The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-19
VANCE LAID IN HIS CRAVE.
Ten Thousand Men March in the
Funeral COTtegG.

Many Thousands of Spectators Along
the Line of March-The Funeral Car
Loaded With Flowers-Mrs. Vance
the Last Person to Look Upon the
Face Of the Dead-The Streets of the
Citv Draped in Emblems of Mourn
ing.
Asheville, NJ c., April 1S.-At the hour
of noon to-day the remains of the late
Senator Zebulon B. Vance were 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 a great man. The funeral
train arrived just after dawn from Raleigh
with committees of both houses of con
gress. the governor and other officers OF
state. and three cars of distinguished
friends of the dead senator. Notwith-
standing the late hour at which the train
passed Hickory, Morganton and other
stations, large crowds passed into the
funeral car and demanded to see the re-
mains,
FUNERAL IN AsHEvILLE.
Inc ueIQOnSbEdllOu III ASuGNlll0 is
greater than on any similar occasion.
The body was placed in the First Presbv-
terrain church at o'clock. and from that
hour until II 80 thousands of people from
his native county of BunCombe passed to
take the last look An immense crowd of
confederate veterans, followed by differ
ent fraternal organizations, the Asheville
Light Infantry, and Bingham School
Cadets filed by. Mrs. Vance spent half
an hour in private with her dead hus-
band, and asked that she be the last one
to see his face. The procession was then
formed, reaching almost from the church
to the cemetery, distance of two miles.
Friday will be observed here as memorial
day for the whole state, and an immense
throng is expected
LOADED DOWN WITH FLOWERS.
The crowds that thronged the stations
along the way to Asheville DELAYED the
train by their urgent demands to see at
least the casket, and they filled the fu-
neral car with magnificent floral offerings.
Each halt 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 remove the floral tributes. The Ashe-
vile Light Infantry escorted the remains
from the train to the church and
mounted guard over them, while the
reverent crowds passed to take a last
look at the familiar face. The scene was
especially touching when the confedera te
veterans took leave of their old com
mander. After these came several of the
Senator's old slaves
THE MARCH TO THE GRAVE.
The procession was formed in the fol-
lowing order: Mounted police, Asheville
Light Infantry, Bingham Cadets, pail
bearers in carriages special escort of
Rough and Ready Guards surrounding
the hearse, family of the deceased
congressional committees. governor and
sGaH' city and county officers,
Masonic order, Survivors Asso-
cation, Grand Army of the Republic.
Ouu Fellows, knights of Pythias, Royal
Arcanum and Knights of Honor. These
were followed by the different labor or
carnations and the entire city fire de-
partment. The procession, both civic and
military, numbered about 10000, while
thousands looked on as spectators The
streets through which the procession
passed were draped in mourning, and
rom the front of the county court house
hung a large portrait of the dead senator,
WINE stretching from the belfry on both
sues 10 the ground, were cords from
when waved the marine signals which
read we mourn for Zebulon Vance"
me ceremony at the grave was ex-
G3eeul4gly solemn and was conducted by
hey. Or. Campbell of the First Presby-
oSEIah church, after which the floral
OIerlngs were gracefully placed.
linus North Carolina buried a son
whose place may be partly filed in the
council Of the nation but never in the
hearts Of her people
ne special train which was to leave
I'm yuIS AFTERNOON to take the committee to
washington will not leave until to-mor-
row, the senators and representatives
wasnlng 10 spend day resting after the
great fatigue.
I'LL IL Is understood tonight that Ex-Gov.
U TlI Will be formally offered the APP
Pointment tomorrow, but his accentance
Ransom. W.
WILMINGToN's TRIBUTE.
wilmington, April is. - Wilmington
responded grandly to-day to the cali on
.er people to assemble and do honor to
u Tpe memory of the late Senator Zebulon
a. %, ance. A full hour before the time
nSgu Tor the meeting the people were
sNJuerlng IN and around the opera house.
f %Lo Dy o'clock the building was filled to
~ lis utmost capacity with men, women and
NHl4lIeU.
a, ne meeting was called to order bv
biIaN9r tlshblate, and opened with PRAYER
N.Y. rev DIR. p. H. Hoge T. B. Kings
ANY presided, and short addresses were
ugtFered by ex-Congressman r. L. Ben
1 Tv,v A. M. Waddell and G. w. Nolan
XII KIN, ana by Col. T. G. Burrand and T. b.
adopted: ''-'''7 'i'0 ieSolu'iOus
,r, nat, as North Carolinians. we obse-ve
w. ny pride and qualification the tributes pafd
ve- -..9 memory in other states, and the unit
doa,,SSI recognition of the fact that in his
renTrlHioo V only his native state, but the great
d SCrlOue lose ~''4i'' y nus SuotdlL6u