Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-06
AN OVATION TO JEFF DAVIS.

Atlanta, Georgia Receives the Chief of the
Late Confederacy With Open Arms and
Strews His Pathway With Flowers, While
the Emblem of the Lost Cause Floats Con-
spicuously Among the Rest of the Bunt-
ing.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 3O.-Arrange-
ments for the reception of Jefferson
Davis in Atlanta are on grand scale,
and it has been the talk of the entire
State for days past. The city early this
morning began to put on it's holiday at
tire, and by noon the red, white and
blue was to be seen on every hand. While
the National flags largely predominated,
the stars and bars are by no means in
conspicuous, and pictures of Confederate
cheftains are everywhere to be seen.
Every train into the city to-day has been
loaded, and the presence of at least one
hundred thousand strangers is looked for
tomorrow.
The arrival this afternoon of Mr.. Davis
proved to be one of the great events
in the history of the city. Although the
train bringing him and the reception
committee was not due here until 2:45
p. M, long before noon people began to
gather in the vicinity of the Union depot,
nearly all wearing badges or carrying
small flags or flowers. By two O'Clock
the throng in that vicinity was so dense
that it could be approached only with
difficulty, while the streets through
which Mr.. Davis was to pass were like
wise thronged.
For hours the crowd thus stood, and
during the season of waiting more Con-
federate talk was INDUCED in than has
been heard in Atlanta in many years. The
sentiments expressed were naturally
those of regret, and illustrated the fact
that the Southerners are still loyal to the
lost cause. Their veneration for Mr..
Davis was expressed in many WAYS, and
every one seemed to delight in show
ing it.
At half-past two O'Clock the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association, several hun
dred strong, were drawn up in front of
the depot and a band played "Dixie,"
which called for three cheers.
At 80 the train bearing Mr.. Davis and
party arrived and was greeted with pro-
longed cheers. AS Mr.. Davis emerged
from the depot, accompanied by Govern
or McDermott and Mayor Hillyer, and
entered the carriage another prolonged
shout went up, which Mr.. Davis acknowl
edged by rising and bowling to the people
with a smile upon his face. Many veter-
ans rushed toward the carriage, one of
them bearing a Confederate flag in his
hand, but they were stopped by the
mounted police who were keeping the way
clear for the carriage, which was at once
driven rapidly on it's way, closely fol-
lowed by number of others bearing the
reception committee.
Mr.. Davis was very much fatigued, and
at his own request the ceremonies at
tending his reception were very material
ly curtailed. The streets through which
he was driven were lined with school
children, some six thousand in number,
each child's hands full of flowers. AS
the carriage bearing the eX-Presldcnt APP
peared the flowers were cast before it,
and the streets became literally carpeted
with flowers. Upon reaching the resi-
dence of Mr. Hill, where he will be en-.
tertained, Mr.. Davis Immediately sought
much-needed rest, the crowd soon after
dispensing. A great day is looked for to-
day.