Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-30

dead there are no distinctions OF rank
no generals. no prfvates-o only SOL
diers. only patriots; all loved, all re-
vered. all remembered There is no
second place in the greatful American
heart. Not less than the proudest
captain, we cherish the faithful sentry
at his post, holding midnight vigil,
while his sleeping comrades sought
llong-needed rest.
/ "'Au quiet along the Potomac tonight,
! No sound save the rush cf the river;
While soft falls the dew DER the face of the
And the pickes's on duty forever"
Binding Past and Present.
But all are not dead who took
part in that great conflict. Not be-
cause they were not ready to die. nor
from lack of exposure to destruction
every hour of their soldier life. The
sacrifice was ready, the breast was
barred, but they were spared to live,
and are the heroic living link, bind
ing the past and the present. But
unsparing time is fast hurrying them
from the scenes of the living. Scarce
4 month passes that we do not hear
the bell toll and see the flag at half
mast. Then we know that another
OF our. heroic preservers has gone
from US.
His comrades in the war
With arms reversed and muffied drum
Follow the funeral car
Year by year the roll call short
ems, and ere long the last comrade
will be mustered into the great army
that camps beyond the river that
bounds this vale of tears. Scared
and grizzled veterans, peace on earth
tC you, and reward eternal beyond.
As they died that freedom might live,
let us live that freedom shall not die.
AS they died TO save the nation, let
US live to transmit its institutions
unimpaired to posterity.
This year in the cemeteries all
over the land are new mounds, where
sleep the sacred dead of yet another
war, whose events are all too recent
for impartial history. Worthy sons
of noble sires! Cover them over with
beautiful flowers. If they had died
to no other end then to prove the alb
solute, impregnable and indissoluble
unity of their nation, they had yet
not died in vain.
1.-The mufied drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo,
No more onlifeS parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents spread
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac OF the dead. -
After song, Brave Hearts Sleep
On" the audience repaired to the
monument, where the ceremonies
were concluded. The exercises were:
Grand Army service, John Buford
post; salute to the dead, Sons of Vet
Grams; song. ''fenting on the Old
Camp Ground" Sylvan quartet; Sons
of Veterans service; song, America"
audience; taps, Flynn bug corps;
benediction, Rev. L. w. Grafton.
Services at the Cemetery.
At 1:50 this afternoon cars were
taken to Chippiannock cemetery,
where the following exercises were
carried out: Bugle call to the
assembly, Flynn bugle corps; dec
Grafton of soldiers graves, G..
A r.; music, Bleuer's band;
opening prayer, Rev. d. l.. McNary;
remarks. Hon. w. H. Gest; music,
Bleuer's band; remarks. II. A. Weld;
music, Bleuer's band; remarks. S. D.
Clelaud; e. A. r. service, Buford
post; firing salute to the dead, Sons
of Veterans; Sons of Veterans service;
song, America" by the audience;
taps. Flynn bugle corps; benediction,
Ezra Wilcher, post chaplain.
Names of Dead Soldiers.
Those soldiers of the civil and
Spanish-American wars whose re-
mains rest in Chippisnnock cemetery,
are:
ar-;c
Henry Whitridge, John Deitz, San
ford Mott, Maj. Edison, James Brack-
ett, William Bracket, Jacob Ihrig, |
Andrew Frederick. John Green, James
Green. David Hitler. John Staubach
Johu Peetz, Joseph Bracket. Thomas
Davis, DR.. Gregg, William Kenner,
w. S. Kuowlton, Fred Gall. William
P. Volk, n. B. Buford, Maj. Meatjard,
Gen. Hoffman, George Heisel, Stephen |
Spencer, Aaron McKissick, John Nor
ris, John Sargent, James Linton,
David Shiver, Conrad Tadewalt. |
John Siegrist, W. McAtee, Alex |
ander Steel. w. II. Hodgson,
j. NJ. Norris, Hilbert Moore, j. |
Sage. John S. Smith, Tim Webb, |
Frank Ruick, John Clements. George |
Graham, Smith Graham. l.. w. Padget, |
Judge Benedict, J. F. CoPp, A. Nj. |
Crane, George Darrow, w. b. Sevmor,
Gabriel Bollman, j. Eaton, j. Knox, |
j. Kelly, Thomas Yates. w. Truble. |
Rob Ne-millian, William Black burn, !
James McCordt, Matthias Yolk, |
Andrew Banks. Frank Fulsinger, Her
man Wolford, George Wylks, Henry |
De Santo. William Earig. Wesley Swan, |
Nathan Swan, August Herkert, George |
Pilgrim, William McNish. William !
Kaiser, Fred Grotegut, NJ. Handshaw,
Capt. Haverstick. Abraham Strayer, |
John r. Eberhart, Benjamin w. /
Goble, S. Stranger, James ID.
Montgomery. Thomas Smith. B..