Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-18
SLEEPS BY PICKETT.
Remains Of Colonel Lewis B. XllllamS
Reinforced in Hollywood.
mroruvED MILITARY ncNons
The Body Laid in state az '"e
oapiso,-o"s5et We've" ~
,npds-An Imposing
uou,cs nj the Grave
monies ut the Grave.

monies ut the Grave
vas, conoourse OF people at.enuee
a. ,e,n.erment Of the remains OF Co'ons'
tov,s y. Williams in Hollywood Ceme-
-. sunday afternoon. That gallant
s,,a,or now sleeps beside the valiant
c,.,,c,, where he was laid with oistin-
- ho,o-s The burial cortege was
,ne most imposing witnessed IN th's Guy
s,nce tho refinement OF the remains Oh
ttoc Jefferson Davis. In the PROCESSION
were many OF the veterans OF the oio
RI, VIRGINIA Regiment. ct the head OF
.,bioh organization Colonel Williams fell
=. cc,,vsbure. The streets along which
me caisson passed were lined Win people
~ all classes. who had turned ont to DO
honor TO the gallant Confederate officer.
The remains reached the city Sunday
morning at 10 o'clocs by the York-R'ver
Line They were accompanied by the FOL
lowing delegation Of veterans. who had
gone 10 Baltimore for them: Colonel VII
liam II. Palmer. Captain +. p. Reeve
Sergeant Charles Epps. Ellyson Martin
James T. Vaughan, Thomas Woody. sid
nov Gates. Charles r. Loehr. James f..
Phillips and A. jefferson Vaughan. All
were n ,..bers Of the Old First.
when ,hc vault where the casket had
lain so many years WAS visited an
opened. II was found that the casket hau
been wrapped i'm Confederate nag. lHne
had wrought havoc with the southern eih-
wAta
transformed into a rich old-gold color. ~
Zen 10 pieces when the casket was moved
and only few small pieces clung TO the
case when Il was removed TO a hefise'
Thirty years had left the coffin. which was
a metallic, alright case, n rusi-eaten, I'M
slightly looking object. Three OF inc
handles fell off when u was moved. Inc
I'D was removed. and the face seemed
almost natural. but a few minutes later
II crumbed away TO dust
ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS.
when the body reoched here it was
met n; the depot by a large delegation
Of veterans. The guard OF honor ana
active pail-bearers were from the camps
as follows:
II. u. Lee Camp-John A. Meanly. Il.
y. Loving. George Il. Dean, and ID. 5.
Redfard.
Pickett Camp-T. f. Richardson, .. j.
Johnson, Charles y. Winston, and i. l..
Lynch.
Captain G. w. Lindsay was I'm command.
The casket was taken 10 the Capitol,
where IL was placed, in the lobby, and was
covered with new black cloth. The flag
of Pickett Camp was placed over il. and
the guard Of honor threw open he Capt.
tol doors TO the public. Fully 5000 per-
sons viewed the casket. IL was . reveren-
tal and continuous line, old and young
being about equally represented, az well
as the sexes.
Soon after the casket was laid I'm state
a lady sent a wreath OF hyacinths and
pinks. with the instruction that they be
placed on the casket and buried with It,.
Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall sent bou-
quet Of Gala lilies, geraniums, and hya-
cinths, with these lines:
How seek the brave who sink TO rest,
BY all their country's wishes blessed q"
A bough Of a magnolia tree. with its
leaves as green as in the springtime, was
laid at the head Of the coffin.
PARADE AND REINTERMENT.
At $3.50 o'clock the casket waslf fed by
the guard Of honor, and, followed by the
survivors OF the old First, WAS carried
20 the funeral-car awaiting at the west
door. IL was placed on the car, where
20 was In full view OF the throngs that
had gathered i'm the Capitol Square and
along the route of march to Holly wood.
The procession was then formed in the
following order: Brigade staff, companies
Of the First Virginia Regiment. heaced
by its band; Blues Battalion. headed by
Us band; Howitzers, the funeral-car, the
First Virginia Regiment Association,
I'LL u 1
Veterans, Richmond branch: Virginia
Military Institute Alumni Association, on
foot and in carriages.
When Hollywood was reached thou-
sands Of persons had assembled there TO
witness the passage Of the sad procession
through the beautiful grounds. The core
monies at the grave were very simple,
put solemn and affecting. Rev. G.. c.
tauderslce, ID. D., chaplain of Pickett
Camp OBLIGATED. He read a portion OF
the Methodist burial service, and offered
a prayer. A salute was fired by the mill
tia. and Bugler l.. l.. Lynch blew taps.
The grave had been surrounded by the
veteran pall-bearers, who lowered the re-
mains to their final resting-piace. Penn
MANS OF the old flag which surrounded
the casSet were also placed in the grave,
as were the handles OF the coffin which
had fallen on. a few Of the buttons from
Colonel Williams's uniform, etc.
The carriages in the procession contain
Cd Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall. Mr..
John q. Williams. a brother Of the de-
ceased. with his family; Colonel Palmer.
Captain 4. +. Reeve. Mr.. i. II. Langley.
Colonel r. l.. Marye. and others.
This was the fifth burial In the Pickett
section.
Mr. p. S. Rogers, Of the Old First, now
resident OF Henrico county. saw Colonel
Williams fall, and attended his renter
ment
Some very ugly conduct was INDUCED
in among some white boys and negro
youths very close TO the grave during the
refinement OF Colonel Wiliams's re-
mains. The lads got into a general scrlm,
mage. II is said that both sticks and
stones were used The negroes were
driven into a house. which was bonn
barded There were number OF heads
made sore before the hos,llitles ceased.