The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-01
IN MEMORY OF DAVIS.
HoNoRS TO THE CONFEDERATE
PRESIDENT.
A Great Demonstration in Which Seven
Southern States Will
Unite.

RICHMOND Na), May 2o.-All over
the South elaborate preparations are
making for great demonstration in
memory of Jefferson Davis, whose
mortal remains are to be transported
from their present resting place in
Louisiana and reinforced in the Virginia
capital on May 5Ist. The railway
procession bearing the body will pass
through seven of the important states
of the old Confederacy Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia South
Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
All along the route, from New Orleans
con to Richmond" the journeys end,
there will be a popular outpouring the
like of which has not been seen in
Dixie since the civil war.
The city of Richmond itself the
goal Of the long pilgrimage-will ten
days hence be draped from end to end
in black and white and decorated with
flags and bunting. The Stars and Bars
and many tattered old Confederate
battle-hag will no doubt be swung to
the breeze and float gaiIy from windows
and steeples and towers, side by side
with the Stars and Stripes in amiable
companionship. The roll of drums,
the tread Of armed battalions and the
mastering Of troops will be heard every
where throughout the old Confederate
capital almost as they were during the
war. But this time the warriors as
sembled will be mostly graybeards and
grizzled veterans, aged, wounded, halt
and manned, instead of the young
flower of the Southern chivalry the
drums will be mufflcd, and the sounds
of gathering regiments and Of march
ings to and fro will be sounds of peace
faint suggestions of war from the
distant past, instead of war itself
On the removal of the Davis re-
mains from their present temporary
resting place, the vault of the Army of
Virginia in Metaire Cemetery, Louis
lana, Governor Foster, on behalf Of the
State of Louisiana, will, in a brief ad-
dress, commit them to the custody of
the escort, composed Of thirty five dis
tingu,shed eX-Confederates, which will
accompany them to Richmond. The
party will first proceed to New Orleans
as starting point, leaving the Crescent
City Sunday night, May 18th.
En- route distinguished honors will
be paid the dead, and the remains will
lie in state at the Alabama and North
Carolina State houses.
Upon its arrival in Richmond the
train will be welcomed with a success
sion of artillery salutes. The casket
will at once be placed upon caisson
and, attended by companies of Virginia
militia and numerous eX-Confederatt
organizations, and followed by thou
sands of citizens, it will be transferred
to the historic Virginia capitol. There,
as at the old Montgomery capitol, JEFF
ferson Davis took the oath office on
February 22, IS62-thiS second time
being inaugurated President of the
Confederate States.
His mortal remains will repose on a
catafalque elevated in the center OF
the rotunda, until their final interment
on the day after, Wednesday, May 81.
Throughout the night veteran Exon
federates from Robert +. Lee Camp
and George f. Pickett Camp will act
as guards of honor.
On the morning of the 3Ist the
pupils of the Richmond schools will
visit the Capitol in a body and, passing
through the rotunda, will strew garands
and wreaths of flowers upon the bier,
and then facilities will be afforded fOl
citizens and visitors to pass around il
in line. Senator ohm B. Gordon OF
Georgia has consented to deliver an
Grafton on the occasion, and it is prob
able that this feature of the celebration
will occupy part of the afternoon, con
Guiding, at all events, at 4 o'clock
At that hour the professional column
composed of militia, veteran camps
Governors, city authorities, visitors anc
pilgrims from all over the South will
start from the Capitol, passing in front
of St PauPs Episcopal Church, in
which Jefferson Davis worshiped WITH
his family during their residence il
Richmond in the days of the Confed.
eracy The pallbearers will be Gov,
errors Foster of Louisiana, Jones oil
Alabama, Stone of Mississippi North,
ern of Georgia, TlIIman of South Car,
DINA, Carr of North Carolina Nc
Corkle of West Virginia, Mckinney of
Nirplnia and Brown Of MARYLAND.