The herald., 1898-05-31
HONOR TO The DEAD
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED WITH
GREAT CEREMONY
San Bernardino Listens to an Address
on "The Trail of Blood"
Other Features

SAN BERNARDINO, May 30.-The First
M. E. church was crowded to its full ca
pacity Sunday evening to listen TO an ad
dress on 1.-The Trail of Blood" from Rev.
J. C. Rollins. This was a resume of the
history of Spain for 300 years down to the
present time 1t was a grand discourse
upon the state of affairs between this coun-
try and Spain, and was received with ire
mendous applause as the speaker painted
in glowing colors the condition of Cuba and
the stand taken by this country to free 1t.
One of the thrilling climaxes was when he
said: THANK God, this nation has at last
accepted the challenge and entered upon
a war more holy than stirred the millions
to rescue the tomb of the worlds Savior.
That was empty, but Cuba is a tomb writh-
ing with living men and women. slowly
starving within sight of plenty. But, cour-
age, Cuba! l hear the pibrochs cry: The
Highlanders are coming! The bugle has
sounded far across her Srain-clad plains.
The god-mbedded canyons of her Rock
les and her snow-capped Sierras have
caught the strain. From the consecrated
shores where the Pilgrims first set foot
away across the fertile valleys, into every
hamlet and town from the wave-washed
Maine to the Golden Gate in the Sunset
land-all over this broad and Christian
country your cry is heard and from every
valley and plain our choicest and best are
pouring in glad haste to your avenging.
This great nation has taken up the cry
Cuba shall be free! and though that
wished for day may tarry yet little, the
morning has begun to dawn. Your anklets
and chains are broken-freedom for Cuba
is assured!"
The ladies of the Relief corps were busy
all Monday forenoon and this year there
Is an uncommon wealth of flowers, and
they made good use of them. for the deco
rations were far above all former occa-
sinos in elaborate display. Instead of bou-
quets hastily tied together there were hun
dreds of large wreaths made that every
member of the Grand Army and each lady
of the Relief corps might carry one at least
in the parade and use them for the graves.
The first incident of the afternoon was the
raising of flag upon the First M. E..
church, where Rev. F. V. Fischer, the
Fighting Parson," is the pastor. This flag
was made by the ladies of the church and
swung to the breeze in the presence of a
very large concourse of people, to the
the ringing of the church bell, the shouts
of the multitude and the salute from Com
pany A and Company of the Cadet brig
ade, of which Rev. F. v. Fisher is the
captain commanding.
After this episode the crowd accompan-
led the cadets to the corner of f. and Third
streets, where the parade was to start for
the cemetery. This moved promptly at
2:30, and consisted of mounted police, Cap
tain Frank Singer, marshal Of the day, and
aides, Cadet band, Cadet brigade of fifty
boys, guard of fifteen men from Troop II,
Grand Army, sixty-five men; Women's Re-
lief Corps, thirty-five members; officials in
carriages, city fire department, members
| of the high school, fifty; members of gram
mar schools, seventy-five; fraternal orders
Society of Pioneers, forty-five; citizens in
carriages. There was an immense crowd
at the cemetery, where the usual order of
exercises took place. The days ceremonies
will conclude this evening with an address
by Rev. w. A. Knighten at the pavilion.
There was more than the usual attention
pal dto the day in the matter of closing
up places of business.