The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-30
ON The WAY TO THE TOMB.
DiXie'S Head Bowed While the Funeral
Train Passes.

Crowds Lined the Tracks as the Train
Pulled Out of Mobile Scenes on the
Train and Along the Route-An I'm
mense Crowd on the Streets at Mont
gomery-The Procession to and From
the Capitol-The Arrival at Atlanta.
Mobile; Ala, May 29.-As the Jefferson
Davis funeral train pulled out OF New
Orleans crowds appeared at every street
corner ON both sides of the track until
the corporate limits We're passed. AS
soon as the cOrtege reached the open
country and got under speed the military
part of the escort laid aside arms and
uniforms, except that the veterans kept
On their gray coats, ready to take turns
in standing guard over the casket At
every station crowds assembled, gray
headed old soldiers and ladies and chill
dren with flowers being prominent. At
Beauvoir, Mr.. Davis old home, the track
and station platform had been carpeted
with most beautiful and fragrant snow
white rhododendrons The little children
of Beauvoir thus paid their tribute to the
memory of the one whose declining years
had been passed at that place.
1t had been expected that the escort
would have time to visit Mr.. Davis resi-
dence, but the stay was too short for this
purpose. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph r. Davis
boarded the train and gazed upon the
beautiful decorations which surrounded
the catafalque. They were accompanied
by their little girl Several large floral
tributes were laid upon the bier at Beau
voir. One was wreath of cypress,
which Mrs. S. I. Green, nee Morgan, of
Mississippi had brought all the way
from her present home in Calusia, Cal.
With the exception of one wreath of white
immortelles with ''C.G.A. " and Augusta,
Ga, - on it in red flowers, a memorial trib
ute of the old confederate soldiers of that
city, there were no floral tokens on the
Casket outside of those of the Louisiana
veterans and the ladies Of New Orleans
till BeauvOir was reached. But if other
points contribute as well in this respect
it will take one car for the flowers.
A STRIKING APPEARANCE.
The rich uniforms of the staff of the
governor of Louisiana, heavily laced in
gold every officer being in full dress; the
gray uniforms of the men of the United
Confederate Veterans, the badges and
buttons of the other veterans, most of
them worn with red and white ribbons,
and the familiar gray slouch hat make
the cars present a striking appearance.
The grave and dignified appearance OF the
veteran escort is particularly notable.
Generals, colonels and privates have an
air of performing a sacred duty and each
bears equally his turn in standing guard.
1t was rather curious to see an eX-con-
federate major general with paper and
pencil telling off his guard and tall,
soldierly looking, gray mustached colonel
composedly receiving notice to act
as a private soldier. At Scranton,
Miss, Mai Gen Whiting and staff had
their car attached to the train, and a
special bearing Gov. Jones and staff
Joined the Davis train. The run over
from New Orleans was a quick but very
dusty one, but all were pleased with the
way the train was handled by Supt. Mar
shall, who was on board personally super
intending its movements. At Mobile the
Semmes camp of confederate veterans
was drawn up 200 strong on the platform,
with their camp flag floating in the
breeze, while a battery Of the Alabama
State Artillery fired salute of twenty
guns. There was a great crowd there to
welcome the train, and fully LOCO people
took what view they could of the casket.
No one was allowed to enter the car, as it
was manifestly impossible that all could
be admitted. The train was pulled out
for Montgomery at 1920 a. III.
ATLANTA TR1bI IL.
Atlanta paid her last tribute to Jeffer-
son Davis to-day. Over 5000 people
turned out to witness the ceremonies in
cident to the arrival of his remains in
this city from New Orleans AT the
depot several hundred people had gath
cred. The military and civic societies of
the city formed in line around the depot.
Conspicuous in the immense gathering
were the confederate veterans, who
marched after the remains. A battered
confederate flag was borne along by
one of them. Although it was one of the
largest professions ever seen in the city,
there was no friction of any kind. Every
organization in the city was represented
III the pageant as 1t moved along the
streets to the measured and solemn music
OF the drum. The governor of the state
and his staff, the mayor and city council
and the military companies, police force,
secret fraternities, cadets from the mill
tary school, the South Carolina, Virginia
and North Carolina societies and other
military and social organizations of the
city participated 1t was one OF the
grandest pageants the city has ever
seen. Following in the wake of the
various military companies came
the confederate veterans. They were
out in full strength, ana numbered per-
hars 1000 in line. Many of the old
soldiers were crippled, while others car
red with them the infrmities of three
score years and ten. In the wall of the
veterans came the carriages of various
prominent citizens who participated in
the parade. The South Carolina Society
was represented in this part of the pro
cession, and all of the members rode in
carriages. Senators Gordon and Colquitt
and Cows. Northen of Georgia and Jones
OF Alabama were in this part Of the line.
GRAND ARMY MEN IN LINE
A striking feature of the procession,
and one which every one viewed with a
feeling of qualification, as it emphasized
the declaration that the war is over and
that the bloody hatchet is forever
buried, was the presence of a
number of grand sa1my men who
turned out. They were in the procession
by invitation of the confederate veterans.
On flower garlanded pier within few
ieet Of the statue of Ben Hill, the unyeil-
ing of which was the occasion of his last
visit to Atlanta, was gently placed
Ihe casket containing the body
OF Jefferson Davis. At one end
or the easket was pillow OF red,
white and blue iumOrtelles, representing
the confederate bars and stripes, and Mt
lached TO IL was q card which read, The
laR, the cause OF the president, like the
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