The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-12-19
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Tho Great Leader of the Lost Cause Laid
Away to Rest.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Tho Great Leader of the Lost Cause Laid
Away to Rest.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE day,
Notwithstanding the threatening and op-
pressive character OF the weather during
the past several days, could not have been
more propitious or beautiful. The por.
tentions, pregnant looking clouds of the
night previous and the great banks of
heavy fog that prevailed during the early
part Of this morning had wholly disap.
peared by o'clock, as the sun burst forth
and the beautiful Southern summer day
dawned for the obsequies of the Southern
chieftain.
The city is crowded with thousands of
people, representing the prominence,
wealth and chiyalry of the Southern
States. Six or seven Governors are here,
attended by their stats, and bringing
with them great delegations of people.
The military parade was a marked one.
A dozen companies, from Georgia, Texas,
Mississippi and Alabama are here, and
the Louisiana State National Guard and
the volunteer militin of New Orleans,
participated. The crush on the streets
equaled anything that has ever been
witnessed here on the occasion OF the car
uival.
The floral decorations we're added to
this morning. They came from every
State and city in the South, and are sa-
perb in their design and beauty. The
town is draped from one end to the other
with most elaborate showings of black.
Business fronts and residences that were
barren of mourning emblems yesterday
were covered this morning, and every bit
of bunting that there is in the city flies on
staffs at half mast.
AS soon as the doors of the city hall
were opened stream of citizens began to
pour into the death chamber to take q
farewell view of the remains of.the famous
Confederate leader. The crowd of visi.
tors was even greater than that of yester.
day, there being hundreds of people from
abroad whose visit to this city bad been
delayed until to-day.
1t was not until 11:90 o'clock that the
lid of the casket closed down forever upon
the features of the dead. The remains
were then conveyed to the front portico
of the city hall building, where the sim.
pie, but impressive rites of the Episcopal
Church were performed. Lafayette
square, in front of the city hall, the par.
quettes and streets were densely packed
with people, and balconies and every
available space from which the pageant
could be viewed was crowded, in the ex.
treme.
Obedient to universal request, MIR.
Davis was given funeral in full accord
with his superior rank as military off.
Ger, in addition to which numerous civic
and other organizations combined to rem
der the cortege to-day in all respects
most imposing, not only with reference
to numbers, but in pomp and circumstance
of it's elaborate ceremonial
There participated in the obsequies of
the Father of the Confederacy to day, be.
sides veterans Of the Lost Cause, who
have once again been called upon to close
up their decimated ranks, many gallant
soldiers, whose unfinching valor displayed
on numerous hotly contested fields, re.
suited, not inirequently, in both glory
and victory to "the stars and stripes."
The following gentlemen acted as pail.
bearers: General George W. Jones, of
Iowa, Honorable Charles E. Fenner, of
Louisiana, Sawyer Hayward of Missis-
sippi, Honorable Thomas 81. Watts, of
Alabama, member of President Davis's
Cabinet. Honorary pallbearers: Governor
Francis T. Nichols, of Louisiana, Gov
ernor Robert Lowry of Mississippi, Coy
ernor S. B. Buckner Of Kentucky, Cover
nor John B. Gordon of Georgia, Governor
J. P. Richardson of South Carolina,
Governor D.. G.. FoHle of North Carolina,
Governor F. P. Fleming of Florida,
Governor James P. Eagle Of Arkansas.
About 1910 the casket was conveyed
from the memorial room to an improvised
catafalque in the centre of the front por-
tico where the massive pillars we're en-.
twined with profusion of Grape. Over
the casket was thrown the soft folds of
silken flag of the Lost Cause, as also the
glittering sabre with which the dead SOL
dier had carved fame and honor for him.
self and glory and victory for his country
on the crimson fields of Cbapultepec and
Monterey. Immediately surrounding the
coffin were the clergy and armed sentries,
they being the only persons admitted to q
place on the portico during the service.
The relatives of tie deceased were as
signed to seats in the Mayors parlor, from
the windows of which they we're enabled
to witness the ceremonies.
The obsequies, which were according to
the ritual of the Episcopal Church, we're
conducted by Bishop GalIeher, assisted by
FIVE officiating clergymen of various de.
nominations, as follows: Father Hubert,
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Dayis's rector
at Biloxi, Mississippi, Rev. DR.. Markham,
Rev. Mr.. Bakewell and Rev. Mr.. Martin.
There were altogether fully twenty sur.
pliced minister's besides the attendance
of numerous clergy of different denomi
nations from various Southern States.
A supplied choir of thirty.six voices,
accompanied by an organ, sang the an
them: "Through the valley Of the shadow
of DEATH" after which Bishop Gale
her made an address.
Following Bishop Galleher, Rev. Dr.
Markham read the lesson, while Rev. Mr.
Martin repeated the psalm, Rev. MIR.
Bakewell the vericles aud Rev. Mr..
Thompson the creed (; and thus ended the
services at the city hall, which, although
simple and brief, were wonderfully i'm.
pressive.
During this period the immense throng,
representing every conceivable variety of
religious and social prediction, profes.
sion and nationality, stood in reverential
silence, with heads uncovered.
At the conclusion of the religious ser.
vices the casket was borne by detach.
ment of fsoldiers to handsomely decorated
caisson, which had been especially pre-
pared for its reception and on which it
was to be conveyed to the cemetery. From
the caisson arises a catafalque, consisting
ofa unique and beautifully designed cano.
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