The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-28
ROANOKE, VA. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 2s 1885,


veterans, who made an eloquent appeal
to be allowed to care for and escort the
| remains to Richmond. Governor Foster
Will formally turn the remains over to
them in the name OF the State of Louis
lana, and they will be escorted TO the
train by great military and civic
| parade.
The funeral car, which was refitted
| here, is specially adapted to the pur-
pose. 1t is large observation car OF
| unusual width, and the sides and ends
are prac tically glass. All the seats
except few for the immediate escort
have been removed, and raised bier
| occupies the center OF the car. On this
the casket will lie, unprotected except
by floral decorations, and those who
gather at the stations will be afforded
momentary glance at the presidents
remains as the train gees by.
The only stops made will be those
arranged by the committee. The first
| will be at Beauvoir, the old plantation
home OF Mr.. Davis since the war, where
| opportunity for few minutes will be
| allowed for old friends and servants to
place floral tributes on the altar.
The train will arrive at Montgomery
early Monday morning, and there ex-
tensive preparations have been made
and great demonstration will be made
The presidents remains will be es-
corted to the capitol, where he was in.
augurated the president of the then
provisional government. and the build
ing will be profusely decorated with
| flowers. The procession will compose
the Governor and State officials, mill
tary and civic organizations. and the
school children will also take part.
The stop here will last four hours, dur.
ing which time the body will lie in State
and appropriate ceremonies will be per-
formed.
The train will reach Atlanta at 4:3o
p N. the same day. Twas here that
Mr.. Davis received such an ovation at
the unwilling Of the statue to Ben. Hill,
and the same spirit wb CHI actuated that
demonstration will control the i'm.
pressive ceremonies arranged on this
solemn occasion AS at the capital of
Alabama, the governor and State
otfi,ial will escort the body to the
State House, amid grand public dem
| onstration, and the remains for the
time allotted will lie in state. brief
stop will be made at Greenville, S C,
in the night, where delegation of
South Carolinians will pay such tributes
OF respect as the circumstances will
allow, and Greensboro will be reached
early Tuesday morning. The stop there
! cortege must speed on for the more i'm.
prcssive ceremonies prepared at
Raleigh, similar in character to those
at Mo atgomery and Atlanta.
The Con federate veterans will rally
in force at Raleigh on this occasion, and
an elaborate programme, which includes
many organizations from the State at
large, will be- carried out. The escort
OF honor will include the most distin-
guished officers and citizens of the
State, and every class will join in the
effort to properly honor the memory OF
the great Confederate. One Of the mem
bers OF the guard of honor selected at
Raleigh is James Il. Jones, the body
servant and coachman to Mr.. Davis.
He is highly respected man, and was
for seve raj terms mem Der OF the board
OF aldermen of that city. He ever
speaks in terms of highest esteem of
his former master, and wrote to the
committee in Richmond. asking ''some
| place in the procession here, no matter
how mental" He will probably be re-
| quested to drive the coach containing
Mrs. Davis to Hollywood. Robert
Brown, another faithful servant OF the
family, responded to the invitation in
the warmest terms, and, though unable
| to bear tho expense, he expressed such
|
respect to his ''old master" that the
committee performed the graceful acs
OF sending him trans portation from his
hone at St. Elmo, Ala.
The attentions paid all along the line
will be one of a highly appropriate
character. but 1t will be in this city
where the largest assemblsge will gather
and the grandest and most solemn
demonstration will be made.
Governor Mckinney, Major General
THOMAS Brander, commander of the
Virginia Division OF Confederate Vote
rams, and his staff, q number of State
officers and military guard of honor
| will meet the funeral train at the State
line and formally receive the remains of
Mr.. Davis from the Louisiana escort.
Reaching this city in the night, the train
will be met at the depot by large con.
tingent of veterans and citizens, and the
remains will be conveyed to the rotunda
OF the State House, tho former Confed.
crate capitol, where they will lie in
state until the folio wing afternoon,
when with the attendance of nam
moth procession, they will be laid to
rest in Holly wood.
Several military organizations from
| the Southern States will b. here. The
famous Fifth Maryland regiment have
chartered a toa TO bring them. aud the
State troops, infantry, artillery and cav
airy, Will be in line in large nun bers.
The Tom mit.ee have ,m pleted prepare
| tions for six thousand veterans
| General Joh5 r Gordon, chief mar
| shall, will bs IN comm and, and his staff
| include several Southern governors and
some OF the most distinguished living
| ex Confederates. The remains will be