Show r FORD FISHERS BURIAL I Brnve Young Sergeant tladcd in a I I FlowerCovered GraVtii I The hcarsp containing the remalnei of Sergt l Ford Flhhel ttafi detached J I from the ooitpge at N and Urigham I I I streets l anti taken to Alt Olivet hero J II It was Interred Accompanying the I body to Ml to Olivet Were the second division of the batten men Maxwell I post G A 1 gun No 2 i MnJ UindM battalion K G U lields band carriages I car-riages containing the relatives or the dead soldier and Rev I Ellis Bishop and t many others Over an hour before the body arrived at the cemetery friends I began to gather there having left the line at Main and Second South streets j and proceeded dlivcl to Ml Olivet I t Tinre were many pupiln of the high f I i school Who had left the school without m the formality of securing permission present to witness the last sad rite performed oer the lemainy of their l t I former schoolmate t I Thc grave was lined with evergreens roses carnations umllax and tern I i and the mounds neat It were a masa of flowers The remains arrived at the side o the grave about oclock The bat j I I tCI men and the G A R took up u j 1 position on the north side of thc grave The N G U was located on the west I and south sides one1 the band was stationed sta-tioned on the eaft rime gun manned by cavalrymen from Fort Douglas was planted to the southeast The hearse I i i was driven In on the east side and I halted opposite the grave which Is located lo-cated near the east boundary of the I cemetery Rov Ellis Bishop followed fol-lowed by the remains In a hand Bome casket then approached the I I grave The pallbearers were First Sergt J O Nysliom Sergt Emil Johnson John-son Sergt W E Kncas Sergt C R Mabcy Corp Lindsay Hudson and Private Pri-vate A K Nicholson Sergt Nyslrom and Private Nicholson acted as pull I beareru by rccucft of the father or Ford Fisher Before he died and while l he was In perfect health Ford Fisher I wrote to his parents saying that In the event of his death he wished Lieut Webb Sergt Nystrom Sergt Nels Margetls and Private Nicholson to act as his pallbearers Lieut Webb and Sergt Margetls wore not able to act as pallbearers yesterday being assigned as-signed to other placet in the procession proces-sion but Sergt Nystrom and Private Nicholson were enabled to comply with the request of their dead comrade The I mother and father of Ford Fisher followed fol-lowed close behind the casket to the I I grave Mrs Fisher wore deep mourning mourn-ing and had to be supported all the time The parents were accompanied by i several Intimate friends and rela llves Coy Wells and other prominent men were also present After the body had been lowered into I the t flowerlined grave Rev Ellis Bishop read the burial bur-ial service of the Episcopal church the spectators standing with bared heady despite the falling snow and sleet When the service had been read the band played softly Nearer My God to Thee while boys from the high school brought flowers from the carriages car-riages and placed them by the grave I After the band had finished a salute of three shots was fired from the cannon can-non and taps was sounded by Trumpeter Trump-eter lUnge of the Ninth cavalry It was 1 desired hat Trumpeter Thomas of the artillery should blow the final call for his comrade Trumpeter Thomas went with the cortege thai slopped at tho City cemetery When time services at the City cemetry were concluded he galloped as rapidly as possible to Ml Olivet but arrived too late to lake part jln the services thereAfter there-After taps had been blown over the grave of Ford Fisher the grave was filled banked high with flowers and the young soldier was left to remain forever with thc silent ones on the hillside hill-side |