Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-12-21
IN THE TOMB.
The Confeder&ey's Great Leader
Laid to Rest.
Dlstln guisagd People Act as Pall-Bearers-- -
A Dense Mass OF Humanity Wit
ness the Obseques.

A Dense Mass OF ;t,msnIty Wit
ness the Obsequles.
NEW ORLEANS bee 1.-THE body OF Jetrer'
son Davis PAS atd 10 rest to-day. The day was
an ideal one It was Fright and baimy and fra
grant with the PERFUME u flowers, ana
seemed as II May had spread over the yesr, and
spring had determined on being perennial MOB
even cloud dIrkened the sky during the day.
yhe city has Pit On her mourning garb. Aioag
eve.y stfee. the houses were drsped In black
and white aud ts.fple. Along Canal street tho
drepory reechct fsohl tts rtoi Of the high igis'.
ness buildings almost 70 the street. Miles
away from the central portion OF the city tbe's
were residences bearing the ensign OF grief
Tho schools all closed In fact, everybody
combined 10 have an outpouring of the masses to
do honor TO the departed leader, There cer-
tairlt has been no such demonstration in New
Orleans before Men and women came many
hundred miles from ~ over the South TO nssiss
in the obsequies All Ne& Orleans was otit.
Lafayette Square, stretching out ahoui City
Nall, where the body lay in state, was thron5Ad
with pe9pe. The streets along the line OF
march we're crowded Win spectators.
The following were the paii'cearersi
co,or,,n, pnI,nr, 7 o,yry NJ Nississinni. Day.
ornar n pn,l,nar ~, 1;entucl,v. Goyernor
lam IA Cor,on ~ Ceorcia. Governor !. 6
t2irt,o tda,, m soutt Coroiino. Covernor ID c.
~ ,yio- n, Sor,b carolina, Governor F.. p
y o,,ing n tmorid,, Covnrnor Jas. p Eagle.
~ arl1a,sos
!, ,ras o1,otoo,, ,.bertbe iifofls a cast,nt vas
o,e+ :. to,,o, ~, ,,o mortal rc,noins NJ Jefi.,y.
20, po,,is ov .-rrai1ont NJ tho Confederate
cta+os - ,,norio, Gjbs nrocession in effect
o,,d ,noyere,,t ,ras hardly second ~ any ever
lno,yn IN the connfrv while tho military dc.
nl,y nv tho tine vounc soldiers Of the south was
ro,, ,n,nrassive If was really the civil
d,sH,av Witch was most significant as in that
,ort n, the line rode or walked the hest known
,,d ..aoitttost oittsons n tbo south
General Go+dor was n striking figure on
b,rsohacl, at the bn,d N the line Int he RS.
n,sontod ,bo ,,ast and ,be war wbilo tho others
roTreser,ed tho now south ms bftsibess deyel.
arr1er,s which boye cone m min New f,rlsans
TN =, +to it', n, .itios 4, tho or,ourt
| ~ h,,y,,oee
| mn at,eon,,,.s. r.,icl roro occording to tho
uit,,ol of ftt tr,isc,,nI c,brr.h ,yern conducted
| ~, pishon C,olieber b.histod nv five oficiatin,
ciorgy,non NJ yarions derot,;tnat,ons. as f,l.
lows.
Ea,hor 11nhart Paw Mr. rbomnson M
! r,ar,s, root,. %, p,1ovi ,riss Pev Dr Mark.
! tar, pcv NJ polTawnu Rav Mr Martin
Tbore yerc nltocotbortwontv srrnIiced minis.
,ors hosi1os tbn attendance n, numerous rlrr
~, os direrant denominations from the various
Sor,bern Stotss snrnlced CHOIR Of thirty.
sir voices accomnanicd b, the ORGAN. sang tho
anthem "rhronph the Valley Of the Shadow Of
pao.h :, o,,ar ,rI,i-I, pishon C,oIIobnr made an
ad1ross
|
,a,o road m, Jesaon vbtIo Rev Mr. Martin ra.
| nno,oa a r.,l,n pev Mr. Ral,owa1 the yer.
tr,cIas and I,sy Tbonnson the rreed And tlus
endcd the services nt the City Hall, which. ol.
tbonoh sin,,la and hriof were wonderfully i'm,
n,,sstya
,r1,a yororabls Iasrit Ea,bnr Dorips Hubert
,oado nrorer
| A. ,ha co,olpsior NJ tho rali g,ous services
tho oos,,et yyas horne nv a detarbmeut Of sol.
Jiors 70 tho bondsome decorated caissou ,-tiah
| bod hoor ,,ron,rad esnaciaIlv for its rereption.
.nd on which II was IN be convnved Ia the GENE.
terry From the coisson arises a catafaloue
consistirg q, n uriore and beautffully DESIGNED
canonv measuring from base TO dome. eight
fan, i, lep,,tl and four in width and sunnorted
NV siy bro12e cannon croned In between with
,rrsl,ats
rho dome n, ,he conopv is orngmcnted IN
4 bronye will furlpd limited States flags Craped
mon other side The sides of the cataftlque
9ro sr,o,tl, dronod e., hIacI, cloth with br, lion
s'iraos ava -i,nn Tho casrct rested on n
i'-St olevation and the coisson was drawn nv
~ hiocl, borso. two abreast canari,oned in
,n,utor,, horross and nlur,ns each animal led
mo- q soidior in rniforn
Tho procession after leaving CITY Hall, pro.
,,aio, ,,,, e. cbaros "a c,lIiono ord fro-n
,,.II,,,,, ,,,,.o1 ,,t, comm ,bc,ce to.rbyrtros
IN c, rnuis IN Roval and ont on Canal in a
1iroot roi,,a ,o tho ceueterv
~ wos an bonr and ten minutes passins a
,,,or noirt
,s tho f,rond i,ncral cnr.epe trayerscd the
.,roo,s IA. M tbo ,urret NJ every church a knell
was ,ollsd Tho olanlx NJ snhers and tho trlmp
~ iron.sl,od foot .cboad along The interfDlnabls
lines wbiIe soul.subduing dirres blended with
Inc solemn hoom,ng NJ tho minnie Guns
Tbe entrv of tho nagcant into the beautiful
cemetery awav on the ouict Metaire ridge. far
from the thunder and clatter and turmoil OF the
busy rushing worl.day city life was made
with nil the pomp and circumstance Of a mut
iary and civic procession
Metairie is the pretticst cemetery in thC
son,h II ranks IN boanty with the hanlsomest
burial grounds of tbe world. II is situated aboul
.wo ,,,Ies and a balf from the business part O.
be ci,v and ,s rich in It's architecture, its yer
drrs aHd lis nos,rssions.
Within il lie the remains Of ousands o
confoderate dead veterans. and here are mos
~ tho tonbs Of the military and veteran as
sociat,ons Of Nov orleous. Itis in this ccme
,erv IN II suhtcrrauenn yault. that he South
ern Chieftain has been temporarily laid L
rest
Religions services were held at the grave
Bisbop Galleher read the second por
,iou Of the ritual consigning the body to the
,omb ss follows,
.Ir tho name nf God Amen We here con