The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-30

S'iN SANAd4lICNl, L w uL WIZ I'M rum start
TO nmsh." For an hour and a half peo-
pie passed through the capitol in two
solld lines, and it is estimated thatnot less
than 10000 saw the casket. During the
afternoon Mrs, Hayes and Miss DavA
renamed in their apartments at the Kim
. OalI. Here they were visited by many
prominent ladies, a number of them per-
sonal friends. At 7 o'clock the casket
was again placed on the caisson and, es-
corted by the Gate City Guards,
was taken to the union depot,
ana again placed in the funeral car. A
large crowd was present. Owing to a
misunderstanding of the time Of depart
ure number of people, including Gen
Gordon, who is to be marshal of the day
at Richmond, and some of the Texas
Louisiana and Mississippi delegations and
a number of the Atlanta escort
ing committee, were left behind
They were given to understand
that the departure would be at So'clock
Atlanta time. The Richmond and Dan
vile officials understood that it was s
o'clock Richmond and Danville time,
which meant o'clock Atlanta time. The
casket did not reach the depot till several
minutes past that hour, and as soon as it
could be placed in the car the train pulled
out. Those left behind are in anything
but pleasant frame of mind in conse-
quence They will miss the exercises in
Raleigh, but will reioin the party at
Greensboro and will be at Richmond.
THE TRAIN AT MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala, May 29,-Greenville,
Ala, was the first station reached this
morning after daybreak and here, despite
the early hour (6 a. M quite a cOnCourse
assembled and gazed with the usual
tense interest everywhere manifested at
the funeral car. BY this time the massive
oak caSket was almost undiscernible
under the mass of flowers heaped upon it
and surrounding it, and of every variety
and design from the most elaborate and
costly to simple bouquets. One bunch
of a few wild flowers had a card attached
with the inscription in a woman's hand
"a faithful subject of our southern
chieftain."
At Montgomery carriages containing
the officers of the Ladies' Memorial
AssoCia tion came first in view,
and then Gov. Jones of Alabama,
accompanied by his staff, ap
peared. simultaneously two infantry
columns marched down alongside the
train, halted and presented arms, and
two batteries opened fire. Rain began
to fall, but Gov. Jones announced that
the procession would move from the train
to the capitol at s O'Clock a. m, and few
minutes before that time the storm passed
over and the sun came out. Promptly at
$50 O'Clock the first minute gun doomed
out and the procession started. Every
window, balcony and sidewalk along the
route was thronged. The capitol was
decorated outside with bayonet plant and
magnolias, and inside with a profusion of
flowers. Minute guns at the depot were
fired till the head of the procession turned
into the broad avenue leading up to the
capitols and then a battery in front of
this building opened and kept firing until
the procession had reached the front
portico. The flags over the capitol and
on the other public buildings were
at half mast. The approaches to the
building were lined with infantry, who
rigidly kept every one outside the lines
unless specially admitted By the officer of
the guard.
THE ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
The procession approached in the fol-
lowing order: Mounted police, governor
of Alabama and staff, advance guard of
veterans. Then followed the coffin on
caisSOn with lofty canopy of purple over
it. Six powerful black horses in regular
artillery harness with brass mounted sad
dies drew the caissOn. The horses were
covered with a housing of purple sweep
ing the ground, and a cannoneer, in a
uniform of blue and scarlet facings and
wearing an artillery saber, was at the
head of each horse.
Each pair of horses had a driver sim
ilarly uniformed and armed. By the
caisson walked the pall-bearers, twenty
five or thirty of the most eminent citizens
of Alabama from all parts of the state,
each wearing a purple satin rosette. By
the side of the coffin strong body of con-
federate veterans marched in fOurs. Then
followed the Louisiana veterans, the
special escort from New Orleans to Rich
mond. Behind these came long line of
infantry, "a body of artillerymen, "a squadron
of cavalry and fifty cadets. The Alabama
veterans formed in two lines at the capi-
tol entrance and three MANNED cOnfcder-
ate officers, two with battle flags, one of
the Sixty-fourth Alabama and the other
the Thirty-second Georgia, faced the
coffin as it was borne up the steps. Then
they advanced and laid the worn and tat+
tered flags on the casket. The Louisiana
veterans followed, and then those from
Alabama and other states. The band
PLAYED a funeral march and the veterans,
with a measured, swinging tread, keeping
their ranks in fours and maintaining per-
feet step, followed the body inside the
hall from the main entrance.
INSIDE THE HALL.
Noone was allowed inside the hall but
the line of infantry, which stood at pre-
sent arms, except ladies and girls. who
formed two dense ranks, between which
the cortege entered. The supreme court
room, where the coffin lay in state, was
very tastefully decorated. Over the
right hand exit was Monterey" in golden
letters on purple ground and "Buena
Vista" over the left hand door Over the
judicial bench was huge stars and bars
flag. an old garrison flag, portrait of Mr.
Davis under the flag and over it in letters
of evergreen, He suffered for u.s. The
iudges' desk was bank of flowers with a
handsome new silk battle flag at each end
Immediately in front of the desk was
cgtafaiuue covered with purple satin,
elaborately puffed and plated and
trimmed with silver lace. There was no
speechmaking whatever The pall-bear-
ers tool, a position between the casket and
desk and the veterans filed in front one
by one with barred heads and passed out
nj the right hand exit Then came the
Ladies' Memorial Association, several
hundred in number, every lady wearing
red and white ribbon and dcpOsiting
white flower a 3 the base OF the casket as
she passed. They were followed by an
almost equal number Of little girls. Then
tho military and cadets filed by, and after
them the general public. Repeatedly the
sentries were Obliged 30 cross bayOnets 10
keen tho crowd back Finally IL became
necessary 10 double the guard, and four
and thon six stalwart soldiers had all
tb.,r ,ollld do 10 keen tile tide back. AZ