The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-31


groomed. They were driven by James
James once a slave of President Davis,
ana at each horses head walked q negro
neld hand In his ordinary working clothes.
Six prominent citizens of North Carolina
carried the casket from the train to the
car. Declining to use the handles to the
casket they bore it on their shoulders.
Inc Louisiana escort and staff and the
mississippi, Texas, Georgia and other
veterans accompanying the train followed
Two ana two. The procession moved off
with the state infantry in front, the band
Playing dead march. Then came the
funeral car triple line of veterans on
each side and a long line following
arm i'll arm. On one side of the
street long line of little children was
drawn up. In the center of the military
were two color sergeants side by side, one
with the stars and stripes and the other
with tattered confederate battle flag,
roth flying. At the entrance to the
capitol Gov. Carr of North Carolina and
ms statf met the procession. The casket
was carried up to the entrance of the
capitol, but before its removal into the
building choir sang Pleyel's hymn and
Rev DR.. Marshall, an Episcopal rector,
offered prayer. The caSket was then
borne into the rotuuda of the capitol and
deposited on a floral emblematic mound
for North Carolina and holly for Holly
wood cemetery, Virginia, the beginning
middle and end of the Journey.
MAGNIFICENT FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The floral decorations exceeded in
beauty anything yet seen. The Ladies'
Memorial Association of Raleigh had
Our PRESIDENT in purple letters on a
field of snowy roses. That of Wilmington
had the unusual device of a double floral
shield showing all three of the confederate
flags, all surmOunted by a white cross.
The state of North Carolina itself laid its
tribute on the casket, in the shape of
broken column four feet high, of sweet
pink and yellow hollyhOcl1s on three spirals
rows. At the base reclined a confederate
battle flag as large as one used
in action, made with exquisite skill of
red plnkS and roses, white pinkS and
mignOnettes and purplish blue clematis.
Above the whole on an arch of white
pinkS was ''NOrth Carolina" in royal pur-
pie. AT the head and foot of the coffin
stood sentry in gray, and at each corner
of the catafalque one of the little girls
took her position with her face dropped
and furled with black satin ribbon Then
the people filed in in a constant stream.
Thousands of people had come in from the
country. Among those who came into
Raleigh was William Hobbs, a soldier of
Company |, of the First Mississippi regi-
ment commanded by President Davis in
the Mexican war. The old
man well remembered fighting at
Monterey and Buena Vista and said he
had fought in the Sixth North Carolina
infantry in the late war. He wanted to
see Miss Winnie and the flag his regiment
carried in Mexico.
THE JOURNEY RESUMED.
When the cortege left Raleigh Gov
Carr's car was attached to the train,
which retraced its course to Greensboro
and thence to Danville, a change in the
original programme having been made to
allow brief stop in that city. In repass-
ing Durham and Greensboro the crowd
was there again, and the bells tolled and
fresh flowers were brought on board
Then Reidsvilie was reached, the last
stopping point in North Carolina. Be
tween 1000 and 5000 people were assem-
bled. The Third regiment of the state
troops was drawn up, and on their right
were the local veterans with the faded
old stars and bars The troops presented
arms, then fired three vOlleys and were
marched up to inspect the funeral
cars. At 9 O'Clock p. m. the
train reached Danville. A choir
sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee as the
train rolled in. The crowd was so dense
and so determined to see the funeral
car and Miss Winnie that the soldiers
were obliged to press them back
with their muskets. Two extra cars were
added to the train, one for Gov. NlcKin-
ney and his staff and one for the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues. who came on
as an honorary escort. Fully 5000 peo-
pie were at the station. Many came in
from forty and fifty miles out in the
country to meet the train. A procession
was formed, headed by the governor and
his staff and confederate veterans, the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Danville
Blues, Danville Grays, city council, La
dies Memorial Association and other
organizations. The ladies sent in beau
tiful confederate flag of flowers.
Mrs. jefferson Davis, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Clara Davis and Col j.
Taylor Wood and Col. Robert Wood, ar
rived here tonight from New York. They
were met at the depot by Gen, Thomas A.
Brander and a committee from Lee camp,
and escorted to the Exchange hotel.
Among the ex-confederate generals here
tonight are: Jubal A EARLY, Thomas L.
Rosser, d. II. Maury and Harry Heth.
The funeral train bearing the remains of
Mr. Davis is expected to arrive between
and 3 O'Clock tomorrow. Lee camp and
the local military will act as guard of
honor and escort the remains to the state
capitol where the body will be placed in
the rotunda under guard for dhe night
LAST STAGE OF THE JOURNEY.
South Boston, Va, May 30.-AmOng the
more prominent personages in the train
as it entered on the last stage of its Jour
nev to Richmond We're Gov Tillman of
South Carolina, Gov Carr of North Caro-
lima, Gov Mckinney of Virginia, Confed-
crate Gems Stephen ID. Lee, Ellison Cap
ers. Clements A. Evans. Robert Hol1e,
Lawrence Baker of Virginia, A Ferguson,
+. Il. Lubbock and ten cOlonels of confed-
crate regiments: A. II. II. Cowles, First
North Carolina cavalry; f. W. Kirch
man, Fifty-second North Carolina in
fantry: e. E. Everett, Third Tennessee
infantry; Joseph E. Brown, Forty-second
North Carolina infantry; e. A. Os-
borne, Foruth North Carolina
infantry; J. r. Binford, Eif-
teenth Mississippi infantry; r. j.
Harding. First Texas infantry; j. II.
Jones. Thirty-eighth Mississippi infantry;
Wharton j. Green, Thirty-second North
Carolina infantry; J. b. Starr, colonel of
artillery There are -four veteran mem
bers Of the famous Washington Artillery
of New Orleans on the train, namely: W.
l. Behan. lieutenant Fourth company;
Edwin L. Kursheets. adlutant; John r.
Watson. sergeant Fifth company and VI.
Mcmillan. sergeant Fifth company. This
battalion still keeps up its organi-
z,fiou IL saw rs first service
I'M the Mexican war aud then IL fought
from 1861 10 1865, the Fifth company be-
u