The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-18
PINES SINGING A REQUIEM.
All North Carolina in Mourning for
Senator Vance.

Lying in State at Raleigh-Danville
Recalls the Days When the States
Beloved Dead Defended Her Against
the Calumnies of Her Foes.
Danville, Va, April Il. - Senator
Vance's remains passed here this morn
ing at 4 O'Clock, the train stopping but a
moment. The hour was unfavorable and
no demonstration was made A meeting
of citizens has been called by Mayor
Wooding at 4 O'Clock Wednesday, to take
suitable action. Danville was particu-
larry devoted to Senator Vance. In 1888
when the so-called DanvilIe riot was
being Investigated in the United States
Senate, the Danville people being charged
with crime, Senators Malone and Riddle
berger, who then represented Virginia,
were among our prosecutors, and Senator
Vance was called to defend US. How
bravely and well he defended her
people is a matter of record The meet
ing tomorrow afternoon will be largely
attended.
TIE ARRIVAL AT RALEIGH.
Raleigh, N. c., April 1.-THE special
funeral train bearing the remains of the
late Senator Zebulon b. Vance, after a
full nights travel, arrived here this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock, over the Richmond
and Danville railroad. Thousands of his
old comrades and followers received all
that was left of the most popular man the
state has probably lever produced.
The train was composed of two elegant
Pullman sleepers and the private car, No.
100, Of the president of the road. 1t
reached Danville at early dawn, and
hundreds were out TO demonstrate the af-
lection for the sister state At Green's
boro and other points along the route, the
immense crowds could hardly be pressed
aside from the car which contained the
remains. Before Durham was reached,
the tolltng of bells from the great Dur
ham tobacco works, and the appearance
of half-masted flags bore evidence of her
grief, while an anxious multitude of old
veterans pressed in to see their ''Zeb,
and it was with difficulty they were
forced from the cars.
At Greensboro, Hon. John L. King,
president pro TEN. of the state Senate,
joined the party, EX-Gov. Thomas H.
Holt at Haw river and Hon. Julian 5.
Carr at Durham, the latter the patriotic
and wealthy president of the Blackwells
Durham Tobacco Company, claiming the
honor TO head the list for the erection of a
handsome monument to the memory of
the deceased
The city of Raleigh, though on short
notice, was ready to receive the remains.
The draping of the streets was about
completed, and when the train moved up
to the depot the very garb of mourning
seemed to be thrown over the entire city,
the beautiful granite capitol being lit
orally wrapped in black.
RECEPTION OF THE REMAINS.
The governor of the state, the supreme
court justices and the other officers of the
state and the city met the remains, and
after being placed in a handsome funeral
car, drawn by four blacks, were con-
Quoted by the Governors Guards to the
state capitol, followed by the committee
on the part of both houses of congress
Senators Ransom, Gray, Dubois, George,
Blackburn and Chandler, and Representa-
tives Henderson, Brookshire, Strong,
Alexander Black and Crawford, and
Hon. w. r. Cox, secretary of the
Senate. Then followed the state and
city officers, while a 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 in spring attire.
The casket was moved to the rotunda of
the capitol, where it was placed on a
catafalque literally bank of beautiful
flowers The ladies of Raleigh had pre-
pared native pine branches for the casket
to lie upon, pine being characteristic of
the state. The floral offerings were pro-
fuses the most magnificent ever seen
here, while those brougt 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 Carolina colony at
Washington, the cross with the perched
dove from the North Carolinians in the
United States census Office, a handsome
bouquet with the sympathy of the Vice
President. ana hundreds of offerings 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.
AN IMMENSE THRONG.
But of all the tributes of love, nothing
could compare with that immense throng
which crowded by the dead senator only
to get last glimpse of him whom all
North Carolinians termed Our Zeb"
Thousands of people Of all classes, white
and black, rich and poor, great and small,
over-anXiously pushed along TO see the
man who had presided over their desti-
MES, both in times of war and peace.
Children even were present, while old
battle SCARED veterans of a lost cause
could only be removed by force. Such a
tribute of deep devotion has never been
witnessed here before.
The funeral cortege moved back to the
train at o'clock, and at 4:30 o'clock it
left for Asheville, where the remains are
to be inferred tomorrow. The train will
stop half an hour at Durham and an hour
and half at Greensboro, where the peo-
pie can view the remains.
The funeral train is in charge of Mr..
Brown, passenger agent of the Richmond
and Danville, and Conductor Charles H.
II. MCGEE, of the Pullman Company.
The fine service given by the Richmond
and Danville Company and the prompt
schedule made increases the comfort and
satisfaction of all on board.
TALK OF vANCE's SUCCESSOR.
Midst all the deep gloom, some few con
lectures are heard as to the matter of
Senator Vance's successor. 1t has de-
velOped here that the governor will not
act so much in behalf of good friend as
at first expected. Every one thinks, how
ever that ex-Gov. Jarvis Will be offered
the refusal He was Mr. Clevelands
minister to Brazil and is an able adyo-
cate of low tariff, free silver and an in
come tax. But Gov. Carr will not give
anything to the newspapers, declar-
ing that he will listen TO no
suggestions until Senator Vance's
remains have been laid away. In a con-
versation with press reporter, he stated
GOOOOOOO
- AGONY is annoyance