The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-31
ON TO RICHMOND
The Davis Funeral Train Has
Started.
THE CEREMONIES WERE VERY SHORT
AND SIMPLE.
Montgomery Has Prepared for the
Reception This Morning.
Augusta Chronicle.

Augusta Chronicle.
New Orleans, May 2S.-The remains OF JEFF
ferson Davis, after repOSing In Louisiana for
nearly for years, are now speeding away To
their final resting place In HOLLYWOOD cemetery,
at Richmond, Va, the scene Of the most mo-
mentus occurrences OF his life. The special
train bearing the sacred ashes left the Louis.
willie and Nashville depot at 7.O o'clock this
evening. All day the body lay in state In
Memorial Hall, surrounded by q guard oi
honor and thousands or people paseu through
the hall paying their respects to the revered
dead. Flowers and flags Of the Confederaoy
grouped in picturesque confusion and formed
u harmonious background for the black
bier and casket.
Four.thirty O'Clock was the hour fixed for
the simple ceremonies and at that time the
heing barely room TO move around for those
participating In the program. Standing
around the bier with their heads bowed were
Miss Winnie Davis her sister Iaas,eay Mrs Hayes,
Davis Monumental Association, Governor
Foster, Gen. John ely mn, an ex-senator OF
Iowa. the life lifelong friend OF Mr.. Davis,
and other distinguished veterans.
Governor Foster without any prelimina.
ry, stepped forward and made characteris-
ticaIly eloquent speech announcing the trans
fer OF the remains from Louisiana TO Virginia.
He spoke for about ten minutes, expressing &
the honor Louisiana felt TO have been per-
mitted, even for brief period, to clasp In her
bosom The remains OF the great chleitain OF
the Confederate cause. Though Louisiana re-
gretted 10 part with them, Mrs. Davis had ex-
pressed her wish and Louisiana had no al
tentative but TO submit to that which
she did, and at the same time determining to
man under whom her sons had fought and
bled. He then dwell upon the great honor
about to be given 70 Virginia and continued
In this strain, deeply impressing his hearers
and especially Miss Davis.
First ce-President ]. Y. Gilmore Of the
Army OF Northern Virginia, then read the
order OF Mrs. Davis to the Association for the
surrender of the body and this was followed
lowed by the reading OF the order OF Mayor
Ellyson appoing General Glynn TO assume
charge OF the remains during the trip from
New Orleans 10 Richmond.
Rev. A. Gordon Bakewell, the solder-preach.
er OF the Army of Tennessee, said short and
i'm pressive prayer, which concluded the Ger.
emonies. The detail of the guard OF honor
on duty lifted the casket To the calafalque
which wBs the same as used at the temporary
interment nearly four years ago. The line Of
march was then formed in the following Or
der; First Observation-Disclosures General Eu-
clid Borland, marshall. military dirLrict, the
escort family OF the deceased In carriages !;
carriage containg Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson,
president and committee OF the Davis Mon
ument Association, OF Richmond.
Second division-Comrade VIM. Laughlin, +,
marshal; United Confederate Veterans local
camps /, 2, ., Is andl6; visiting delegates from
state camps; visiting delegations from camps
of other states unattached Confederate vet
Grams; Mexican war veterans.
Third division-Col. E. II. Lombard, mar
shall; civic associations, slate and city offi.
Gals; members OF bench and bar inmates Of
soldiers homes.
The route was up Camp street TO Calliope TO
st. Charles TO Poydras, 10 Camp, " Canal,
to Louisville and Nashville depot, where u
special train was In waiting. Tnis train was
made up of q baggage car, funeral car, four
sleepers and Y private car for Miss Davis and
her sister and Mayor Ellyson.
The casket was placed In the funeral and
after little delay Strengthening matters out
preliminary TO 80 long journey, the funeral
train pulled out OF the depot at $50 o'clock,
viewed by u crowd of several thousand per.
sons. Governor Foster, owing TO the critical
leyee situation, was unable 10 accompany
the body, but he was represented by several
members OF his staff. The funeral escort
numbers over fifty veterans who had been de.
tailed BY the Louisiana camps.