The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-30

three Pullman coaches.
The latter are crowded with Deople
representatives from several Southerr
States. who will accompany the remains
TO Richmond.
Among those who occupied a place OF
honor In the courtroom at Montgomery
was a tall woman with large blue eyes
and a bright intelligent face fringed by
soft hair that is Of a sandy gray color
She seemed very much interested In all
that was going on. and had tender look
| upon her face, for the dead chieftain
| was her friend and her fathers friend.
/ The woman is Miss Letitia Tyler. whose
! hands in the days of her girlhood pulled
! the rope that lifted the first Confederate
flag about the capitol OF new nation.
q hardly know how 10 talk about to She
said In speaking Of the flag incident TO
me: MY father n son OF President
tyler, lived in, Philadelphia, where he
practiced law at the time although he
was a native OF Virginia. He was q friend
70 Mr.. Davis. i had come 10 Montgomery.
as my health was very poor. Mr. Davis
having been elected President, wanted
10 give my father the honor Of lifting the
hrst hag. but he declined II. as he thought
we should not have a battle flag Of our
own, but should keep the Stars and
stripes. lie suggested that | could I'M
furl IT, and I was invited to do so. I
was young and giddy at the time. having
right yellow hair that was curly, and
blue eyes, and l am afraid / did not fully
appreciate the honor"
a great, surging crowd greeted the
FUNERAL train when II pulled into Atlanta
at 4:SO this afternoon. The people made
a most iml osing body. being participated
IN by every military organization m the
cIty' ana countless numbers Of Confsda-
rate veterans and other citizens. the
mayor and council swclled the living line
by Joining I'm wl,h many of the civic or
ganizatiOns and secret societies Of At
lanta. AS was the case at MOntg jmery.
the Casket was borne upon a caisson TO
The state Capitol building. The car was
covered with hOwers. and was drawn by
six dapple gray horses. The -otunda OF
the Capitol where the remains Iay i'm
state until $3.50 tonight, was one large
mass Of fragrant flowers. The bier
upon which rested the remains, was erect
cd in the centre Of the rotunda, INA is
% model Of excellence and beauty. The
exercises were ramarkable for their dig
uiued simplicity and beauty
Montgomery and Atlanta vie with each
other in their elaborate arrangements i'm
honor of Jefferson Davis. In the parade
Gen. stephen ID. Lee and Gen. Samuel
Ferguson rode with the South Carolina
Society i'm carriages drawn by gray
horses. Miss Davis and Mrs Haves
when the train reached here, made direct
ly To the hotel, where they remained
quietly resting.
The special escort representing Geor-
gia, that VIII accompany the remains
from Atlanta TO Richmond, is as follows:
General Clement A. Evans. Colonel a.
j. West. Colonel u. +. Maddox, Colonel
John Milledge, Colonel w L. Calhoun.
Dr. Julian Thomas, Mr.. Alex. w. Bealer. |
Mr. Remsen Crawford. Colonel a. j. |
Mcbride Dr. Amos Fox. Mr.. G. S. Small |
and Colonel j. d. Hanell
Perhaps the most interesting character |
on the train Is Ex-Governor Lubbock, Of |
Texas, who was military aide To Mr..
Davis. lie is I'm his seventy-cghth year.
and was also military aide Of Sam. Hous-
ton when he was President OF the Republic |
of Texas. A brief stop was also made at
Mobile. Ala, where Governor Foster, Of
Louisiana. delivered the charge Of the
remains 10 Governor Jones. OF Alabama.
VINO VIII accompany them TO the Georgia
border. AT Mobile a number Of artillery
-alutes were fired i'm honor OF the dead.
When the tIain reached Montgomery
early this morning copious showers fell |
but in a short while the clouds cleared !
away. leaving nothing TO spread a damper
upon the ardor Of the multitude who Lad
/
.he parade. Governor Thomas G.. Jones !
lf Alabama, and Mrs. Jones met the
rain and escorted Miss Winnie Davis
ana Mrs Hayes 10 the Hotel. where
breakfast had been prepared. Here the
lrst OstentatiOus civic or military dis
llay occurred. The people Of MONTGOMERY
% their eagcrness to honor the memory
If Mr.. Davis frustrated the designs Of
he transfer committee, and the booming |
# cannon, the heavy march of cavalry.
nd the rattle Of musketry and sounds OF !
uneral dirges made mournful music, az
he casket containing the sacred dust OF |
he dead was borne upon the caisson
through the beautiful thoroughfares Of
he city TO the State Capitol building |
he ceremonies at the Capitol were very |
nipple. as become the historic dignity |
nd solemnity of the occasion. There |
ere no services OF any kind. and not a
ord was spoken except the formal words
+ transfer Of the remains into the keep
~ of the State and it's acceptance Of
lem. When the body entered the court
,om the judges Of the supreme court
I'd other State officers. special guard of
neral officers and the few distinguished
lests present arose and remained stand
g until the remains were placed upon
e bier The guard of general officers
zen placed battle-hags upon the bier
ld then after the assembly was seated
e procession, consisting first Of the vete- ,,
ms. BEGAN 10 file through the room
ia out into the supreme court librlcy. !
fter the veterans the Ladies' Memorial | Z
ssOciauon, and next the State trOoos | !
ld other military ORGANIZATIONS Next | 4
G school children, organized under their y
porintendent. the civic societies and n
her citizens generally The decorations | ,
the Capitol were exquisite. y
Flowers were beautifully abundant, and | y
KS and bunting hoated TO the breeze. =,
most touching incident in the cere- ~
onies was that while the casket rested u
the supreme court room, a number y
ladies filed by the bier. each contribut- v
s as she passed an Offering OF flowers. -
iii the casket was literally baptized in
q beautiful symbol Of love and adora-
,n. Among those who took a prominent
rt in the ceremonies was General Jas II
Lane. formerly OF Virginia, now Of II
)ntgomery. on the wall above the j.
nch IN the courtroom hung handsome III
rtrait Of Mr.. Davis. beneath which was w
cribed the words: "He suffered for ~
- and to the right Of the bench over IN
doorway was the word Monterey" dc
e courthouse columns Of the capitol. OF
feet in length. We're robed In twines IN
evergreen, and the room festooned with
cs. The supreme court judges were
ted at the right Of 20 bier, and arose
the cartege entered. The guard OF 81
Tor entered first. followed by Governor ha
les and his stan, then the Virginians ex
resenting the Davis Monument Asso- ab
ton came in body. followed by the I'm