Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-31
JEFFERSON DATISS REMAINS.


the people of the South bore to their
final resting place in Hollywood GENE
terry, Richmond, the remains of the
magistrate who ruled them during the
period of the Confederacy's short and
brilliant life. The interment was the
occasion of great gathering of Exon
federates. who assembled to do just
honor to the memory ofone who, dur
during long and active life, served
faithfully and well the country to which
he believed his allegiance was due.
For the past few days ex-Confederates
from all over the country have been
gathering here to pay their last tribute
to the noble dead and to-day the city is
crowded with those who once wore the
gray and who for four years battled as
CALAMITY against uneven odds as did
any soldiers of whom history makes
record. These and men of later gen.
Grafton met to-day and united in pay
ing the highest honor to their dead
chieftain.
The train bearing the remains of the
dead ex-President reached here from
New Orleans at $40 o'clock this morn
ing and was met at the station by Lee
and Pickett Camps and the First Vir-
cinia Regiment which escorted the re-
mains to the Capitol while minute guns
were fired by the Howitzers: Gov. Nc
Kinney and the Richmond Light lnfan-
try Blues, who had gone from Rich
mond, met the train at Danville, the
first station on Virginia soil, and es-
corted it to Richmond. Miss Winnie
Davis and others of the family, who
came on the train. were escorted to the
hotel where they joined Mrs. Davis.
The Capitol building had been draped
in mourning and the remains of Mr..
Davis were borne to the rotunda where
they laid in state till late hour this
morning. There they were guarded by
details from the various military organ
izations who took part in the demon
stration.
From daylight until 8 o'clock hun
dreds of strangers and city people
passed through the Capitol and viewed
the casket which was almost enveloped
in floral tributes of various designs from
the North as well as the South. Be-
tween the hours of 8 and II o'clock
about five thousand public school child
rem passed by the bier each one drop
ping flowers as a tribute of affection
until the huge mass had assumed pro-
portions equal to several wagon loads.
The city has been alive to-day with
music while the various organizations
which were to make up the procession
marched through the streets. Lee
Camp from Alexandria, headed by the
Alexandria drum corps, reached here
about . o'clock and held conspicuous
position in the procession. Many of
the houses throughout the city are
draped in mourning and bunting. The
houses along Franklin street, the most
fashionable residential thoroughfare of
the city, are nearly all draped from Cap
itol Square up to and beyond Monroe
Park. The procession will pass along this
street, and its residents vie with each
other in having their residences draped
in the most artistic style in honor of the
occasion. The homes of Richmond's
most fashionable, and, of course, most
beautiful society women are on this
street.
Before 2 O'Clock the various organiza-
tons began assembling about the cor
ners of Grace and Ninth and Broad
and Ninth streets. The volunteer
troops were under command of General
C. J. Anderson, and the veteran organ
izations under General T. A. Branders.
Shortly after 3 o'clock Gen. j. B.
Gordon, chief marshal, gave the order
to march, and the procession moved
over the following route, the streets be-
ing strewn with flowers:
From Capitol gate, Grace and Ninth
streets.
Up Grace street to Fifth street.
Down Fifth street to Franklin street.
Up Franklin street to Laurel street.
Down Laurel street to Floyd ave-
nue..
Up Floyd avenue to Cherry street.
Down Cherry street to Hollywood.
The procession marched as follows
| General John B. Gordon, Chief Mar
shall and Staff
General Charles ]. Anderson and Staff.
Volunteer Infantry.
Volunteer Artillery.
Volunteer Cavalry.
Pall-Bearers.
CATAFALQUE.
Family.
Jefferson Davis Monument Association.
General Thomas A. Brander, and Staff.
Stonewall Brigade Band.
Veteran Camps on foot.
Veteran Artillery on foot.
Camps of Sons of Veterans.
Civic Societies on foot.
Citizens on foot.
Veteran Cavalry mounted.
Officers of the Hollywood Cemetery
Company in carriages.
City Council in carriages.
Escorts of honor from Louisiana and
the representation from the State of
Mississippi.
Ladies Hollywood Memorial Associa-
ton in carriages.
Ladies' lakewood Memorial Association
in carriages.
Ladies' Hebrew Memorial Association
in carriages.
Ladies' Auxiliary Association in car
riages.
Civic Societies in carriages.
Citizens in carriages.
Citizens mounted,
The casket containing the body of
the eX-President was carried on Gals
son, or catafalque, which had been
beautifully draped for the purpose. It