Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-06-02
LAST SAD RITES.
All That is Mortal of Jefferson Davis
Peacefully Laid to Rest.


bearing the sacred remains of tn
great Southern leader on its solem
journey to Richmond, there ha
scarcely been period of three hours
at any one time, day or night, bu
has witnessed some loyal outburs
of Southern feeling along the rout
over which the precious burden wa
borne. AT each village, town anC
city through which the solemn cor
tege has passed suitable demonstra
tons of unceasing affection and uni
versal honor has never been made
Thus the journey, sad and sorrowfu
as it must have been to all Southern
hearts, was made to assume the splen
dld air of a triumphant progress. A
8 o'clock on Wednesday morning th(
tram bearing the precious burdeI
rolled into the depot at Richmond
AT an hour before that time the Ar
tillery began to load their guns ant
the salute continued until the remains
rested in the capitol. From the de
pot they were escorted by the Robert
E. Lee camp and the first Virgins
regiment, the march up the hill and
through the capitol grounds i'll the
early morning hour being most i'm
pressive.
Miss Winnie Davis and the rest OF
the family ON the train joined Mrs
Davis at the hotel. Mrs. Davis reach,
ed Richmond Tuesday night from New
York. With her in the parlor car
Nereid, were Miss Davis of Washing.
ton d. c., Col. j. G. Taylor Wood Of
Louisiana, both grandsons of Zachary
and nephews of the first wife of JEFF
ferson Davis; Clarence Cary and Mrs
Davis maid. Quite crowd mad col
lected at the union depot. Mrs. Da-
Wis was met by a committee of the
grand camp of Confederate Veterans
of Virginia and conducted through
the crowd, who stood with bare heads
while the little party passed to car
riages, Mrs. Davis leaning on the arm
of Mayor Brandors and also
supporting her steps with cane. She
appeared to be quite feeble, and on
reaching the Exchange hotel she re-
tired Immediately to the apartments
prepared for her.
The scenes and incidents of time
intervening between the arrival of the
train and the hour set for the final
cermonies would be impossible to fol-
low. AT the appointed moment, how
ever, the first regiment and veterans
from the Lee and Ricket camps form
ed into line at the depot to do honor
to the distinguished dead, while wo-
men and children, some Of whom had
been waiting hours testified their ap-
probation of the occasion by the most
respectful silence. AS the casket con-
tanning the body was removed to the
hearse, heads were uncovered. The
procession then proceeded with the
/ visiting escort of veterans chosen from
the various southern states, to form a
post of honor, to the state capitol
building, where the body was placed
in state in the rotunda, Immediately
in front of the senate chamber Lee
camp performed the duty of the
guard of honor. Here it remained
until 2 o'clock, and it is estimated
that at least $4,000 viewed the bier.
When the hour set apart for children
arrived, 5000 marched past, presenting
touching and beautiful sight as they
dropped floral offerings at the foot OF
the casket. f
AT $3.50 O'Clock the body was re-
moved to a oaisson drawn by six white
horses eaparisoned in black, and the
march was taken up for Hollywood,
The houses along the line, almost
without exception, were draped in
black and national, state and confed-
crate flags, the latter predomirating,
were either floating to the breeze or
wreathed in funeral colors, The
streets along the route, the yards and
windows of houses were packed with
people. Nothing of tumultuous OF
noisy character marked the day OF
the progress of the cortege. The
scene was most imposing one. The
whole city seemed in mourning.
The Louisiana escort of the remains
consisted of Gen, John M, Lynn, Jr.
commanding; Col. M. Z. Ducros of hit
staff Moore Wilson, Jonn T. Block
Charles Sentana, j. X. Renaud, DR.
George II. Tichnor, 4. W. Castleman
IW. j. Behan, Robert M. Omelan, Jo
seph DE Mourelle, d. S. Sullivan, G
y. Uttsey, Thomas Clemens, Howel
Carter, A. M. Haas, Horne Dugas, T
J. Royster, McCullom, viii Miller, j
T. Brown, T. 3. Finley, J. Y. Gilmore