Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-24
REST IN HOLLYWOOD
The Mortal Remains of Miss
Winnie Davis.
BURIED MEATH BLOSSOM
'Fh" Daughter of the Conr.,t.r,cx :.
Sleeps in the Ermutisul Cemetery IN.
i'r"rrssion "a Nations Tribute
Noble Southern Woman.

-,''t' "''f''S"n l'aNiS, the "DauEhter of
nc C"nfedercy,' sleeps her last sleep il,
tho bosom Of the land sh,. loved 50 w.u
Fer remains arrived here at $40 o'clock
TINS morning i'll Il combination Pullman
an" t'hrlor ear OF Tho New York. New
iiaN"ii ard Hartford road which was
attached I" lh,. regular morning train
from Washington and Were. met at the
depot by lee Camp Coni",lcr:.ts Vet
Grams. uf Which she. MAS :, member ana
delegates from Pickett Camp. Colonel
Archer Anderson. Hon. j. Taylor ELY
son. Colonel L. l.. Hobson ana DR.. Geo
Ross ana their wives, received Mrs
Davis ana those Of her i,nm.djate
i'attH who Wcr, on the train. I'll" cas-
k"t Mas h,ru,. to tn, hears. from Inc
! !un"lai car by the gentlemen selected
Tor active pall-bear"rs, and the guard
al !i"llor ana the veteran escort follow
81 column Of tours There were. four
''ealliitu! white horses attached To the
lraiS". each one being led by a colorvd
man Tn" escort divided. a portion
preceding and others following Tho
!.'i'ss', Will" the l,allbsarers and guard
If h'''l"r walked "n either side Of the
N"hlclr. T. seventh street to Franklin
hcarh to Ninth ANA to the door %: the
lecture room Of st Pnuls church. the
procession slowly made its Way. pass
ing very few yards little Knots Of
silent i"sarl, VINO as Il rule showed
thei! lvSr%'t by nncoverinc. Til. cas-
k;t WAS placed III the lecture room. ana
'"l"lml l-auGh,Nu dismissed the escort
IW" members Of the guard of honor
remained constantly on duty. being re
!lcN"d every half hour "W
Thrnugluul H., forenoon the commit
t"c 10 receive ana list flowers at 81.
iSinl' 5 Was krpt buSiiy engaged and
the 'ipilpcilou w;lS simply superb Re
si.its ihaSn forwarded to the lecture
room, many equally beautiful Mere sen,
to Ihe jefferson hotel. Upon being de-
i'isii''d in the lecture room. the casket
was Surrolindc,! by floral tributes from
Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, and
other states. AT its head was IL large
hltt!e-ilag OF immortelles, received f,x "a
|fAieHant!ria. and which rested 20 y,
stah@ iid;;ed j.. hacl! silk. ~, tie., >..u
of the caslict was the furled flag or the
Confederacy. and across its sable cover
wits an exquisite design sent by the
Daughters Of the Gonfederacy OF
Charleston. S. G.. with the shield of
the Ennfr,i"rary in flowers below it
Tn" stand supporting th. casilct rested
'll'"n the baitie-ting. From Charles
i"ta, $. g.. came Il palmetto tree. with
n request that it Is. placed at the head
"I The grave. Adiutant General Holmes
oi The South Carolina department OF
Confederate veterans. spent the entire
forenoon in the basenlen, Of the church
experimenting the opening Of the OK
unisitc flowers from various parts of
South Carnuin:,. Among other hand
some floral designs wcv,. Two of especial
notice. one 0f immortelles. presented;
by the Little l;acl Chapter Of the Ar
kansas daughters. through Mrs. II. G..
tio!ennurs Of Little Rock. Tn, other
u ''TcNas Star" of carnations and ferns
presented by Mrs. G. Branch Stone.
president Of the Texas division of U.
ID. G.
ST. Paul's church. in which the fun
ers,l services We're conducted. and Of
which Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael is
rector. was the church in which MI
Davis was confined. and was seated
tbs. message from General Lee which
n,.cessitatcd the evacuation Of Rich
mnnd by the Confederate. troops.
The funeral Of Miss Winnie Davis
cook place AT $50 o'clock. The organ
played the Jefferson Davis Funeral
March" as the procession entered the
church. First cam" the veterans of
Lee Camp: then the Sons of Veterans
These passed UP the main aisle and
We're seated 70 til" left. The veterans
of Pickett Camp came next. going over
to the left aisle ana taking seats at
the front on the right. The ministers
OF the various churches of the city had
previously entered the church and oc-
cupicd seats to he r'"ht Of the chanccl.
Following til" Pickett Camp veterans.
We're the veterans representing camps
in other states. and Lenind them and
Immediately in front OF the casket
came the honorary pail bearers as pre-
viously published. Then came the
guard Of honor which had charge of
;!e cas>et during the day and next
{ r1S1Sot horne 10 ,rt II
pail hearers--J. B. Pollard. James +.
Phillips. d. S. BEDFORD. +. a. Catlin
7. w. Sydnor. James w. Pcgram. Ed
win p. COX and w. r. Waldron. Mrs.
leaning on the arm Of Colonel Archer
Anderson. She walked with bowed
head and very feebly. leaning heavily
on her cane Mrs. Hayes and nther
relatives and near friends followed.
and immediately behind came lbou.
900 veterans. The flower ana iag-cov-
erred casket was placed on The pedestals
in front of the chanccl and Mrs Davis
and her party took seats. Soon the
body of the church ana the galleries
were filled. The galleries were the only
| portion Of the church thrown open to
! the public. Rev DR.. Carmichael an
| rounccd the first hymn. "IIow Firm 4
| Foundation which was IA favorite OF
General Robert l.. Lees.
| After the hymn had been sung Rev.
| III h -. Ii'lst itH;tl tnt l'S:tlIi Tor ne
day. and Nearer My God to Thee
was sung. Or. Carmichael read the
lesson. ART Thou Weary" was then
| sing and II its close the veterans NOV
ed our With the caskct. Mrs Davis
| WAS Frustrated and could not at once
take her place. but her daughter: Mrs
| Hayes. whispered words of comfort and
| besought her to be brave. 1t was sew
rral minutes before the grief stricken
mother could rise. The scene was
! deeply affecting. and those who wit
messed it were greatly moved Many
| an old soldier. dressed in the gray that
means so much to him, Ucpt freely as
| no witnessed The grief Of the aged
! lady.
AN IMMENSE: CROWD.
| The crowd altsaal the church when the
| casket was taken out and placed in
| the hearSc was OF immense prOportEs,ns
| AS far rs the eye could reach up Frank
lin street. that thoroughfare was
| crowded. and Ninth street was jammed