Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-25
Burial of Senator ZebulOn b. Vance.
Near ASheyiIle, NC.
10000 PERSONS PRESENT.

By TELEGRAPH to the Landmark.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., April 1s.-At the
hour of noon to- day the remains of the
late Senator Zebulon B. Vance were
being deposited in their last resting
place overlooking the beautiful French
Broad river, in this land of the sky, a
fitting spot for the last repose of the
great man. The funeral train arrived
just after dawn from Raleigh, with the
committees of both houses of Congress.
| the Governor and other officers of the
State, and three cars of distinguished
friends of the dead Senator. Notwith-
standing the late hour at which the
train passed Hickory, Morgantown and
other stations, large crowds pressed in
to the funeral car and dema nded to see
| the remains.
The demonstration in Asheville was
the greatest of the occasion. The body
was placed in the First Presbyterian
Church at o'clock, and from that hour
until half past II, thousands of people
from his native county of Buncombe,
passed to take last look.
Mrs. Vance spent half an hour in pri-
vate with her dead husband, and asked
that she be the last one to see his face.
The procession was then formed, reach
| ing almost from the church to the GENE
terry, a distance of two miles. The
| crowd that marched out to the GENE
terry was estimated at 10000. Friday
will be observed here as memorial day
| for the whole State, and an immense
| throng is expected.
The crowds that thronged the sta
tions along the way to Asheville delay
ed the train by their urgent demands
to see, at least. the casket, and they
piled the funeral car with magnificent
floral offerings. Each hamlet added
beautiful flowers marked From the
ladies to Our Zeb," and when Asheville
was finally reached and the funeral car
was opened for the last time it required
the aid of company of militia to re-
move the floral tributes. The Ashe-
vile Light Infantry escorted the re-
mains from the train to the church and
mounted guard over them, while the
reverent crowds passed to take last
look at the beloved familiar face. The
scene was especially touching when the
| Confederate Veterans took leave OF
their old commander.
| After these came several of the Sena-
tors old slaves.
| The procession to the cemetery was
formed in the following order: Mount
ed police, Asheville Light Infantry
Bingham Cadets, pall-bearers in CARR
ages, special escort of Rough and Ready
Guards surrounding the hearse, family
of deceased, Congressional committees
Governor and staff, city and county Of
| ficers, Masonic order, Survivors Asso
citation, Grand Army of the Republic,
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Roya
Arcanum and Knights of Honor. These
were followed by different labor organi
cations and the entire fire department
The procession, both civic and'military
numbered about $1,000, while thousands
looked on as spectators.
The streets through which the pro
cession passed were draped in mourn
ing, and from the front of the county
courthouse hung large portrait of the
dead Senator, while stretching from
the beifry on both sides to the GROUND
were cords from which waved thu
marine signals which spelled ''W'
mourn for Zebulon Vance,"
The ceremony at the grave was ex
ceedingly solemn and was conducted
by the Rev. DR.. Campbell, of the Firs
Presbyterian church, after which tn
floral offerings were gracefully placed
and thus North Carolina buried sol
whose place may be partly filled in tn
council halls of the nation but never il
: the hearts of her people. The specia
{ which was to leave to take the com
mittee back to Washington will no
leave until tomorrow. The Senator
and Representatives wish to spend
day resting after their great fatigue.