Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-08
THE LAST TRIBUTE.
FINAL OBSEQUIEs OF THE DEAD
GOVERNOR

tM- people aud EL- state S14 a--1lN-
Thousands have gathered from every part
Of Georzia and from adjoining states 10
witness the sad rites. and shed
tear over the grave q the peo-
pies friend Atlanta was yesterday
filed with visitors. and twenty thousand
peoDle viewed the remains as they Lay IN
state IN the capitol. Today the city VIII
b thr0nged. The funeral viii take place
Al , O'Clock and the bells wil toll the
solemn march 70 the tomb Memorial
services xiii BE- held in the churches
throughout the state, and business VIII
he wholly suspended Governor Boyn-
ton issued the following proclamation:
ExEcrTIvE DEPAKTEEST- sTATE OF GE0z-
GA ATLASTA. March 6--Bg Jana > Bog,a-
-za tTgrermeroT ~ .StQss: In respect 70 the
11e10ry Ct The ve1erated citizen q Georgia
Hon. Alexander h stephens Who died while
occupying the Executive chair d the state.
II rsse0znItiou Of his IIIustrious public ehzrze-
ter and service and in Difference . the sen
timeut d the people. l. James = Boynton-
and appoint thursday, the sth day q March
instant, the DAY te=lgnats1 for his burial. a.
3 DAY q fasting and prayer and memorial
deE. in honor q our deceased Executive
And do earnestly recommend that al the
people q the state DO assemble IN their places
u W0r-hip. and with such other observance
a. they MAY deem s., that they unite II the
funeral 0bseg uies % the great dead
Given a. the Executive Once IN Atlanta,
This 9Th dzy Of March l5sS. and Of the indie
peldence q the United states q America the
one hundred and seventh.
jas. :. BOYsT0S. Governor.
b ' n Gg gsER
Secretary Executive Department.
In Savannah the banks and public Of
fees will be closed and business will be
suspended. Memorial services win be
held in Trinity NJ Z. Church at u O'Clock
and in Christ Episcopal Church al II
I O'Clock: the schools viii be closed.
and the day viii be appropriately
{ observed IN respect 70 the memory
4 Of the hOnOred dead. In view Of the
+ solemn occasion il would be a 1T
/ ting token that the bells in the various
churches Ia the city should be tolled be-
/ tween aud O'Clock, the hour the fune-
/ raj win occur.
I Last night the city was busy with the
+ preparations for the departure Of the mill
I rary. The various organizations assem-
E bled Al their arInories soon after dark.
I and all was hurry and hustle till the
! trains left the city. a heavy rain began
u fall late in the afternoon, and by night
+ the streets were full Of mud. The various
4 commands rendezyOused at their armOries
and marched 10 the Central Railroad de-
pot in detachments. The baggage, in
I charge Of the quaTtermasters, was cared
Z for in advance. and placed in special cars.
/ At : O'Clock the Central Railroad depot
/ was a scene Of which Savannah may well
/ be proud. Two special trains Of sixteen
( coaches were drawn up in the station.
Z and crowds Of people We're assembled TO
a Hhn dana Shortly after =
I O'Clock the military began to arrive, and
the corridors and sheds were crowded
. with citizens and sOldiery. The delega-
tiOn is probably the largest ever sent
from Savannah Oh any occasion. and will
htly represent the city on this day Of
mourning and universal sOrrOw.
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
The First Volunteer Regiment Of Ge0r-
gia. under command Of Lieut. Col Peter
+ Reilly. with Lieut.. X. q. GailIard. Adju-
taut, and Lieuts. wilson Richardson and
/ Gleason, Of the regimental stat, turned
{ out a detachment Of 10 men.
ThsxariOus companies We're represented
As follows:
Republican Blues. Lieutenant W. D.
Dixon commanding men and band, II
. pieces.
Ogleth0rpe Light Infantry, Lieutenant
l.. W. Landershine COMMANDING men.
with regimental cOlOrs.
Savannah Cadets, Captain II. VI. Branch
( cOmmanding-23 men.
Irish Jasper Greens. Lieutenant j. Ne
Grath eommanding-27 men.
German Volunteers, Lieutenant H.
( kuck commanding men, pioneers.
THE BATTALION.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
TALON. Of which the deceased Governor
( was an honorary member. was represented
: BY a detail Of 1T men rank and file, car
. rying the handsome state flag presented
I 70 the corps by Governor Stephens on
/. his recent visit to Savannah. draped IN
+. mourning. The detachment carried 81
men and their band Of - pieces, with
field and staff dismOunted, commanded by
/ Lieutenant Colonel Garrard. The detail
wore the appropriate badges Of MOURN
ing. and Is a fitting display Of the respect
Of the gallant corps for their great Com
mander-in-Chief.
The gallant Chatham Artillery. under
T command Of Lieutenant X. +. Harmon.
carrying the State flag and wearing
1 badges Of deep mourning, carried "a de-
tachment Of - men. the Washington
( guns and caissOns and horses having been
( already shipped on Tuesday. The dash
I ing Georgia Hussars carried detail Of
. % men. with horse, commanded BIZ
/ Lieutenant J. II. Johnston. and
viii lead the column in the
I parade at Atlanta. The Savannah Mill
( tary Institute sent large detachment Of
. fifty Cadets, under the direction and com
mand of Major Il. J. Burgess, and the
military faculty Of the school. The rep
{ resentatiOn Of the military forces num-
bered 3S3 men rank and file. and viii be a
I magnificent escort to the funeral cOrtege
I Of the illustriOus dead.
1 The civic delegation comprised the
I Mayor and Board OF Aldermen and a
large number Of leading citizens. among
whom was General Henry r. jackson,
I who viii be one Of the funeral orators at
I the memorial services at the capt.
/ tai this morning. The City Council
/ wore badges Of deep mourning, on which
/ was inscribed the seal Of the city. sur
rounded with heavy black borders and
i edged with heavy gold fringe. Several Of
| the attachments from the regiment also
| displayed appropriate mourning en-
/ blems, and the cOlOrs and arms Of the en-
tire force were draped.
The trains were made up in two sec
! tiOns, each carrying eight coaches. The
| sleepers were occupied by the Military
| Academy Cadets, the civic representations.
/ the regular passengers and as many
Ofthe military as could be accommodated.
| The remainder Of the representation were
/ provided with day coaches. At $50 the
I first section, carrying the Battalion, the
/ Cadets. the OglethOrpe Light Infantry and
/ the citizens, pulled out Of the station
/ amid cheers, and soon after the last sec
I ton, bearing the remainder Of the mill
| taTy. followed. They will arrive in At
! lanta at S:45 O'Clock this morning and will
/ be received and assigned quarters pre-
+ paratOry to the parade.
! The representation on their return VIII
I leave Atlanta after the ceremonies, at 80
/ O'Clock tonight, and will arrive in Sa-
vannah tomorrow at $3.50 p. IN. No def.
mite arrangement for the parade had been
communicated to the officers commanding
the various organizations at the time Of
their departure last night. The Savannah
detachment will, however, be supported
/ by details from Augusta, Macon, Ameri-
Gus, EatOnton and Columbus, and will be
led By the Georgia Hussars.
The representation that left last night
will render a respectful tribute Of the city
TO the memory Of GeoTgia's great son and
illustriOus statesman.
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