The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-24
MISS DAVIS FUNERAL.
The Daughter of the Confedcracy Buried
at Richmond.

Richmond. Va, Sept. 23.-Varina
Anne jefferson Davis. "thc daughter of
the c~onfederacy." sleeps her last sleep
in the bosom of the and she loved so
well. Her remains arrived here at $40
this morning in "A combination Pullman
and parlor car, which was attached to
the regular train from Washington. and
was met at the depot by Lee Camp
confederate veterans. of which she was
"A member. and delegates from Pickett
Camp. Col. Archer Anderson. Hon. J.
Taylor Ellison, col. T.. l.. Hobson and
DIR. George Ross and their wives re-
ceived Mrs. Davis and those Of her i'm
mediate party who were on the rain.
The Casket was borne To the hearse
from the funeral car by the gentlemen
guard of honor n the veteran escort
guard Of honor and the veteran escore
followed in columns of fours. There
were four beautiful white horses at
tached to the hearse, each one being
led by a colo-ed man.
The casket was placed in the lecture
room Of st. Paul's church and Colonel
L~aughton dismissed the escort. Upon
being deposited i'm the lecture room the
casket was surrounded by floral trib-
utes from Georgia, Virginia, South Car
olina and other states. To the left of
the casket was the furled flag of the
confederacy.
st. Paul's church, i'm which the flu
neral services were conducted. and
Rt. Rev. DIR. Hartley Carmichael is the
rector. was the church i'm which Mr..
Davis was confirmed and was seated
when he received, on April 3, 1868, the
message from General Lee which neces-
STATED the evacuation Of Richmond by
the confederate troops.
II was $3.50 p. m. as the procession en-
tered the church. the ~organist playing
the Jefferson Davis funeral march
First came the veterans of Lee camp,
then the sons of veterans. The veterans
Of Picket camp came next. The minis
tiers of the various churches Of the city
occupied seats to the right of the chan
Gel. Following the Pickett camp veter-
ans were the veterans representing
camps in other states, and behind them
and Immediately in front of the casket
came the honorary pallbearers. Mrs.
Davis followed close behind the casket.
Gaming on the arm Of Colonel Archer
Anderson. She walked with bowed head
and very feebly, leaning heavily on her
Cane. Mrs. Hays and other relatives
and near friends followed and immedi-
ately behind came about 300 veterans.
The services were very brief.
The crowd about the church when the
casket was taken out and placed in the
hoarse was Of immense proportions. The
procession was headed by the marshal.
General Alonzo Phillips, and stan. Then
came six companies Of state troops and
the Richmond Howitzers. Then came the
veterans organizations. headed by the
LIST regiment band playing the dead march
IN saul" Amid the tolling of bells of
many churches the procession started to-
between dense lines Of humanity the en-
tire distance.
The services at the grave were simple.
Mrs. Davis sat I'm an arm chair near the
grave during the services. and Mrs. Hays
En.1t hN hgr Silp The Centenary Nfathp-
dist church choir sans sleep thy last
sleep" The committal prayers were read
by DIR. Carmichael and then une vast and
sorrowing crowd dispersed.