Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30

transferred 10 carriages and driven TO the
Exchange Hotel. The heart of the people
was in the demonstration, and tho moving
spirit Of 10 was Governor Jones. 1t was
easy to see that a master-hand-and mill
tary master-hand at that-was in charge Of
affairs.
The Virginia committee went directly
from the hotel to the Capitol and met the
remains and the escort of infantry, caYal-
~. and veteran camps.
PURPLE AND SILVER.
The casket was on covered platform
drawn by SIX black horses. and its drapcry,
like the trapping Of the horses, was pur-
pie aud silver. The caskct was borne up
the Capitol steps from which President
DAVIS made his first inaugural address in
1871. and thence through the long cor
ridors q the Supreme-Court room, where
It lay IN state for one hour. On either side
Of the corridor were lines of ladies, with
Cape-iessamine and other blossoms IN
their hands, tdus forming unique avenue.
THE PROCESSION.
The order Of procession from the front
door Of the Capitol to the Supreme Court
room was as follows:
Governor Jones and staff.
The three guords of honor.
The committee OF the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association.
Pail-bearers with casket.
The Louisiana escort and the rest of the
delegations which came on the train from
New Orleans.
GUARDS OF HONOR.
The three guards Of honor were Gene
rails A. A. Allen. G.. p. Harrison. and Lane.
Who Of the Army Of Northern Virginia
does not remember modest, quiet General
Lane who dared lead whore the bravest
would follow. and who had a command
that would follow him?
The caskct was placed on a low black
and SILVER dais IN front of the supreme
Court bench. and then the guards of
honor placed upon 1t their tattered Con-
fcdorate battle-fass.
EXQUISITE FLORAL DECORATIONS.
] have never IN all my experience on
snch occasions seen the floral decorations
that were in the Supreme Court room sur
PASSED. There was tor a groundwork.
flowers, and then. crossed and recrossod
aud interlaced over it. were festoons Of
delicate vines and beautiful buds. Tho
pillars in the room were wreathed with
evergrcens and flowers, as were the pic
lures, and over a portrait az President
Davis, to the rear of the bench, was IN
silver on purple satin the legend He
. 10 10
the words "Monterey" and "Buena
VISTA
MNUTE-GUNs.
While the casket was lying in state
minute-cuns were fired.
The decorations were tho work OF the
Ladies' Memorial Committee. They
worked all day yesterday on them and re.
newed thor labor Of love at O'Clock this
morning.
Among the ladies in the corridor of tho
Capitol was Mrs. Jackson, nee Pace, Of
Richmond. wife of Bishop Melville Jack
son. The Bishop WAS too unwell 10 be
out today.
The people Of Montgomery turned out
en- ,nasse. and.viewed the casket while it
was in the Capitol and there were several
thousand visitors from the surrounding
country.
Judge Stone, the Chiet-Justice OF Ala
bama. whom | met at the Capitol. is Viz
c.nian by birth.
A PRETTY feature of the Capitol ceremo-
MES was that as each lady OF the Memorial
Association passed by tho casket she
l-,,,-,aI hoy bououpt upnn ~
MISS DAVIS RECEIVES ISFoRMALLY.
As the tram was about leaving Mont
comery large number Of ladies gathered
around Miss Winnies car aud she re-
ceived each and all most graciously.
shaking hands with them from the plat
form.
The train on leaving Montgomery passed
through O long line of troops III open
ranks standing at present. At the same
time the artillery on the river-bank con-
tlnued to fire minute-guns.
All business was suspended In Mont
comorv while the remains were there.
Governor Jones and staH came on the
train 10 West Point, ga, which IS on the
State line.
10 GRAFTON.
II had been announced that there would
bc an Grafton az Montgomery, but such was
not the case. There were no ceremonies
except those / have mentioned, but no
speech could have expressed the respect
and love the people have for the memory
Of President Davis half 80 eloquently as
did the scene in the Capitol.
The soldiers monument, which IS on
the Capitol grounds. had also been deco
rated and the whole air was laden with
perfume.
TIE FEDERAL FLAG.
From the Capitol dome toated largo
United States flag. Some of the people
of Montgomery thought. l understand
that it would be inappropriate to display
a | United States flag on this OCCASION out
Governor Jones, who was gallant Con-
felerate solder, took different grounds.
He SAID that President Davis had shed
lustre on the old Aag in Mexico and never
had any feeling against The hag. he
thought it proper II should fly over his re-
mains. and SO II did.
Just about dawn this morning. as the
tram was about FIVE miles out from Green
vile. Ala. and while the rain was pouring
in torrents. we passed an Old man stand
ing bareheaded on a hiilock in field, bis
cray locks streaming IN the wind, and be-
.id, h,n was q colden-hsired little girl
holding "a Confederate battle-fag draped
with crepe.
TIE TRACK PIowER-srREwN.
In referring to the stop at Beauvoir L
should have noticed that the railroad-track
for 500 yards was strewn with flowers.
Nowhere to-day have We passed white
man working ia field that he did not