The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22
BURIAL OF BEAUREGARD.
NEW ORLEANS TO GIVE HIM AN
IMPOSING FUNERAL

The Confederate Veterans, Military
and Civic Organizations to Partici-
pate in the Cortsge-The Flags on
the City Buildings at Ealf Mast.
Gen. Gordon Issues an order to the
Veterans.
Fitzpatrick this evening announced
the death Of Gen. Beauregard to
the community by a proclamation,
ordering the flags on the public buildings to
be displayed at half-mast, the city hall to
be appropriately dressed in mourning and
public buildings to be closed on the day OF
the funeral. which it recommends shall be
public, the remains to lie in
state in the council chamber.
Gen. John Glynn, who had called
at the Beauregsrd mansion, said that the
family had yielded to the universal senti-
ment of the soldiers and friends OF the de-
ceased and that the funeral hour was fixed
for Thursday evening, Feb. 49, at 3 o'clock
Gen. Glynn will have charge Of all the ar
rangements for the cortege and will be as
sisted by Mayor Fitzpatrick The. various
civic societies will be invited to participate
ernment will be invited.
GEN. GLYNN's GOOD OFFICES.
Gen. Glynn acts in the capacity Of COM
mander of the United Confederate Veterans
of the Louisiana division as also friend
Of the family. Is has been arranged that
the body shall be escorted Wednesday after
noon to the city hall by the association of
the Army Of Tennessee under command Of
Vice President J. 7. Alleyan and detail
from the Army OF Northern Virginia.
Gov. Foster, as commander-in-chief, to-
day issued orders to Gen. Glynn, command
ing the state national guard in this CITY.
After eulogizing the deceased he orders
that all military honors be shown the illus
trtous warrior.
To-day flags we're displayed at half-mast
on the state and city buildings, and the
courts adjourned as a mark Of esteem to
the great confederate leader
GEN. GORDON TO THE VETERANS.
The following explains itself:
HDQRs UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
New ORLEANS. LA, Feb. 81, 1898.
General Orders No. IS.
The general commanding, with deepest sor-
row, announces to the members of our
Social literary and historical and benevolent
brotherhood the death OF one of our grRndeSt
members and one Of the greatest American
soldiers Gen. q. 7. Beauregard, the last of
has closed his distinguished career, his gallant
spirit having passed into the realm of shadows
at 10 O'Clock .. m. yesterday. In our civil war
romance and chivalry clustered around his
name; at his command the first shot was fred
which set ablaze the torch of war;
he commanded in the first victory which
shed glory upon southern arms, and
participated in the closing scenes of the strug
gle, at Joseph K. Johnson's surrender at
Greensboro, N. G. His dauntless courage, his
matchless ability and impershable deeds dur
ing the war rendered his name notonly famous
and of dazzling brilliancy upon this continent,
but 1t reached out over the wide world. His
wonderful achievements and his lustrous fame
were discussed in strange tongues and under
palms by the far away barbarians, as
well as by all those people
sheltered under the Christian shield, and
his military services were sought by nations
whose banner fioated the pale crescent as we'll
as those enblazoned with the fiery cross His
dignified department In private life, his forti-
tude and earnest endeavor to build up the fort
unes of his people and of the south enabled him
as patriot, as a citizen and as a man. The
general commanding desires that all possible
honors be paid to his memory by the United
Confederate Veterans. By order Of
J. B. GORDON
C1aUaral