The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-31
Ar CITY CEMETERY.
Estimated That 5000 Persons Wis
tied That Place Yesterday.


As early as o'clock yesterday morn
ing people began to flock to the City
cemetery. bearing floral tributes to Ia,
on the graves of their loved ones. TAX.
en- all IN all, yesterday was the biggest
day that has been witnessed at thai
burying ground, and before the shades
81 evening fell, fully $4,000 people visit
ed the cemetery. The amount of flow
ers that We're distributed among the
graves must have aggregated tons il
weight
The chief feature of the day was the
memorial services that were conducted
upon the soldiers plot, which is situat-
cd Immediately north of the sections
residence at the entrance gate. By Il
O'Clock big cOncOurse of people had
COngregated at this spot. wherein re-
pose the bodies Of five of Utahs gal
liant sons who fell fighting for their
country in the islands across the seas.
The graves of the fallen heroes were
tastefully decorated with floral offer
ings placed there by loving hands
while IL the center of the west end of
the plot stood a temporary monument
that bore the inscription, In Memory
of che Unknown Dead.
Immediately behind this pillar stood
thS fiagpole with Old Glory at half
mast while stretching out at the base
of the pole were the graves of Richard
~. Ralph, John G. Young. Harry A.
4Oung, W. j. Goodman and Charles
Parsons, who surrendered their lives
Tor the cauSe of their country.
The members of the George r. Max
well post No. 8, O. A. r., were the first
of tie downtown parade 20 arrive. Ow-
ing TO the fact that the majority of the
Veterans were not in such good march
ing trim as they were thirty eight years
ago, and had consequently, chartered
Il car 20 carry them to the cemetery.
After short wait, Held'S band plav-
Ing the Washington Post" announced
the arrival of the governor. his staff
and the troops. When the ground had
been cleared q hollow square was form
ed around the last resting place of the
departed battery boys, Governor Wells
and stan occupying the South. with the
Utah batteries on the LETT and the c.. A.
Il. veterans on the right side, while i'm
mediately opposite the band took its
stand, the troops of the Ninth cavalry
on their restless horses taking up their
position a dozen yards in the rear of
the boys in khaki.
The serN Ices were of the simple and
touching order usually rendered by the
c. A L. On Memorial day, and were
opened By the band playing the hymn
Nearer My God TO Thee" after which
Chaplain Aaron Post and Commander
Henry =. Burns read the ceremonies
alternately, 10 conclude by the distribu-
ton ot flowers upon the graves of the
soldiers
At the conclusion of the rites. the
band played America" when the Ia
dies of the Relief corps. in connection
with the Maxwell post. proceeded to
take part in the ceremonies, led by the
president Mrs. Simpkins. After a hymn
had been sung, twenty little tots of girls
under the direction Of Miss Chase, pro-
ceeded TO strew flowers apon the
graves.
Finally eight troopers dism0unted.
accompanied by Sergeant James Irvine
and Bugler RingOld. The customary vol
leys were fired across the mounds of
turf and taps sounded. Then Captain
r. NJ. Bishop pronounced the benedic-
ton ana the services concluded.
A visit Ia the other sections of the
cemetery was productive of many
touching. scenes, where there were to be
seen children carrying water in cans
and buckets 10 irrigate the graves of
parents and kin. The large area of
the graveyard wherein there are buried
some &c ,004 citizens. was literally black
with people and vehicles a number of
which bore evidence of having come
in from the ss0untry.
A speaking 81 the oumber OF visitors