Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
HIS BODY AT RICHMOND.
Remains of Jefferson Davis Lying in State
In the Capitol.

RICHMOND, Va, May 31.--The funeral
train bearing the remains of Jefferson
Davis, was scheduled to arrive between
l and 2 A. NJ, but it was not until 800,
this morning that it rolled into the de-
pot. An hour before this time the ar
tiliery began to fire their guns and the
salutes continued until the remains
rested in the capitol. From the depot
they were escorted by the Robert E. Lee
Camp and the First Virginia Regiment, :
the march up the hill and through the
capitol grounds in the early morning
hour being most impressive. Miss Win
ME Davis and the rest of the family on
the train joined Mrs. Davis at the hotel.
Mrs. Davis reached here last night
from New York. With her, in the par
lor car Nereid, were Miss Davis, of
Washington; Col. J. c.. Taylor Wood, of
Halifax, N. S., and Col. Robert c..
Wood, of Louisiana, both grandsons Of
Zachariah Taylor and nephews of the
first wife of Jefferson Davis; Clarence
Cary and Mrs. Davis maid Quite a
crowd had collected at the Union
Depot, and Mrs. Davis was met by
Confederate Veterans of Virginia.
Through the crowd, standing with bare
heads, the little party passed to car
riages, Mrs. Davis leaning on Maj.
Brander's arm and also supporting her
steps with cane. She wore mourning,
with her veil thrown back She APP
peare d to be quite feeble, and on reach
ing the Exchange Hotel, where she
will stay, she retired Immediately to the
apartments prepared for her.
Though the demonstration at the re-
interment of the remains of Jefferson
Davis to-day was not expected to equal,
as far as numbers in attendance was
concerned, that at the unwilling of the
Lee monument three years ago, the
crowds which have been entering
gatherings ever witnessed in this
city. Two points here have especial in
terest for the visitors, the old Davis
mansion on East Clay Street, where
the school children are engaged as usual
in their tasks, and the rotunda of the
capitol, where everything had been
arranged for the reception Of the
remains. The drapery in the rotunda,
where stands the statue Of Washington,
is simple though impressive in it's SOM
berness, and the same may be said of
the decorations along the route Of the
parade and in adjacent streets
Black and white prevail, though
here and there appear the
and miniature battle flags, while on one
house on Grace Street, near the start
ing point of the parade, are the flags of
Virginia, flag bearing picture of.
Davis and a United States flag, each
with a bit of Grape at the top of the
staff
The parade to Hollywood started at 3
P. NJ. and the exercises there occupied
about an hour including the memorial
services at Gettysburg Hill, where sew
eral thousand Confederates are buried.
The remains were there laid in the
tomb.
From daylight until 9 o'clock hun
dreds of strangers and city people
passed through the capitol and viewed
the casket which was almost enveloped,
as from the South. Between the
about 5000 school children passed
by the bier, each one dropping flowers
as a tribute Of affection until the huge
mass had assumed proportions equal to
seven wagon loads. The following con-
stitute a special detail of honor by Gov
Foster of Louisiana and are also part
of Gen. Flynn's escort: Brighten.
Vine, chief of ordnance; Brig
Gen. MacGrack, commissary general;
Brig. Gen. Barksdale, judge advocate
general; Col. F. A, ODER, aide; Lieut.
Col. Tremeaux of staff of First Military
District; Brig. Gen. Borland, First Bri-
gade Louisiana State National Guard;
Maj. John W. Watson, brigade ord
nance of Louisiana. Every man is a
picked veteran Confederate soldier Sc
lected out of the entire state of Louisi-
ana by veteran camps. The escort
badge is white silk ribbon with por-
trait of Mr.. Dayis and black lettering:
Louisiana Division United Con-
feederate Veterans escort, May
% to 81, 1898; Louisiana to
Virginia" At the top is bow of red
and white ribbon with the pelican coat
of-arms of Louisiana craped on blue
union finished off with silver fringe.
Cavalry veterans have an enameled
shield with the battlefag for their
regular badge. The army Of Northern
Virginia has a square battlefag design
St. PauPs camp has a diamond-shaped
flag. The army of Tennessee badge is
circular.
RIOTING STRIKERS.