The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-01
ENDOF HECEREMONIES
Davis Remains Finally at Hol-
lywood Cemetery.
A 0ASKET VIEWED BY THOUSANDS,

RICHMOND, May 3l.-One of the most
notable epochs in the history of this CITY
is ut hand. The funeral train bearing the
remains of Jefferson Davis arrived at 3
o'clock a. III. under the escort of Governor
Mckinney and staff and the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues.
Lee camp of Confederate veterans and
the local military acted as guard of honor
anu escorted the remains to the state
capitol, where the body was placed i'll the
rotunda under guard.
All that is mortal of Jefferson Davis, for
four years the president of the Southern
Confederate States of America, will find its
last resting place in Hollywood cemetery,
Richmond The capital Of the Confeder-
ncy has the privilege of guarding hence
forth and forever the sacred ashes of the
great leader of the lost cause"
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Clara Davis, and Colonel
j. Taylor Wood and Colonel Robert Wood,
arrived, and they were met ut the depot by
General Thomas A. Brander and a com
mlttee from Lee camp and escorted to the
Exchange hotel.
Among the eXConfederate generals here
are Jubal A. Early. Thomas l.. Rosser, -.
II. Maury and Harry Heth.
People have been arriving on every train
from all over the country to pay the last
sad tribute of respect. The military of
this city and state and other states, to-
scther with the Veteran camps, the vari-
Gus civic associations and the public ut
large all combine to form Il funeral pro
:c-sion such as was never before seen i'm
the south except in New Orleans. when his
ashes were temporarily laid to rest in that
faithful city
III VIII be an impressive and sublime
occasion, Il tribute which is the spontane-
'us oltburst of love and admiration
General John b. Gordon, United States
senator from Georgia., the COMMANDMENTS
chief of the United Confederate Veterans,
Is the chief marshal, and his staff is
composed of some of the most noted living
rN-t ohicderltes. The southern governors
VIII act rs honorary pallbcarcrs.
The remains of the ey-president will he
bornc upon caisson from the Richmond
liowilzer battery. y catafaluue has been
built upon the rear chest Of the caisson for
this purpose, and the vehicle is dr;lpcd in
black velvet. Six pure white horses with
black trappings and black MEETINGS reach
Ing to the ground draw the GIBSON Be
sides the driver to each pair of horses, II
guide marches Mt the head of each animal.
The effect is martial and grand in appear
ance ana makes Il solemn feature of the
parade.
incidents of the Journey
hen the train reached Gainesville. Ga.
Miss LongStrcet daughter of General
Longstreet, called OH Miss Winnie Davis
In her ptrlor car to pay her respects and to
convey u message from the general in
which he sent his regards and regretted
that Illness prevented him from going to
Atlanta to take part in the ceremonies and
al
GAINESVILLE station To meet the train. Miss
Longstrcet is II very beautiful young lady
of about II, and her meeting with the
stately daughter of the Confcdcracy in the
presence of the gray coated escort which
waited attendance ut the door of the car
was II striking picture. The sweet soft
voices and gentle grace of the two YOUNG
daughters of president and general con
trasting strongly with the martial forms
half seen by the light of the lantcrns
Raleigh was reached IL little after noon.
Stores were closed, many houses trapel in
mourning, and the bells began to toll as
soon as the train stopped. Fully 10000 peo-
pie were out. The military and veteran
organizations were formed in two lines
ami between them stood IL funeral car in the
shape OF Il temple drapcd i'll black with the
base and capitals of its supporting columns
IL
tie golden haired girl of II or - dressed i'm
white with black sash and bearing a Con
federate flag
Six prominent citizens of North Caro-.
lima carried the casket from the train to
the car
Governor Carr of North Carolina and his
staff met the procession. The casket was
borne into the rotiInda of the capitol and
deposited on floral emblematic mound Of
magnoliaS for Louisiana, pine for North
Carolina, and holly for Hollywood Gene
terry, Virginia, the beginning, middle and
end of the funeral journey At the base
reclined the Confederate battle flag, as
large us the one used in action, made with
exquisite skill of red pnks and roses.
white pinks and mignonette and purplish
blue clematis.
AT the head and the foot of the coffin
stood sentry in gray and Mt each corner
of the catafalque one of the little girls
LOOK position with flag dropped and furled
with black satin ribbon. Then the people
nled III III constant stream Thousands
OF people have come in from the country
When the cortege left Raleigh Governor
Carr had his car attached to the train.
Among the more prominent personages in
the train rs it entered on the last stage of
Its journey to Richmond were Rev. Till
man Of South Carolina, Governor Carr of
North Carolina, Governor Mckinney of
Virginia, Confederate Generals Stephen
ID. Lee, Ellison Capers, Clements A. Evans.
Robert Hoke, Lawrence Baker of Virginia
w. Ferguson, f. X. Lubbock, and 10
colonies of Confederate regiments
Viewing the Caslset.
From daylight until o'clock hundreds
of strangers and city people passe
through the capitol and viewed she
casket which was almost enveloped in
floral tributes OF various designs from