The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-30
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REMEMBRANCE
Veterans Of the Civil War Do Their
Comrades Honor.
FLOWERS, ORATIONS
The Present War With Spain Makes
This Memorial Day More Si6nl-
fCant Than Any. Work Of
the Day. ii
Oh, the roses we plucked for tho blue,
And the lilies We twined for the gray, \
We have bound In wreath, Z
And IN ciIep On hopa.tb 49,

Oh. the roses we plucked for tho blue, q
And the lilies We twined for the gray,
! We have bound In wreath,
| And in silence beneath -
| L Slumber our heroes to-day
ALBEIT BIGELow PAINE.
Since the year of its institution Memoir
| ial Day has had no more impressive OBJ
servunce than 1t has to-day. For the first
| time the nation gave itself oyer to day of
remembrance In time Of war. Just
| generation has elapsed since the men who
| bore flowers on to tho graves OF former
comrades shouldcred muskets side by side
with them and heard the screaming Of an
enemy',s fire.. Now tho sons are in the
foot prints OF tho slres with suppressed
fear that hostile guns may any day bring
into being new brown mounds on which
solemn tributes will be laid for the sons.
Reverent hands strewcd tokens on the
graves In all the cemeteries. Upon many
wrcaths were laid for the first time.
The roll of the mustered out" is becoming
longer and since tho veterans marched be-
hind tLeir tattored colors years ago, large
companies have stepped over into the vast
silent camp. Conscious of the growing
smallness of the minority, the aging vet
Grams laid upon the graves. even more
feelingly than before, the emblems Of their
own and a nations affection. 10 reach
the burial places of all the honored dead
Is now necessary and the Sons of Veterans
with the sympathetic assistance Of the wo.
men went from grave to grave with the
Grand Army mon. Few are tho people
who did not have part in the day.
From thousands of households flowers
were sent forth, and II multitucd of school
children remembered. tho lesson taught
by the day in carrying tho gifts of the
May time as contributions to tho Grand
Army posts for their dead comrades. There
are many features about the war Of the
rebellion That esbeinE reproduced to-day
though happily Tho nation Is now united .
in o common cause, and in the future the
veterans Of the Amercan-Spansh war
throughout the nation will unite in hon.
oring tho nemory-Of those who die that
Cuba may be free. Already five graves have
been filled by the Americans who gave up
their lives to Spain in honorable war.
while In Havana and at Key West there
arc other graves wherein rest tho bodies
of the sailors whom Spanish treachery
sent to cruel and speedy death. Unfortu-
na,ely, the graves of tn, honored dead In
Havana cannot To reached but there is no
doubt that those Of the victim, OF the
Maine In this country and tho newly
made tombs of the heroes of Cardenas were
remembered and tearfully honored by all
Americans within reach Of tho hallowed
spots
Decoration Day typihes the only survi.,
wing sentiment Of The old struggle; 1t ID
all that remains now to remind us Of the
dark period when section fought section
and brother engaged with brother in fierce
mortal combat.
In the North, as we'll as In tho South,
however, the graves of veterans who's
fought on the side of The North were hon
ored alike, and the spirit in which this
tribute was paid to the dead was one from
which sectional feeling wns entirely re-
moved. Tho people all over Joined in this
reverence not so much to the soldier who
fought for the North rs to the American
hero who, true to his convlci ions, fought
as only an American can fight in the de-
fence of his chosen cause. This wes as Ii
should be. Perhaps out of the present war
may come movement that will result in
the men of the blue and the gray uniting
upon common day in which TO do honor
to tho memory of their common dcnd. Ger
tainiy united people could not wish for
grander consummation.
DUTIES OF THE DAY -
The veterans were as ir in tie early
morning The cloudy weather did notin
any way dampen thor patriotic arlor.
This sound of music was heard everywhere
and in many localities the crack OF tho
rifio spoke salutes to The fallen ones.
Smyth Post No. /, decorated the graves
in Asbury, Old swedos and Rivervlow
cemeteries. Commander William Douglas
lead the detail aud firing party. DUPONT
Pest. No. 2, decorated the graves in the =
DUPONT burying ground, Groenhill. Ait
Salem and St. Joseph's cemeteries. L. l..
Pierce commanded the detail. Grant Post,
No. 13, looked after the graves in the New
Cathedral Cemetery, John Bullock being
in command. Phil Sheridan Post, No. 2S,
with Caleb Woodrow as commander, dec.
GRATED tho veterans graves in the VIII
mington and Brandywne Cemetery, In
the afternoon detail in charge CT w. J..
Irwin visited Lombardy Cemetery, where
tho graves were decorated and tho usual
salute fired.
The Memorial parade took place in The
afternoon. 1t formed at Fourth and
French streets, in the following order: -.
Platoon Of Police.
Marshal Daniel Ross.
Chief of Staff, General Peter b. Ayers.
First Division. General William II. Bsntz,
Commanding.
Department Commander Robert Liddell
and Staff
Thomas A. Symth Post, No. /, G. A r.
William II. Douglas, Commanding.
Admiral $. II. DUPONT Post, No. 2 &. A.
r., l.. l.. Pierce, Commanding.
Appomattox Camp, No ., Sons Of Vet
Grams, Captain Frank =. Gcnticu, Com
Boys Brigade Captain vii.
-. liam Haley, Jr, Commanding.
SECOND DIVISION. -
Major Frank Ncaly, Commanding.
Mayor Henry G. McLcar IN
City Council and City officers. ~.
Board Of Education.
Chiof of Police and Police Commiss on,
Water Commission.
Board Of Health Commission. ~
The second division formcd on French
street; right resting on Fifth.
The column moved at $3.50 p. IN. ovor the
following route: From Fourth and French
streets down French to Third to Market.
10 Tenth, to Delaware nveaue to Jack
son, countermarch gu Delaware avenue
md Tenth street to !iarket and dis
miss.