The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-08
THE CONFEDERATE HERO.
The Remains Of Jefferson Davis in Rich
mOnd
THE SOUTH'S TRIBUTE TO her CHIEF
Great Demonstrations Along the Route
From New Orleans to Richmond
Vast Outpouring of the People at
Every Station Beautiful Floral

Every Station = Beautiful Floral
Tributes.
| GREENSBORO, \. c., May 30.-All
night from Atlanta to Charlotte there
were demonstrations all alCng the
| route. AS the jefferson Davis funeral
| train flew by here there was bonfire
| lighting up the crowd at the track,
and there cannon rang out repeated
! ly. Three volleys of musketry We're
| fired, and out of the darkness would
! come sharp command. and then ga
flash and report would disclose the
presence of still another assemblage
anxious to do honor to the eX-Presi-
| dent.
| At Greensboro the banks and busi-
ness houses closed, and large crowd
| assembled, and the corporate authOri
| ties breakfaSted the escort. The
train was met by a procession Of vet
erans and citizens.
At GreenYille, 5. c., Governor Till
man boarded the train. He will go to
Richmond and take part in the cere-
monies there. At Charlotte the Hor-
nets Nest Rifles and the Queen City
Guards fired three yolleyS as the train
drew in a body of Confederate Vet
| line with battle-fag furled and
| draped with crepe. On the left of the
| line were the Naval Reserves of North
! Carolina, with a bright polished How
! itZer, and the gunnerS in white duck
suits. This gun fired a presidential
salute.
IN GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINIANs.
RALEIGH, n. O., May 3O.-At all the
stops through Georgia large crowds
| had gathered to see the funeral train.
the people surrounded the funeral
coach and peered curiouSly through
the windows at the caSket containing
the Ashes of the dead President. The
private train, containing Miss Davis
and Mrs. Hayes, furnished the great
est attration for the ladies, and they
gathered around this, anxious to get
look at the daughter of the man
they had come to honor. They were
not always successful for the ladies
preferred to remain in SecluSlOn, al
though they sacrificed themselves as
much as possible to crafty the wishes
of the people. Just before the train
left Gainesville, Ga, last night, u
daughter of Longstreet called and
paid her respect to Miss Davis and
Mrs. Hayes. The principal stop after
leaving Gainesville, Ga, was Green
vile, S. G. Although this was a. m.
a number of people had assembled to
pay their tribute to the distinguished
dead. Governor Tillman boarded the
train here, and will accompany the
remains to Richmond, he being one of
the pall-bearerS.
The demonstration of love and af-
fectiOn manifested along the line
from New Orleans gave unQuestion-
able proof of the high honor in which
the people of the South held their dis
tinguished chieftain.
IN THE OLD DOMINION.
DANyILLE, Va, May 30.-As Mont
gOmery, the first capitol of the Con-
federacy, was the first place for for
NAL demonstration after the remains
of President Davis left New Orleans
for Richmond, it was properly emil
nent that Danville the last capitol,
should have been the place for the
last demonstration before the funeral
train reached Richmond.
At $50 Governor Mckinney and
staff and the Richmond Light Infan-
Try Blues reached here On the Rich
mond train to meet the Davis funeral
train at the first station on Virginia
soil and escort it to Richmond. The
Governor and staff were driven in ca
riages to Maj. W. T. Sutherlin's,
where they took tea with the Major.
Danville Grays, came up town and
took part in the parade.
The procession reached the depot at
7:30, and the different organizations
took positions about the platform,
and behind them was solid mass of
humanity, covering more than two
blocks.
MRS. DAVIS IN RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, May 30.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, accompanied by Colonel J. Tay-
| lor Wood, Colonel Robert G. Wood
and Mr.. Clarence Cary, arrived in the
| city from New York last evening at
$40 o'clock. They were met at the
depot by Major-General L. A. Bran
der, Colonel Thomas Lewis, Colonel J.
| n. Stubbs, Colonel j. V. Bidgood,
Captain Thomas Elicit, Captain w.
| G. Waller and others, and driven to
the Exchange Hotel, where apart
ments for the party had been reserved.
/ The remains of Jefferson Davis,
| President of the Southern Confeder-
| acy, will reach Richmond this morn
ing about 3 O'Clock, and will be met at
| the depot by military and veteran or
ganizations. The procession will
move solemnly up Ninth street to the
] Capitol Square, and the casked placed
| in the rotunda of the Capitol building.
! A guard of military will watch
throughout the hours, and no one
| will be allowed to approach within
thirty feet of the Capitol building.
THE REMAINS IN RICHMOND.
Special to the Sentinel.
RICHMOND. May 31.-The body of
Jefferson Davis arrived early this
morning. Salutes were fired at inter-
| walls for an hour before it's arrival and
until the body arrived at the capitol.
1t was met at the depot and escorted
to the State House by Lee Camp and
the First Virginia Regiment. Mrs.
Davis arrived just before the body of