The state chronicle., 1893-05-23
The Arrangements at Atlanta.
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The Arrangements at Atlanta.
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The committee yesterday went
quite into the details of arrange
nent for the day when Mr.. Davis
:emains will be in Atlanta. It was
determined that all of the military
and civic organizations OF the city
be invited to take part in the cele-
bration of the day.
Flying flags are to wave over the
city and martial music and the drum
beats of every band in the city will
lend inspiration to the scene. Eve
ry military company in the city and
perhaps many out Of the city in
towns will be in the
parade. Thousands of patriotic
Georgians from all quarters of the
State will come that day to join in
the demonstration to JEFF Davis
dead and it will be the most soul
stirring hour Atlanta has expert
enced for many day.
MIR BARCLAYS WORK.
Mr.. Barclay, the well-known un
dertaker, was at the meeting yes
terday with the committee. He hiss
begun the work of fitting up the
caisson upon which the body of the
dead chief of the Confederacy is to
be carried.
1t will be large and handsome
vehicle. The wheels will be small
enough to turn under the body of
the caisson. It will all be trimmed
in black cloth, which will be allowed
to hang to the ground. Upon the
first floor of the caisson will rest a
second stage somewhat raised above
the other and smaller.
Upon this the casket will be
rested. This will allow sort of
platform on the first floor large
enough for flowers to be piled in
profusion. It will also be large
enough for four ex Confederates to
stand as an escort to the body.
These ex-Confedera.es will be at
tired IN the gay uniform of the Con-
federate States,
SIX GRAY HORSES TO PULL IT.
Six handsome gray horses will be
hitched to the caisson and they will
not be driven but will be led BIZ
some member O. the Atlanta Artil-
lery in uniform.
Col. Calhoun's handsome gray
mare will be among the horses that
make up the team. He was espe-
cially anxious to have his horse sc
hono,ed, and the committee was
glad enough to accept the services
of so handsome nag.
1t is the hope of the members oi
the committee to be able to get
about fifty ex-slaves to follow in at
tendance upon the caissop. THE
will make an interesting feature o
the procession, as it will be an indi
cation Of the regard that the mel
in charge have for the old-timt
Southern darky whose simple faitl
was the honest discharge Of his dut,
to his master.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march has not We
been given out. 1t will be mad,
public later in the week. It i
highly probable, however, that tn,
caisson and procession following i
will move of from the union depo
down Wall street to Pryor, GU
Pryor to Decatur, up Decatur t,
Marietta then to Broad and Ala
bama, down Alabama to Whitehall
out Whitehall to Hunter and thenc
to the capitol.
TO LIE IN STATE.
| It is known that, according to tn
programme already arranged b
the Richmond committe in charg
of the removal of the body of Nj
Davis, the train will reach A.lant
from Montgomery at about 4:3
o'clock in the afternoon of th
29th.
The body will then be taken t
the statehouse accompanied by th
vast parade just described and Wi
lie in state there until $50 o'cloc
when the train will leave Atlant
for Richmond, making no NOR
stops until the journey ia con
pleted
While the body lies IA state 6
the Georgia State-house an oppol
tunity will be given the people wh
come to Atlanta and those livin
here to see for the last time the fac
, OF Mr. Davis.
+ A great phalanx Of soldiers W;
!, be placed around the corridors
, the capitol, who will stand guar
while the casket is there and kee
the crowds moving on from Il
> Hunter street to the Washingto
/ street exit
FLOWERS ARE WANTED.
1t is the especial desire of tt
8 members of the Lsdies' Memoir
: Association that all who can wi
send flowers in to cover the cask
D and caisson on that day.
! It is going to DE feature of Il
l demonstration. They want q pc
: feet world of flowers FOR the s'es
J chieftain. It will be rememEer,
i that the last time Davis visit y
g lanta the little school childrcn Ia
o him and covered the streets wi
n roses and fair flowers all the way