The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-30
GIN. i. L. LEE.
THE HANDSOME MONUMEN1
UNVElD D&D Az RICHMOND.

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land soft Fears Cour.e Down Fur.
rowea Chsehs-- he Greatest Parade
Ever Seen i'll Use south.
lBy United pressl
IdCaMoND May 90 With blars of
tru npG; b7j, of drum, and the boom
ins OF cannon, the monument TO Gen.
N'1e;t 4, L"a, erected by tho ladies Of
~" : uth, aas unveiled to-day in the
p so.c0 If "a i multitude of people.
he carrier ,r1ins from the North and
ltE blou 10 many aecessions to the
rrmous crowd which filed tho city
i.s night.
he military companies were met at
the depot b members OF the local
miitary committee and escorted to
the grs@t exposition building where
mo t Of ,Ge citizen soldiers were quar-
tered.
As tho later trains arrived, however,
the newcomers were escorted or direct
CT q the place of assemblage
Where Gathering Thousands
wcrr already pr, pAriug for the days
parade.
To streets Of the city had been deco
rated very olabordtely and taste u!'y for
the occasion. From all of the business
buildings were swung streamers in
which
'rhe Colors OF the COnfederacy Blend
ed w it'll the National Emblem.
The State colors of Maryland and
Nir4ipia were nberally displayed.
l. iGany buildings portraits of the
Generals of the Lost Cause.
wreatEed IN laurel, were prominently
displayed. Od some of the buildings
were hung battle flags, battered and
wcro, and as the veterans passed be-
utO.h them on their way to the place Of
4, eublage, they
;lsoke Forth into Hearty Cheers.
The gathering Of the multitude began
AZ say ear y hour, IL preparation for the
parade. TIE head CT the procession, on
Bso d street, facing north, the left rest
ON Adams street.
Flrst came squad Of mounted police,
then the StJuewall band, aud following
zero the chief marshal, Ex Gov. FitZ-
hugh Lee, wearing bread yellow sash
as lis bldge Of office; his chief OF staff,
General ,iaN, Il GDCRP, 'cnaring white
cash, and III, c..cr II Tsi:' IS aides,
among Nho.0 AttG Senator te, of
Tennessee; Senator Cosquiu, OF G'orgia;
Senator Hampton, Cf South Carolina;
Senator X ,naJm, OF North Carolina:
Col. Paul w Dnke, of Kentucky; Gen,
eral Eppo Hinton, of Virginia; TX
Gjveraor Scales OF North Carolina; Geu
r!l seph Wheeler, of Alabama, anC
m.uy other distinguished Southern
sOdirtA
Following the marshals were the car
riIg3S containing the invited guests il
eli. ~ Of Capt. a. W. CARRIER; the vet
cram cavalry under command Of Gen
Made Hampton aud tho Farmers Ali
ancc, mounted.
OI ne other side of Broqa street un
der command Of Gen. Heath were the
Veterans of North Carol.
followed by the Society Of the Army ant
Navy il Maryland ;the Frederick county
Id. veterans and the veterans OF tn
Di,ir.c of Columbia
Bsyoad them, and on the side street
we're formed the other military and civi
organiz tioAs which were to follow Il
tho par, de. Among them were veteran
rom l. lisiana and Virginia and other
q The southern States, militia companle
lion
Every State i'm the South,
.tu,lents from the universities OF Vii
Qinrl, Catholic union societies, the cit
fire department of Richmond and
Noon was the hour fixed for the pre-
cession to move Long before that tim
most Of the mlitar; companies and civ
societies had formed in the places a|lo
tel to them, and the CHIEF marshal's aidt
were galloping backward and forwart
bringing to headquarters news OF tt
formation 1t was nearly 1880 whe
word was brought to Gen. Lee that IL
parade was
Ready to Move.
Tnining to his marshals, he gave Il
command to move, and the head OF I'll
uooession moved down Broad street.
As The veteran cavalry passed the vi
uutcer troops infantry, artillery al
cayalry-fcll into line behind them, IL
lowed by tho Farmers Alliance.
ne Sldlc tIooPo NV'O o'A"AoS~ - ~
order Of
Secession Of the Southern States.
South Carolina boing IN the lead al
Virginia bringing up IN the rear.
Each Of the State contlngenis carrl
a distinctive banner. These banne
were furnished by the local commit
and they served for tho Identification
each State delegation.
OF far more interest to the 'hro
that flied the streets ard look" oo'
upon the procession from windows a
house tops were the
vattc,ed and Smoke.Begri"ee ="
carried by the veterans Waving nai
kerchiefs and ringing cheers from
thousand throats greeted theK as u
passed. ~
The stu lents of Wasningion-Lee I
yersity carried handsome banner be
ing tho combined coat OF arms OF
families OF
Washington aud Lee.
Each student wore the university cap
white and blue, and carried cane W
white and blue streamers. The facu
II, ,yafs hn W