The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-05-30
THR DAVIS REINrERMENr.
IA Ceremony without Precedent-The
ashes Ofthe dead Chiefla ain i'm New
Orleans-His Resting Place i'm Rich.
mOn6.

| lne solemn transfer OF the remains
OF Jefferson Davis, late President oi
the Southern Confederacy, from their
temporary resting place in New Or,
leans to the spot of permanent sepul.
tnre in Richmond, presents a specta.
Gle unprecedented in this country.
Perhaps the only analogous incident
In modern history is the removal of the
remains OF the great Napoleon from
the island of ST. Helena to the splendid
tomb OF the Invalides in Paris.
| from an article in the Atlanta Jour-
nal of recent date we copy some of the
facts connected with the interment of
Mr.. Davis in New Orleans, and also
the description of his permanent rest
ing place on the James, in beautiful
hollywood, where he will be sur
rounded by thousands of his dead com
patriots
When Jefferson Davis died in New
Orleans on the 9th of December. 1889.
there arose at once digniiied but
1rlendly competition among the cities
OF the South for the honor of furnish
ing his last resting place. His widow,
10 whom the question was left. declined
to decide it at once and it was only re-
Gently that she gave her decision in
favor, OF Richmond. Meantime, the
remains have rested temporarily in
Metairie cemetery in New Orleans.
Inis beautiful city of tho dead is
heart OF the metropolis and is reached
by grand and magnificent drives. 1t
Is the most picturesque and the most
lovely OF the several GEN. 5eries which
are grouped together in the suburbs of
Now Orleans and is the highest eleva-
tlon in the city. The environments of
the cemetery, which is several acres in
extent, present an ideal picture of
semi-tropical growth, under the
restraint OF the hand of art. while
within it's ha'lowed walls the costly
ana splendid mausolcums and monu-
ments erected to perpetuate the
names OF loved ones entombed therein,
vie In grandeur and beauty with the
exquisite and sublime sylvan scenery.
Neatly kept lawns, adorned with
shrubbery and flowers of every hue,
border" the well shelled drives and
walks which traverse this most charm
ing OF the cemeteries OF New Orleans.
AN IMPOSING MONUMENT.
The remains of the distinguished
Confederate chieftain are buried in the
tomb of the Army of Northern Virginia.
which is situated at the extreme north,
western portion OF the cemetery, and
Is one OF the grandest and most impos-
Ing monuments on the grounds. It
rests on the very spot where the young
Louisiana volunteers pitched their
tents in 1861, when being marshalled
for the great conflict.
An Immense gray mound. circular in
shape, rising with gentle elevation
twelve feet above the ground, marks
the resting place of the dead, and
constitutes: the approach to the tomb.
Around this plot of vcrdure is hand
somely shelled drive, while four gray
elied Leo walks lead to the top of the mound.
The monument proper scars thirty
feet above this artificial knoll. 1t con-
sists of u shaft of granite, gracefully
proportloned, supported upon hand
some base. Above this shaft is a heroic
statue of StOnewall Jackson, the work
OF the sculptor Perelli. The shaft is
~ feet in height and the statue feet
inches.
IN THE VAULT.
The vault in which the remains of
the ex-president have been temporarily
placed is directly to the right of the
entrance of this chamber of the dead.
1T differs in no respect from the other
vaults In the tomb, save by q dis
tlnguishing black marble slab which
covers the opening to the receptacle,
shutting out the remains from view.
Lpon this slab Is inscribed in letters Of
gold perfect facsimile Of the sigma
turc OF Jefferson Davis. while below
are chiscllcd the explanatory dates,
June 3d, lSOS-DecCm 9th, 1882"
BESIDE the vault stands q stool draped
with black cloth, about five feet in
height, upon which rests a globuar
shaped Hover vase of glass, in which
are constantly kept freshly cut flowers.
Adjoining it is large floral arm chair
OF white immOrtelles. Chased in inn
perlshable flowers Of red at the back of
the chair are the words jefferson
Davis while attached to it fall in
graceful folds the red and white rib
bons which the veterans OF the army
of Northern Virginia and Tennessee
placed upon the chair when the re-
mains were inferred in the tomb.
For upwards of a year after the in
torment, guard of two men was kept
at the tomb night and day, but this
vigil has now been withdrawn. The
vault is now so secure that it is i'm
possible to mOlcst the remains without
calling the attention Of the keepers of
the cemetery. The tomb has room
sufficient to inter the bodies OF 2,5O0
men.
HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE.
The last resting place of Mr.. Davis,
in Richmond, will be in what is known
as the new part of The famed Holly
wood cemetery. In that city of the
dead repOso the remains of Gen. j. T..
b. Stuart, General Pegram, Gen. John
Il. Cooke, Gen. VIM. Smith and other
Confederate generals and 1900 other
officers and soldiers of the lost cause.
The Davis lot is elliptical in shape
and Is located in half-amphitheater
or, in other words, on subplateau In
somewhat precipitous slope on the
banks of the James river. To the
north of it, with a semi-circular base
line and rising some thirty feet to the
main platform, at an angle of some
forty-five degrees, is a swardcd back
ground. From the south the line of
the half-amphitheater, or what would
be the diameter line of the complete
circle, skirts rugged descent to the
river.
The main plateau is covered by a
number of magnificent private monu-
ments. The lower slope to the James
is studded with small trees and granite
boulders.
PICTURESQUE SPOT.
The spot is one of the most pictu-
rescue in all Hollywood. tits secluded.
yet at the same time accessible, and
its natural beauties are capable of
being greatly enhanced by artificial
means. 1t commands a splendid view