The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-26
RALEIGH IN MOURNING.
Floral Offerings-Toucbing Scencs-A
COnYfct's Devotion.


Raleigh, though on short notice, was
ready yesterday to receive the re-
mains of North Cardinals beloved
Senator. The draping Of the houses
was about complete, and when the
train moved up to the depot the verv
sarb of mourning seemed to be
thrown over the entire city, the
beautiful granite Capitol being liter
ally wrapped in black.
The Governor of the State, Su
preme Court justices, and the other
officers of the State met the remains.
and after being placed in a hand
some funeral car drawn by four
blacks, were conducted by the Gov,
eTnOr's guards to the State Capitol,
followed by the committees on the
part of both Houses OF Congress,
Senators Ransom, Gray, Daboise,
George, Blackburn, and Chandler,
and Representatives Henderson,
Brookshire, Strong, Alexander,
Black, and Crawford, and Hon. W
r. Cox, secretary of the Senate. Then
followed the State and city officers,
while line of Confederate veterans
brought up the rear. Immense
crowds lined the broad streets to the
Capitol, which is surrounded by
famous native oaks all dressed i'm
spring attire. The casket was moved
to the rotunda of the Capitol, where
it was placed on catafalque liter
ally bank of beautiful flowers The
ladies of Raleigh had prepare native
pine branches for the casket to lie
upon, pine being characteristic O.
the State.
THE FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The floral offerings We're profuse,
the most magnificent ever seen here,
while those brought from Washing
ton added greatly to the whole.
Among them was the broken column
from the United States Senate, the
anchor of roses from the North Caro-
Ina colony at Washington, the cross
with the perched dove from the
North Caroliuians in. the United
States CELSIUS Office. a handsome
boqutt with the sympathy of the
Vice President and hundreds of offer,
ings from different distinguished
citizens, while the State had provided
a bank of roses and lilies, with her
native pine upon which to lay the
remains of her universally loved son.
But of all the tributes of love,
nothing could compare with the
immense throng which crowded by
the dead Senator, only to get "a last
glimpse Of him whom all North Caro-
| lirians termed "Our Zeb.'
TOUCHING SCENES.
Thousands of people OF all classes,
black and white, rich and poor, great
and small, over-anxiously pushed
aIonged to see the remains of the
man who had presided ov,r their
| destinies both in times of war and
peace. Children, even, wept, while
old battle-scarred veterans of lost
cause could only be removed by force.
| Such q tribute of deep devotion has
never been witnessed here before.
CoNvICT's DEVOTION.
One of the incidents of the aft or
noon at the Capitol was the opening
Vi uLc CdShtU Ill OEuoT UlldC Ollc rug
which the Senator always wore, bnt
had been overlooked at Washington,
might be placed on the finger of the
dead. While the remains were lying
in state a touching incident occurred
at the State penitentiary. A life
prisoner went to Superintendent
Leazar, saying that he had a request
which he hoped might be granted,
and it was that he might be allowed
TO go to the city to see Senator
Vance. He added that Vance once
saved his life, aud was the only man
who had ever seemed to care for him
He DECLARED that he loved him, living
+ dead, and his Only desire was to
ee his face once more. The convict
offered to have his hands shackIed
but the superintendent told him he
could trust him after what he had
said. Ti.is man in stripes, standing
like a child beside the cotfiu, and I'M
able to control his emotion, was 6
most touching scene, and IL fitting
commentary on the life of the deac
S-natOr.