The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-09
FINAL RESTING PLACE.
The Remains of Jefferson Davis Honored
a. Richmond-A Great Military ano
Floral Display.

a. Richmond-A Great Military anc
| Floral Display.
RICHMOND, Va, June The Jeffer
son Davis funeral train arrived here
| yesterday morning and was saluted
by artillery. the firing continuing until
the body rested in the capitol From
! the depot the casket was escorted by
the r. E. Lee camp of the First Vir-
ginia regiment. the march up the hill
and through the capitol grounds in the
early morning hour being most impress
sive-
Miss Winnie Davis and the rest of the
family on the train Joined Mrs Davis,
who arrived last night from New York
with Col J. C. Wood Taylor. OF Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and Col Robert c. Wood,
of Louisiana, both grandsons of Presi-
dent Zachary Taylor and nephews of
the first wife of jefferson Davis.
At $3.50 o'clock the body was removed
from the caisson drawn by six white
horses caparisoned in black and the
line of march was taken up for Holly
wood Houses along the line were al
most without exception draped IN black
and the national, state and confederate
flags, the latter predominsting. were
either floating to the breeze or worked
in funeral colors. The streets along
the route were packed with people
Nothing of a tumultuous or noisy
character marked the day or the pro-
gress OF the cortege while the scene
was a most imposing one. although the
whole city seemed to be in mourning.
The time set for the procession to move
was 8 o'clock. but there was a short de-
lay in starting. First came Gen. John
Il. Gordon, chief marshal. and staff of
some fifty prominent confederate Of
ticers, followed by q number of mill
tary companies. Then come the
catafalque behind which We're car
riages containing Mrs. jefferson Davis.
Miss Winnie Davis. the governors and
officials of the southern states and
many other prominent citizens. fol-
lowed by the confederate veteran
camps and civilians
As was expected would be the case,
flowers were strewn along the route in
front of the catafalque and the sight
indeed was 4 pretty one. Women and
little children performed large part
of this feature Of the parade The bells
Of the town were toIled while the pro-
cession was in progress.
The display OF veterans was I'M
'ioubtedly much greater than at the
unwilling Of the Lee monument. and
never since the war have 50 many con-
federate soldiers been seen in one body
in Richmond They marched in tours,
headed by the mounted officers. and
swiftly and steadily assuming the
places assigned them. seemed 20 come
in endless succession. Except for the
absence OF musI1ets and swords, it was
as if the confederate armies were on
the march once more As the veterans
poured by the carriage in which
Miss Winnie sat. one fife and drum
corps after another played dead
march. But when the Maryland men
came up their band gave Nearer Ny
God to Thee and the daughter of the
confederacy burst into tears and hid
her face in her handkerchief. When
the military movement was complete
the coffin. the open grave and the fam
ily were surrounded by three solid
walls of men. Outside of this triple
circle was dense crowd of thousands
upon thousands.
The grave was OF unusual depth and
size and was carefully constructed of
brick lined with confederate national
flags. vt the foot was the battle flag
and on the sides, with broad stripes of
red and white. the confederate c0lors,
a broad and massive cover OF polished
oak for the lower vault Law by the side
of the grave. Across il were stretched
eight or ten lines Of new webbing OF
red and white -Four carriages held the
floral offerings. everything Qf this kind
which had been received from New Or
leans to Richmond. though only q few
punches OF wild flowers, having been
carefully preserved and carried out to
the cemetery in carriages to be laid in
the grave. rs soon as everything was
ii readiness the StouewaIl band. of
stanton. played a funeral dirge
composed by Prof. Jacob Rine-
hart. Rev. William NGnford then
read a selection Of Scripture. Bishop
Thompson. OF Mississippi. was to have
taken part in the services. but he vas
unable to come Rev. W. W. Landrum
then read the hymn How Firm
Foundation" which was sung bv the
crowd. At the close Of the hymn DR..
Hoge stepped forward and said: Let
US pray and nearly every head in the
vast assembly was bowed. Rev. Dr.. o.
Barten. OF Norfolk. pronounced the
benediction.
After the benediction the casket was
lowered into the grave. After the
bugle signal came taps and the infantry
fired salute which announced that the
services were over. The column then
moved 70 gettysburg hill. where the
annual memorial services CT the Ladies'
HOLLYWOOD association took place.
which consisted OF the decoration of
the graves of Il. 200 confederate soldiers,
after which prayer was offered and
hyIuQ sung.