The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-01
LAID AT Resin HIS TOMB.
Earth'S Last HOnOTS Paid TO the Dead
Chieltail.

Capitol in the Silent Hours of the
Early Morning-Twenty-f Thou
sand People Pass by the Bier-The
Procession to the Grave-The Brief
Ceremonies and the Farewell Salute.
Richmond, Va, May 31.-At 3:05 O'Clock
this morning the funeral train bearing
the remains of ex-President Davis drew
up at the depot "a this city. Thousands
of men, women and children, Some of
whom had waited for hours, greeted its
arrival, besides the military escort, COM
posed of members of Lee and Pickett
camps of confederate veterans, and the
First Virginia infantry. The line of
march was taken up with the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, who had gone to
Danville with the governor to meet the
train, at the head of the procession, fol
lowed by the First regiment, and the
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and North
Carolina veterans as an escort. The
march from the station to the capitol was
very impressive. The notes of the dead
march on fife and drum, and the slow,
steady regular tramp of the veterans
marching in fours behind the bier in the
gray dawn, between ranks Of spectators
on either side of the street, with barred
heads, was exceedingly weird and sol
emn. Upon reaching the > capitol
building the military opened ranks
at present arms, while the veterans
marched through with heads uncovered
until the doors of the building were
reached when halt was mad6 and the
casket was borne to the door of the Sen
ate chamber, in the rotunda of the build
ing and placed in position under guard
of Lee camp.
From daylight until 8 o'clock hundreds
of strangers and city people passed
through the capitol and viewed the casket,
which was almost envelOped in floral
tributes of various designs from the north
as well as from the south. Between the
hours of 9 and II O'Clock about ; 1000 public
school children passed by the bier, each
one dropping flowers as tribute of atfec-
ton until the huge mass had assumed
proportions equal to several wagon loads.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ESCORT.
The Louisiana escort of the remains
consists of Gen. John Glynn, Jr., COM
handing; Col. NJ. p. Ducros of his staff,
J. Moore Wilson, John T. Black, Charles
Santana, j. K. Renaud, DIR G. Whitner
T. w. Castleman, w. j. Behan, Robert
Mcmillan, Joseph Demourelle, D. S. Sui
Ivan, G. Foutz, Thomas Clements, Howell
Carter, A. NJ. Haas, Honore Dugas, I. G.
Royster, E. McCullom, Win Miller, j. T.
Bown, T. B, Finlay, j. Y. Gilmore,
Thomas Higgins, T. G. Standifed, E. l,
Kursheed, w E. HaddOck and D. Aren't.
The following constitute the special de
tail of honor named by Gov. Foster of
Louisiana and are also part of the Gen.
Glyun escort: Brig. Gen Vinet, chief OF
ordinance; Brig. Gen. McGurck, commits
sary general; Brig. Gen. Barksdale, judge
advocate general; Col F. w Ober, aid
Lieut.. Col Tremaux of the staff of the
First military district; Brig. Gen.
Boland, First brigade Louisiana State
National Guard; Maj. John w. Watson,
brigade ordnance officer. Every man is
a picked veteran confederate soldier,
selected out of the entire state of Louis
lana by the veteran camps. The escort
badge is a white silk ribbon with
portrait of Mr.. Davis and black lettering,
Louisiana Division. United Confederate
Veterans Escort, May Is to 81 1893.
Louisiana to Virginia" At the top is a
bow of red and white ribbons with the
pelican coat of arms of Louisiana, craDed
on a blue union, finished off with silver
fringe The cavalry veterans have an
enameled shield with the battle flag of
their regular badge. The Army of North
en Virginia has square battle-iag de-
sign. st. Paups camp has diamond
shaped flag The Army of Tennessee
badge is circular
The Mississippi escort is Steven
D. Lee, lieutenant general; S:
w. Ferguson, brigade general of
cavalry; J., r. Binford, colonel
of the Fifteenth Mississippi infantry; E.
T. Sykes, adiutant general, Jackson's
cavalry division; J. L. Power, adjutant
First Mississippi light artillery; K. }.
Harding, colonel First Texas infantry; j.
H. Jones, colonel Thirty-eighth Missis-
sippi infantry; ]. r. Mcintosh, lieutenant
Twenty-fourth Mississippi infantry; New
man Cayce, lieutenant Eleventh Alabama
cavalry
The Texas delegation is F. r. SubbOck,
war governor of Texas, q colonel OF cav
airy and aid to President Davis; }. X.
Waters, a private in the Second South
Carolina infantry; E. F. Dawson, a pri-
Vate in the Eighth Texas cavalry, Terry
Hangers; w. II. Kyle, private IN the
Eighth Texas cavalry, Terry Rangers,
and Judge Norman G. Kittreu.
The Georgia delegation is G. A. Evans,
brigadier general, commanding a division;
Il. G. Maddox, lieutenant colonel of the
Eorty-second Georgia infantry; g. A.
Nlthers, major and adjutant general;
John H. Morgan, cavalry divisions; r.. f.
Wilson, major First North Carolina bat
TALON of Sharp Shooters; Salem Dutcher
sergeant Seventh Virginia infantry.
A. w. Bealer, w. H. Taylor, Gov. TILL
man and Gen Ellison Capers are the
South Carolina escort.
The North Carolina delegation is very
large. With Gov. Carr and staff are:
Capt J. A. Ramsey, Capt. r. A. Boost,
Col. E. Everett, Col. 7. Wharton, }. j.
Green, Col. A. d. Starke, Capt. William
Smith, Capt. S. A. Ashe. Col. j. 5. Cler,
Capt N. a. Ramsey, Col j. e. Brown,
Col. j. NJ. Odel and Dr. Leath.
VIEWED BY 25,0O0.
It is estimated that at least 25 900 peo-
pie viewed the bier. Indeed, stream of
humanity poured through the building as
long as it was accessible to the public.
During the hours set apart for the school
children of the public schools 5000 alone
OF these marched past, presenting a
touching and beautiful sight as they
dropped their floral Offering at the foot'of
the casket At $3.50 o'clock the body was
removed to the caisson drawn by six
white horses caparisoned in black,'and
the line of march was taken up for Holly
wood. The houses along the line were
almost without exception decorated IN
black and white. The national, state and
confederate flags, the latter predOminat-
ing, were either floating to the breeze or
worked in the funeral colOrs. The streets
along the route and the yards and win
n-faE4 / aI~sn.