The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-14
Great OutpOuring of the
 People. IA GLOOMY DISMAL DAY Heavens Wept With Citizens
 of Alabama.
Imposing Procession Accompanied the Remains to the Union Rail- way Station-The Funeral Services will Take Place
 Today in churchyard
 ct His Home.

The remains of the late Governor William J. Sanford were borne from the State Capitol to the railway sta- ton about o'clock yesterday after-' noon in a funeral car drawn by four' splendid black horses and under mili<i | tary escort. At 1:30 o'clock the bodys accompanied by a personal guard. con<' | sisting of the members of the Govs' ernor's staff. left for Opelika, where the funeral will take place this morning at s:3o o'clock. Mrs. Stanford and other members of the Sanford family went l to Opelika on the same train. It was a gloomy, dismal day and the air was full of mist as though the heavens were weeping over the great loss the State had sustained in the death of the distinguished citizen of pure and spotless character. whose re- mains lay in state in the old Capitol building. Early in the morning. soon after the front doors of the Capitol were opened. there was a continuous stream of people, men. women and childrens who faced the rain and mud and slush to look upon the face of the distin- guished dead for the last time. So great were the crowds that very soon there had to be some system about 1t. and guards that were stationed at the front door with instructions to. allow every one to pass through the door, but to permit no one to return that way. Many Beautiful Flowers. The morning was spent in viewing the body and arranging the details of the removal to Opelika. The beaAti- ful flowers, tokens of esteem sent by organizations. firms and individuals were profuse and attracted much atten- tion. There were designs in all con- ceivable sorts and characters. among which were those from Governor and Mrs. w. D. .Jelks, members of the Railroad Commission, Justices of tho Supreme Court, members of the Con- vict Board, all the State officers and departments. None of them failed to show this mark of esteem, regret and deepest sympathy in the death of the illustrious chieftain. The members of the Constitutional Convention were also in the throng which viewed the body, and they were full of sorrow.. When the convention was called to or- der at noon, an immediately adjourn ment was taken to give time for the removal of the remains from the build ing.
 About noon the hustle began and ac- tive preparations were making for the procession to move. The military was formed on each side of Dexter Ayeune from the front steps of the Capitol, and thousands of people were ranged along the sidewalks on either side of the street from the Capitol to Court Square.
 At o'clock the procession was form- ed in the Supreme Court, room and the body was borne away by the members of the stan of the former Governor. They were followed by State officers, Confederate veterans and the general public. It was a most solemn and im- pressive scene as the cortege moved out of the Capitol bearing the body of the beloved and honored man who had passed tke portals of the old building for the last time.
 The Procession Moves.
 The procession had been already formed and as soon as the body was placed In the hearse it moved off pre- ceded by a brass band and the honor ary and active pall-bearers followed by the Montgomery battalion composed of the local companies, the Blues, the Greys. the Artillery and the Cavalry. The representatives of the city govern ment headed by Mayor E. B. Joseph. were also in the procession. Just be- hind them the representatives of Camp Lomax Confederate Veterans, com manded by Commander J. B. Fuller.
 The members of the Governors staff, who were the pall-bearers walked be- side the hearse Then came the repre- sentatives of his former home, Opelika, who had come to do honor to their former friend and townsman and their Governor. A wagon completely filled with flowers, was a,sa in the process sion.
 The carriages were filled with State officials, delegates to the Constitution al Convention and other citizens. It was a long procession. reaching for al- most half a mile. Thus the remains were borne to the depot where they were placed aboard the train and con- veyed to the Governors old home in Opelika.
 One of the handsomest and most mo- ticeable among the many floral offer lngs sent to the Capitol yesterday to place upon the casket of the Governor, was a magnificent wreath from the Se- cession Capital Chapter. U. D. c. It was of large size, composed of pure white sweetpeas. with a bunch of crim- son massed at the base. indicating Con- federate colors The White House As- sociation also sent a beautiful design of grand duke jessamine and white olean~ der.