The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
DAVIS REINTERRED.
The Confederate President Removed
From New Orleans to Richmond.

1Ne SOnIeueTdte ITcSlocHC hcIHOfc0
From New Orleans to Richmond.
The remains OF Jefferson Davis, after re-
were removed from Metaire Cemetery, New
Orleans, and started On the trip to their final
resting place in Hollywood Cemetery at Rich
mond, Va. The special train bearing the
ashes left the Louisville Il Nashville depot
at 7 80 o'clock in the evening.
All day the body lay in state in Memorial
Hall, surrounded by the guard OF honor, and
thousands of people passed through tho hall,
paving their respects to the dead Flowers
and flags OF the Confederacy formed back
ground for tho black bier and casket. HALF
past o'clock was the hour fixed for the cere-
monies.
Standing around the bier with their heads
bowed, were Miss Winnie Davis, her sister,
Mrs. Hayes Mayor Eilyson, Of Richmond,
who is President OF the Davis Monumental AS
sociation; Governor Foster and many
veterans. Governor Foster and others
the Virginians. Rev. A. Gordon Bakewell,
the soldier preacher Of the Army Of Ten
nessee, said q short prayer. which concluded
the ceremonies. The detail of the guard OF
honor then on duty lifted the casket
to the cata!alque. The line OF march
was then formed and the route taken to the
Louisville Il Nashville depot, where the
special train was In waiting, made up OF
baggage car, the funeral car, four sleepers
and q private car for Miss Davis, her sister
and Mayor Ellyson.
The casket was placed In the funeral car,
and after little delay and Strengthening
out of matters preliminary to 80 long jour
ney, the funeral train pulled out OF the depot
at 7 so o'clock, viewed by q crowd OF several
thousand.
After leaving Beauvoir, Mr.. Daviss old
home, the train went straight to Montgom-
ery, Ala., where it remained five hours and
then proceeded to Atlanta, In which city It
stopped two hours. At Raleigh another stop
of two hours was made, and then the train
proceeded to Richmond.
The funeral train arrived at Richmond st
| 5 :O9 o'clock g. m. An hour before 1t arrived
the artillery began to fire salutes, and thess
we're continued until the body rested In the
Capitol. Mp. Davis and her party at about tho
same time reached Richmond from New York.
She was met by committee and the Grana
Camp OF Confederate Veterans OF virginia.
From daylight until nine o'clock hundreds
of strangers and residents passed through
the Capitol and viewed the coffin, which was
almost enveloped In floral tributes Oh various
designs from the North as we'll as rom the
South. Between the nOurS oi n!ne anu c,Iren
o'clock about 5000 public-school children
oassed by the bier, each one bringing flowers
At 80 o'clock the body was removed to
the calsson, drawn by six white horses
caparisoned In black, and the line OF mareh
was taken up for Hollywood. Houses along
the line were almost without exception
draped in black, and the National, state ana
Confederate flags. General John B. Gordon
was chief marshal.
The services at the grave, while OF the
simplest nature, were impressive. At i,e the
close of tho ceremonies Mrs. Davis, MISS
Winnie Davis and Mrs. Hayes, who had not
previously left their carriages, approacheo
and The three women took sIngering look at
the lowered casket.
AS the three women retired the four bat.
teries opened with salute and the guns Oh Oh
the Infantry flashed in long lines as tney
ioinei In with the small arms.