The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28
The Daughter Of the
Confederacy Laid to Rest.
SHE WAS BURIED NEAR
her GREAT SIRE.
Striking and Solemn Funer-
al Procession---A Beautiful
Scene.

Richmond, Va. Sept. % -Varina
Ann Jefferson Davis. the Daughter
of the Confederacy." sleeps her las.
sleep in the bosom of the land she
lcged so well. Her remains arrived
here at $40 O'Clock this morning.
The casket was borne to the hearse
from the funeral Car by the gentle.
men selected for active pallbearers,
and the guard of honor and the vet.
.eran escort followed in column OF
forrs. There were four beautiful
white horses attached to the hearse,
each one being led by a colored
man The escort divided, portion
preceding and others following the
hearse. while the pailbearers and
guard of honor walked on either side
of the vehicle.
TO Seventh street to Franklin,
thence 10 Ninth and to the door of
the lecture room of 81 PauPs church
the procession slowly made its way.
Throughout the forenoon the CON-
mittee 10 receive and list flowers at
ST. Paurs was kept busily engaged,
and.the collection was simply superb.
Besides those forwarded to the lee
ture room many equally beautiful
were sent to the Jefferson hotel
Upon being deposited in the lee
tnre room, the casket was surrounded
Dy floral tributes from Georgia. Vir-
ginia, South Carolina and other
States. AT It's head was large bat
sle flag of immortelles, received from
Alexandra, which rested upon a
asand draped in black silk 10 the
left of 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 Charleston, S. c., with the shield
of the Cenfederacy in flowers below
it. 6 Thestand supporting the casket
rested upon the battle flag. From
Charleston, s. c., came q palmetto
tree with the request that it be placed
at the head of the grave.
Adj. Gen Holmes, of the South
Carolina department of Confederate
veterans, spent the entire forenoon in
the basement of the church superin
tending the opening of the exquisite
towers from various parts of South
Carolina Among other handsome
floral designs were two of special
note, one of imnortelles, presented
by the Little Rock chapter OF the
Arkansas Daughters, through Mrs
81. G.. Hollenberg of Little Rock
The other a @Texss Star" of carns
tions. and ferns. presented by Mrs
c. Branch Stone, president of The
Texas division of g Dc. ST Paul's
church. in which the funeral services
were conducted and Of which the
Rev Dr. Hartley Carmichael is the
sector. was the church in which Mr..
Davis was confirmed, and was seated
when he received. on April 3. 1865.
the message from Gen Lee which
necessitated the evacuation of Rich
mend By the Confederate troops
The funeral took place at 8 80
O'Clock. The organ played the "Jef
farson Davis Faneral March" as the
procession entered the church.
Mrs Davis followed close behind
the caskes, leaning on the arm of
Col Archer Anderson She walked
with bowed head and very feebly.
leaning heavily on her cane. Mrs
Hayes and other relatives and near
friends followed, aud Immediately
behind came about 800 veterans
The flower and flag. covered casket
was placed on the pedestals in front
of the chaucel and Mrs. Davis and
her party took seats Soon the body
of the church and galleries were fill
ed. The galleries were the only
portion of the church thrown open to
the public. Rev. Dr.. Carmichael an
nounced the first hymn. How Firm
o Foundation" which was a favorite
Of Gen. Robert E Lees Alter the
hymn had been sung, Rev. Dr.. M. D
Hoge read the psalm for the day and
NEARER Ny God to Thee" was sung
DR.. Carmichael read the lesson
cart Thou Weary?" was then sung,
and at it's close the veterans moved
ous with the easket. Mrs Davis
was prostrated aud could not at once
take her place. but her daughter.
Mrs Hayes, whispered words of
comfort and besought her to be
brave. 1t was several minutes be-
fore the grief-stricken mother could
rise. The scene was deeply affect
ing, and those who witnessed it were
greatly moved. Many an old sol
der, dressed in the gray that means
or >n,oh 70 him went freely as he