Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-04
UNDER ONE FLAG.
People of the South and North
Observe Memorial Day.
A Grand Outburst of Patriotism from the
Gulf to the Lakes Marks the Occasion
-Sectionalism Has Been Buried
Forever.

Washington, May 3l.-In the center
of the field of 1.-The bivouac of the
dead" the great amphitheater of the
National cemetery at Arlington, Presi-
dent Mckinley and three of his cabi-
net yesterday joined 5000 other citi-
zens in doing honor to the patriotic
dead. Ceremonies were held stimuli
taneously in several parts of the ceme-
terry, but t.c main ceremonies were in
the 49, pnitheater close to the old man
non. There 1000 people gathered,
while on the platform was a distin-
guished company headed by President
Mckinley, Vice President Hobart, Sec
retary Alger, Secretary Gage, Secre-
tary Wilson and United States Senator
Thurston. of Nebraska, the orator of
the day. Prior to the services there
was a procession of members of the
Grand Army. Sons of Veterans and
Women's Relief Corps.
New York, May 3l.-The celebration
of Decoration day in this vicinity was
the most notable since the nation has
had the graves to decorate. Organiza-
tions which ordinarily take no part in
the exercises turned out in the parade,
which was reviewed by Gen. Goblin,
commander-in-chief of the G. A. Il.
All the cemeteries in the vicinity of
the city were visited by the soldiers.
Lafayette post went to Fishkill to un-
veil statue of Gen. Lafayette and pre-
sent it to the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton. All the statues and tombs of
martyrs in the city were decorated.
U. S. Grant post held memorial serv-
ices at the tomb of Gen. Grant after
the parade.
Chicago, May 31.-In addition to the
great number of graves of Union sol
diers, 5000 Confederate dead lie buried
in cemeteries here. None of them,
northerner or southerner, was over
looked yesterday. After the ceremo-
nies at the cemeteries there was a
magnificent parade in the heart of the
city. The line of march was ablaze
with national colors. The city has
never before on Decoration day seen
such an enthusiastic outpouring. Prac-
tically the whole population turned
out to honor the veterans and cheer
the volunteer defenders.
Lexington, KY, May 31.-For the
first time since the war the Confeder-
ate veterans joined with the e. A. r.
in observing Memorial day and decor
ating the graves of Union soldiers.
Nashville, Tenn, May 81. : The
graves of the Federal soldiers in the
national cemeteries near Nashville
and Murfreesboro were decorated.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May Sion ac-
count of the volunteer army being en-
camped on ground where thousands of
Union soldiers buried here lost their
lives during the civil war, the decora-
tion exercises were unusua' ly impress
i've. The thirteen thousand graves in
the national cemetery were covered
with flowers and flags. At 8 p. III. a
long procession formed and to strains
of martial music furnished by the
Fourth Ohio regiment band marched
to the stand in the cemetery where the
exercises were held
Pittsburg, May 81, Memorial day
was more generally observed in Pitts
burg and vicinity than for many years.
All the cemeteries in this vicinity We're
visited and no soldiers grave was left
without IA floral emblem.