The morning call., 1893-05-30
IN To RICHMOND.
Greeting the Body of JEFF
ferson Davis.
VETERANS FIRE sALUTEs
And the South Stands With Bowed
Head While the Funeral Train
Rushes By.
Special to THE MoRN1Ne CALL.

| NEW ORLEANS. May 29.-Louisiana has
surrendered the clay of the ex-President of
the Confederate States to the keeping of
the escort that is to bear it to the Old Do
minion State. The ceremony, which was
very simple. took place in Memorial Hall,
where the body lay In state yesterday and
where it was visited by throng of people.
Governor Foster of Louisiana opened
the ceremonies with a speech. delivering
into the charge of the representatives of
Virginia the remains of the ex-President.
After prayer and some other formalities
the casket was placed in hearse and the
procession made its way to the train. The
train started at o'clock for Richmond.
MOBILE. Ala, May 2e.-As Jefferson
Davis funeral train pulled out of New
Orleans last night crowds appeared at
every street corner till the corporation
limits were passed, and at every station
many people had assembled, gray-haired
soldiers and ladies and children with fiow-
ers being the prominent feature. At
Beauvoir. Mr.. Davis old home. the track
and station platform were carpeted with
rhododendrons. Among the floral offer
ings here was a wreath of cypress from
Mrs. S. t. Green (nee Morgan) of Missis-
sippi. brought all the way from her pres
ent home at Colusa. Cal. At Scranton.
Miss, a special, bearing Governor Jones
and staff. joined the Davis train. At Mo-
bile the Confederate veterans fired q
salute.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 29.-The train
bearing the remains of Jefferson Davis
arrived here to-day. The body was con-
veyed to the Capitol building, where Davis
took the oath as President of the Conted-
eracy. The coffin was buried in flowers
piled on 1t en- route. The train was re-
ceiyed with the booming OF cannon and
an escort of the military. A proce
was formed. led by the Governor and staff,
ana the coffin was borne on caisson, COW
cred with purple canopy ana drawn by
six black horses, with body of Confed-
crate veterans as guard of honor Then
followed prominent officials and line of
infantry, cavalry and artillery. The Cap
itol building was decorated with plants
and flowers without and within.
The body lay in state in the Supreme
Court room. On the walls there appeared
the names Monterey and Buena VISTA"
and the words HE suffered for u.s." Fully
10000 people passed through and viewed
the casket The train left for Atlanta
shortly before noon.
ATLANTA, Ga. May Ex-Governor Jones
and stiff accompanied Davis funeral
cortege from Montgomery to the Alabama
State line. AS the train passed through
the different stations crowds of people
stood in respectful attitudes. and at some
places the veterans fired salutes. Wheu-
ever the train stopped the people clus-
tered about the funeral car, and more
floral EN- bl ems were added to the mum Der
already on the casket. at West Point
Governor Northen, of Georgia, and staff,
boarded the train, and thence high speed
was kept up until it reached Atlanta,
shortly after o'clock.
Over 5000 people turned out here, in
Guiding the military and civic societies OF
the city. and over 1000 Confederate vet
Grams.
The Governor of the State ana his staff
and the Mayor and City Council was also
present. A striking feature was the pres
ence in the parade of number of Grand
Army veterans who came by invitation of
the Confederates.
Many Confederate battle-flags were
brought out, and there were many affect
ing scenes, one veteran kissing the casket.
The casket was taken to the Capitol,
where, for an hour and half, solid
stream OF people passed by it.
II ls estimated that 40, 600 people viewed
the casket. Then it was placed once
more on the caisson and returned to the
train, which soon pulled out for Rich
mond.