San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-30
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fratricidal strife and those whom
they represented, should Judge
their former opponents as they
should be judged. This can be
done without the sacrifice of prin-
ciple.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
A memorial poem by Major Il. T.
Stanton Of Kentucky, was next and
the literary portion Of the day was
closed with an address by Rt. Rev.
Samuel Fallows, bishop of the Re-
formed Episcopal church, Chicago,
late general of United States
volunteers. The ceremonies of
consecrating the guns and placing
the floral decorations followed and
exercises closed with the firing Of
the three volleys over the graves Of
the dead by the First Regiment
Illinois National Guard ending
with bugle blast and "taps."
Following the set program came
the decoration Of the graves OF
union soldiers in the cemetery by
the eX-Confederate association, as
sisted by large number OF visit
ing ladies from the south, many Of
them noted southern beauties,
among whom were Gen. Under
woods daughter, Gen. Longstreet's
daughter, Gen. CabelPs daughter
and many otherl celebrated south
ern women. After the exercises
the guests were entertained at
luncheon by the Chicago club, and
reviewed the procession Of the G.
A. r. from the balcony Of the Audi
torium. Tonight there will be
| military bal, reception at First Reg
iment armory and a reception at
the Palmer house.
| The display of flowers on the
graves of the confederate and
federal dead was impressive and
will long be remembered. For
several days they had been coming
by the carload, six carloads hav-
ing come by one railroad alone,
an unprecedented supply Savan-
nah sent palmettos, MOSES, wild
flowers, magnolia, blossoms and
laurel wreaths. New Orleans sent
5000 magnolia blossoms and other
tributes came from New Orleans
and Pensacola. The Charleston car
contained 600 green palmettos
| 1000 pounds OF Carolina moss,
branches of cedar and many
branches in laurel leaves inter-
woven with the letters rs c" the
work and offerings Of the woman
OF the daughters OF the Con-
federacy and the ladies OF the
Memorial Association Of Charles
ton.
Two carloads came from Charles
ton and included roses, palmettos
and moss designs by the Ladies'
Memorial association.
The monument dedicated stands
40 feet from the ground to the top
Of the figures which surmount it.
The pedestal is Of pearl granite
from the quarries of Constitution
Hill, near Atlanta. Its lower base
is Is feet six inches square, and
upon it are laid three other bases
on the front OF one OF them, cut in
raised and chopped letters are the
words Confederate Dead" The
upper base is adorned with a series
OF rich mouldings and on the front
OF it is placed model Of the Con-
federate seal, worked in bronze,
representing a mounted soldier,
General Washington, inclosed with
a wreath wrought by entwining
the foliage Of products Of the south.
The die Of the monument is made
OF one massive stone. the dimen-
sions being six feet one inch square
by one foot three inches high.
Upon the north face is worked in
incised letters upon a polished
panel this inscription Erected
to the memory of the 5000 south.
ern soldiers here buried, who died
in Camp Douglas prison in 1926,
Confederate dead.