River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED.
Times Inroads Upon Ranks of War
Veterans Plainly shown.

Upon hunks OF w ~
Veterans Plainly shown.
Washing on, June Memorial day
was generally observed in Washington.
The senate adjourned over for the day
and the house held only a 15-minute
session. All The departments and bust
ness houses were closed, and the day
was given up to patriotic observance
and tributes to the heroic dead AT ten
o'clock there was an impressive parade
of the G. a. II. and other patriotic or
CARNATIONS, which broke up at IL
O'Clock. the several posts holding me-
mortal exercises in the various ceme-
teries
The most imposing ceremonies were
held at the national cemetery at Arl-
ington, on the Virginia side of the
Potomac, which was before the war the
magnificent estate of Robert f. Lee, the
confederate chieftain. Here bivouac al
most $4,000 of the nations dead. 1900
whose identity will never be known be-
ing buried in a single grave. Among
the most famous of the heroes buried
beneath the spreading oaks and elms
are Gen. Sheridan. the great cavalry
leader; Admiral Porter, the hero of
Mobile; Brig. Gen. Harvey and Gen.
Ricketts,. A noticeable feature of the
exercises here was the great inroads
the past few years had made in the
ranks of the veterans. In several in
81 lnces the bands outnumbered the
posts they were escorting.
Springfield. H., June decoration
day was observed here with great in
terest. Federal. state and city and
many business places were closed
during the day. The exercises at Oak
Ridge cemetery and the tomb of Lin
coin were interesting and attended by
thousands. The parade was long. Hun
dreds of the grand army and sons of
veterans were in line. Military exer-
cises we're held over graves of dead sol
diers
St. Louis. June decoration day
here this year received practically a
double celebration. The memorial SER
mons and other exercises of literary
character were mostly held on Sunday.
Monday. being the legal holiday, was
reserved for the grand army parade and
the decoration services proper. The lat
ter included the grand army demon
strations at the cemeteries and at JEFF
ferson Barracks, aud appropriate cere-
monies by the regular army troops in
connection with the veterans at The ma
tional cemeteries. There was general
/ suspension OF business, banks, pablo
offices and commercial houses being
closed. The parade was not large, but
/ interesting, and the fact that the ranks
of the G. 4. II. are becoming decimated
more and more as each year goes by was
plainly evident to the thousands who
viewed the procession.
Cincinnati, June Mondays dem
onstration presented the greatest seen
here. 1t took an hour in passing. On
both sides of Fourth street the girls
of the schools we've ranged to witness
the parade. They were all provided
with small flags. The passing of the
gray-haired and lettering veterans,
bearing with stern pride their cher
ished battle flags. was to these children
a lesson in patriotism not soon TO be
forgotten. Following them came the
battalions of boys, with boys drum
bands and flags without number. The
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Spring Grove cemetery in the usual
manner.
Boston, June decoration day of
this year was of particular significance
on account of the unwilling and dedica-
ton of the elaborate memorial struc-
ture on Boston common, erected in
honor of Col John Robert Gould Shaw.
of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts reg
iment, and the brave black men who
comprised his followers and who fell
with their colonel in the assault upon
Fort Wagner s. C.. July IS. 1868. The
parade included the Massachusetts mil
it;amen with the famous Seventh New
York regiment as well as the marines
from the government vessels, New
EorlS. Massaehaass.4s and Texas. which
had been ordered to Boston for the oc-
casion.
jackson, Miss, June IA special
from Nicksburg, Miss, says: An inn
mense assembly joined in the cere-
monies Of Decoration day at the ma
tional cem.tery Monday. In accord
ance with custom of years a dele
CATION OF confederate veterans took Of
ferings of flowers TO the cemetery in
the afternoon and scattered Them over
the graves.
Chattanooga, Tenn. June T. ~ The
graves of the $4,000 union soldiers
buried in the national cemetery at this
place were decorated Monday with elab-
crate ceremonies. Capt. J. II. Mac
Gowan, of Washington. delivered the
annual Grafton. An immense throng of
people was present.