The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-11
DIXIE'S BROKEN HEART.
TODAY ONE OF GLOOM EVERY
WHERE IN THE SUNLAND,

Thousands of Her Chivalric Sons
Pressing eOn Heavy Laden to the
Crescent City Her Sleeping Idol to
be Given the Most Imposing Burial
Seen in the South Since the War.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-Throngs of
people continued to pour through the city
hall to-day, embracing, besides the COM
mon multitude, numerous organizations,
schools and societies. Many distinguished
gentlemen from the south and leading cities
of the section were also among the visitors.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi, ex-
Gov. Lubbock of Texas, aud Gen. P. NJ. B.
Young, a cavalry leader in the confederacy,
paid their respects.
The funeral will be the largest demon
stration ever seen in the south. Every be-
nevolent organization in the city, the mil
itary, schools, athletic clubs, commercial
bodies, shipmasters, fire department and
clergy will be largely represented.
A FoUR-MILE MARCH.
The route will be about four miles long.
The procession will move sharply at 70
o'clock, and will go up town past Lee circle
in order that the column may be properly
deployed. The funeral ceremonies will be
conducted on the front of the city hall by
Bishops Gallaher of Louisiana and Will
mer of Alabama. and five officiating clergy
men of various denominations, Father
Hubert of the Jesuits, Rev. Thompson. Mr..
Davis rector at Biloxi, Rev. DR.. Markham
of the Lafayette Presbyterian church, and
Messrs. Bakewell and Martin of the EpiSco-
pal diocese of New Orleans.
TEN sURPLICED CLERGYMEN.
There will be ten surpliced clergymen
from the Episcopal churches and other de-
nominations assisting. A surpliced choir of
thirty-six, accompanied by an organ, will
sing the anthem, Though l walk through
the valley of the shadow of death.n At
the grave the ceremonies will be conducted
by Bishops Gallaher and Hugh Miller
Thompson of Mississippi. Minute guns will
be fired at the head of Canal street and at
Claiborne and Canal all day, and at the
grave there will be proper guns and bugle
calls as becomes a military funeral.
VISITING MILITARY.
Visiting military organizations will come
from Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and the
country parishes Of Louisiana. Floral
tributes from different sections of the south
were received today, and the mortuary
chamber is filed to overfiow1ng with beau
tiful designs. The caisson is being prepared,
and will be suitably draped. 1t is loaned by
the state, and the route has been 80 arranged
that the funeral car will have q smooth
passage along the streets. The religious
ceremonies are to be very brief, and will
not occupy more than three minutes at the
hall. Three divisions will march out to the
cemetery. The remainder will take the
cars at Claiborne street.
Gov. Buckner Of Kentucky is among the
arrivals to-day.
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL.
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out consulting anybody. The march by
the body was rapid and orderly. Fully
10000 people trod the marble corridors of
the hall and passed through the beautiful
chamber in which the body rested.
The city is decorated on a greater scale
than ever before in its history. The funeral
tomorrow will virtually pass through solid
walls of black, for there is scarcely house
on the route but what is draped. The pre-
vailing colors are black and white, but in
few instances, like Bishop Gallaher's res
idence and Masonic hall, royal purple was
utilized. Pictures and paintings of the
deceased are everywhere displayed. The
American flag is at half-mast over the city
hall .and other prominent buildings. A
few confederate flags are shown, but in a
way entirely unobjectionable. One is
across the coffin. A survivor Of the Eighth
Louisiana, about the only living officer of
| the regiment, has the flag he carried draped
in front of his office, and over it the sign:
"All over"
THE FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The florists of the city have been busy
Since the day of the death, and those in
other cities have added to the mass of floral
tributes which has been received. Among
the magnificent offerings is a 10-foot GROSS
with wreath of smilax and camellias, in the
center OF which nestleS dove holding the
streamers of a ribbon, upon which appears
the inscription, Sympathy and Love of the
Confederate Association of Missouri" i"
The base is of wheat and ferns, upon which
two doves seem to have alighted and caught
the ends of the streamers. This is one offer
ing of many.
EIGHT GOVERNORS TO BE PRESENT.
There will be eight governors Of southern
states here tomorrow: Lowrey of Missis-
slppi, Lubbock of Texas, Richardson of
South Carolina, Fowle of North Carolina,
Buckner of Kentucky, Eagle of Arkansas,
Gordon of Georgia, and Nichols of Louis
lana.
The First Alabama battalion is coming
from Mobile, one battalion from Montgom-
cry, one from Vicksburg, and
other military organizations will
Join the militia in the parade.
business will be entirely suspended and
almost every society in the city will turn
UuV. Dispatches from all points Indicate
tnat memorial services will be held to-
morrow in almost every city, town and
village in Mississippi and Louisiana, and
very generally throughout the south.
JACKsoN's DELEGATION.
The Times Democrats jackson, Miss.
special says: ga special train left here to-
night for New Orleans with Gov. Lowry
ana all the state officers, under escort of the
Sapltal Light Guards, with forty men, and
many prominent citizens Of this and other
portions of the state. The party goes to
1Itend the funeral of ex-Presi-
lent Davis, where Mississippi will
Pc very largely represented. The
apital Light Guards will take its place in
ne procession. Capt. Walstone carries
"ith him the consolidated mourning report
me First Mississippi Rifemen Col jeff
avs commanding. TheSrecord was kept
y Adlutant Richard Griffith, formerly of
lS city, and is in keeping of his
IN IN mere. 1t Is a complete roster Of this
sorlc regiment in the Mexican campaign
1916 and lS47. The state house will be
Used tomorrow, and all the offices draped
mourning in honor of Mr.. Davis memory.
BUSINESS of all kinds will be suspended"
THE LAND RELIEF PLAN.
me following plan has been formulated
amily:
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