Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-10
LOUISIANA MONUMENT.
Shaft Unveiled at Winchester
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Shaft Unveiled at Winchester
with Imposing Ceremonies.
Winchester, Va, July 4-The unleil
ing OF the Louisiana monument attracted
An immense crowd at Winchester to day.
Elaborate preparations had been made to
welcome the Lo Isiansns who came here
to erect monument IN hOnlr OF their
brave comrades who fell in defeace Of the
cause which We all so much loved. The
Louisianians arrived at Winchester
about midnight, and were met at the
depot by the members of Turner Ashby
Confederate Camp, and escorted to the
homes provided for them. The city was
Handsomely decorated, the rel and white
minglHg beautifully with the rel, white
and blue.
Mr.. ROUss THERE
At .35 O'Clock G. B Rouss Wnches-
tors great benefaUtOr, than whom the
Confederate = lier as we'll as he Conlrd
crate cause. has no bstter friend, arrived
in the city; and as is his usual custom.
was immediately driven to the cemetery,
where rest his beloved dead. Re after
wards went to the home of Governor
Holiday. The meeting between these
old friends was quite affecting. Both
have enjoyed, to no small degree the
blessings of life, and both are now draw n
closer, by the fact that they are sutf5r-
ing from severe personal-alii 'tlon1.
The procession formed at noon in tue
following order; Conolel Daniel Z,b'e
of New Orleans chief mar,hil; Assistants
Bare and Carpenter. Company |. West
Virginia Gnards, Of Char estown. W. Va 4,
Captain PINE. Union Comet Band; Ashby
G Yards, Captain A. VI. Baker; Abby
Camp, c. ". Captain John Williaws:
Louisiana Camp L C. ". NJ l, General
g. W. Vincent; Shrn m loah CAM u. c.
v, No, $50, Clptain J. II. Gnbill con-
mauder: Slower Camp c. ". No. p, Capt
z. ID Fhnkionier, commander; }. +. b
5 mart Camp c. ", Of BerryvIle. X. d
Gold. commander, SINS Of Veterans, Of
Bcrryville, Major }. c. Mo- e, carriages
containing Hon c b. Ronss, speakers,
and ladies, Friendship Fire Company
Captain James Hsymaker commandiug
) z Drom Corps. Sarah Zane Fire Com
pany. Captain Cooper commanding,
Union Fire Company, Captain George
Kinzeel comm AIDING, Russ Hook and
Ladder Company, L j. Barr command
ing.
As the procession moved through Nam
street your correspondent was forcibly
rsminred of the day when the soldiers
who were to-day honoring their dead
comrades. followed Stonewal Jackson
through those same streets.
ATTHE CEMETERY.
At the cemetery the following pro
eramme was carried out, Music, address
Of welcome to the visiting LOulsianans
By Captain J. J. Williams, Mayor I
Winch ster, responses by judge Allen
Bark .dAle, Of New Orleans, prayer by
Rev. P D. Stephenson D. d., veteran OF
Fifth Company. Washington ARTILLERY,
presentation Of the monument by Capt.
William LaugblIn, chairman OF the
Monument Committee and acceptance OF
the same 10y Judge Baksdale, poem, by
Mrs Townsend, read 10y Captain william
Laushlin Grafton by General Francis I.
Nichols Ex-Governor of Louisiana, bene-
dictiou by DR.. }. p. Hyde Of Turner
Abby Camp.
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies in
she cemetery the yariors commands we're
reformed aud returned to the city, where
the old veterans partoOk Of the we'll
known 4 4 flrfamed hospitality Of VIII
chester
THE MONUMENT.
The monument IS beautiful shalt.
rhe GRAFTON of Judge Nichols was
-loaI rent ana touching. tie referrtd
III cuaste Language to the campaigns 10
his Valley through which he had passed
aud t. the veterans down in Louisiana,
whose hearts are With rs in an 'hbrt TO
honor their comrades who peacefully
-leep around IN IL was a touching re-
nniou Of klndred hearts upon soil that
bad been ieude.rd sacred 10y the blood o.