The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-13
n MEMORY Of HEROIC DEAD.
Citizens Gathsf to Honor Those
Left in Philippine Soil.
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Caliant DeeAs Of Ferty-Ave Meahefs
Of the First washfngton Whs
DIED for Thsir ceantry Made the
Theme Of Osatory ~ Special Ser
vices Held ~ the Plymouth Csa-
sregaaienal Church Yesterday.
~EMORlAL services for the dead Of
CIV tie First Washington regiment
Suev held yesterday afternoon IN Plymouth
Cong,eaafionxl chsacb. It UAs sad
tribute to tie memory n those Eaho had
fallen. forn-ffpe Of them. one foe e0ey
star IN tie Stars and Stripes they mere
fighting under. An Bot these forty-ffOe
came bach. some Svfth health sacrificed
some crippled for rife. Others sfAiuan and
b,Au4y. pith the light Of gallant spirit
dancing IN he1 eyes--aa bot fort,fibe.
And yesterday those esvho had returned
aAfhs,ed quifh the cass<ns and gxbe fesfi-
mo,y to Their so,,owfsl bm proud sen,en1-
.bvanee of those left to turn to dust IN f.,
Eastern sol.
IkSr>HIS day" was 'the logical out
growth Of events" as the talented
minister Of the Methodist church
said In opening his address At the Ply
ION oh
commemorative lodge of sorrow WAS
held In the afternoon. IL was day CT
mourning that the forty were not here
20 transform II into one OF general glad
ness, but In all the mourning the aaddest
proudly remembered that their dear ones
gave their lives for their ideal. for their
country for the enlightenment OF a multi
tude of human beings yet too far buried
In the past TO know. But In a quarter Of
n century more. as Mr.. Llwyd sloqHently
illustrated, these same Ffiipinos would be
kneeling and kissing the soil that shelters
the remains of these heroes. then realizing
that II was for their sakss the sacrifice
was made and that they had fought their
best friends.
teers were present at the exercises. and as
many more each Of the Daughters ana
Sons OF the American Revolution and the
Sons OF the Revolution. besides the crowd
ell auditorium Of nsourners and friends OF
those left dead in the Orient
Az a prelude To the exercises. Mrs. g.
A. e. Rochester sang the air Of the STAR
Spangied Banner" the congregation earn
estly Joining I'm tho short chorus. With
words Of sorrow and yet with thankful
ness that the boys gave their lives for
noble u cause. Rev. Hugh W. Gichris.
invoked the Almighty To guide the brave
survivors along the channels of upright
and honorable citizenship. 10 appreciate in
their lives OF peace the need of the same
discipline and courage so yaliantiy shown
In warfare.
A qaartette composed of Mrs White.
sey. Miss Mckinney. Mr.. Barnard and Mr..
Conant rendered couple OF appropriate
selections and Miss Mckinney sang There
Is Green Hin Far Away" The hencdic-
tion was pronounced by Mr.. Giichrist Just
after the mournful taps were sounded by
Sergt. VIII Lindsey. the hugler of tbs
regiment.
Honored by Universal Man.
Rev. ]. +. II. Llwyd. rector of St.
Marks. made the principal address az the
day. He was eloquent. he always is
but never spoke more appropriately than
when discoursing on the motives and ef-
feefs of the forty-five dead and their mar
tyr,iom. He said:
Honor to the brave dead has been ran
dered BY the consent of universal man.
n chorus nf voices from all Hundreds
tongues and peoples joins In chanting the
praises OF those who fought and bled for
country and for right. The payment of
such tribute rejects glory upon those
who give IL. In honoring our valiant dead
Il Is ourselves we honor for we show our
appreciation of their herotsm, and none but
the brave can truly appreciate bravery
This afternoon. therefore. n sacred Ia
the memory OF those brave soldiers OF our
state who sleep beneath the grass and flow
ers OF far Luzon- Our surroundings fade
ftsx
OF our eity's triumph over the volunteers
return all disappear, With the speed az
thought We traverse 90 leagues of ocean
and In Imagination stand beside weii-nigh
half hundred graves. Revereutly we
place on them the laurel wreath Of Wash
tngtcr's graiitude and love. Poor substi-
for return with their comrades. and yet II
tells the tale of cur admiration and
thanksgiving,
voIuut~crs' Motive. Idcatisu,.
THE conspicuous quality In volunteer
Ia ideaiism. Not. as the datractor woiid
suggest. the love Of adventure nor the
fascination of the romantic side OF var.
but idealisnl-~the sense of duty &c 10 done
and fatherland tn be served, even az the
risk ef life, What would he thought OF
mind which could read Dumas master
piece The Three Musketssrs and sre
nothing In IL bat three young adventures
fired by personal amhitsans Nothing In
Athos IF nobility ana knlshthoct and self
seeking ami brute courage Ne idsasssm.
no ehivalry. exalted and noble aim
Surely all would condemn such Judgment
superficial Aud the impulses that as
tuatei the brave Athos Of our state
G,orsc IL. tcytson. and his gallant com
rades IN arms were u like noaleness and
onseifists beauty.
NE doubt the lower Influences played
tAr:r part Many motives sway man-hss
nature is = harp vibrating TO A thousand
suggestions tram each department Of the
universs~~asst the most powerful and rn-
during Impulses that govern his action
are The reaticT foroes-iaye faith self
ahaesaitsn. itealssa. In The strength ct
these ctr soldiers faced the lAssi alltis.s 81
war. the AarSsaaps pestis 70 Unah and life
the valley of tAe shadow ~ death All that
makes war terrible to the thouxhfftii mind
Sell preservation 80 them WAS unworthy
60 30 compared with the siusy - Aearkesa~
Ing 10 ire natton's cali o. with thss nytsl-
iege 81 tnsyssrtsag the esaSssug II freedom
and Civilized government to a needy peo-
PIE.
Thousands ef others Are Ready
These haiieued graves shue x;naicAt -
our fasth In American TaanheSs3 Chossa
from the ysnk and fiie os cur citizens
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