Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-31
WESTERLY HONORS SOLDIER DEAD
Memorial Day Observance-List of Graves Decorated
Annual Inspection and Parade of Fire Department
Set for Saturday Weekly Pay Roll New Bleachery
$4,000 Already-Champions Defeated Twice by Paw
catuck.

There was suspension of business in
| Westerly on Memorial day, and the
! surviving men who riSked their lives
| for the stars and stripes and all that
/ the flag represents, paid tribute TO de-
| parted comrades according to the Gus
| tom and ritual of the Grand Army of
| the Republic. The graves were marked
with the flag of the union and flowers
were placed thereon
At 1.30 in the afternoon the pa
| raiders assent led at the Memorial
building and formed in line in Broad
street. right resting in Elm street, in
| this order:
Platoon of police. Capt. Cornelius
Bransfeld; Westerly band, Charles o.
Gavitt, leader; Fifth company. coast
artillery corns, r. l. n. G.. Capt. Rob-
ert G. Thackeray; Budlong post, No.
us G. A. R., department of Rhode Is
| land, BENJAMIN F. Corey, commander;
| Hancock post. No 81. G. A. R., de-
partment of Connecticut, Joseph
camp No. 6, United Spanish War Vet
Grams. Herbert Taylor, commander;
| clergy and guests in carriages.
| The procession moved promptly at
2 o'clock. counternarching through
Broad street to the Pawcatuok river
bridge Here there was a halt, for
exercises including the casting of
flowers upon the waters. in memory of
the sailors and soldiers who were bur-
| led at sea. The march was then con-
tinued into Pawcatuck, through West
| Broad and Liberty streets to st. Mi
chaers cemetery. Then the parade
countermarched in Liberty street, back
through West Broad street and to Dix
on square, where cars were in waiting
to take the paraders and the Woman's
Relief corps to River Bend cemetery,
where these exercises were held:
Music, Nearer. My God. to Thee.
Westerly band; Grand Army of the
long post; music, America, Westerly
band; benediction by Rev. F. c. A.
Jones, pastor of Calvary Baptist
church.
After the services at the cemetery,
collation. was served the Grand Ar
my men and escorts in Htbernian hall
by the Woman's Relief corps.
Following is the list of deceased civ
il war veterans, whose graves were
decorat ted with flowers:
River Bend Cemetery.
Allen, James A, Co D, 18th Conn.
Vols
Austin. George p, Co I. First r /
D vi.
Babcock, Benjamin r, Co H. 143d
Penn Vols.
Babcock, J. Alonzo, Co A, First r 1
Cav.
Babcock, James, Co /. First Reg,
r d NJ.
Babcocl, Pardon L., Co B, Ninth R
Vols
Bacon, George T., goth Maine Vols
Bailey. George c.. seth n. Y. Vols
Bailey, William H. Battery Z, First
r l. A.
Barber, c. d., U S Navy.
Barber, John w. Co B, Ninth r I
Vols.
Barber Thomas K. U S Signal
Corps.
Barnes, Francis j., Co I, First Mass
Cav.
Barney. George. Co C, Eighth Conn.
Vols.
Bedford. Joseph. U S Navy.
Bentley, George NJ, Co c, 40th Wis.
Vols.
Bisby, f. H.. Co A, 10Th Mich. Inf
Bliven, J. Henry. Troop c, First
Conn. Cav.
Biiven, Samuel, Co I, First RI NJ.
Bryant, David s., Co G, Eighth Conn.
Vols.
Buck. George w. Co A, 18th r I
Vols.
BuHong. stillman H.. Bat B, First
r l. A.
Burdicl. Edward H, Co 3, Ninth r
Vols
Burdick. Isaac f.. Troop A, First. R
| Cav.
Asbt diCAs JOllu - - Navy
Burdick, Welcome c., Co G, Seventh
r Vols
Card, Henry c., Co ]. First Reg. R
d M.
Carmichael, George, Co B, Ninth r
Vols.
Champlin, Nathan, Bat C, First R 1
Champlin. Stephen c., CO G, 18th r
Vols.
Chapman, Daniel L., Bat G, First r
L a.
Chapman. Thomas N, Bat G. First
Chapman. William H, Co I, First r
D NJ
Chesebro, James F.. Co D, Eighth
Conn Vols.
Chester, Albert L., Co A. 18th
Vols.
Clark, Edward W., Co A. 18th r 1
Vols.
Clark, Franklin. Co X. 18th Wis Vols
Cole Edmund L., 21st N Y Cavalry.
Collins. Cranston, Co G, 18th r +
Vols.
Conway. Robert s., Co C. 2sth N Y
Vols.
Corey, Edgar H, Co F, 10th n Y
Cottrell, Edwin r.. Co B, Ninth R 1
Vols.
crandall, Amos A, Co H, 26th Conn
Vols.
Crandall, John C.. Co /, First I
d NJ
Crandall. John P, Co B, Second r !
Vols.
Crandall, Judson L., Co G, Hath N Y
Vols.
Crumb, Frank H., Co G, Eighth Conn
Vols.
Davis, Frank H., Co E, 21st Conn
Vols.
Davis. Nathan P. Co K, 18th Conn
Vols.
Davis. William n. Bat F, First R
I. a!
Delevan, John. Bat 3. First RIL A.
Denison, Albert F.. Co I, First r
Eccleston, Charles E., Co I, First r I
ID VI.
Eldred Charles H, Co 3. Ninth r
Vols.
Edwards, Stanley W., Co x, 25th
Mass Vols.
Egger. Jean. Co II. Second n J Vols
Fitzgerald, George, Co K, 18th Conn
Vols.
Foster. George W.. Co C, Eighth
Conn Vols.
F'rink Henry A., Col 1s6th Penn
Frye, John r. Co F. l4th r I H A.
Gavitt, Charles H., Co B, Ninth r 7
Vols.
Gavitt, Horace P, Co B, Ninth r
Gavitt. Warren. Co H, Seventh R 1
Vols.
Green. Albert D.. ait NJ. Third r H
A.
Greenhaleh, w J.. Bat \. First r |
T.. a.
Geer John b., Co G., Dist Conn Vols.
Han. CORTLAND r.. Co Il. Ninth II |