The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-01
Escorted 10 the Cemetery by Confederate
Organizations from Several States.
Streets Strewn with Flowers by Children and
Women Dressed in Black-Stars and Bars
Visible Everywhere in the City.

Fist Regiment and the veterans from Lee
and Pickett confederate camps were drawn
up to do honor to the distinguished
dsad. while thousands of men. womensnd
children. some of whom had been waiting
the occasion by the most respectful silence.
As the casket containing the body was re-
moved to the hearse heads were uncovered.
The procession then proceeded. with the
visiting escort of veterans from various
Southern States in the post of honor, to
the State Capitol Building, where the body
was placed in state in the rotunda, immedi-
ately in front of the Senate chamber. Lee
Camp performed the duty of guard honor.
Here it remained until o'clock and 1t is
estimated that at least $1,000 people viewed
the bier. Indeed, q stream OF humanity
poured through the building ss long as it
WAS accessible to the public. During the
hours set apart for the children of the pub
lie schools, ak thousand of these alone
marched pest. presenting touching and
beautiful sight as they dropped their floral
offerings at the foot of the casket.
At $3.50 o'clock the body was removed to
the caisson, which was drawn by SIX white
horses caparisoned in black. and the line
of March was taken up for Holly wood.
Houses along the line were almost without
State and confederate flags the latter pre-
dominating. were either floating to
the breeze, or worked in the funeral
ooiors. The streets along the route. yards
and windows of the dwellings were packed
with people. Nothing OF tumultuous or
noisy character marked tho day or progress
Of the cortego. while the scene was most
imposing one, though tho whole oity
seemed TO be IN mourning.
The time set for the procession to m0vo
was o'clock. but there was short delay
in starting. First came Gen. John b. Cor
nifty prominent confederate officers;
then the infantry. under Colonel Henry
Jones. headed the line. and was follow ed
by the artillery, with three batteries, the
Howitzers of Portsmouth. and Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues. oil under command
aIrs followed. ccramanoed by Gel. w. r.
Wiekham. These were followed i'm.
mediately by the catsfalque. be-
hind which Game Carriages, In which
Mckinney, Miss Winnie Davis and Mayor
Ellison, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes. These
were followed by the honorary pail
bearers in carriages. Then came
other carriages containing distin.
was long one and was composed of con-
federste veterans and military. As was
expected would be the case flowers were
strewn all along the route In front of the
catafalque. and the sight WAS indeed Q
performed large part of this feature of
the parade. The bells of the city were
toiled while the procession was In progress.
AT THE CEMETERY.
On arriving at Holly wood Cemetery the
distinguished guests. the Louisiana escort
and staff and the Texas. Mississippi. North
Caroline, South Carolina and Georgia dele.
cations which came on with the funeral
cortege descended from their carriages and
formed in the circle which contains the
grave. This lies on plateau winch
sweeps towards the James river on one
side and towards some gently rising ground
on the other. TO she left as one faces the
river the little plain slopes easily toward q
woods through which roads can be seen de-
scepding to ards Richmond. Towards the
right is a bold bluff. On this bluff the
cavalry and artillery were drawn. The in
fantry were drawn ND extending TO the
woods. Between the inner circle OF digni.
taries and delegations and che outer ORIOLES
OF troops association after association of
confederate veterans formed o third ring
OF large proportions.
Nine ont of ten Of the confederate organi.
cations wore gray uniforms and light
sloucb hats. The South Carolina men car
ried palm branches and wore palmetto
rosettes. The Maryland veterans had the
quaint but handsome black and yellow
colors of Baltimore, which are taken from
the armorial bearings of Lord Baltimore.
Nearly every camp had battle flag and life
and drum corps The display of veterans W as
undoubtedly much greater than at tho un-
yelling of the Lee monument. and never
since the war have so many confederate
soldiers been seen In one body In Richmond.
They marched in fours. headed by the
mounted officers, and swiftly and steadily
assuming the places assigned them, seemed
TO come in endless succession. Excep,
for the absence of muskets and swords.
1t was as if the confederate armies
were on the march once more. As the vet
Grams poured by the carriage In which Miss
Winnie Davis sat ono fife and drum CORDS
after another softly played dead march.
But when the Maryland men came mp and
their band gave Nearer. my God, 10 Thee. y
the daughter of the Confederacy" burst
into tears and hid her face in her hnndker-
chief.
sEvENTY-FivE THOUSAND PRESENT.
When the military movement was CON-
plete the coffin, the open grave and the
family were surrounded by three solid
walls of men. Outside the circle was q
dense crowd of thousands upon thousands.
There were fewer military present than
there were at the Lee monument unveii-
ing in $780, but the popular outpourIng Of
to-day perhaps equaled that Of three years
ago. A conservative estimate Is that
1900 people were on the streets
and In Hollywood Cemetery. Every
house on the entire route of the
two miles was draped In mourning and
decorated with battle flags. confederate
national flag and the Virginia flag. Each
pair OF horses to the caisson had an
artilleryman driver. and o cannoneeI
walked at the head of each horse. every
man wearing q gray uniform helmet. with
red plume and artillery sabre. No canopy OF
any description covered the casket. lr
stood ont in full view on the top of the
caisson with the sun shining brightly on
the polished oak and glittering brass.
Every now and then little girls would run
ont in front of the artillery horses and.
keeping ahead of them scatter tho path OF
the caissou with white flowers. At other
points on the route ladies dressed In mourn
ing did the same thing. Except for the
wailing notes of the bands and chatter OF
horses hoofs. and steady tramp of march,
ing men. not q sound was heard along the
route. The profound. respectful silence
which has been so marked feature of the
progress of the remains from New Orleans.
prevailed also IN Richmond.
The grave was of unusual depth, AID
size. and was carefully constructed OF
brick and lined Ht the head with the con-
1edegAte national daR: st the foot with