Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE DAVIS oBsEoulEs-

C0nxeo0f8t0
Honors.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 12.-Yesterdav
could not have been more beautiful.
and beautiful Southern day dawned
TOT the obsequies of the Southern chief
tain, Jefferson Davis.
The city was crowded with thousands
GA people, representing the prominence
ehe wealth and Shs $hivalry of the
southern States ei4 or sevon Govern
ers we're here, ettendeS bv their stats.
and bringing with then ereet delegr-
lions of people.
4 dozen companies ssexa eseorgiA
Texas, Mississippi and Alahsma Were
mere, ana with the Louisiana State Nss
tional guard and the voluntser nnii;tia
| of New Orleans participated in "a ~
rade.
The crush on Che streets >~c>.x.
ed any thing that has been Ms
messed here on the occasion of the car
nival festivities. Across in Lafayesse
square, just opposite the city han. -
dense multitude gathered and Canal
street. Camp and st. Charles we're
crowded with people from all ovsr the
country.
yesterday morning. They came from
every State and city in the South, and
were superb in their design and finish.
! The town was draped from one end TO
the other with most elaborate showinGe
of black. Business fronts and Eesis
dences that were barren Of mourning
emblems Tuesday were covered, and
every bit of bunting there was in tho
city flew on a staff at half mast.
As soon as the doors of the city halx
were opened, a stream of visitors began
to pour through the death chamber 70
take farewell view of the remains q
the famous Confederate leader. Tie
crowd of visitors was even greater than
that of Tuesday, there being hundreds
of people from abroad whose visit TO-
the city had been delayed.
1t was not until 11:30o'clock that tho
lid of the caSket was closed down for
ever upon the features of the Geads
The remains were then conveyed TO Tho
front portico of the city hall building,
where the simple but impressive Tites
of the Episcopal Church were pers
formed.
Lafayette square in front of the city
hall and the streets were denSelY
packed with people, and the balconies
and every available space from which
the procession could be reviewed was
crowded in the extreme.
By universal request, Mr.. Davis was
given funeral in full accord with his
superior rank as military officer; in
addition to which the numerous civic
and other organizations combined to
render the cortege in all respects
most imposing, not only with references
| to numbers, but in the pomp and
circumstances of its elaborate cere-
monial.
At 1910 the caSket was conveyed
from the memorial room to an impro-
vised catafalque in the center of the
front portico, whose massive pillars
were entwined with a profuSion q
crepe. Over the caSket was thrown the
soft folds of a silken flag of the Lost
Cause" as also the glIttering saber
with which the dead soldier had carved
| FAME and honor for himself, and
glory and victory for his country
! ON the crimson fields Of Chapultepee
and Monterey.
The obsequies, which were according
to the ritual of the Episcopal Church.
were conducted by Bishop Galleher, as
sisted by five officiating clergymen 81
various denominations.
At the conclusion of the religious
services the caSket was borne by de-
tachment of soldiers to the handsomely
! decorated caiSson which had been pre-
pared especially for its reception, and
on which it was to be conveyed TO the
| cemetery. From the caisSOn rose .
catafalque, consisting of unique ana
beautifully designed canopy. measuf-
ing from base to dome eight feet in
length and four feet in width and sup
ported by six bronze cannon
As the funeral cortege traversed the
streets, from the turrets of every
church knen was tolled, the clank OF
sabers and the tramp of iron-shod feet
echoed along the interminable lines,
while soul-subduing dirges blended
with the solemn booming of the minute
guns. Parts of the city not directly
| located on the line of march, or in ang-
wise remote from the scene of pageant
were literally depopulated, their in
habitants having gathered in countless
numbers Oh the banquettes and other
available places from which an easy
view of the marching column could 10
had.
Bishop Thompson opened the GERS
monies by reading the first portion OF
the Episcopal burial service.
Then 7. S. Sappington, of company
| B, Tenth United States infantry, sta
toned at Mount Vernon barracks
Ala, sounded the bugle call of taps
and Bishop Galleher read the second
portion of the ritual, consigning the
body to the grave.
An anthem by w. 81. Walter was
sung by the choristers to a cornet ac-
compartment. Bishop Thompson re-
cited the Lords prayer in which the
choir, the clergy and the general public
joined, and then the beautiful Rock of
Ages" was rendered and the religious
rites were over.
The Braxos ImprovementS.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 12-
Thomas ]. Hurley has just returned
from Europe, where he went in the in
terest of the mouth of the Brazos-