New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-30
HONORING HIS MEMORY.
PROGRESS OF THE TRAIN BEARING JEFFER-
son DAVISS BODY TO RICHMOND.

| MANY PLACES on THE LlNE-Ih1
COFFIN LYING IN STATE At MONT
! GoMERY AND VIEWED BY
| THOUSANDS.
Montgomery. Ala, May 29-The body of Jefferson
| Davis which is being taken from New orleans to It's
last resting place In Richmond, lay in state for a
short time in the State Capitol here today, an ini-
posing procession acting as its escort from the rail
road station In this cty TO the capital and DacK
again.
| As the funeral train pulled ont Of New-Oreans
| crowds appeared at every street corner on oo''
| sides OF the track until the corporate limits were
passed At every station crowds assom mbled,
gray headed soldiers and women and children with
flowers being prominent features AT Beauvoir' Mr..
Davss old home. the track and station pa'iorm h"u
been carpeed with the most beautiful ana iragriih
snow white rhododendronS the tribute OF the nttle
| children Of Bearvoir. 1t had been expected that
the osaort would have time 10 view the Davis resi-
drncc but the stay was short for this purpose.
General and Mrs. Joseph r. Davis boarded the train
and gazcd upon the beautiful decorations "hlch SUI
| rounded the caiafaque. They w'r" ac'o"P"'''i u ,
| bv their little girl At Beauvoir several large ""'ai
| tributes were laid upon the bier. one was "rea'h
OF cypress which Mrs. = r. Green, OF M!sNlN>Pp' "''
brought all the way from her present nome III
| CaluSa. Cal.
When the train rolled into this city earraG"s con
tanning the officers OF the Ladies' Mem rial A'S"''"n
came first in view: then Governor Jones. Vi -
| bama, accompanied by his stan. appeared 'l"'"F
| tan.ou,y two infantry columns marched down "'""s
4 . the train halted. and presented arms Nv" p''
,,rics oueu.d fire. Rain began to fail bat '"N"r""'
Ion.s announced that the procession wohm '"">'
| from ihe train 10 the Capitol az 80 H. Ill., anu d
few minute, before That time the Storm p"H''' o''.
and the sun came out. Promptly at ." 'i' hr''
miuut. gun doomed out and the proc'''lo" ''"r""'
r,rv window balcony ana sidewalk along III" r"u''
,i,b bovonrt plant, and magnolias and Inside WIN
= urofusion Of flower. The minute guns al 'he
t,,,on fired till the head Of the procession "rh'o
into the broad avenue leading mp TO u" 'ap'"i' anu
| tb.n a battery In front Of this bnlnlhE oP'"'" w
kopt firing until the procession hai lei'h'd INV '.
| norfiro The. hags over the Capltol anu VI" ''"''
| ,luc huIldlnr, were mt hall mast. tn" approaches
ro tb. building were lined with infantry WIZ" 'e"''
kept ,vory ore outSd" the lines nnl''' Sp''''"S "'
| mift.d by the officer Of tn" guard !,
r, pror.,.lon was beaded by Il body OF mohh""
y lice following whom were th" ""V'rhr ol 'N''O"
| and staff and advance guari o' N'.e.'"'' 49, ~
| came the coffin, on cals>dn. win i'N o'"'P'
Of purpl. over IT, six powerful black horses IN 'eSu
lar artillery harness, with b:a>S-mounel saddles ar"
| tho caisson The horses were covered Win "ou''"N
| -, rrrnIo sweeping the ground, and cannoneer' III
ur,forn, ~ blue and scarlet flcngs, and wearing an
artillery sabre, ut the head OF edrh hos'' '''
! pair Of horse, had driver similarly uh'i"r"'' "
| armed nv the casson WALKED the pill-pe'r'rS
| TWENTY-FIVE or thirty Of the most prominent o''""'
u llnjama from all parts Of tn" o'tt'' ear" "'a''e
. .u,n,, satin ro,cite ~ the sid of tn comm
,, hodv of Confederate vctsssgs march In ioiri; !;
.n foov,d tho Louisiana vet ran,. the sp cia escort
from Neworlcans to Richmond. Behind these came
long line Of Infantry body OF artilcrymen, squad
ron Of cavalry and fifty CADETS
Tho supreme Court ro0m where the comm 10y IN
toto uos tastefully decorated. Over the right hand
| In coldo
! ,,,a and Buena vista" the left hand
door over the judicial ben h were huge stars
| and Bars aag an old garrison nag "A portrait OF
Nr DAVIS under the flag, ana over the portrait Ill
| I.,ters Of evergreen. lie suffered for US Inc
| i,aro,. d.sk was a bank Of flowers with hand
| ,p. now six battle ilry ~ each end lmmcd'at'N
in front Of tn, desk catnalqn' Of purp" Sntin'
| ll,r,t,ly puffei AMI plated AMI trimmed with 'il-
| vr loc, There was NJ >pccchWrkng wnat'v r.
| -rnc tallbcarcrs took position between 'he com"
| and ,l,.k and the veterans filed In front on" oS
one with barred hcad,. and passed oui at 'a' r,IIt
| n,ud .>tt Then came the Ladies Memorial NSSo-
| ,,,,n several hundred in number every member
r,r.rc . rel and white ribbon and depoNng a
ltt nower at the base Of th' coffin as she passed
| Tho women were followed ~ an almost equal mum
| u,,I, ,rl, Then the military and cadets
a,d Ia and after them ia" general pnhii'
Dcpc,,.dly the scntrc, were Obliged to cross
! ,,von.ts 10 keep the crowd bacA. FihAAV II p'-
J
,h.u six .talwart soldiers had al they cpuld 40 :"
| ,c.n I'M. tide buch At one tim" two stan ONO r'
had IN o..l,t the six srnircs In order 10 AVOID The
| n.r.ons tn front being hurt by hcn- pushed upon
| re blvonct points. In the brief lime before 'h'
d.parh,rc ot tie train fnlly 10000 persons Vi'H'l
| IN, CarItol and even after ~'"inE me CONN h'
r,yd would not leave the ground. hut stood walt
| ,nr TO .c the procession reform an. r'trn I" Inc
train The, bell, of all Ia churclrs tou"d a. th'
| procession moved from tho station t. 'h' ''p''''
| and again on III" reurni - Aha ,n.. u.,ro stephen
| d. Ie, and General Ferguson. oi lh" pi,r'pf t1irpf
| escort To Richmond: l"yton u. Nl,'', II n. thc
ana W W Allen g. p Harrison ana I,r,h H. Cnrolna
| lanes Triradr. Nv Davis C'op."n hAl n."> ~
pccea but linz I'D G"t%gSa per at % ay % %ai apr
oncd with Nj. Davis al Fortr,,, M1,n"y t,,e nnS
over the capitol whca Mr. Day- was inausnratrd a. IN IN
Montgomery. February l., l.tl "a' a"S & tH0, ,in,
present. She Is sranddanetcr Of cNilc,.i,n, & en-
r,l,r M-, Thcus Raoul. who hr"i lhc M MnI,l Etm 4'
| a salute To the flag. was als' lr',,n IT, mnvi.
nd en- Aril % I7-G. the presence of thousands OF
~" rn"pI" VA, deliberately decorated. This monument
I, The work Of The Lali",, Memorial AN,ocln"n % ,,sh ~
| Mont ,omcry The floral tributes were 'he mos "'i.
Seen in N aGa & The , "t in Which moved
! 10 the Capitol. The train left here FOR Atlanta al
Itlania. Ca. Mny co.-Govcrnor Jones tand siaf
accompanied the Davis funeral train from MonIgon,y
10 the Alabama stat" lin' rs thr ram ur.w "d ""
Of the Mabama capital tn" infantry Sal"'~n .Ha
csnnon were fired. few miles ont the wayslG" i,nn
| tributes BEGAN. At Chchaw there was sn S,Ip
~ nit.ou,ly for lcayr to enter the funeral ear that
bn Guards rcrnind and allowed them 10 pass through
| \ few miles further abont 100 men we're drawn ap
| IN limo with shotgun and rifles. and IN" moment the
| funeral ear passed them Tttlin: III" hr" cracked
Inwn The line. II WIS small station. ana evidently
| these men had rrniczvousci there hv agreement To
| .dvc thr salute. At On"lha AMI West ROM thrr'
| were dense crowds. AMI many floral "mbcnS "'r"
| ,laccd on board the train.
N Wr.t Point Governor Norihcn. Of Georgia. and
| his staff boarded the train. and thence high speed
| was kept mp Till Atlanta r'achcd.
Mrs Jefferson Davis. widow % the President Of the
| Confrderacv VIII leave this city this morning nj
o'clock 10 attend the services at the r'enonibncnt
NJ her husbands body In Richmond on Wednesday.
If was said yesterday Mt the Marlborough Hotel where
h, has been staying. that the published reports OF
h,r Illness were incorrect. and that Mrs. DavlaS
health was as good usual.
Az Authority on TIN PLATE INSANE.