The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-12
DRAPED IN MOURNING.
THE SOUTH wEEPS AT THE
OPEN GRAVE OF DAVIS.

Scenes in New Orleans Attending
the Funeral of the Dead states
nIam-GatherlnG of the People in
all Se2tiOns Of the South.
NEW ORLEANS, December The day,
twithstandng the threatening and
oppressive character of the weather dur
ing the past several days, could not
have been more propitious or beautiful
The portentous looking clouds OF the
night previous and the great banks OF
heavy fog that had prevailed during the
early part of this morning had wholly
disappeared by seven O'Clock. As the
sun burst forth and beautiful Southern
summer day dawned for the obsequies Of
the Southern chieftain.
The city is crowded with thousands of
people representing the prominence,
wealth, and chivalry OF the Southern
States. Six or seven governors are here,
attended by staff, and bringing with
them great delegations of people.
The military parade will be marked
one. Dozens of companies from Georgia,
Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, are
here, and the Louisiana State National
guards and the volunteer militia, Of
New Orleans, will participate. Thecrush
on the streets promises to equal any
thing that has ever been witnessed here,
on the occasion of the Carnival.
Across in Lafayette square. lust oppo-
site the city hall, dense multitude has
gathered, and Canal street and st.
Charles street are crowded with people
from all over the country.
The floral decorations were added to
this morning. They came from every
State and city in the South and are su-
perb in their beauty. The towns draped
from one end to the other i'll black; resi-.
denCes that were bare of mourning en-
blemS yesterday are covered this morn
ing, and every bit of bunting there is in
the city flies on the staff at half mast.
At all early hour this morning, the
streets were thronged with soldiers and
hremen in uniforms. Members of va
rious civil organizations and representa-
tives of every profession, avoCation and
association all enroute to their respective
meeting stations, whence, hours later,
they are to concentrate i'll Lafayette
square.
As soon as the doors Of the city hall
were opened d stream of citizens began
a farewell view of the remains of the IA
nous confederate leader. The crowds of
visitors were even greater than that yes
terday, there being hundreds of people
from abroad whose visit to the city had
been delayed till to-day.
1t was not until l 80 o'clock that the
lid of the casket closed down forever
upon the features OF the dead. The re-
mains were then conveyed to the front
portico of the city hall building, where
the simple but impressive rites of the
Episcopal church were performed.
Lafayette square in front OF the city
hail. and the streets were denscly
packed with people, and the balconies
and every available space from which the
pageant can be viewed is crowded in the
extreme.
In obedience TO the universal request
Mr.. Davis was given funeral i'll full ac-
cord With his superior rank as military
officer; in addition to which numerous
civil and other organizations combined
to render the cortege to-day in all re-
spects the most imposing, not only with
reference to numbers, but in point and
circumstance Off its elaborate ceremonial.
There are participating in the obscquies
of the father of the Contederacy to-day,
besides the veterans of the lost cause
who have once again been called upon to
close up their decimated ranks, many
gallant soldiers whose unt1inching valOr
displayed on numerous hotly contested
fields resulted, not untrequently i'll both
glory and victory to the stars and
stripes. The following gentlemen acted
as pail bearers:
Gen. George w. Jones, of Iowa; Hon.
Charles E. Fenner, of louisiana Sawyer
Hayward, of Mississippi; Hon. Thomas
II. Watts, of Alabama, men Der of Presi-
dent Davis cabinet. The honorary pail
bearers;
Gov. Francis T. Nichols, of Louisiana
Gov. Robert Lowry, of Mississippi; Gov.
S b. Buckner, of Kentucky; Gov. John
b. Gordon, of Georgia Gov. J. S. Rich
ardson, of South Carolina; Gov. D. &.
Fowle, OF North Carolina Gov. F. p.
Fleming. of Florida Gov. Jas. p. Eagle,
of Arkansas.
About ~ O'Clock the casket was con-
veved from the memorial rooms to the
unprovised catatalque in the centre oi
the front porticO, where the massive
pillars were entwincd with a protusion
of Grape. Over the casket was thrown
soft folds ofa silken flag the lost cause,
as also the glittering sabre with which
the dead soldier had carved fame and
honor for himself, and glory and victory
for his country on the crimson fields OF
Chapultepec and Monterey. lmmedi
ately surrounding the coffin were the
clergy and armed sentries, they being the
only persons admitted to place on the
portico during the service. The relatives
of the deceased were assigned to seats i'll
the mayors parlor, from the windows of
which they were enabled to witness the
ceremonies.
The obsequies, which were according
to the ritual of the Episcopal church,
were conducted by Bishop Gallaher, as
sisted by tiye officiating clergymen OF
various denominations as following:
Father Hubert, Rev. Mr.. Thompson,
Mr.. Davis rector at Biloxi. Miss, Rev.
DR.. Markham, Rev. Mr.. Bakewell, and
Rev. Mr.. Martin. There were altogether
fully twenty surpliced ministers besides
the attendance of numerous clergy OF
different denominations from various
Southern States. A surpliced choir OF SO
voices, accompanied by the organ, sang
the anthem: Through the Valley OF
the Shadow of Death" after which
Bishop Gallaher made an address.
Following Bishop Gallaher Rev. DR..
Markham read the lesson, while Rev. MIR.
Martin repeated the psalm, the Rev. Mr..
Bakewell versicles, and the Rev. Thomp.
son the creed, and thus ended the SER
vices at the city hall, which, although
simple and brief were wonderfully inn
pressive. During this period an immense
throng, representing every conceivable
variety of religious and social predilec-
ton, profession and nationality stood in
reverential silence, and with heads un-
covered. At the conclusion of the reli-
gious services, the casket was borne by a
detachment of soldiers to the handsomely |