
Stars and Stripes was III evidence from
sunris, to sunset. At half mast the grand
old has. dropped, commemorative OF the
precious blood which had been spilled
to keep the number OF its stars intact
and in h onor of those who are gone but
not forgotten.
The air was full OF the scent OF flowers:
There WAS pathos in the atmosphere ana
remln lscepces of the fearful tragedy OF
thirty yeans ago. The smell OF the rose,
the mignonette and the carnation was
everywhere. Flowers in proiusion seemed
to make of the day sad festival OF the
fearful pasI. At Evergreen, on Boyle
Heights, at the City cemetery, at the
Catholic cemetery. at the Hebrew ceme,
terry and at Rosedale flowers were massed
in the arms OF children clad all in white.
with the years of primary study not yet
behind them. Carnations and sweet
peas we're piled upon the mounds OF
heroes always to- be remem bered while
the 3Oth dav of May rolls annually
around in the calendar OF time. Flowers
brushed your feet as you walked along
the paths, thinking ri the conflict which
had preserved the Union. The picture
everywhere was brilliantly sad, beautifully
impressive and patriotcally glorious.
The exercises of the day were particl-
pated in by the various posts OF the
l. cd man tpd
by their Relief corps. the classes OF some
OF the purblic schools in a body, and
various detachments of the National
guard of California accompanied by
buglers and drummers. The general pub
lie in large numbers gathered wherever
there were incidents in the programme
of the day.
The morning programme consisted of
the set observance provided for in the q.
A. Il. manual. kenesaw and Frank
Bartlett posts Joined in the grave decora-
ton at Evergreen, being assisted by the
Worth quartette, the children of the
Breed street school and picked squad
of National guardsmen, commanded by
lieutenant Teal, company G, Seventh
infantry regiment, n. G. Z. Stanton
post mustered at Rosedale for grave dec
Grafton. being assisted by the children OF
the Rosedale school and detachment
from the Boys brigade in fatigue uni
form.
John A. Logan post gathered at the
City cemetery, being assisted in the exer-
cises by the children of the Sand street
school. The death volIey was fired by
Seventh regiment Natl onal guard detach
ment.
The exercises at Simpson tabernacle be-
gan at 2:30 in the afternoon and lasted
over two hours. They were of literary
and musical character. The various local
posts OF the Grand Army and also the
different Relief corps marched to the tab
ernacle, the former gathering at Elks'
hall, at 252l% Spring street, and the latter
forming amid the shades OF Central park.
The day was all that could be desired,
the weather having been nearly perfect.
The following official roster of deceased
soldiers who are sleeping the sIum Der of
eternity in Los Angeles, will at this time
prove of especial interest. The companies,
regiments and particular arm of the SER
vice of the participants, where known,
are also given:
At Evergreen cemetery-Angel, Frank
B., company -, United States volun-
teers; Beckley, Chas., company d. Sixty
fifth Illino is infantry Barclay. Chas. NJ,
company NJ. Second Pennsylvania cav
airy; Bardeil, Baptist. company B. One
hundred and second PENNSYLVANIA in
fantry; Barbee. }. L., company &, First
New Mexico volunteers Beebe, Ezra s.,
company =, New York volunteers; Bry-
den, J.w.. company E, First California
cavalry: Ball. Geo. W., company B. Inde-
pendent Virginia rangers Bailey. United
States navy; Buuwell, Jonathan, COM
Bartlett; Biller, b., company ii,
Seventy fourth Pennsylvania infantry
Burk. d. j.; Benson, Joseph, company
A. Eleventh Ohio infantry; Brown,
James, company II. First New York
Light artillery. Barber, $. D., company
B.. Seventh Illinois infantry; Bell.
John A.. company +, One hundred and
Chas. company F, First Iowa cavalry
Becker, Henry. company A, Forty fourth
Illinois infantry; Chaney, Chas. F.;
Cooper, J. W.; Cullen. Peter; Conrad,
Adam. company A. Thirty-second In
diana infantry; Coolbaugh, III, comp pany
L, Thirty-fourth Illinois infantry: Cra-
den. Chas., United States navy; Dorm,
Adam: David. Benjamin, company c,
Second Maryland volunteers; Delaney G .
NJ, Iowa volunteers, Davis, John NJ,
company !, Thirty-sixth Ohio infantry
Dillon, Thomas company G. Twenty
eighth Iowa infantry; Eblnger, Martin,
company X, Seventeenth Illinois oavaly
Elkins, Company I, Eleventh Vermont
Heavy artillery; Farrell, Timothy, COM
pany i. Sixteenth New York inafntrv
Gord, Wm., company l., Fifteenth Iii
nois cavalry; Foster, James g., company
., Fourth California infantry; Godfrey,
John F., Second Maine cavalry
Goettinger Chas. company c, One
hundred and third New York IN
fsntry; Gilman, Henry, company II
Thrty-third New Jersey Infantry
Hutcnns. Robert A., Seventh New
York infantry; Hill. Henry f., Forty
secogd Indiana infantry; Hewitt, J. X.
Fiftieth New York engineers; Harris
Nelson; Hoyt. d. o.. company ], Nintl
Maine infantry; Henry, William Ii :, cJm
pany ii. One Hundred Twenty y-eipbth In
diana infantry; Howard, II. H.. comnau,
b, First Indiana cavalry; Harris, /.
company b First Indiana cavalry; Hos
ack. w. ii. Mai. U .S.army; Hoover David
company G, Second California infantry
1ngire, George, company A. Seventy
third Ohio infantry; Jones, Charles. com
pany d. Seventh Illinois cavalry; Jones
Harrison, company II, Nineteenth low,
infantry Jocknich, G. F.. copmany |
Third New York cavalry; King. William
H., company u, Thirty-sixth Massachu
setts infantry; kitteridge, Willard, com
pany /. Third. California infantry; Kent
Thomas. company Il. Louisville battalion
Kentucky infantry; Kotchwitz, E.. com
pany G. Twenty eighth Ohio infantry
Kent, Alonzo H., First Kansas battery
Littleboy. William. U. S. armv: Lull
William. Indiana volunteers; Lane. Will
AMI. NJ; Labatt. Daniel, COMPANY {
Fifth Vermont infantry; Lawson, W. A.
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