St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-11
Preparations for the Funeral
Of Jefferson Davis Are
Complete.
It Will Be the Largest Cor
tege Ever Seen in the
South.
Prelates of the Catholic and
Protestant Faith Will Be
in Attendance.
Nearly Every Building in New
Orleans Is Draped in
Mourning.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10-The prepar-
ations for the funeral of Jefferson Davis
are practically complete. 1t is certain.
that there will be immense crowds in
the city and the largest procession ever
seen in the South. The decoration of
the city in mourning colors has BEEN
going on throughout the city. and to-
night nearly every prominent build
ing and business houses, and all
the public buildings except thes'
custom house and mint, have been
handsomely draped. Many private.
residences also show mourning eolors.i
The influx of visitors to-day has been
large. Many thousands have already;
arrived, but the greater portion of those
who will come from a distance to par
ticipate in the funeral ceremonies viii
arrive in the morning, when the rail-
roads will bring in special excursions
trains. many of them coming from dis
tant points. The funeral services at
the city hall will begin promptly al
II: 80 o'clock. and this portion of the
ceremony will be under the directions
of Rt. Rev. John n. Galleher. Episc0-
pal bishop of Louisiana. The religious
services will be of an impressive char
acter, both at the city hall and Metairie
cemetery. Assembling between II and
IL 80 tomorrow, representatives of the
CLERGY OF ALL DENOMINATIONS
will meet in one of the committee
rooms. The Episcopal clergy, in the
vestments of their office, preceded by
the choir of st. PauFs Episcopal church.,
consisting Of thirty men and boys
robed in cassock and surplice, will pro-
fO n nr tf-aI of f6O hnl fro
st. Charles street in professional order.:
the exact formation of which has not
yet been determined. Rev. J. E. Mar
tin. of Grace church, having read the
psalm for the day, Dr.. L. r. Markham,
Presbyterian, will read the lesson for
the occasion taken from st. Paul's sec-.
Ond epistle to the Corinthians. Sue
ceeding this, Bishop Galleher. Will
give brief eXtempore address. Under
the direction of Choirmaster Sims
the choir will sing at this point Kent'sl
funeral anthem, Yea, through the val-i
: ley of the shadaw." At least two pre-
Galleher and Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson. of Mississippi, and perhaps
other representatives from the Catholic.
Presbyterian. Methodist. Congregations
alisr, Baptist, Lutheran, and other de-
nominations will he in attendance, and
as far as practicable take part in the
sacred Offices. The choir having ranged
themselves at the
HEAD OF THE CASKET,
the bishops and clergy in their an-
pointed places, Rev. a. G. Bakewell,
rector of Trinity chapel, will commence
the Office of the burial of the dead,a
as prescribed in the book of common
prayer, by reciting the sentence: II am
the resurrection and the life" The
Apostles creed will then be recited by
the entire audience, led by Rector Eben
Thompson. of Biloxi. the late JEFF
ferson Davis spiritual adviser,
and prayer offered by Father
Darius Hubert, locally known as
the 1.-THE soldier priest" will conclude
the ceremony at the city hall. At tbs
cemetery the services will be in strict
accordance with the Episcopal ritual.
and participated in by the bishops and
clergy of that church only, Anthems
al Crock of Ages" will conclude. The
funeral procession to the cemetery will
be under the command of Mai. Gen.
John Glynn, Jr., of the Louisi-
ana national guard. as grand mar
shall, with Gen. John B. Gordon, OF
Georgia, as honorary grand marshal. It
will consist of seven divisions, the first
of guard of honor eScorting
the caiSsOn upon which will repO Sc the
casket containing the remains of Mr..
Davis. The other division will consist.
of military and civic societies, promi-
nent people in carriages, the fire de-
partment, etc. Among those who
have asked for and secured place
in line is the organization of
British shipmasters now in port. It
may be noted that the British
flag has been half-masted on the ship
ping in the harbor since the death of
Mr.. Davis was announced. Large num-
bers of people during the day visited
the city hall, where the remains are
lying in state. AT one time the throng
passed the bier at the rate OF seventy
five per minute. There was a steady
flow through the mortuary chamber
the day. The remains will
be exposed until the last practicable
tomorrow, in order to give
those who come in on late trains an 0p-
portunity to view them.