St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-12
SHROUDED IN GRAY.
Jefferson Davis Remains Laid
to Rest in Metaipie
Cemetery.
The Funeral in Full Accord
With the Chieft aims Mil
itapy Rank.
Soul-Subduing Dirges Blend
ed With The Booming Of
Minute Guns.
The Solemn Requiem Of the
Bells Heard Throughout
the South.

Lne SOutn.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 11.-The day
Notwithstanding the threatening and
oppressive character of the weather
during the past several days, could not
have been more propltious or beautiful.
The pOrtentOuS pregnant-lOOking clouds
of the night previous, and the great
banks of heavy fog that prevailed dur
ing the early part of this morning. had
wholly disappeared by O'Clock, as the
sun burst forth, and beautiful South
ern summer day dawned for the obse-
uuies of the Southern chieftain. AS
soon as the doors of the city hall were
opened stream of visitors began to
. pour through the death chamber to take
a farewell view of the remains of the
famous Confederate leader. The crowd
of visitors was even greater than that
of yesterday, thereo being hundreds
of people. from abroad, whose visit to
this city had been delayed until to-day.
Itwas not until 1870 o'clock that the
lid of the casket closed down forever
upon the features of the dead. BY uni
versal request, Mr.. Davis was given a
funeral in full accord with his Supe-
riOr
RANK AS A MILITARY OFFICER;
In addition to which, numerous civic
and other organizations combined to
render the cortege to-day in all respects
most imposing, not only with reference
to numbers, but in the pOmp and circum-
stances OF it's elaborate ceremonial. There
are participating in the Obsequies of the
father of the Confederacy to-day, be-
sides the veterans of the lost cause. who
have once again been called upon to
close up their decilnated ranks. many
gallant soldiers, whose unhinching
Valor, displayed OH numerous hOtiy.
contested fields, resulted not unfre-
quently in both glory and victory tO''the
stars and stripes" Half past II was
the hour at which the funeral cere-
monies were to be commenced, but long
previous to that time the great square
Immediately fronting the city hall had
become an unwieldy mass of eager,
sympathetic humanity. According to
programme, the square proper was
TO be reserved exclusively for the mill
tary. In the enforcement OF this injunc-
ton, however, the large but by no
means adequate police force on duty
experienced innumerable obstacles, and
it was with the greatest difficulty that
the Swaying multitude was kept beyond
the prescribed environments. The
streets. banquetS and every available
place from which either an unObstrncted
or partial view could be had of the pOr
tico of the municipal building. were
crowded almost to Suffocation. During
all this time, the air was
LADEN WITH FUNERAL DIRGEs,
the solemn requium of the bells was
heard on every hand, and louder and
deeper were the sounds of the minute
guns that at intervals thundered forth
their deep-mOuthed tribute to the Illus
triOus dead. The body. notwithstand-
ing the very warm and exceptionally
oppressive weather of the past week,
was remarkably well preserved. The
cOuntenance presented an expression
ef '.rapturous repose," and in no wise
had ''decay'S effacing fingers yet blot
ted out, much less tarnished in the re-
mOtest degree, the noble lines of face
strikingly attractive when lighted by
the fire genius, as 1T was wont to be.
Indeed, the cOnfederacy's beloved chief
tain, as he repOsed in his cOffin this
morning, presented just such a picture
as those who knew and loved him in
life would like best to cherish in their
memory. At 1910 the casket was con-
veyed from the memorial room to an
improvised catatalque in the center Of
the front porticO, whose massive pillars
were eMtwiiied with profuSiOn of
Grape. Over the casket was thrown the
soft folds of silken
FLAG OF THE LOST CAUSE,
together with the glittering saber with
which the dead soldier had carved fame
and honor for himself and glory and
victory for his country on the crimson
fields of Chapultepec and Monterey.
immediately surrounding the coffin
were the clergy and the armed SentrieS,
they being the only persons admitted
to place on the pOrticO during the Serv-
ice. The relatives of the deceased were
assigned to seats in the mayors parlOr.
from the windows of which they were
enabled to witness the ceremonies. The
obsequies, which were according to the
ritual of the Episcopal church, were
conducted by Bishop Galleher, assisted
denominations, as follows: Father HUI
bert, Rev. Mr.. Thompson, DIR. Davis,
rector at Biloxi, Miss: Rev. DR.. Mark
ham. Rev. Mr.. BakewelI and Rev. Mr..
Martin. There were altogether fully
twenty snrpliced ministers. besides the
attendance of numerous clergy of diff
ferent denominations from the various
Southern states. A surpliced choir OF
thirty-SiX voices, accompanied by the
organ, sang the anthem Through the
Valley of DEATH" after which Bishop
Galleher made an address. He said:
"When we utter our prayers to-day for
those who are distressed i'll mind, when we
lift our petitions to the Most Merciful and
ask benedictiou on the desolate, we remem-
Der that one household above others lis Bit
terly bereaved and that hearts closely knitted
to our own are deeply distressed. For the
master of Beauvoir lies dead under the
of his dwelling has gone out and left it
lonely for all days to come. Surely we
grieve with those who wept the tender tears
of homely pain and trouble, and there is not
swinging moss on the cypress trees shelter
ing their home but finds an answer i'm
our burdened breathing; We recall
wit, With sweet sympathy The wfely ahIy woe bt
the sacred depths of wifely devotion; and
our hearts go travelling across the heaving
Alta ntic seas to meet and comfort, II we
might the child, who, coming home, shall
splendors of the sunshine with her. Let Us
bend with the stricken household, and pay
THE TRIBUTE OF OUR TIE AIRS.
And then, acknowledging the stress and
surge OF peoples sorrow, say that the state
ly tree of our Southern wood, planted in
power, nourished in kindly dews. branching
i'm brave luxuriance and SCARED by many
storms lies uprooted. The end of long
aud lofty life has come. and a moving volume
of human history has been closed and
clasped. The strange and sudden dig
nifty of death has been adeed 10
he fine and resolute dignity of living
\ man, who in his person and history sym
,olized the solemn convictions and tragic
fortunes Of millions of men, cannot pass
into the gloom that gathers around q grave
Without sign or token from the surcharged
,osoms Of those he leaves behind. and when
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