The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
THE LAST SAD RITES.
NORTH CAROLINA'S GREAT STATES
NAN LAID TO REST.
The Cercm Onies In the Senate-Hts Remains
Eet by Many Old omrades at Raleigh.
The Burial at Ashville

Washington, April 16.-The funeral cere-
monies of the late Senator Vance, OF NORTH
Carolina, absorbed the attention Oh the sen
ate today.
Resolutions of Sorrow.
Mr. Ransom then offered the usual resoiu-
tions, declaring the great sorrow with which
the senate has heard of the death o. Ml.
Vance; providing Tor committee OF ht ~,
senators for experimenting ing tha
neral today; for the removal ol Tic
remains IRON Washington to North caro-,
lima in charge of the sergeant-at-aIns airo
attended by the committee; that Tue ~ "
CeedingS be communicated to the nouoe -, "
representatives, and that that BODY pe IN
vited to attend the funeral and TO appoiiiti d
committee to oct with the SENATE, c tn I'D
tee The resolutions were agreed ~ any
the vice president announced the apPolnt-
ment OF the senate COMMITTEE as loiloMs.
Messrs. Ransom of North Carolina GEORGE
of Mississippi Grey of Delaware, BIach-
burn of Kentucky, Coke of Texas, Chandier
of New Hampshire, Dubois OF ldaho, W nte
of California and Henderson OF Neprasha
Bearing in the Casket.
A. EXC ociuck the casket containing the
remains of the dead senator was polie hllo
the chamber by squad Oh uniformed cap
II was preceded by the committee OF ar
rangements OF the two houses, the members
of Which wore white scarts, and was accom-
panied by tie honorary pallbearers wearing
HACK scarfs The top of the caSket was
covered with a profusion of roses ana INES.
Then, Immediately afterwards, the deputy
the arrival at the main entrance OF the
chamber of the speaker and members OF
the house of representatives. Inc vice
president and senators stood up ana re-
manned standing while the members OF the
house were seeking their seats, the speaker
taking his beside the vice president az nls
rirht hand and the members theirs on the
democratic side OF the chamber, when was
entirely vacated by the senator's go .
Next came and We're received with the
like honors the chief justice and associates,
justices of the supreme court OF the United
States, who took chairs In the second row
on the democratic side, leaving the chairs
in the front row to be occupied by the
president of the United States and the
members of the cabinet, who entered I'M
mediately after the supreme court .
Then the Ambassador of England TO the the
United States" was ANNOUNCES, an an nf,nc an
present st9oa up f to sr paee
The president, who appeared to be falrly
well and active. took his seat IN a reg ea
morocco covered arm chair at the h nead OF OF
the line of chairs in the first row. Next 10
him sat Secretary Gresham, OF the state
department and s then Sonton Postas
ter General Bissell and Attorney NeheiaA
Olney. ,,,
fote sat, and near him Bishop heane' Oh
The religious observances We're begun
with prayer and the reading Of sGrlp6ur az
selections by Rev. DR.. Moses d. Hoge, or
Richmond. Va.
In His Native State.
Raleigh, N. c., April 1.-THE speclai
funeral train bearing the remains OF the
late Senator Zebulon E. Vance, after 1uil
nights travel, arrived here at $3.50 CLOCK
this morning over the Richmond ana Dan
Vile railroad. Thousands of his OLD COM
rades and followers received all that was
left of the most popular man the state mas
probably ever produced. The train was
COMPOSED of two elegant Pullman sleepers
and private car No 100 of the president or
the road. 1t reached Danvlle at early
dawn and hundreds were out to demon
strate the affection for the sister state At
Greensboro and other points along the route
the immense crowds could hardly be pressed
aside from the car which contained the re-
mains. Before Durham was reached rue
tollng of bells from the great Durham To-
bacco works and the appearance OF hat-
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 TIE
At Greensboro Hon. John l.. King, presl-
+ dent pro tenn. of the state senate. Joined
the party; Ex-Governor Thomas M. Holt
at Haw river. and Hon. Julian S. Carr at
wealthy president of the Blackwells Dur
ham Tobacco Company, claiming the honor
to head the list for the erection of a hand
some monument to the memory O. the
deceased.
The funeral cortege moved back to the
train at o'clock, and at 4:30 o'clock 1t
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.