The herald., 1898-05-31

VIC. MAY 81, 1898
the procession here were the naval reserve.
the G. A. r., Women's Relief Corps and
many school children. Rev. E. H. Hayden
was the orator. Exercises were held at
the Catholic cemetery, where Father Nc
Nance spoke.
At Visalia
VISALIA, May 30.-The Grand Army
post here observed Memorial day with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
s At Washington
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-several thou
sands Of the men at Camp Alger took ad-
vantage today of the opportunity offered
them to attend the Memorial services at
Arlington cemetery and to visit Washing
ton.
At Mobile
MOBILE, Ala, May 30.-For the first
time in local history, there was a. general
public participation in Decoration day SER
vices at the national cemetery. Hitherto
the services were almost wholly in charge
of the colored militia and other societies.
although occasionally the southern veter-
ans have taken part. Today there was
union of sentiment and appreciation of the
couretsy of General Coppinger, who. with
his staff, attended the ceremonies last
month at the Confederate. post.
There are now 6792 men and officers at
the regular camp here and $40 at the volun-
teer camp. One thousand men arrived late
tonight at the regulars camp and the Sec
ond Louisiana volunteers from New Or
leans.
At Cloverdale
CLOvERDALE May 3O-Never before
was Memorial day so generally observed as
today. There was a procession to Riv-
crside cemetery and appropriate exercises
after which the graves were decorated.
At San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3O.-It is speak
ing within the mark to say that the OBJ
servance of Memorial day in San Francisco
today was the most impressive tribute to
the heroes of the past ever witnessed on
this coast, for the presence here of thou
sands of hexses of today brought home to
every heart full realization of the solem-
nifty OF the occasion. &here was no levity
among the multitude which saw the troops
march by toward the cemetery. And none
the sturdy young volunteers from Mime
sofa, Washington, the heights of Colorado
and the valleys Of Washington parted
ranks and stood with presented arms while
the battle-worn veterans of the rebellion
went by, gray and bent, some even unable
to march. but proudly wearing their old
service uniforms as they were carried
along in an ambulance.
The parade was started promptly by
Grand Marshal Col. Matthew Schlaudeck
err. 1t swung into Market street from New
Montgomery headed by Chief of Police
Lees and a platoon of police, to clear the
way through the dense throng. to Golden
Gate avenue and thence to Van Ness,
where the reviewing stand was located.
The first division consisted Of four COM
mands Of volunteer infantry. First Colora-
do, Thirteenth Minnesota, Sixth Califor-
mia and First Washington and four troops
Of the Fourth United States cavalry. Act
ing az escort to the naval detachment. In
dependent rifles, San Francisco Turner's
and Garibaldi guards, rode Troop A cav
airy. N. G. c.
The boys brigade and the public school
children preceded the veteran guard and
Department Commander Solomon Cahen
and staff. Behind them mrached the mem
bers of Lincoln, Garfield. Col. Cass and
Meade posts. G. A. R.. while carriages con-
tanning Gen. Merriam and staff, officers
Of the day, disabled veterans and city off1c-
ials brought up the rear.
On Van Ness avenue the column was re-
viewed by Gen. Merriam, among those on
the stand with him being Brig. Gen. Har-
rison Gray Otis. The veterans took cars
to Central avenue, where they were Joined
by the Colorado and Minnesota regiments.
who escorted them to the Odd Fellows
cemetery, where their burial plot is To-
Gated. Here the graves Of their comrades.
twenty of whom died during the past year,
were decorated with flowers. An grafton
was delivered by Rabbi M. A. Levi, and
there were several songs and brief patri-
otto addresses.
The California and Washington regi-
ments and their regulars proceeded to the
National cemetery at the Preside, where
memorial services were held, under the
auspices of George H. Thomas post. G.
A. R., the grafton being delivered by Com
rade w. H. L. Barnes. Appropriate ex-
ercises were held in the churches of all
denominations during the day and even
Ing.
At Richmond
RICHMOND, Va, May 30-Federal Dec
grafton day was observed here by the local
G. A. r. posts and others going down to
the National cemetery at Cold Harbor and
decorating the graves there with flowers
and hearing a patriotic grafton.
The Memorial associations Of the city,
the Confederate. Veteran camps, the Sons
Of Veterans. Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy and seventeen of the companies of vir-
GINA volunteers now at Camp Lee
marched to Hollywood in a drenching rain
and after the ceremony the greater part
Of the organizations returned to the city
and the ceremonies were concluded at the
Second Presbyterian church.