Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-06-09
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Removal Of His Remains from New
Orleans to Richmond.
The Funeral Train and the Escort Re-
interment at Redmond.

Second in importance and popular interest
to no event In the history of 'the new
South, was the ceremonies attendant upon
the removal of tine remains OF the late Jetfer-
son Davis from New Orleans to Richmond
hhd their reinterment In the capital city Of
the Confederacy, of which the soldier states
man was the first and only president.
In charge Of an escort Of ex- Confederate
veterans, the funeral train left New Orleans
Sunday night Immediately after the delivery
Of an address by Governor Foster, OF Louisi-
ana Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter of
the Confederacy," Mr.. Davis other daugh-
Ter, Mrs. j. A. Haynes, Mayor ElIyson. Of
Richmond, and other distinguished guests
attended the ceremonies at New Orleans and
returned to Richmond on the funeral train.
Mrs. Davis h alth did not permit her to I'M
dertake the journey, but she participated in
the ceremonies at Richmond
The first stop was made at Beauvoir, where
Mr.. Davis passed his latter years, and the
train then proceeded to Montgomery, Ala.
Herr the body was removed from the train
and taken to the capitol building, where Mr.
Davis was sworn IN as president of the pro-
visional government.
stop of four hours was made at Atlanta,
and the casket was taken from the train AMI
carr ed to the capitol where formal cere-
monies including the delivery OF an GRAFTON,
was held Other stops was made at Green
Vile, s. c., Greensborough, and Raleigh, n.
c.. where similar exercises was held.
The Ceremonies at Richmond.
On the arrival OF the fun, ri, train at Rich
mond the casket was conveyed to capitol
building and the remains will lay in state in
the rotunda in front of the Houdan statue OF
Washington until the following noon.
military guard Of honor was placed over
them. The floral offerings on the occasion,
WAS the most proiuse ever seen in Richmond,
the scholars Of the public schools was
marched passed the casket and etrew flowers
upon it..
At noon the casket was placed upon Gals
son draped with flags and ornamented with
shields and swords, drawn by eight caparis-
oned black horses, each led by a soldier, and
escorted to the famous Hollywood cemetery
by the military of Richmond and other Sec
lions of Virginia, consisting OF infdntty.
cavalary and artillery. About 600 cavalry
men were in line. Others in the procession
were the local and visiting camps of Con-
federate veterans, members OF the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association. members OF
the Grand Camps of Confederate veterans,
the ladies OF the Hollywood, lakewood, and
Hebrew Memorial Associations, and d stjn-
gu shed visitors in carriages. Among the
latter were many Southern State dignitarles
Nanarol Iohu r Gordon Of GpOrOia WAS
chief marshal Of the procession.
The remains of the famous chieftlln will
lie in Hollywood, but little removed from
those OF two Presidents OF the United States,
James Monroe and John Tyler. Near By are
the graves OF these other distinguished men
John Randolph, of Roanoke j. A. Seadon,
who was the secretary Of the Confederate
navy Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise; John
Thompson. the poet the Confederate cav
airy commander, J. E. B. Stuart, and Gen
eral Pickett, Pegr m, John B. Cook and
William Smith. Here also lie IL 900 Confed-
crate soldiers who lost their lives fighting at
Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, the seven days
battle around Richmond and other conflicts
of the late war.
The Davis circle, as the plot where the
body of Mr.. Davis was inferred is now known,
is commanding to on tluff overlooking
one of the mos. slightly stretches ofthe James
Ever To the north of it rises swarded slope
ending in plateau crowned with a number
OF imposing m nument'. To the south the
ground declines to the falls o the river, which
mako up picture of myriad diminutiye ISL
ands. granite boulders, and leaping cascades.
] he Davis circle is within sight OF the little
mound, marking the grave Of Little Joe, MIR.
Davis son, who was killed during The war
by falling from the rear balcony OF the Con-
federate executive mansiCn n. The white ao
at the head of this grave was erected by little
Joe's child friends Of the then Confederate
capital and bears an inscription testif wing 10
their affection for HIM. The body and the
white slab will be moved alongside the grave
of the lather. The bodies of Mr.. Davis other
ch ldren, buried elsewhere, will also be re-
moved to Richmond and buried beside his
own.
The grave of Jefferson Davis will be marked
by simple stone as the monument to be
erected 10 him Is to be in Monroe park, in the
center of the most fashionable residential
part of Richmond. No design for this momor-
ial has yet been decided upon or even sub
mited. Sentiment. however, among the
leaders in the monument association favors
shrine, and the suggestion is made that this
shrine 81 all be Greek temple containing
recunben figure, and with the principal
events in the history OF the ConIederacy re-
presented in bas-relief sculpture on the frieze
and pediment.