Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-11
DAVIS MEMORIALS.
They Are Unvsnsd At Rishmoad Win
ConsIdsrabls Ceremony.

Richmond, Nov. lO-Ihe unyeilng
in Hollywood cemetery under the aus
pioss Of the United Daughters Of the
Confedsracy. now In convention here,
Of the memorials 10 President jefferson /
Davis and Miss Winnie Davis. was q
great demonstration
A vast crowd assembled on the bill /
overlooking the Davis plat in the csms- |
terry And Immediately on the arrival Of
the parade the ceremonies were opsned
with prayer by the Rev James + Smith.
ID who was on Stonewall Jaokson's
staff and who threw himself betwesn
his general aud the line Of fire while
Jackson WA being borne from the Held
wounded
Iu the Davis plat an easy chair had
been provided for Mrs Davis. 90 that
a. the dfapery fell she would face the
statue over her daughters tomb
Over the grave Of President Davis was
a beautiful floral Confederate flag the
blue and red being worked IN immor'
TALES and the white in ohrysanthemums
/ The stalI rested on base around which
SIMILAR was wound
After prayer Governor ]. Hoge Tyler
gracefully introduced Hon Is ID. Nun
ford. the orator Of the occasion who
paid beautiful tribune b. Miss Winnie
DAVIS. Nrs Davis, President DAVIS aud
the lost cause
Tho next speaker was Hon. John II.
Reagan. postmaster general Of the Con
fedsrate states. and the only surviving
member Of Mr. Davis cabiust lie was
introduced by Hon J Taylor Ellison.
Judge Reagan spoke very briefly. hIs
remarks being confined to a eulogy Of
his chief
he said IN part
Mr. Davis possessed combination
of qualities rarely equaled and never
surpassed Aud IN addition 10 thes,
great qualities he possessed the most
un.elhsh character have ever known
and the most humane and mefoiful die
position. with geuileness IN domesti,
ami social lie which commanded the
admiration and respect Of all who knew
him. Aud 10 all these he added Ia,
character Of deyout Christian
{. MY estimate OF bis character hai
been formed from personal aoquaint
? ancc Of good many years and from
close personal and official relations viii
, him during the four years Of the wa
between the states While the cause o.
which he was the highest and trues
. representative failed Of success. he car
= ried TO his grave a sincerity Of respect
p and devotion Of tho people he repre-
sented, surpassed by any ever shown q
y any successful hero or conqueror. An
> the future will show, when the cloud
i' Of passion and prejudice shall hav
~ passed away, that the cause and prinoi
y pies here presented were just, and base
re on the true principles Of constitutions
government, local self government an
civil liberty
General FitEhugh Lees was then intr'
duoed by Mr. Ellison and delivered a
eloquent and touching address in whic
he made beautiful allusions 10 Mr.. an
to Mrs Davis aud Miss Winnie. Follow
a ing General Lees speech, DR. II. \
4 Clarkson. recited an ode The Daught'
70 Of the Confederaoy.
- jefferson Davis Hayes then drew Il
4 veil from the monuments Of Mr.. Dav
aud Miss Winnie. The former IL
= bronze statue Of the Confederate Pres
" dent The latter is marble figure
y the angel Of Grief. the hand extsndir
nd a wreath which she is about 10 place {
nj the grave II Is over life size and q
cd PEDESTAL is suitably inscribed. IL W
ia. erected by the Daughters Of the Co
~. federacy
:. After these ceremonies a monume
~ 10 Jefferson Davis, Jr., was unveiled.