New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-12

the caisson was drawn by six black horses ,"o
abreast, caparisoned in artillery harness anu
plumes. and each animal was LED by soiuier ~,
{ uniform. The various baualions "neei."
into line preceded by detacn
uent of the city police, ana ioiio"e'
in turn nv the clergy, pali-bearers and so on III
their respective order The procession al,
Tor having the City Hall, proceeded
mn ST. Charles-st, to Caliope-st, TO Oanip-SN'
thence to Chartres-st, TO St Louis-st' 10 hoS"'-
st. and Canast. in direct route 10 .iu iven
Ts was AN hour and ten minutes passing given
no;nf As the procession traversed the sucets
from every church knell was tolled wnle ulrsc s
blended with the booming OF the mihu t S" .h
Great crowds lined the streets through whcn 'ii'
PROCESSION passed. -. .ho bcautiful
The entry OF the PROCESSION lh1o tne ~ n,ade
scsmesery away out on Metarie Ridge was n,aue
,s,itb ali the pomp and circumstance OF mlH'ly
WI ri~,;c occasion. Metairie is the prettlest
cemetery in the South. 1t ranks IN beauty WIZ 7,
the handsome burial-grounds OF tle WI" trdu, tho
is situated about two miles and nan from the
business part of the city. Years ago !, was Vie
. famous racecourse of the South. Wlthln IL nv
the bodies Of thousands OF Confederate NeSSian.,
and h, 40 are most of the tombs of the military
and veteran associations of New.Orieans 1T Is ~
this cemetery, in a subterranean vault, in"' liza
Southern leader has been temporary o,,b mtn
VIRGINIA is beneath the marble moh1hent "
Stonewall jackson II is situated nearly nan antre
mile from the stone entrance nearly III t,,e hv
tombs Of wealthy people of NewOrleaniIs:
The mound is OF gradual ascent pretI,p
laid out 10 parterres and richly grown VIII n re
lowers From sectional stone oase a Se oon
shaft broken with laurel wreaths, rises 10 Soili
manding height At its apex heaVy 1 sne
marble bears the statue Of jackson cbamber
fbe base is an underground cn'm ,,'es
with ,Ts vaults running all around IT. was
On mn ane Of these that the body oil
Mr.. Davis was placed. The monument was was was
rated with extreme simplicity. liz, a npomnd the
To-
ebaft was wound chain of laurel and OAK leaNess
When the procession left the City Han big iurni
tsss wagons WAS d'e empted Of its hundreds
Of floral offerings that came from every every
city and State in the South anu ~
out to the cemetery An m 9n ems cemeterv
Mrs. Davis will go 10 Beauvor alten ,
funeral and rest few days, and then ACCOMPANY any
Mrs ] Addison Hayes her husoS il remain for
10 Colorado Springs, where she Will re'N'N'
The British shipmasters participated IN oouy
]" Among those present at the funeral to-day were
Commodore w. W. Hunter, of Louisiana Oenef,,i
r p Dravton. North Carolina: General Junal n
- fnuisana: General Stephen d. Lee Of Mis-
sissippi General Cadmus NJ Wilcox of Alaoaih1t,
General r. T. Mumford, Of Virginia 0G'S Snn,nei
II Ferguson, OF Mississippi; the Rev Is NJ
Palmer. of Louisiana: Colonel Robert r. PARK
of Georgia Ethel Barksdae. Of MISSISSIPPI; zen,
Inbrston Of Kentucky: Captain Jack White, of
Texas; the Rev John William Jones of Georgia;
J. S. Connell of New-0rleans Colonel nellie nenry
]. Gary, of New-Orleans: Colonel ihomas L. l.,
Thomas p. feathers, B. F. Jones Colonel D D, NJ.
Holingsworth, F. Kruttschmitt General WI Mnaon
Miller owen, Colonel Wright Schaumoerg' MAJOR MAJOR
l Thomas Davis, Major John W Fairfax Gen;
eral A. s. Badger, Capain Jacob Gray lthe C franc
Army Commander; Colonel A J. LEWIS y; CO,o oe
= s Washington. Colonel John +. Richardson'
Major D. " A. Given, CAPTAIN J. A Chaarton, j.
Numa Augustin and Colonel William Preston
Johnston son Of General Albert Sydney JOHNSTON
all of this city