Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-29

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A GALA DAY.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, April 2s.--To-day
will ever be memorable In the history OF
Alabama. Every locality was represented
and many adjacent towns aud villages
poured&heir entire population into the
city Az au early hour the streets and
sidewalks were 50 densely packed that
looomotion was dnlcult. 1t he'd ralned
all night, and poured down TIL 10 O'Clock.
The hour for the delivering OF addresses
by Mr.. Davis and Gen. Gordon WIS
chgngtd 20 2 pm. Instead OF going 10
the park II WAS decided 10 80 to the cair
itOl grounds, and for speeches to be mace
from the very spot where Mr. Davis took
the oath a Office az president OF the Con.
federate States. This change was made
because Of The muddy condition oi tie
park. The entire city was gayly deco
rated, aud the city hail has an Unitad
States fllg nuttorinR out OF every win
dow. pictures OF Confederate gen.
erals are fastened on this outside
OF the wall, while the name OF Il. u. Lce,
Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sydney john
ston, Robert H. Rhodes and msny other
Confederate generals appear GU stream.
ers. Tho capitol Is beautifully decor T.
ted. From the topmost poin. on tie
high dome towering far above everything
In the city float
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
The entire front Is covered with stream.
ers and devices while therc are suepeist ed
along the front columns immense federal
figga reaching down almost 70 the sads
% the spenkers. More federal fitgs flStSd
in Montgomery to-day than at any time
since 1860, i lvate houses and business
houses oil have liberal supply OF deoora-
lions and devices aud words Of welcome
to Mr.. Davis. The scenes around Mr..
Davis hotel this mornlng we're brilliant
and the great desire TO see and shake him
by the hand was indescribable. The peo-
Pile were literally packed In the Exchange
and II was with difficulty that there was
kept open an entrance aud exit. They
wanted TO sees
THEIR Old PRESIDENT,
and nothing would satisfy them Till they
had done so. Being feeble, It was more
than MIR. Davis could stand and hc had
10 retire. a military escort formed In
front Of the hotel and extended far no the
avenue lsadlng TO the capital IL was
necessary TO form square IN that pro.
! cess in order that they might move. Com
panies Were formed aud stretched on
each side. A carriage with four horses
was dawn up 10 the door, aud promptly
at O'Clock Mr.. Davis, escorted by Mayor
Reese, Gov. O'Neal and cx-5ov. Watts,
formerly Of his cabinet, stepped from the
hotel aud cut, red thecarflnge. The shouts
Of the multitude az he was seen TO
emerge from tho hotel were
fnuI,ffu TftAN tfay4su uuunpr MANN
In this city.
They had tho peculiar jerk which Is
characterized as what has become famous
as the 'Yel Of the Southernets" The
world over The next carriage contained
Gen. John -. Gordon and Capt W. H..
Bragg Miss Winnie DAVIS, the youngest
daughter OF Mr.. Davis, and Miss Reese,
the mayors daughter. The next carriage
contained w. w Screws, Mrs. Gordon,
Miss Gordon aud Miss Waller, the latter
niece Of Mr.. DAVIS The other carriages
followed with the trustees Of the munn-
ment association ami the governors stan
amid the waving 81 hats and handkcr-
chiefs, the booming OF cannon, the play
ing Of bands Of music and tao excited
shouts. A scene was presented rarely
Witnessed IN any country, the demonttra.
tlOn being 10 honor of u man prescribed
by the United States government and as
q tribute 10 he desd soldiers IT
AcAuBK THAT WAS LOST.
The route Of the procession vas about a
half mile long. The avenue Il very Wide,
but when the crowd began TO move IL was
packed from one side 10 the other Whom
the procession arrived at the capitol the
gateway was cleared for Mr.. ID Wis, the
military being formed 50 as 70 preventive
oytrfunninR Of the building aud grounds
before he bad reached the place. He was
seated near the historical spot he occu-
pied February y, 1861. Around The front
vas pla ied table Tor the prese, and on
the sides and IN the rear OF Mr.. Davis
were the members 81 the various organ
izations interested IN the bnilding Of The
monument, which II IL proposed 10 erect
on the bill north OF the capitol. People,
men aud women aud children, were
packed from the Fteps 10 the front
gate, aud while It was impossible for
great part OF them 20 hear, they stood
Ia thelr places out Df respect for Mr.
Davis and their desire 10 see him. When
order had been secured, Mayor Reese
advanced 10 the stage and said
"My c0uhtrymen, II Is with profound
emotion that present 10 you the fore
most type OF Southern manhood, the hon
Orable
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
ex-presidcnt VI The Confederate States Of
America
The ecenes heretofore enacted were
gone over VI Mr.. Davis advanced, and h
wGs some minutes before he could pro-
coed. u was the FIRST time thousands Ia
the crowd had ooon him since hla RIVAL.