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IB DATTjY TTMT58: MONDAY, lt;is,liruirim'and it might have been written ex-! pressly for the occasion. !ut As the caskets were scaled, pictures nd uf the two dead boys were placed in to wreaths of beautiful (lowers, and those present passed by in sileut procession and viewed the likenesses. 'The bod) ot' Elbert Patterson was-then taken to Grecnlawu cemetery, being escorted by the G. A. It , ex-members of Company II aud school children aud a long procession of car-1 riages. At the cemetery the casket©••ti?mtes.ucude©clc,tic son was placed in the receiving vault,enivethere to remain uutil it could be moved to Morgan county, Ov to beias placed beside that of his dear mother,zestoh,csery!ini-iednotat-2litgiitanor-au-diisyethis.iterwho had gone before long years ago A brief service was held at the vault, conducted by Rev. Dr, Tappan. After the singing of “Abide with Me by the choir of the First Presbyterian church, the remains of Daniel Dodge were taken in charge by the pail-bearers aud conveyed toI©in•wc©tei•be•M•sel\mthe Dodge family lot. And then asthe shades of night were fast descending the mournful notes of a hngle wcro heard sounding “taps” for the last time for poor Daniel Dodge, and then,his body was consigned to the earth, to await the resurrection day.atHiliiVThe floral offerings were many and-cry beautiful. Resides a large num-eices ber of remembrances from individualawsitskccIvisitrcle feel t itjung-cl be i pootig aisseel.tpontie a uuid o me-ni ti-vic-MTeisriiiceimugSaii-i and *01111-mred • bat-the ' hos-11 we 11 t liec sac-ie roeshightheirhaveotltcrLIS tOounhtori Heedsome heard ntry’s coun-eoun-was as early ! time Lome a ; asked rt- the answer •Ids as ,brown jallant leapedstantlyoppor-Mintry. and it ire laid nd, my ily even con-a holy e cause nd I bc-ay from at thefriends—most of them large bunches of roses and chrysanthemums—there were several elaborate designs and other offerings from organizations. Beautiful wreaths were given iomemory of each of the boys by the citizens, while the cx-members ,pf Co. II. sent a lloral (lag aud a shield with streamers of red, white and blue. The Army and Navy League remembered each of the three boys— Patterson,Dodge aud Morrison—withfour exquisite white chrysanthemums (significant of the “4th” Ohio,) tied with red, white and blue.A large bunch of pink roses with pink ribbon—the class (lower and class color—was from the members of the class of Elbert Patterson’sclass of the High School Alumni. The “Times employes” appropriately aave “in remembrance” a brokeu column of white roses andclirysanthc-inuras, marked at the base iu purple immortelles'with the figure “30.” This in the language of the newspaper office is emblematic of “the end,” signifies that the “last message” has been received, as it is the custom that the copy last sent; to the foreman each day and the last telegraphic message brought in are both marked “30.”The casket at the church was entirely covered with (lowers, laid upon the folds of a large (lag, while several of the designs adorned the alter. Aud also upon the casket of young Douge, which was resting in the vault awaiting the burial yesterday in the family lot, was again found the same expressions of love and sympathy in the many beautiful (lowers.©©©©©©0nsc©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©elt;'‘•on diet.iti'Chave been u more In1 lives for the We lie-openingThe ex-members of Company II. feel it appropriate to take some action of respect touching the death of Daniel U. Dodge, Elbert L. Patterson, Henry M. Morrison and Sturt Sparka. These young men at the call of the President for troops in the present war, gave up home, kindred and the bright hopes and aspirations that greet young men at the entrance of manhood. They each believed that their selfish interests were subservient to the country's cause of liberty and humanity, and thus performed the highest duty that comes to man. Death even at the close of a long life, wrought by nature's law. is shocking and unwelcome, but when it conics to end the career nf bright men in a foreign land and in the performance of a noble purpose, it touches the deepest chord of sympathy. We join in the universal expression of sorrow aud regret at the Loss of these brave boy heroes, and extend U; the families and friends oi eaeti our sincerest sympathy.GEORGE WALTERS.K. N. ALGER.HARRY W. MILLER, Committee of Ex-members of Com pany H.©©The?.©©©©©Ifi4i€44
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 31, 1898
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