The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-01
FOR HISTORIC DEAD
SARCOPHAGI OVER TOMBS OF
GEMS. DARTOw AND M'LAws
WILL BE DEDICATED TO-DAY.
DECORATED WITH FLAGS AND
FLOWERS BY THE U. ID. C.

No Formal Ceremony VIII Mark the
Dedication which VIII Take Place
Mt O'cIOck-Ladies Will Go to
Cemetery and Cover the sarcOp-
haGi with Floral Offerings and
Laurel wreaths-The Committees
Who Have Dedication in Charge.
Flags Will Indicate Their Direc-
tfOn From the Roadway-DecOr-
atiOns to Remain on the MOnu-
ments Tomorrow.
This afternoon at o'clock the dedi-
cation of the sarcophagi of Gems. Bar
tow and McLaws will take place in
Laurel Grove Cemetery. The hand
some monuments which mark the spot
where the two heroes are buried have
been placed in position, and at o'clock
the committee of ladies representing
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will drape them and place the
floral tributes.
No ceremony will mark the dedica-
ton, the committee representing the
Confederate associations having decid-
that the dedication would be more i'm
pressive without any. The sarcophagi
will be draped in flags, each one bear
ing the battle flag and the national
flag of the Confederate States. At
the base of each will be placed the va
rious floral offerings and laurel
wreaths, the wreaths being those
ioIo
eracy have been accustomed to place
on the last resting place of departed
Confederate soldiers.
Tributes of Flowers.
Besides the wreaths. the other floral
tributes will be presented by four of
the leading florists of the city. On the
McLaws sarcophagus will be tribute
from the family of the great general,
while similar tribute will be placed
upon the Barlow sarcophagus by the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry, of which
command Gen. Barlow was, at the out
break of the war, the captain. This
offering will be a monogram design of
the letters, o. L. 1.
1t was thought best to place these
tributes at the base of the sarcophagi,
so that the handsomely sculptured
sword and wreath which surmount
them will not be hidden from view.
The lots have been placed in perfect
condition. so that the handsome mon
uments will be seen to best advantage.
The direction of the tombs from the
roadway will be indicated by Confed-
crate flags, placed at each of the paths
leading to them.
BY Confederate Societies.
Both sarcophagi were erected by the
several Confederate societies in Savan-
nah-the McLaws Camp and the Con-
federate Veterans Association, the
Sons and the Daughters of the Revolu-
tion-and by the citizens of Savannah,
a special contribution being received
from the Oglethorpe Light Infantry
for the Barlow sarcophagus.
The pleasant duty of draping and
placing wreaths and floral offerings on
the graves was assigned to the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy by the COM
mittee in charge of the work. The
ladies comprising this committee of the
United Daughters is composed of the
following ladies: Mrs. H. S. Dreese,
acting president; Mrs. w. E. Dupont,
recording secretary; Miss Camilla
Usina, historian; Mrs. F. D. Bloodworth,
Miss Julia Ward, Mrs. Kate Krenson,
Miss Rebecka DUPONT, chairman Me-
mortal Committee: Miss Louise Du-
Pont. Miss Lillian Strickland, Miss
Jackson.
The Committee.
The committee in charge of the
work. to whose efforts is due in large
measure the successful conclusion of
the undertaking, is composed Of Messrs,
ID. G. Purse. ]. Fl. Estill, John R. Dill
lon 6. i. Chestnut and H. A Crane.
These gentlemen will be present to-
morrow at the dedication. 1t is also ex-
pected that the members of the Con-
federate Associations and of the OgIe-
thorpe Light Infantry will attend in
large numbers.
A description oe the two handsome
sarcophagi for the tombs of the historic
dead has already appeared In the
Morning News. They are situate to the
right of the roadway on the north side
of the hollow in Laurel Grove, the dis
lance between the two being not moro
than seventyfve yards, each being in
plain view of the other. With the ex-
ception of the dissimilarity in the in
scriptions, the sarcophagi are identical.
Near Entrance to Cemetery.
The McLaws sarcophagus is the first
after entering the cemetery. They are
six feet and a half in length at the
base, three and half feet in hight and
three feet in width of solid granite.
The only ornament is the sheathed
sword and laurel wreath which is
sculptured, in alto relieve, on the top.
1t is thought that there will be
large gathering at the cemetery this
afternoon to witness the dedication
The sarcophagi are works of art and
it is worth a visit to Laurel Grove to
view them. The flags and flowers will
remain on, the graves tomorrow. and
those who are not able to attend the
dedication this afternoon can see them
then.