The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-28
Old and Young Vet
Grams to Honor
Their Dead.
PREPARATIONS ARE ALL MADE.
Worcester at the Fore in
Doing It's Duty for the
Nations Heroes.

An usual spectacle will present itself
all over this country Tuesday the
first Memorial day since the Spanish
American war..
Then win be seen the veteran of the
great civil conflict and the survivors Of
the war for humanity at the graves of
their former comrades in arms to pay
respect to the dead and to freshen the
graves with wreath of flowers.
Worcester, who furnished its fun
quota in the civil struggle CT 81 to 49,
and in the more recent war sent to the
front more soldiers in proportion to its
size than any other city in the union,
Will do honor to the dead.
As Worcester was not backward in
yielding up the flower of its youth to
the country's call, she will not be back
ward in remembering their glorious
deeds on the battlefelds Of this country
or the suffering and privations in a
foreign land, both OF, which resulted so
disastrOusly for the participants of
both wars, thinning their ranks with
the cold hand of DEATH
1t was but one short year ago that the
flower of Worcester's youth went forth
at the presidents call They marched
gaily to the music of martial strains,
strong, able-bodied young men. pre-
pared to do and die for their country
1t was but one short year ago and to-
day the Same companies are home
again once more engaged in peaceful
pursuits, but not all.
Some are laid away in that far off
Cuban isle, while others sleep beneath
the waters of the Atlantic. The local
cemeterie have received the bodies of
many and Others are buried out of the
city,
Not one of Worcesters heroes ocer-
pies an unknown grave, with the ex-
ception of those who died at sea and
over whose watery graves the never
ceasing waves will sing their requiem,
Those buried at sea are: Sergeant
Harold B. Wentworth, Co. c., Second
regiment Private S. Warren Hodgkips
and Earle Clark, Co. H, Second reg
ment; Private Charles F. NJ. Mccain,
Private Edward F. Sullivan and FRI
vate Michael J. Healey, all of Co. G,
Ninth regiment, Massachusetts volun-
teers. Their memories will be revercd
by the companies which they were
once connected with.
The Light Infantry, Co. c. Second
regiment, will pay tribute to Ser9t.
Wentworth's memory by placing IN
the company quarters wreath to
which a card will be attached, tied
with white silk ribbon. On the card
will be inscribed, "Sergt II. 3. Went
worth, Co. c. Second regiment Mas
sachusetts volunteers. Surrounding
the wreath will be two crossed silk
flags.
The Emmett Guards will revere the
memory of their dead, Privates NC
Mann. Sullivan and Healey, by decorat-
ing a grave in st. Johns cemetery with
a. wreath surrounding the bastion cross
Of the first division of the Fifth army
corps. with their names and regiment
inscribed upon a card. The men OF
the Emmets died while homeward-
bound from Cuba on the transport Al
leghany.
Lieut.. Edmund M. Benchley., one OF
the two Worcester heroes killed in the
Cuban war, and whose body now lies
at West Point, N. Y, will not be forgot
fen. His father, Charles H. Benchley,
and his schoolmate, Carlton Bonney,
leave TODAY for West Point, where they
will remain over Memorial day. Memo
rial day Will be con1memorated tins
year at West Point as it never was pc
fore. -
In accordance with a general order
from washington the salute of q
e7Ins win be fred at noon This will
probably be the first time that sa-
lutte has been fired at this post on Me-
mortal day. The national colors VIII
be placed at half mast from sunrise
until high noon. A little before the sa-
lute of q guns is fired at noon the
buglers stationed at the post with the
army detachment will play a dlIge.
After the q guns have been nred at
10-second intervals, the flag will be