Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17

been one Of the wardors Of Prest Davis
at Fortress Monroe and that he had cut
button from the coat which Mr.. Davis
wore while In his charge. The guide was
able to show him the coat, and the but
ton which the northerner said he had
taken was found to be missing. The SEN
tlnel who relieved him the northerner
said, had coveted Mr., Davis meerschaum
pipe, but, knowing the president to be
an lnNeterato smoker, he had spared H.
There was no pipe Of the former presi-
dent on exhibition, but search through
forgotten drawers revealed the pipe
stained halt an inch down the bowl by
constant use showing what a consola-
ton II had been to the president In his
captivity Another visitor not long ago
was relating an Incident In which he, a
southern soldier had Unexpectedly en-
countercd an armed northcrncr who
had refused 10 shoot at him. AS he
was asserting that he would know the
man II he should see him again a man
came forward, saving that he was that
Federal soldier Tho southcrneH recog-
nized him, and the two went off arm In
arm To examine the building
The museum building is of Interest
In itself apart from us Ciyl war hlsto-
rN Erected by Dr. John Brocken-
brough In the early days Of Richmond,
situated I'm what was then the fashion
the city homes Of Virginia gentlemen
, IN the latter half Of the eighteenth CEN
fury 1t was sold by DR. BroCken-
hrough To- James M0rson and by him to
his cousin, James Seldom. later Jeffer-
son Davis secretary Of war. The city
purchased II from Soddon and made It
the executive mansion If the Confeder-
acy. For number Of years following the
war when Richmond was under martial
| law, II WAS used az headquarters by GEN
a. aI 'yat4 a..
vacated by him 1t became a public school
| Several of the southern states have
| rooms In which they exhibit their par
| ucular relies. In the Missouri room
| which used to be President Davis pri-
| Natr reception room, Is an elaborate col
| lection of the former presidents personal
| effects including wearing apparel HTS
| cane and Bible and similar possessions. A
! calico dress belonging to Mrs. Davis
] which cost 81 900 illustrates the Inflated
! prices Of war times. In a case near ID is
a tiny Jacket Of her son Bllly. one uf the
| two children born to her In the White
| House
The contents Of the Virginia room, for
| mcrly used as a dinngro0m, cover 20
| pages OF the printed catalogue A few OF
It's miscellanies are the table on which
| the ordinance " secession was signed,
| John Browns pike aui a portrait of Ed
! mund Runn, who fired the FIRST gun I'm
| the assault on Fort sumter Souvenirs OF
| Lee, Jackson and Stuart are preserved In
! separate eases, the coat which Ice wore
| at AppomattoN. his camp chest and sad
| dlccloth and "a lock Of his hair, the Con
/ iedetate Tag which was wrapped ab0u
Jackson's casket q handkerchief staiue,
with his blood and the gold spurs given {,
him by the ladies of Baltimore am os
trich plume worn by Stuart at Gettys
burg, his hattlc nag saddle and CANT
equipments being among them
The salient features NJ the kentuck,
. room are painting Of General John a.
BRECKENRIDGE and mcmentos of General J
H. Morgan one OF them the rope mad,
Of hoduckIng by which he ESCAPED from
the ohio state pCnitenuary
/ In the Arkansas room are silver spur,
worn boy General Albert sidney John
ston at the time of his death and IN,
lag carried throughout the war bv th,
Ninth Arkansas infantry
The most beautiful relic IN the Who'll,
building Is the sword costing 5000 In
gold presented to General Sterling Pric.
by The women ~ New Orleans. a MORTON
Of a flag carried by his division. donate
by Mrs Lctltla Tyler Sample. d1uphte
Of President Tyler. Is another souvenir
Of this distinguished officer