New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-01
AT REST IN HOLLYWOOD.
REBURlAL OF THE BODY OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS.
SERVICES AT THE GRAVE WITNESSED BY
5000 PEOPLE-TIIE COFFIN LYING IL STATE
IN vIRGININS CAPITOL AND FOL-
LOWED BY LONG PROCESSION
10 TILE. CEMETERY.

train from New Orleans bearing the body and escort
arrived here this colninc. At the depot the 6lst
| Regiment ard the veterans from Lee and Pickett
camps We're drawn mp to do honor TO the distinguished
dead, while thousands OF men. women and children,
some of whom had been waiting for hours. testified
their appreciation OF the By the most respect
/ fu silence. ~ the colin containing the body W.
removed to the hcar-e head, were uncovered. The
procession then proceeded the visiting escort OF
veterans from vaIiou, southern >tae,, to the state
Capitol budlng where the body was placed In
stalc In the rotunda Immediately I'm front OF ths
senate Chamber. Lee Camp performed the duty OF
guard Of honor. Here II remained until . O'Clock,
and II Is estimated that at least $1,000 people
/ viewed the bier. Indeed, stream of humanity
poured through the building long II was ac-
ce,sible to the public During the hours set apart
for the children Of the public schools 5000 Of these
alone marched past, presenting touching and
beautiful sight as they dropped their foral offerings
at the foot Of tie CONN.
Al 3 30 O'Clock tho body removed to a caisSon
drawn by six white horscs caparisoned In black ana
the line Of march taken up for Hollywood. Houses
nlone the line almost without exception draprd
In black. ard the National. state and Confcdcratc
nags the latter predominang. either floating
to the breeze worked in the funeral colors. The
street. along the route and the yards and windows
of the dwellings were packed with people. Notang
OF tumuuous or noisy character marked the day
or progress Of the cortc-e. The scene most
imposing one and the whole city seelnsd to be In
mourning.
Til, time set for the procession TO 3
o. lock, but there short delay In starting First
came General John B. Gordon. chief marshal. and
stan Of some fifty exConfedcrate officers The IN
fantry under Colonel Henry Jones came next. fol
lowed by the artillery with three batteries, the
Uowizerq Grimes, OF Portsmouth, and the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues. all under command OF Major
". f. simons. Five troops Of cavalry followed. COM
manded by colonel ". F. wickham. They were the
stuart Horse Gusids. Ashby Light Horse Henrco,
Chesterfield and Albcmarle troops These were fol
lowed Immediately by the catafll1u" behind which
came carriages IN which seated Mrs jefferson
Davis and Governor Mckinney. Miss Winnie Davis and
Mayor EllySo and Mr.. and Mr.. Hayes.
Next came tho honorary pIllbcarers In carriages.
They were Governors b. Il. Tillman. of South Caro-
Ina Ens, Howe Of North Carolina Frank Brown,
OF Maryland i. Turncy. Of Tennessee, W. " Nc
/ Corkc, OF West Virginn; T. e. Jones. OF Alabama
Generals j. 4 Early ID. H. Maury. William H. PaSiS''
McLavs l.. :. Baker. stephen ID. Lee Harry lleih
and George H. slusit senator John w. Daniel,
senator f.. &. wathall. Mcssrs Moses Mllliscr. NJ ~
Allen. Hugh Blair. John b. Purcell, P. p. Winston,
A. > Buford. Colonel John r. Wood, DR.. John b..
McCaw, Colonel T.. r. Reeve and +. I. Glasgow,
Ctnrr, IN ,arriacs were the Rev DIS. q.
: barton II. n. Hogc and W. W. Ian
Gium C,.0nd +. L. Lubbocn. Colonel Frcdeiir k
skinner Barton Harrison Colonel ". II. Taylor.
Judge y. W. Crump Major b. W. Richardson. Colonel
Archer Anderson. General d. A. wclsger, Senator NJ.
C. Butler, senator &. g. Vest and wife, Mrs George
rickct Mr.. P.ckcrs, Colonel John 'ioodc. Cc'or'l
Il. snowd,n Andrews. Co,)ne william LAMB. Bob
Brown. James Jones and MeGnnls. the last three
col red servants of Mr.. Davis. the members Of the
Jefferson Davis Monument Association. officers of the
Holly wood Oakwood and Hebrew Memorial ussOcia.
tious.
Inc only veteran organization from Georgia In
the pfoc, lion The Confederate SirvvoS AS'o'
cation. % Augusta. This Organization had is ool,rs
alpps. ihe cobb Legion battlehas This rent and
tatt,red ensign Va, carried In Richmond hie' years
ago az the unvrlhn. oil H." Lee monument, aud
gave TO General Joseph l.. Johnston on he succeed
INK day the Isi salute lac rccciv.d fiom batl"
flag 1hc Augusta Association sent its adjutInt TO
Nc, ri,an, To hay wreath upon the bier Of P''''i-
dent Davis and to accompany TIA" boIy To Richm'ni.
Major Wiihcis also had the hcaIqu,rter, nag Of
General Morgan stained with TINT officers blood.
Then followed liIg.di"r Zen IA: Bundrr anI stall
In4gid.s jhrn cam, 4, follows: Fir,t iri,ah Big
adler General Theodore 'iarnctt, comnandins
.-coni brigade IiriuIdcr-t,encrh Micrllh Wois
,.mm ndiu-. Third lhead"-, oonrl Thomas II.
Carter commanding. Cavalry diNlN"n-Erneial fl%
iiu.t H., commanding
4. wa. expected would be the cass flowers
strcwn along the in front OF the caafallue and
The sight Wa, indeed beautiful one Women and
ltl children formed large part OF this feature OF
fin, p,rta" The bells Of the city were tollcd while
the procession WA la progress
Ol arriving at Hollywood Cemetery. the guests. the
Louisiana escort and stan and the Texas, Mississippi
North Carolina south Carolina and Georgia dc]"ga-
nan, formed on the circle VIII h contains the grave.
Thi, Hes on a plateau which sweeps toward the
lanes on ore side and toward some gently
rising ground ON the other. To the left one faces
the river the little plain slopc, easily toward wood
through which roads can be seen descending toward
Eichmoni. Toward the right Is bold Dluh. Tn lhiS
blnn Inc cavalry and artillery were drawn up, the
view ON that side resting on long line oi the plu'S
and guidon, ol former and the cas,onS and guns
OF the latter arm the pieces being numbered ready
for tho funeral saluics. The infantry were drawn
I'D extending 10 the woods. Between the inner dr,lc
of dignar., and delegation, and the outer circle OF
troop a.-ooation, OF c"rfcdcrat" veterans formed
third ring OF larcr proportions.
Nj, Out Of ten oi these organizations were gray
unifrrns and light soucl, hats Thr south ,ayolina
men crrrd palm hganchr- ANA palmetto rosritcs.
The MARYLAND veterans had the quaint but handsome
black and yellow color, Of Baltimore, which are taken
from the airnoral BEARINGS Of Lord Baltimore. Nearly
every camp had a battle flag and a fife and drum
CORPS The display Of veterans was undoubtedly
much greater than at the unvciling Of the L." Monu-
m,nt and never since the war have 30 many eX-
&, ncdclatc soldiers been seen in one body In Rich
mond They marchci In fours. headed by the mounted
officers, and swiftly and steadily assuming the places
assigned them. ,'enc to come In endless succession
Except for the absence Of muskcs and swords 1t wa,
Il, II the Confederate armies were Oh thc march once
more.
~ the veteran, poured by the carrase In which
Miss Winnie Davi, sat, one fife and drum corps ailcr
another softly played dead march. But wien Ia"
Mary land men came up their band gave Nearer, Ny
COL. to Thee and the daughter ol the Confcd"racy
burst into tears and hid her face In her handkerchlef
When the military NOV, mcnt was complete the CONN,
tl. open nave. and the family We're surrounded by
three -Olid walls of men. Outside thS Triple circle
dense crowd Of thousands upon thousands
grave WI Of unusual depth and Size. ana
contained two vaults. 1t WAS carefully Constructed
OF biick and lined at the head with the C)nfcd"rlto
flag at the foot with th" ttehag and on the
side, with broad stripes Of red and "hlic the Con.
icdcraic coins. \ bread and massive cover OF
polished cab Tor the lower vault lay by the side of
the grave ana across II were stretched eight or ten
lines of now webbing oi red and Willie. Four car
riaGcS held the luIal offerings. everything u TINS
kind which had been received n,'i Hcw.orcan' To
Richmond, though only bunch OF Wild flowers
having bcen carefully preserved ana carried ont to