The record-union., 1895-05-31

England. Can we not all be proud of
the prowess OF the American soldier? ?"
\ memorial poem by Major Henry I.
Stanton of Kentucky was next, and the
with an address by Rev. Samuel Fallows,
Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal
Church, late General of United States
volunteers.
The ceremonies of consecrating the
guns and placing the floral decorations
followed, and the exercises closed with
the firing OF three volleys over the graves
of the dead by the First Regiment, l. y.
G., ending with bugle Dlare and taps"
DECORATION OF GRAVES.
Following this came the decoration of
the graves of Union soldiers in the cem-
etery by XConfederate associations, as
sisted by large mum ber of visiting ladies
from the South, many of them noted
Southern beauties, among whom were
General Underwood's daughter. General
Longstreet's daughter. General CapelFs
daughter and many other celebrated
Southern women.
After the exercises the guests were en-
tertalned at luncheon by the Chicago
Club and reviewed the procession of the
G. A. K. from the balcony of the Audi
torium. Tonight there will be military
ball and reception at the First Regiment
armory and reception at the Palmer
House.
The display of flowers on the graves of
the Confederate and Federal dead was
very impressive, and will long be remem-
bered. For several days they had been
coming by the carload six carloads hav-
ing come by one railroad alone.
Savannah sent palme;tos, moses, wild
smIlax, magnolia blossoms and laurel
wreaths. New Orleans sent !, 5,0O0 magnO-
liza blossoms, and other tributes came
from New Orleans and Pensacola. The
Charleston car contained 6,00O green pal
mettos. l,000 pounds OF Carolina moss,
branches of cedar, magnolia and laurel
and many set designs in laurel leaves, in
terWoven with the letters IS. Co. the
work and Offering Gf the women of the
Daughters of the Confederacy and the
Ladies' Memorial A association OF Charles
ton. Two carloads came from Atlanta.
including roses, palnettos, moss, and
designs by the Ladies' Memorial Associ-
alton of Atlanta.
y notable feature of the journey TO the
cemetery was the welcome which the ex-
Contederates received at the gate, where
they were met by tie George II. Thomas
Post, G. A r., which wheeled about and
escorted them to the monument.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument dedicated to-day stands
forty feet from the ground to the top of
the figure which surmounts il. The ped
estal is of pearl granite from Quarries at
Constitution Hill, near Atlanta. Its
lower base is fifteen feet and six inches
square, and upon il are laid three other
bases. ON the front OF them, cut in raised
and polished letters, are the words:
Confederate Dead"
The upper base is adorned with series
Of rich nolding, and on the front of this
stone is placed an enlarged model of the
Confederate seal, worked in bronze, rep-
resenting In relief mounted soldier,
General Washington, lncloSed within a
wreath wrought by entwining the
foliage OF products of the South. The
die of the monument is made of one mas
sive stone, the dimensions being six feet
and one inch square by two feet and ten
inches high and has re-entering angles
which are filled with groups of cluster
columns terminating In richly carved
Ronanesque capitals.
Upon the north face is worked in in
cised letters upon a polished panel this
inscription.
Erected to the memory of the six
thousand Southern soldiers here buried.
who died in Camp Douglas Prison, 1862
20. Confederate dead"
MEMORIAL DAY IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. May 30.-The veterans of
the day under favorable conditions. The
parade of the Grand Army mem bers
showed sadly the ravages which the year
has made in the ranks of the volunteers
OF l66l-65. The reviewing stand at
Twenty-htth street was occupied by ex~
President Harrison, Governor Mckinley,
Governor Morton and Mayor Strong.
The principal observance OF the day
was at the tomb of Grant, in Riverside
Park, overlooking the Hudson River.
Tie services there were under the au-
spices of u. S. Grant Post, q. A. r., and
included a memorial address by Gov
ernor Mckinley of Ohio.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
was anchored in the river near by by or
der of the Secretary of the Navy, and
fired salute.
At New Rochelle the statue of Thomas
Paine, the Trainer OF the Declaration of
independence, was unveiled this after
noon, the addresses being delivered by
Colonel X. u. 1ngersol and Thaddeus b.
Wakeman.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The graves of
all soldiers dead in all the cemeteries Of
the city were strewn with flowers by
| their comrades to-day. The departments
were closed, and the Grand Army had
complete charge OF the days ceremonies
and services. This morning all the Grand
Army posts in the city, fourteen in num-
Der, escorted by the old guard and three
| batteries of regular artillery and three
troops of cavalry, formed at the Peace
Monument, at the foot of the Capitol, and
marched 10 Pennsylvania avenue. The
| Marine Band, the mounted cavalry and
all the local bands and drum corps par
ticipated. The principal services were
| held at Arlington, the national cemetery,
where bivouac forever sleeping thousands
OF Union dead. General Felix Angus OF
| Baltimore delivered the address OF the
day.
! GENERAL THOMAS MONUMENT.
! CHICAGO, May 30.-General George II.
! Thomas Post, No. ), dedicated an UNIQUE
monument in Rose Hill Cemetery to-day
to the memory of the great soldier whose
name the post bears. The monument
stands in the center of lot purchased by
the post. 1t is great rock of granite, sig
nitylng the rock of Chickamauga, the
title which General Thomas earned at
that famous engagement. The monu-
ment IS eleven feet nine inches high, and
weighs IS, 900 pounds. On one side is a
polished surface which bears the inscrip-
ton, General George III. Thomas Post,
q. a. r., Department of Illinois, erected
1894; membership 1.297." On top OF the
stone are the words, The Rock of Chicka-
mauga."
AT THE TOMB OF LINCOLN.
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, May 30.-The
features Of Decoration Day obseryances
here were The pilgrimage of Ransom
Post, q. a. r., OF st. Louis TO the tomb
or Lincoln; the dedication of Grand
Army monument at Oakwood Cemetery.
and the ceremony OF transferring the
custody of the Lincoln monument from
| the Monument Association to the State.
| Ransom Post came 400 strong. BEING ac.
companied by the Washington University
Cadets and the st. Louis Light Artillery.
THE DROUTH BROKEN.
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