Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-25
The Veterans In Gray Weep at the
Grief Mrs. Davis Showed at
the Funeral.
CITY OF RICHMOND
.H0N0RS THE DEAD.
Great Crowds Gather Around the
Church. Along the Line ofFuneral
March and at the Grave Mrs
Davis Overcome.

Richmond, Sept. %. -varina Ann,
jefferson Davis, 1.-THE Daughter Of the
Confederacy," sleeps her last sleep in
the bosom Of the land she loved so well.
Her remains arrived here at early yester.
day morning and were met at the demo,
by Lee camp, Confederate veterans and
delegates from Pickett camp
The casket was borne 70 the hearse
from the funeral car by tho gentlemen
selected for active pallbearers and the
guard OF honor and the veteran escort
followed In column OF fours There
were four white horses attached to tbs
hearse, each one being lsi by a colored
man.
The casket was placed IN tho lecture
room Of ST. Paul church aud Colonel
LAngton dismissed the escort Two
members Of the guard Of honor remained
constantly on duty, being relieved every
half hour. Upon being deposited in the
lecture room the casket was surrounded
by horal tributes from Georgia, Viz.
GINA, South Carolina and other states
To the left Of the casket was the furled
Gag Of the Confederacy.
81. Paul's church in which the funeral
services We're conducted. and OF which
Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael is the rec.
tor, was the church in which Mr. Davis
was confirmed.
The funeral took place at : 80 O'Clock
As the procession entered the church
the organ played the jefferson Davis
Funeral March. First came the vet.
Grams Of Lee camp; then the sons OF vet.
erans. Following the Pickett camp Of
veterans were the veterans representing
camps in other states, and behind them
and Immediately in front II the casket
came the honorary pallbearcrs. Fol.
lowing them came the guard Of honor.
which had charge o. the caskot during
the day. and next came the casket. Mrs.
Davis followed close behind the casket,
leaning on the arm OF Colonel Archer
Anderson. She walked with bowed
head and very feebly; leaning heavily
on her cane Mrs. Hayes and other rel.
Atives and near friend. followed and i'm.
mediately behind came about 300 vet.
Grams.
DR. Carmichael and DR.. Hoye con.
Quoted the services.
At the conclusion Of the services Mrs.
Davis was prostniei and 10 was several
minutes before the grief stricken mother
could rise. The scene was deeply NJ.
fecting and those who witnessed It were
greatly moved. Many an old soldier,
dressed in the gray, wgpt freely as be
witnessed the grief % the aged lady.
The crowd about the church when
the casket was taken out and placed in
the hearse was Of immense proportions
The procession was headed by the
marshal and his staff, General Alouza
Phillips and stad, then came six com
panies OF state troops and the Richmond
Howitzers Then came the veteran or.
CARNATIONS Amid the tolling Of bells
Of many churches the procession started
toward Hollywood cemetery, marching
between dense lines OF humanity, the
entire distance. The procession was
nearly a mile in length, though the car.
riages were driven two abreast Along
the drive IN the cemetery leading 70 the
grave, a distance OF half mile aud all
about the grave was an enormous
throng.
The services az the grave were simple.
but deeply impressive. After the casket
had been placed on the supporters the
face section was removed FOR moment
and Mrs Davis and her daughter, Mrs
Hayes, kissed the deceased.
Mrs. Davis sat in an armchair near the
grave during the services and Mrs
Hayes knelt by her side.
The Centenary Methodist church choir
sang sleep Thy Last Sleep"
The committal prayers were read by
DR. Carmichael and then the vast and
sorrowing crowd dispersed.