Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-20

been i'll about four weeks from
| malarial gastritis. Her mother, Mrs.
Jefferson Davis. had been with her
since her illness assumed serious
| form.
During the past week her condition
had been considered favorable and it
was thought that her removal from
the hotel would be possible in a few
days. as the hotel had closed for the
season, leaving the patient and at
PENDANTS practically alone in the
house. Saturday night however. re-
lapse in Miss Davis condition was no.
ticed. and throughout the night she
lost strength perceptibly. Sunday
end was not far Off. and at noon
death came.
The physicians of Mrs Davis say she
is holding up with great calmness in
her affection. and no fears are at pres
ent entertained Of her health yielding
Ito the strain.
Varina Anne Jefferson Davis,
youngest daughter of the president Of
the Confederacy. wos born in the Elk
1864. and few months after her birth
| her parents were forced to flee.
She was her fathers constant COM
panion during his lifetime. She assis-
ten him in all his work. and much of
| the information which was acquired
by MIR. Davis in his writings was Sc
cured for him by his daughter. Her
strong character was marked from
| youth.
She received the name Daughter Of
the Confectionery in 1886. when her
father made his famous trip through
| the South. Mr.. Davis being unable to
appear. Miss Winnie was brought be-
fore the thousands at the different
points along the route. and introduced
as the Daughter of the Confederacy"
! AT the time OF her fathers death, in
1883, she was so i'll that her life was
despaired of. Since that time she and
her mother had been insepara BILE.
Both We're conspicuous figures at
nearly all notable Confederate reun-
ions. AT Narragansett Pier, where she
had spent her summers for years. she
devoted much of her time to reading,
horseback riding and cycling.
Miss Davis was the author of two
novels-'.The Yelled Doctor and "a
Romance OF Summer Seas" The for
mer was published some time ago.
The latter was Issued this summer and
received much praise. ts sl55ss
The cold which started the disease
from which Miss Davis died is said to
nave been contracted during her par
| ticipation in the reunion Of the United
| confederate Veterans in Atlanta, Ca,
last July. where she was for a con-
siderable time exposed to bad weather
While in a parade. '.a".r
| Messages of coincidence are pouring
in upon Mrs. Davis from all parts of the
| United States. She is bearing up par
ticularly well under her af1icton.
| FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
| NARRAGANSETT PIER, r L.,
Sept. l9.-Arrangements for the funeral
OF Miss Winnie Davis have not been
| completed. The date of the funeral will
not be decided upon until Mrs. James
| a. Hayes. of Colorado, daughter of Mrs
JEFFERSON Davis. Is heard from. Mrs
Davis is still Frustrated and unable to
read the many messages of coincidence
which have arrived from all parts of
the country. kilograms from the
! Southern States have been coming in
rapidly all day
| The interment will occur in the South
Late this afternoon the physicians In
| attendance on Mrs. Davis reported that
her condition was about the same. She
| is yet too i'll to be able to read the mes
| sages Of coincidence that are arriving
| from all parts of the country.
| On Wednesday afternoon the remains
| Of Miss Winnie Davis will be removed
to the parlors of the Rockingham hotel
I The funeral services will be held at
| Richmond. Va. on Friday.
| MRS. HAYES SAD MISSION.
COLORADO SPRINGS. COL. Sept
19.-Mrs j. A. Hayes, daugher of Mrs.
Jefferson Davis has started for Mar
l
| her sister. Miss Winnie Davis n,
SORROW OF THE VETERANS
| REYNOLDS. GA. Sept. 19.-General
John B. Gordon. commander-m-chiefo Of
! the United Confederate Veterans today
| issued the following order:
| To the United Confederate Veterans:
THE commanding general, with a
sorrow which no words can express.
| announces the death of Miss Winnie
Davis, the idoliZed Daughter Of the
Confederacy." The boundless enthus-
| iasm WHICH was evoked by her every
| appearance at our reunions indicated the
depth of affection and the unfeined ad-
miration which all Confederates felt
I for her. 1t Is not too much to say that
| the ovations with which she has every
where been greeted by the ex-soldiers
of the Southern armies were such as
have rarely benn accorded any woman.
The grief at her untimely death will be
! as profound and poignant as their
| love for her while living was universal
and sincere. and their most affectionate
] sympathies are with the grief-stricken
/ mother. The commanding general d.
reefs that the department and division
l commanders select delegations and es-
corts of honor. as they may deem
/ proper, to represent the United Confed-
crate Veterans and to accompany the
| remains to their final resting place.
by order Of J. B. GORDON.
General Commanding
GEORGE NORMAN. adj. General
FUNERAL IN RICHMOND.
RICHMOND. VA. Sept. ia tele-
gram received tonight from Mrs JEFF
ferson Davis, says the funeral of Miss
Winnie will take place in this city or
Friday, the exact hour not yet being
| decided upon. -4e|
| Arc You Goins to Pittsburg?
From October to 12. the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad will sell round trip tick
cts to Pittsburg, via Washington or
Baltimore from Norfolk and Old Point
at $1,000 each, account knights Temp
lar Conclave.
Tickets are valid for return passage