Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-30
Mr.. DaviS's Rcmains.

AT West Point, Ga, yesterday evening
Governor Northen, Of Georgia, and his
staff boarded the train which conveyed
the remains of Mr.. Davis to Richmond
and thence high speed was kept up
until reaching Atlanta, the funeral
train rolling in the depot shortly after
1870 o'clock.
The military and civic societies Of
the city formed in q line around the
railroad station. Conspicuous in the
immense gathering wee the Confeder!
ate veterans who marched after the
remains. A tattercd Confederate flag
was borne aloit by one of them.
The Governor of the State and his
staff, the mayor and City council. the
military companies, the police force
the secret fraternties, the cadets from
the military schools, the South Caro-
lima, the Virginia, and the North Caro-.
lima societies and other military and
social organizations Of the city partici-
pated. Following in the wake of the
various military companies came the
Confederate veterans. They were out
in full strength and numbered per-
haps as MANY as two thousand in line.
Senators Gordon and Colquitt and
also Governors Northen, OF Georgia,
and Jones, Of Alabama, were in line,
as were also number of Grand Army
men.
On flower garlanded bier within a
few feet Of the statue of Ben Hill, the
unwilling of which was the occasion OF
his last visit to Atlanta, was gently
placed the casket containing the body
of Jefferson Davis. At one end OF the
casket was a pillow of rcd, white and
blue im.nortelles, representing the Con-
federate bars and stripes, and attached
to it was card, which read, "The flag,
the cause, the President, like the flow
ers-all dead, all immortal" On the
centre of the casket was placed a beau
tiful heart. The outer edges of the
heart were of roses. while the centre
represented Confederate flag.
The Gate City Guard, under Lieu
tenant White, acted as the escort of
honor and drew up about the bier, pre-
senting arms as the casket was borne to
the Capitol by twelve veterans.
The doors were opened to the people
and the rush was tremendous. For an
hour and q half the people passed
through the Capitol in two solid lines.
At I o'clock the casket was again
placed on the caisson and, escorted by
the Gate City Guard, was taken to the
Union depot and again placed in the
funeral car which then started for Rich
mond.
Danville, Va, which was the last
Confederate capital, the last cabinet
meeting having been held there, will
appropriately honor the memory of
Jefferson Davis when the body passes
there. The funeral train will reach
Danville from Greensboro about p.
m. and remain thirty minutes.
Tonight the remains of Mr.. Davis
will arrive in Richmond and tomorrow
the body will be laid to rest with all
the honors due the dead chieftain.
The people of Richmond are making
ready to entertain the large crowd that
will be present, and also to decorate
and drape their houses in honor of the
occasion.
The capitol building has been deco
rated and draped. The Davis mansion
has also been draped. Many ofthe res
idents along the line of the procession
have given out their orders for decorat-
ing, while others are preparing to
drape their own dwellings. This work
will be done in most instances Wednes-
day morning.