Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-21
DEATH OF MRS. BEAUREGARD.

Marguerite Caroline Deslonde, wife Of Gel. g. T.
BeanrsgaId, died in Nav Orleans the I'd inst and
was buried on the 4lh Her funeral was the largest
ever seen in New Orleans.
The Pieays, Of the All, Ihls speaks of her death,
and describes her funeral
Our Obituary column yesterday reeerled the death Of
lady in this city, well and widely known and 30
tenderly regarded by 60 many warm and sfsctioaste
hearts, hat in Ordinary times more than a
ncu cement OF her death would have been made in
columns Belonging TO OF the best Creole fam lies
in LOUISIANA closely connected with those who lsye
held Memorable positions in their country ald abroad
known and esteemed by large and loving circle Of
frie ds at tie SJutl a. the North, and in Europe vt
10 none Of these was she warmly dsvOtedly eli
dsared AZ she er hustal nd Who was absent, asd
her relatives and frend WHO, night and day duiog
tie years Of Der ness, have watched oy her bedside
have anticipated every possible want and soothed r
s.ckress win a unsearying devotion commensurate
With, and comparable with their love alone
WLen the mmed ate predecessor Of the present CON-
mandrg Gene al was this department he personally
ndered 20 her escort aud every facility, H. and
Whenever she should wish to joia her husband. She
was too weak too i'll 10 DO removed The devotion Of
this lady to her husband, her love for him such
that she WCud not aloH b 7 flm to communicate to
him her critical pc ilOn Her sOrrYWs and her sutf,
ings have been respected by strangers to the Gay
Of her death and her entrance into he land where hee
u Always PteC1-
TIE body Of Marguerite Carol ne Deslonde wife Of
neral g. I. BeauregA,d, was removed this morning
from her late residence, to the boat Nebraska for
conVeyarcs TO the Parish Of s. Johu the Baptist. A
lager throng assembled at any private fu
neral in this city. As eAy eight O'Clock the
in the vicinity OF the house crowded With people,
q very large number of Ehsm we're ladies, who came
from eV ~ part Of the city. The house lsd aud
The a6jaoenl streets were lhronged Toe Archbishop
OF the Gioc, and several priests in attendance to
perform the funeral res, aud the coin profuse!y
decorated wi beautiful Wreatbs OF hJwsrs After the
prayers the body was taken to the boat which lay
the foot Of Espanads street. and the coffin follow
ed by that fairly filed the from the
leyee 10 Rampant stree. Nc. Theod Guyol, Nc Mas.
pegc Mr. Jules TOledAno and Lieutenant LSfort OF the
French steamer Oanat, we're among the pail hem
ers with others whose nsmSs We did not learn this
morning. Several thousand p:rsons we're p esent-
Our limits this evening prevent extended account
/ Of she funeral
It is rae indeed that large funeral throng is
sembed where all is so orderly and where not sing Q
dent occurs 70 6etract from the EOlemnty Of the
scene. TIE arrangements this mornir Eere psr.eot
and complete and the thousands who attended the fu
neral fed BY their presence their sincere respect for
the memory Of the deeeased a3d their sorrowing sym
patty for her surviving friends
Over six thousand persons attended the deceased Ia
dy's funeral and the cOrtsgs upwards of mile in
length We understand iS was the wish and intention
Of Asor General Banks TO have been present. but pee
gu ais time was necessarily precccuped at the ia
/ euRuratiOn ceremonies.