The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-24
S0UTH'S DAUGHTER SLEEPS.
WINNIE DAVIS REMAINS CONsIGN-
ED TO HISTORIC SOIL.

Great MuItitudes of sOrrOwfuI People
Give an Impressive EIoquence to
the simple Burial service-MOurn-
ing Southerners Uncover Their
Heads and stand In silence As the
Funeral COrtege Passes--Beautifui
Floral Decorations Sent From All
over the Country - Imposing S1ilf-
tary Escort of Veterans and Regi-
Iments of United States ArIMy-The
Day FittinsIy Impressive
Richmond, Va, Sept 2S.-Varina Ann
Jefferson Davis, "the Daughter of the
Confederacy," sleeps her last sleep in the
bosom of the land she loved so well. Her
remains arrived here at $40 o'clock this
morning in a combination Pullman and
parlor car of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Road which was attaAhed
10 the regular morning train from Wash
ington, and were met at the depot by Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, of which she
was a member, and delegates from Pickett
Camp.
Col. Archer Anderson, Hon. ]. Taylor
Ellyson, Col. E. l.. Hobson and DR.. George
Ross, and their wives, received Mrs.
Davis and those of her immediate party
who We're on the train.
The casket was borne to the hearse from
the funeral car by the gentlemen selected
for active pall-bearers, and the guard of
honor and the veteran escort followed in
column of four.
There were four beautiful white horses
attached to the hearse, each one being led
by a colored man.
The escort divided, a portion preceding
and others following the hearse. while
the palI-bearers and guard of honor walk
ed on either side Of the vehicle. Up Sew
enth street to Franklin, thence to Ninth
and to the door of the lecture room of st.
PauTs Church, the procession slowly made
its way, passing every few yards little
knots of silent people. who as a rule,
showed their respect by uncovering their
heads. The casket was placed in the lee
mre room and Col. Laughton dismissed
the escort. The members Of the guard of
honor remained constantly on duty, being
relieved every half hour. Throughout the
forenoon the committee to receive and to
list flowers at st. Paups was kept busily
engaged, and the collection was simply
superb. Besides those forwarded to the
lecture room, many beautiful flowers were
sent to the jefferson Hotel.
Upon being deposited in the lecture room
the casket was surrounded by floral
tributes from Georgia, Virginia, South
Carolina and other states. At its head
was a large battle flag of immorteles, re-
ceived from Alexandria, which rested
upon stand draped in black silk. To
the left of the casket was the furled flag
of the Confederacy, and across its sable
cover rested another flag of silk. At the
foot was an exquisite design, sent by the
Daughters of the Confederacy of Charles
ton, s. c., with the shield of the Confed-
eracy in flowers below it. The stand sup
porting the caslket rested upon the battle
flag. From Charleston, S. c., came
palmetto tree, with the request that it be
placed at the head Of the grave.
Adjt Gen. Holmes of the South Caro-
lima Department of Confederate Veterans
spent the entire forenoon in the basement
OF the church, experimenting the open
ing of the exquisite flowers from various
parts of South Carolina. Among the hand
some floral designs were two of especial
note, one of immortelles presented by the
Little Rock Chapter of the Arkansas
Daughters, through Mrs. II. C. Hollen-
berg of Little Rock. The other, a Texas
Star" of carnations and ferns, presented
by Mrs. c. Branch Stone, president of the
Texas division of United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
St Pauls Church, in which the funeral
services were conducted, and of which
Rev Dr. Hartley Carmichael Is the rector,
was the church in which MI Davis was
confirmed, and was seated when he re-
ceived, on April g. 1865, the message from
Gen. Lee which necessitated the evacua-
ton of Richmond by the Confederate
troops.
The funeral of Miss Winnie Davis took
place at $3.50 o'clock The organ played the
Jefferson Davis Funeral March as the