Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
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strongly eulogized the dead leader.
rsPEcrAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-THE
Southern Confederacy was laid at rest in
Metairie cemetery to-day with the most i'm
posing ceremonies the South has ever wit
messed. The funeral Of Jefferson Davis was
a far grander demonstration on the part OF
the South than anyone had expected. 1t
was felt by the Southern people, it is true,
that their distinguished chieftaln who had
| died was entitled to high honors, but it was
not known that the whole South would
arouse as they have done to show their
affection for him, to pay their tribute to the
last man of the COnfederacy.
1t was this sentiment which made the dis
play SO imposing-Jhe belief that with Mr..
Davis the Confederacy is buried. Hewas the
last link that bound the South to the past.
He was the only living man who was citi-
zen of the Confederate States. All the
others had accepted a new allegiance and
were citizens of another country.
ONLY THE MEMORIES NOW.
1T will feel now that the war is over for
ever, as far at the South is concerned, said
one Of the most prominent men present at
the funeral. 1--WE have only its memories
left us"
It had been determined at first to bury
Mr. Davis on Sunday. and to give him
funeral such as his position in history en-
titled him to; but when thousand kilograms
poured in on the first day asking the date of
the funeral and saying that tens of thou
sands of persons desired to be present, it was
determined to postpone the ceremonies until
| Wednesday, so as to give every man and
woman in the South who desired to attend
an opportunity to do so. Since then more
than dozen committees of welcome, recep-
ton and music have been at work arrang-
ing the details of the ceremonies.
New Orleans, always strong in such
demonstrations, but the city of parades
and professions was determined to
make this the greatest event in its
history. 1t was fortunate suggestion, that
of Captain Grey, of the Grand Army of the
Republic, that Mr.. Davis should be buried
as a soldier, and that the funeral should be
a military one and the distinguished chief
tain carried to his grave on caisson. This
did away with any feeling that might have
arisen in consequence Of too strong demon
stration of Confederate sentiment.
THE GRAY NOT PROMINENT.
Indeed, this sentiment has not been very
marked through the ceremonies. The dead
chieftain wore suit of Confederate gray, as
he has done for years, and here and Ihere
among the floral offerings were the red,
white and red colors of the Confederacy.
These were the only tokens that could have
called up the late war. Although tens of
thousands of houses were decorated, not one
bore Confederate flag, and the decoration
most general was small American flag in
mourning, with the portrait of Mr.. Davis in
the center. The whole town seemed hung
with the flags of the Union, and in the
funeral procession there were borne but
three or four Confederate banners, all of
them being relics of the war.
As soon as the doors of the City Hall were
opened stream OF visitors began to pour
through the death chamber to take fare
well view of the remains of the famous Con-
federate leader. The crowd of visitors was
even greater than that of yesterday there
being hundreds of people from abroad whose
visit to this city had been delayed until to-
day. It was not until IL 80 o'clock that the
lid of the casket closed down forever upon
the features of the dead.
Long previous to that time the greatsquare
Immediately fronting the City Hall had be-
come an unwieldly mass of eager>sympa-
thetic humanity. According to programme
the square proper was to be reserved exclu-
sively for the military. In the enforcement
of this injunction, however, the large but by
no means adequate police force on duty ex-
perienced innumerable obstacles, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that the swaying
multitude was kept beyond the prescribed
environments. The streets, balconies and
every available place from which either an
unobstructed or partial view could be had of
the portico of the municipal building were
crowded almost to suffocation.
SOUNDS OF MOURNING.
During all this time the air was laden
with funeral dirges, the solemn requiem of
the bells was heard on every hand, and
louder and deeper were the sounds of minute
guns that at intervals thundered forth their
deep-mouthed tribute to the illustrious
dead. The body, Notwithstanding the very
warm and exceptionally oppressive weather
of the past week, was remarkably we'll pre-
served. The countenance presented an ex-
preston of ''rapturous repose," and in no
wise had decays effacing fingers" yet
bletted out, much less tarnished, in the re-
motest degree the lines of face strikingly
attractive when lighted by the fire of genius
as it was wont to be.
Indeed, the Confederacy's beloved chief
ing, presented Just such picture as those
who knew and loved him in life would like
best to carry in memory. At 1910 the
casket was conveyed from the memorial hall
to an improvised eatafalque in the center of
the front portico, whose massive pillars were
entwined with proiusion OF crepe. Over
the casket was thrown the soft folds of
silken flag of the lost cause, as also the gilt
tering 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.
AROUND THE COFFIN.
Immediately surrounding the coffin were
the clergy and the armed sentries, they
being the only persons admitted to place
on the portico during the service. The
relatives of the deceased were assigned to
seats in the Mayors parlor, from the win
dows of which they were enabled to see the
ceremonies.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Honorary pallbearers, Governor
Francis 7. Nichols, of Louisiana; Gov
ernor Robert Lowrie, of Mississippi; Gov
ernor S. B. Buckner, of Kentucky; Gov
ernor John B. Gordon, of Georgia; Gov
ernor j. s. Richardson, of South Carolina;
Governor d. G. Fowle, of North Carolina;
Governor F. P Fleming, of Florida; Gov
ernor James P. Eagle, of Arkansas. These
gentlemen represent the Southern States. \
Pallbearers, General George W. Jones, of
Iowa; Hon. Charles E Fenner, of Louisiana;
M. Sawyer HaywArd, of Mississippi; Hon.
Thomas h. Watts, of Alabama, member
Of the Davis cabinet.
The obsequies, which are according to the
ritual of the Episcopal Church, were con-
Quoted BY Bishop Galleher, assisted by five
officiating clergymen of various denomina-
tions, as follows: Father Hubert, Rev. Mr..
Thompson, Mr.. Davis, rector at Biloxi,
Miss Rar nr Markham Rev Mr. Rahe-