The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-06
Albert In, Johnston
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From tile New Orleans Times, 24thl
The Mortal remains of the lamented General Abe
Sidney Johnston which had rested in a cemetery
this city since 1862, were removed yesterday to
deposited in the soil Of sister State. 1t is useless
this connection to speak of the virtues and merits
loved him. He gave his life willing sacrifice to til
cause he loved, and when he went to his grave ga
liant people mourned his loss.
The State of Texas bis home, wished his body t.
rest in heE bosom. Louisiana, her sister, could no
refuse 80 reasonable demand, and while she yield
the honored dust to her neghbor mourns his loss il
the sweetest and purest sympathy. 49,
The preparations for the removal of the BODY lal
been going on for several days. The undertaken Sc
ected for the occasion Mr.. T. W. Bothick and he
certainly performed his duties in & most satisfactory
manner The vault where the great and good man 5
body was laid IN St. Louis Cemetery No 2 had been
opened by order of Gen. Butler not very long after
Its lntermen and in consequence of this fact the ma
hogany coffin which contained the zinc easing of the
body he'd rotted away This was renedied by Mr.
Bothick, who furnished another outer wooden tene-
ment and covered it with the finest quality of velvet
At o'clock yesterday afternoon, the committee
from the State of Texas, accompanied by the pail
bearers for the occasion, repaired to the cemetery.
Theyiound the tomb surrounded by an immense crowd
OF citizens all eager to witness the ceremonies of re
moval. BY request the Rev. Dr. Leucock and Rev
Mr.. Beckwith, the former of Christ Church and the
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taken from the vault and placed upon the bier the
ladies, who had crowded around the spot covered it
with beautiful wreaths, boquets garlands and
greens. The reverend gentlemen mentioned above
then read the beautiful and impressive burial service
of the Episcopal Church, amid silence broken only by
the sobs which were forced up from the hearts Of
those who loved the hero and sofrowed for his loss.
Before leaving the cemetery, there was earnest
demand for the leaves of the beautiful floral
decorations the cofin and they were taken away
almost as fast as thrown upon it,
At length the crowd moved outside the walls of the
cemetery, and the procession was formed The fol-
lowing order was observed The hearse with pail
bearers on either side; the Texas State committee
carriage containing the clergymen; ladies in process
sion carriages; citizens generally on foot. |
1t is remarkable fact that the ladies marched in
the procession, the majority Of them being fully able
to have gone III their carriages, and throughout the
whole route they took the same chances in regard to
lust and mud which the Steiner sex bad to walk
through The entire procession must have been over
mile long, and it was more than half composed of
he loveliest the most faithful sterling, warm hearted
md devoted of our dear southern women.
The procession moved up ST. Louis street. from the
cemetery, to Rampant; up Rampant to Canal up Ca
lal to Cbartres; down Charities to jackson Square
hence to the OpelOusas railroad ferry.
All along the soute immense numbers of people
gathered upon theS banquete, and at windows and on
alconieS, to witness the passing away Of the chief
ANS remains Old men and young men uncovered
heir heads as the eorege passed. and the mother the
lalden and the child dropped tears in memory of
gro slaln There was no deep and solemn music to
leasure the march of the mourners; for the memory
the dead one was fresh in every heart and the
lrobbings Of ten thousand bosoms made a fitting
'lbute to his
The remains, escorted by the paIbearers were con
eyed on board the ferry-boat resting in tasteful
nd elegant hearse, wherein mortal man had never be-
IRE lain. The coffin still covered with the ever
reens and other floral offerings, which lovely and de-
oted women had spread upon it, Some ten thousand
'mpathising friends stood upon the evee to watch
re departure of the body, and we could see the white
andkerchefs raised to many eyes as the boat steamed
way to the opposite shore. !
Upon arrival at Alglers, the committee ard attend
It's round room fitted up for the reception of the
'dy, in the depot building where it was placed in
ate, with all the floral decorations before mentioned
YerlnS it, and where the palI-bearers deposited the
nS Grape badges which they had worn Gu the octa
The following distinguished gentlemen acted as pail
arers, aud we opne such array of military talent
$ seldom been brought together: b
Generals G. 7. Beeuregard, BraSton Bragg, J. 3. N
'od' Longstreet Dick Taylor, Buckner, Naury, at
yes, R. L. Gibson, and NJ. jeff Thompson; Col. P 81
Luckett, of Texas; Col. Geo Deas, of Alaba ma, CT
Hon. Geo. u. Chiffon, of Texas fl
The committee from the State of Texas is connosei
the following named gentlemen, each one of whom cl
made his mark in the field in the civil walks of o.
= iAon' as"oel onlth formerly OF the I'd Texas
'iment; Hon. Dudley W. Jones, Hon. n G. Shell so
, and Major Tom P Ochiltree. These gentlemen la
acted as pall-bearers. They viii leave this morn up
on the Opeloasas railroad with the remains of the Tt
liant dead, and proceed to Brashear City There wa
y will take the steamship Matagorda for Galveston.
ch point they will reach on Friday morning. On n
lday they will arrive at Houston and thence pro. iF
Of the Texas Central railroad TO Washington La o
nge, Bastrop and Austin, where the body viii be
signed to that rest which will only be disturbed br rej
trump which shall marshal the hosts on the resur ter
ion morn. N Bile