The sun., 1898-05-31
ALL HON0RED
THE DEAD
Patriotic Wilmington Pays Fitting
Tribute to the Memory Of
the Soldier Heroes.
COMRADES GRAVES DECORATED
Resting Places of All Veterans
Strewn With Flowers,
The Impressive Ceremonies at the
Cemeteries Conclude With
Parade That Excites Much
Enthusiasm Over the
Route Taken.

1t was with united spirit that great
people turned its thought yesterday to q
solemn and grateful remembrance of the
valorous men who died that this mighty
nation might not perish from the face
of the earth. None were there to breathe
OF North or South for war against
foreign foe had welded into invisibility
any traces of line of demarkation, and
/ all united with the throb of a single
heart beat to give nations sympathy
for the noble and brave men who had
fallen in battle.
The patriotic people of Wilmington
also nobly responded and paid their
tribute to the soldier dead. The day
dawned clear and bright and as early as
z O'Clock in the morning scenes of
activity were noticeable at the post
rooms, where they received hundreds of
| flowers for the decoration of the graves
of those heroes who have long since re-
sponded to the call of their master and
had been reverently laid away in their
last resting place on earth by those who
had been with them on many bloody
field Of battle.
After the flowers had all been received
details of the veterans marched in COM
pany with firing squads to the cemete-
ries where reposed the remains of their
departed comrades.
Smyth Post, No. |, decorated the
graves in Asbury, Old Swedes and River
view burial grounds. Commander Will
liam Douglas was in charge.
du Pont Post, No. 2, paid its annual
visit to the du Pont burial ground and
adorned the grave OF Admiral ). f. du-
Pont. They also visited Green Hill, Mt.
Salem and st. Joseph's cemeteries. L.
L. Pierce was in command of the party,
Grant Post, No. l3, in charge of John
Bullock, carried flowers to the new
Cathedral cemetery.
Phil Sheridan Post, No. 23, headed by
Commander Caleb Woodrow, had the
decoration of the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery graves in charge.
In the afternoon detail. led by w. J.
Irwin, visited Lombardy cemetery.
The Sheridan Post was accompanied
by 96 school children and headed by the
Brandywine Fife and Drum Corps, on
its visit to the WILMINGTON and Brandy
wine cemetery.
Prior to the parade in the afternoon a
slight shower succeeded in allaying the
dust in the streets and when the line
of march was taken up Old Sol was
again smiling on the hundred of persons
that lined the principal thoroughfares-
The parade moved promptly at $50
O'Clock in the following order.
FIRST DIVISION.
Platoon of Police.
Marshal Daniel Ross.
Chief of Staff General Peter B. Ayars.
First Division, General William H.
Bentz. Commanding.
Department Commander Robert Liddell
and Staff
Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. l, G, A. r.
William H. Douglas, Commanding.
Admiral S. F. du Pont Post, No. 2, G. A.
r., L. L. Pierce, Commanding.
Camp, No. g., Sons Of Vet
Grams, Captain Frank p Gentieu,
Commanding.
Boys Brigade, Captain William Haley,
Jr., Commanding.
SECOND DIVISION.
Major Frank Nealy, Commanding.
Mayor Henry c. McLear.
City Council and City Officers.
Board of Education.
Chief of Police and Police Commission.
Water Commission.
Board of Health Commission and
Officials.
The route OF the parade was as
ubjoined From Fourth and
french streets down French to
'hird, to Market to Eleventh, to Della
ware avenue, to Jackson, countermarch
n Delaware avenue and Eleventh street
o Market and dismissed.
At all poin4s of the route the veterans
we're enthusiastically cheered, and not
inge accident occurred to mar the
leasures of the day.