The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-10-21
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On Saturday lie 30 nit inst ~
the departing rays of The setting
sun Illuminated the western sty
the last remains cfhe lion heart
ed and Christian gentleman. Gen
BraxtOn Bragg. were carried tn
their last resting place in Mapno-
liza Cemetery, near Mshik. No liv
ing ehieftailE strong H. themirbt
OF victory, ever received al, ,he
hands of his faithful f0llow,h :,
more spontaneous ou,nurst of ley
al and enthusiastic devotion
than did this dead hero, from the
cl'y destined to br his burial
place loving hearts and tende,
hands struggled to do him honor.
On Friday, at half-past IL
o'clock, P. NJ, the train from New
Orleans arrived in the midst of a
crowd Of exrectant faces, aud
dear"r still, there stood line of
gray coats ready and willing to
take immediate charge of the
body. r
| For the first time since leaving
Galveston he bowed bead of the
grlef>stricden widow BECAME
more erect, and her step firmer,
as she passed behind this liue of
gray figures, knowing and feelinr
how tenderly and lovingly they
would protect her precions dead.
The magnificent casket contain
ing bis mortal remains, presented
b.v the city OF Galveston. was con
signed to their care and carried
to the Military Hall, and for the
remainder of that night and the
following morning was guarded
by the various military compa
MES. The hall was dressed in
mourning and decOra ted with
flowers in a manner well BETTING
Its silent occupant. 81
AT 4 Z. the solemn notes of the
mntfied drum proclaimed the arri
val OF the body at Christ. Church.
where the beautifully appropriate
and suggestive words of the filne
raj service fell soothingly on the
ears of tbe weeping crowd. Then
the cortege, headed BY The artil>
lery, and long line of soldiers
and members of various 'assocla>
tlons, trailed its slow length
through two living walls ofhuman
beings TO the very gates o. the
cemetery. Here aud there were
scattered groups Of blue coats, ,and
1t was whispered that if;there had
not heen late change Of regi>
ments for political lnanipulatiens,
that the officers of the former com
mand would have shown a more
decided and public demonstra>
ton OF their respect !; in my judg
menl the omission was preferable.
for simple ceremony. without
heart interest, would have MARI
ed the perfect whole. Such is .
faint description of the honor paid i.
to one, the memory Of whom
stands ont as 4 striking contrast
to many whose names, now crown
ed with honors of the world, will
fade beside the illustrOus dead in
the future pages of impartial
history. 5....4 .,
Not may months since an Off.
Ger of high distinction in the
United States naval service died
in our midst. Not one newspaper
of our city but was filed with the
hope that we should, by some
"outward display of sympathy"
do him honor. The regular step,
and martial commands Of the
Washington Artillery and the
Continental Guards were heard
and line of apparent mourners
followed his remaius to the Wash
lngt0n Cemetery. Excepting q
few noble hearted Mexican yeter.
ans, not a military company,
none Of Bragg's old command. Of
fered those MARKS of honor to
one of the five Generals in the
Confederate cause, which they
did not refuse an enemy. l beg
pardon, a respected foe. 1t could
not have been through ignorance
Of when and how the body would
that could have been &C.
4uired in the, same manner in
which those veterans obtained it
BY prompt inquiries and inter.
ested questions. Galveston would
soon have answered any such
owing inquiries from New Orleans
Had it not been for the quaran
tine, Galveston would have sent
guard of honor to the bay, and
not fiding such delicate atten,
lions there from this city would
have accompanied the remains
to Mobile itself.
Before closing, let me express
a great admiration for the noble
manner in which the agents or
the Morgan Limo 2.t.I NsL: