Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-06-02
HONOR DEAD HEROES
Graves of Our Departed Warriors
Strewn with Flowers.
MEMORIAL DAY FITTINGLY OBSERVED
Resting Places of Hundreds of Dead
Confcderates Decorated by Grand
Army Veterans mt Several
Places in the North.

the graves with flowers. The address
at the Soldiers home was delivered by
Gen. George d. Ruggles. governor of
the home. while many other prominent
veterans took part. The smaller ceme-
teries were not neglected, each having
its exercises and it's profusion of flow
ers and flags. The battlefields in the
vicinity of Washington also We're re-
membered by the willing hands which
rendered this tribute to the brave.
There was small but impressive
service in connection with the cere-
monies at the cemetery which passed UNI
noticed by many of the thousands
there. Following the suggestion made
by President Mckinley in his Atlanta
speech, the graves of The $50 con-
federate soldiers, inferred in the ma
tional cemetery, were decorated with
unsparing hands as were those of the
union dead.
At the Tomb of Grant.
New York. May 31.-The sarcophagus
Of Gen. Grant in the tomb at Claremount
was covered with flowers Tuesday
afternoon after impressive ceremonies
by U. S. Grant Post. G. A. r., of Brook
lyn, an address by Gov. Roosevelt and
presidential salute of 81 guns fired from
the United States cruiser Brooklyn,
which lay in the Hudson just below the
hill. with all her battle flags flying.
More than 10000 persons witnessed the
ceremony and crowded Clarement in
the vicinity of the tomb. A large stand
had been erected on the east side of the
tomb, covered with red, white and blue
bunting, and flag draped over the
railing. Above the stand on the col
umns of the outside of the tomb were
festoons of large flags. Here the cere-
mony was conducted.
At the Lincoln Monument.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 3i.-ypder
bright blue sky memorial exercises
were held Tuesday forenoon at the Ma
tional Lincoln monument by the G. A.
r. and au3iliary bodies preparatory to
the decoration OF the graves of the SOL
diers of the civil war buried there Adj
dresses were made by Mai.,John 3. In
man. department commander of the C.
A. R.; United States District Attorney
j. Otis Humphrey. and Mrs. julia Z. p.
Lobdell.of Minneapolis. past department.
president of the Ladies of the G. 4, h, of
Minnesota, who on behalf of the G.. a.
r. posts OF Minnesota presented beau
tiful silken United States flag, which
will in the future envelope the sarco-
phagus of Lincoln. In the afternoon
the Spanish war veterans decorated this
graves of their dead comrades.
AT the National cemetery at Camp
Butler, few miles east of this city,
where lie buried several hundred fed
eral and confederate soldiers, memorial
exercises were held in the afternoon
under the auspices of Camp Butler
post, G. A. R. Addresses were made by
Maj. John B. Inman, department com
mander of the G. A. R., and former Com
gresham Maj. James A. Connolly. The
graves of both federals and confeder-
ates We're decorated impartially.
In Indiana.
Lafayette, Ind, May elaboration
Cay was more generally observed than
for number of years. Az Business
was suspended. A parade of civic So
cieties. G. A. II. posts and company C,
One Hundred and SiNtieth Indiana,
took place in the afternoon, closing
with an address at the opera house and
decoration of soldiers graves at various
cemeteries.
In iosya.
Davenport, Ia, May 3i.-Grand army
posts of Davenport, Rock Island and
Moline, ILL.,, Joined In the afternoon
Memorial day exercises at the National
cemetery, Government island. Eldred
S. James, of Clinton, was the orator.
For the first time the graves of over
1000 confederates who died while i'm,
prisoned on the island during the war
were decorated with flags by the grand
army men, in common with 400 union
soldiers sleeping in the National GEM
etery.
In Nebraska.
Omaha, Eeb., May 31.-Memorial day
was more generally observed through
out Nebraska than ever before. Owing
to the strong sentiment against II,
there was an almost entire absence of
sporting events. AT McCook "a beauti.
full soldiers monument was dedicated.
In this city 4 lengthy procession
marched to Hanseoa. park. where APP
propriate exercises were held, At the
cemeteries the graves of union and CON-
federate veterans and two who died
during the Spanish war were deco
rated.
Ia Minnesota.
st. Paul, MIMI, May 31.-Memorial
day was generally observed throughout
Minnesota, business being largely sps,
pended, and the veterans of the civil
war were aided by the veterans of the
Spanish war in decorating the graves
of the dead. The parade in this city
was a long one, and the graves in the
different cemeteries were covered with
flowers. Hon. Z. r. Kane was the ora
tor of the day.
At Gettysburs.
Gettysburg, Pa. May Memorial
day was observed at the National ces1s.
terry here with the usual elaborate cere.
monies. and the graves of fallen heroes
were decorated by school children and
veteran soldiers of the civil war. In
the parade. Pennsylvania volunteers
who served during the war with Spain,
marched as an escort TO the &. a. r.
Between the columns of the young end
the old veterans rode Mai. Gen. d. Z,
Sickles and Congressman Zeigler, of
this district. 4 number of civic organi-
cations also took part. The principal
speaker was Hon. ID. D. Woodnansee,
of Cincinnati.