The sun., 1893-05-31
THE DAVIS FUNERAL TRAIN.
IT WIFE REACH RICHMOND EARLY
THIS MORNING..

tion IL ueid-Cercmoniss on the Way.
RALEIGH. May 30-Tho Jefferson Davis
funeral train arrived here to-day moro than
two hours behind time. drawing UP at I'M
ion Station at l o'clock sharp. great
crowd was at the station to meet the train. In
Guiding military. civic organizations, Confed-
crate veteran associations. schools. &c.
Fully 10000 people viewed the procession as
1t moved toward the Capitol building. where
the body was to lie in state. Tho funeral car
was drawn by six black horses. driven by
James Jones. colored. who was once Mr.
Davis's body servant On the car were seat ed
four young women dressed in white. and each
bearing furled Confederate flags. They were
also stationed about the casket as It lay In tho
State Capitol
Simple services were held at the Capitol
consisting OF music by . special choir. aud
prayer by tho Rev. DR.. W. M. Marshall Of
Christ Church Episcopal). This afternoon
Miss Winnie Davis held an informal reception
at Yarboro Hotel,and received many ladies and
gentlemen.
noon. via Danville. whore the last stop Is to be
made. 1t will arrivo In Richmond at an carly
hour tomorrow morning.
All Raleigh seemed to be In mourning. and
the public buildings, stores. and residences
along the route OF march were draped and
were ornamented with the Confederate colors.
Tho decoration Of tho State House was in
keeping with those OF the other buildings. In
decoration Raleigh outdid all tho other cities
through which the train has passed thus far.
The funeral car on which tho casket was
taken to the Capitol was elaborately construct
ed. 1t was a platform mounted on q caisson.
and was draped In white and black. From this
rose four large black Corinthian columns
bearing black dome. This dome and the
columns were wound spiraly with white Grape.
The route was lined with people. As the
head Of tho cortege left the depot. the other
divisions started from Capitol square. thus
making a countermnrch along the entire
route. This countermarchinR division was
composed Of day and Sunday school children.
When the casket had beon deposited In the
rotunda. the choir was moved into the circular
gallery above. and there chanted dirge after
dlrge as the multitude filed slowly by the bier
in double stream that was still coming into
the State House when the cnsket started on It's
return to the train.
Just before the train started Miss. Davis was
compelled to appear on the platform and hold
a reception. The departure Of the train was
delayed while sho shook hand after hand.
Gov. Carr had extended m invitation to Miss
Davis TO be his guest for the day at the Fxecu-
two Mansion. but. adhering to her resolution
ms carried out all the way along. she declined
and stopped at a hotel.
After the departure OF the funeral train the
Ladies' Memorial Association OF Raleigh held
the;- annual memorial services and decorated
the graves OF all dead soldiers. Confederate
and Federal alike.
The crowds along the route from Atlanta In
creased in numbers as the train proceeded
Tho train was several hours behind schedule
time. on account Of tho ovations rendered at
every station. Leaving Atlanta. Sewanee was
the first place OF considerable size reached
All the church hollis were tolling as tho train
rolled by the station. All night long. at every
station great and small. the churches were lit
and the bells to!led In honor OF the passing
dead. There was n crowd Of perhaps 1000
stonpei while the ladies' il the throng passed
Of flowers were brought on hoard. and the nues-
tion of what to do with the flowers settled it.
Started the flower souSonir clamor. and after
that at every station hundreds and thousands
OF thu Hna nhr hsDGsa
station in Georrgin. turned out twice its popu-
lation and Tired ~ musketry salute as the train
fires were bait on both sides Of the track. and
Greenyflle. $; c.; was reached at o'clock this
chilly 506o people. haii laiies and chiidrsn.
were out to greet the train. Two companies
OF and ns bu,er c. Sefoes
ii the ira train. nan and ilred salutes during the stop.
and and AdIt Gen lug h L. FARLEY Of south caro-
lima, As soon as the train stopped Col. J. 4.
sharnshooters. mounted the depot platform
nd shs Ss Mr MAJ ESn
MAKING E Of ] the trip The veterans ran IAN and i ladies'
passed through the funeral car and deposited
flora! offerings upon the casket. Most Of of these @
here, were pr. Charles Manly and Mrs. Julia
DR.. Basil Manly. who delivered the inaugural
prayer at Montgomery on the 18th February.
large crowd was present at spsrtnnburg.
and also at Gailenys. where an anvil salute
". 81 he Of he
tTN tnyss &
aons hs fao.d
Charlotte was reached i inst =, after sun-gp; and
Of artillery were fired as long as the train was
.nS s 5:t stGH 0S
taken aboard. There were. 5000 people at
and them Mrs. BSwden who
eslebTated" Tiger hiiies and that she would
pade at Lexington, but the train did not stop.
Greensboro was the breakfast station. and
there Col. Wharton Green. son Of Thomas JEFF
ferson Green. and Gen. Hoke boarded the
in Italeigh.
Grsensboro eouid recall the DAY rs1 When. Under
Johnstons. they sprreppdered to sherman
ception % on the % rear patiorm % Of her 'iu Special
ear and shook thousand hands or more be-
Lubbock. Texas war Governor. afterward an
aide to President Davis and who was. with Mr..
Davis when captured and went to prison with
him. Is with the Texas delegation as Is also
Gen. Cabell- Mt present the ranking General OF
the Confederacy.
At Greensboro the train left the main line
Of the Richmond and DanvIlle road for Ra-
leigh. the first place reached being Burling-
ton. where strong demonstration was made.
Thu, country from Greensboro to ltaleigh is
the Mas ssa chusetts OF the South. The railroad
on both sides is lined with factories. All these
mills were shut down out OF respect to the
funeral train. Hillsboro. the second stop. also
presented great crowd. Durham. the famous
noon. and the train WAS met by a crowd OF