The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-30
OF SOUTHERN CONPEDRRACY
Anders on's Eloquent EuIogy on
Lee...Praises Many Public
and Private Virtues.
A MASlBRFUL GRAFTON.
fiot'hcadcd SOutilerners In Whose Blood
No Reconstruction Flows, Cast Re.
fectlOns on Those Who DlscouH.
tcnancrd Any Display Of
Sectional Feeling.

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RlcunoYn Va Nav 90 o-Tbo c,r;,,,
.,u,ao,1, e"p''"
VI .ie VI" Dot'''i'oh 'o'uay palo homage
10 the memory oi the man who defended
il 80 valiantly and so long,
Am;d IN. hoom;n, ri cannon a..
,,.a,a =, 49,. e ,s..', no"' 'ns
i"us'c ., 'hany oahus anu the cheers Of
tens oil thousands OF people, representing
all the States OF tho once Confederacv
tbe s,atoe erec,ed 10 Tho momoru =,
u.,a", " ~ W Wv, '"o n''tnoy VI
"ooe'' H. i'ce was iorhally unveiled.
The early trains brought many acces.
aous to the enormous crowd which fill.
a, ,bo otto last n;nht Tho r,;,;....
o,,,,,,;ou woro moi n, ,,o ,,,,o,. ~.
momhc,s of the local military comm;,,o.
nnd escor,cd to ,Lo great Exnos;.;on
hu;llinr whore most n ,bo c;t;zon ooI
,,;o,y was ,,ar,sroJ A.,hol,,.r...;.,,
vs., f y, Wv '''o' s'"'nS
arrived however. the newcomers were
cscofted or difecsea 70 tue place OF as.
semp'age, %hefe sa!hefing thousands
were aifeaay preparing Ior the days
parade. >, :, :,
Inc streels OF the CITY had been decor
ated very elaporately ana tasteiully Tor
,tie nceas'oh. ffolu all Tue business
buildings were swung streamers In
whien the coiofs OF the Coniederacy
blended with the National emblem. The
stae coiofs o. Alary,and and Virginia
were iiberaiiy dfspiayed. On many
buildings portraits oi the leaders OF the
lost cause, %!eatAed IN laurel, we're
prominently displayed. On some OF the
buildings were hung battle.ilags. latter.
Oh ana worn, and MS Inc veterans passed
beneath Them on their way to the place
Oh assemplase' tiiey pfoke iorth into
heai'y chee1s.
TIE PARADE.
The gathering of the militia hogan a.
o.,, - e, .,.:. ~
'n e"i'S noui ~ p!epai1 1'ion 'of sne pa
'ade. 1he head OF the procession
formed on Broad street, facing north,
the left resting on Adams street. First
came a squad OF mounted police, then
the StoeWall Band, and following was
1he Chief Marshal, Ex-Governor Fitz
Hugh Lee, wearing broad yellow sash
as his badge OF office; his Chief OF staff,
General John r. Cook, wearing white
sash, and the Chief Marshal's aids,
among whom were Senator Bate, OF
Tennesse: Coiquitt, of Georgia; Senator
Hampton, OF South Carolina; Senator
Ransom, OF North Carolina; Colonel
Basil W. Duke, OF Kentucky; General
Eppa Hutton, OF Virginia; ex-Goyern-
or Scales, OF North Carolina; General
Joe Wheeler. of Alabama, and many
other distinguished Southern soldiers.
Following the Marshals were the car
riages containing the invited guests in
charge OF Captain A. NJ. CARRIER, the
Veteran Cavalry, under the command Of
General Wade Hampton, and the Farm
ers' Alliance, mounted.
On the other side OF Broad street, un-
der command Of General Heath, were
the veterans of North Carolina, followed
by the Society of the Army and Navy in
Maryland, the Frederick County (Md.,)
Veterans, and the Veterans Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Beyond them, and
OH the side streets, were formed the
military and civic organizations which
were to follow in the parade. Among
them were veterans from Louisiana,
Vlrglnla' anu otietb VI 'i'e oou'he1h
o.a.e'; o.a. " ,ha com,h atn1or,a ' fron, s ~
universities Of Virginia; Catholic Union
Societies; the City Fire Department OF
K'cnmoha' anu n'en'eh lfom Ne"oerne
NJ.
Noon was the hour nSea LOT sne PFC
cesslon 10 move: Long before thaI 'inie
most OF the mllltia Gohpanles anu ~ Nv.
societies fiad toffhed 10 ane p'aGes ,W- a'lVs
ted to them' ana Tue Ch1el MarshHl
aids were ea''op!ae o4fkwa1u hna iel
ward, bringing news VI tne loinlat'on
ltWas nearly l2:3U O'clock, whsh woit
was brought 10 Cnlei M"lsnaI - Ice tna
the parade was ready TO move. turning
20 his marshals, ne gave Inc comman. 0;
80 move, ana ihe heau Oh ING ploiess.o. ,.o.
moved down bfoau sttee.. ~. As .so,,oa, ine se.
eran cavalry passed, Inc Voluntee'
troops-tnfantry, arttitefy and eaFas!y- +
iell into line benlnu them, lo!lo"eu os
the Farmers A!'ance. 5ne 1'ale tloop
were arranged III the ofaer oi sscess!ol !
od the southern states, soath GatoIn' ~
Ee'nz'n the lead' ana virginia ofihs'hl
up tie rear.
rArrgREp BATTLE FLAGS.
E,o,, of tns State contingents carrie,
i..: ,..;. hammer. These banner
(" u'S,."e'.' i,,,t t,,o loo, .o,,;,te
were furnished by tie iocai commute
and they furnished The identification Q
each Suite delegation. OF far more IN
terest to the throng that filled the street
and looked down upon the professor
from windows and house-tops, were tn
tattered and smoke.beerimmed war hags
carried by the veterans. Waving hand
ke,chiels and cheers from thousands Q
2 throats greeted them as they passed;
The students of Washington ana Le
University carried handsome Danne
hearing the combined coat-ol.atms O. o
the families OF washington gnu a..' Ice
Each student wore the University cap =
white and blue, and carried "a, cano ni., WI,
white and blue streamers; me faeut.' y
Of the University, including ihg itesI y
dent, Gen. 9. W. Y. Lee, anu aIn. .S :, .
Randolph Tucker, rode amonR R,T;ii,a SiH ~ Il
Tited guests. inc stuaeh'h VI t'tau ~ =