The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1889-12-18
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
THE GREAT LEADER OF
THE LOST CAUSE LAID
AWAY TO REST.


the Obsequies at New Orleans
"A Grand Military Funeral,
Beftting the RAM, 80 the Dis
ttnguished Soldier.
Jefferson Davis was buried in New
Orleans Wednesday. Memorial ser
vices were held in nearly every village,
town, and city in the Southern States.
at the time of the obsequies in New
Orleans. Space only permits reports
from New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE day
Notwithstanding the threatening and
oppressive character Of the weather
during the past several days, could
not have been more propitious or
beautiful. The por:entous pregnant
looking clouds of the night previous,
and great banks of heavy fog that
prevailed during the early part of
this morning, had wholly disappeared
by Z o'clock, as the sun burst forth,
and a beautiful southern summer day
dawned for the obsequies of the south.
srn Chieftain.
DENSE CROWD.
The city is crowded with thousand de
OF people, representing prominence,
-
wealth and chivalry Of the southe,n
States. Six or seven Governors are
here, attended by staffs, and bringing
with them great delegations of people.
THE CITY IN MOURNING.
The floral decorations were added
to this morning. They came from
every State and city in the South,
and are superb in their beauty.
The town is draped from one end
to the other in black. Residences
that we're bare of mourning emblems
yesterday are covered thi- morning,
and every bit of bunting there is in
the city flies at hslf-msst.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
AS sn"n "a the doors of the CITY
Hall were opened stream Of citizens
began :" pour INTO tho death chamber
to take . farewell view of the remain.
of the Confederate leader. The crowd
of visitors WAS even grestar than that
of yesterday, there being hundred. of
people from abroad whose visit to
this city had been delayed until to-
day.
The morning trains brought in
thousands Of visitors from the sur.
rounding cities, including most Of the
military companies located near New
Orleans.
IL was not until II . 80 o'clock that
the lid Of the casket closed down for
over upon the festures Of the dead.
The remains were then conveyed to
the front PSrtico of the city-t.iI..2s.ailld-; IL.
ing, where{the simple hut impressive
I-rrr-s-r The EpiscopaT Unurcn were
performed. Lafayette square, in front
of the city hall, the parquettes and
streets were densely packed with peo-
pie, and balconies and every avail
able space from which. the pageant
could he viewed was crowded, in the
extreme.
Ohedient tn universal request, Mr..
Davis wac given funeral in full ac-
cord with his superior rank Is a mill
tary officer, in addSs1un to which nun.
erous civic and other organizations
confined to render the cortege to-day
IN all respects most imposing, not only
with reference to numbers, bnt in
pomp and circu msta nee of it's elabor,
ate ceremonial.
There participated in the obsequies
Of the Father Of the CIR federacy to-
day, b esides veterans OF the Lost
Cause. who have once again been call.
ed upon to close up their decimated
ranks. many gallant soldiers. whose
unhinching valor, displayed on nume-
rous hotly contested felds, resulted.
not infrequently, in both glory aad
victory to "the stars and stripes"
THE PAIL BEARERS.
The following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers: General George w.
Jones of Iowa, Honorable Charles f..
Fenner Of Louisiana. Sawyer Hay.
ward Of Mississippi, Honorable Thorn
as III. Watts Of Alabama, a member
Of President Davis's Cabinet. Ho,..r.
ary pallhearers Governor Franci.
L. Nichols Of Louisiana, Governor
Robert Lowry Of Mississippi. Cover.
nor 8. B Buckner Of Kentucky, Gov.
ernor John b. Gordon Of Georgia
Governor J. p. Richardson of South
Carolina, Governor ID. @. Fowle Of
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