The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-24
THRILLING MEMORY
OF THE DAYS OF OLD
New Orleans Quivered With
Passionate Joy.
TWAS THOSE OLD HEROES
Twas The Sight Of the Southern Cross That
FIoaied Dtfiintly Over Many Bloody
Field, The Tramp Of the Boys
(By the Associated Press.)

| New Orleans, La May 22-To New Or
leans was revealed this day what no man
has seen for two score years and more
For a few brief hours she had close to
her heart the incarnate spirit of the Con-
federacy and for her it lived and breathed
again. Always hers to love, it was today
to have and hers to hold. Once more she
pressed to her lips the white starred cross
of blue on the crimson field and flung it
loose to the wind that loved it well, the
symbol of the cause for which the heroes
fought and by whose blood it was purged
and sanctified
1t was a revelation in passionate patriot
ism and to the old soldiers of the South
an offering of affection that was closely
akin to worship.
The hour set for the great parade was
8 o'clock Just at o'clock there came
from the eastern end of the thoroughfare
bugle's shrill notes 1t was the call of
forward march," and as it had been
obeyed on many bloody field, so was it an
swered now. There was a surge of the
ranks a cry of delight from the throng, a
ranks the men of the South came along
Up st. Charles street the column turned,
passing under the eyes of General Gordon,
too i'll to take part in the parade and
marched away to the Lee monument.
around one-haf to which it circled and
passed on south along st. Charles Avenue
to Felicity street, where the countermarch
was begun on st. Charles Avenue. The
Lee monument was passed again on the
opposite side and then the way was down
Camp street to Canal. where the parade
disbanded
| 1t was day Of tropical temperature,
fact which kept number of the vet
Grams from the ranks, but it was a won
derful parade, capably handled and in
/ spring 70 look upon. AT the head of
the column came General j. b. Levert, of
| New Orleans. the chief marshal, with his
| numerous staff.
The scarlet uniforms Of the Memphis
bugle corps We're seen ahead of Company
A, the Confederate veterans of Memphis.
! whose splendid marching induced great
applause.
! Behind Company A, came a beautifully
/ decorated float, upon which were seated
/ the sixteen heralds of the reunion, Miss
Eunice Niche, of Virginia. Miss Willie
Henry, of Louisiana, for Maryland; Miss
Julia Alexander, of North Carolina Miss
NJ. E. Watrous of South Carolina; Miss
Elise Vance. of Tennessee; Miss Frances
Moldrim, of Georgia; Miss Willie Harol-
son, of Alabama; Miss Ethel Sylvey, of
Mississippi Miss Elliott Todhunter, OF
Missouri; Miss Elizabeth Fleming, Of
Florida; Miss Estelle Cartwright, of
Texas: Miss Bessie Rogers, of Arkansas;
Miss Madaline Bridgeford, Ky; Miss Bees
| sic Lewis, of louisiana; Miss Bennett
| Coleman, of Indian Territory. The young
| ladies, all in white presented beautiful
! picture surrounded by the gay decora-
| lions of their float, and no feature of
/ the parade with the one exception of the
old soldiers. brought forth so much ap
| plause.
| Following the young ladies were car
riages in which rode ladies, whose hus
bands had rendered distinguished ser
vices to the Confederacy. They were Mrs
| Stonewall Jackson, Mrs e. Kirby Smith
Mrs. Braxton Bragg, Mrs. Thomas j.
Semmes. and Mrs John H. Reagan, Judge
Reagan was in one of the carriages with
! two of the ladies. After these had rolled
away with the cheers following after,
came the parade itself, the veteran sol
| diers of the Confederacy.
At the head of the Veterans rode Gen
eral c. T. Walker, commanding the De-
partment OF the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia and the division of his department
marched in the following order:
South Carolina, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
/ General S. D. Lee of the Army of the
Tennessee Department, rode with his staff
behind a carriage containing Mayor
Capdeveille, General A. p. Stewart and
General Joseph Wheeler. Following Cen
eral Lee were the divisions of his depart
ment, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky.
| General Cabell, OF the Trans Mississippi
| Department. headed the last division of
the old soldiers, and with him were the
men of Texas, Indian Territory, Arkansas
and Oklahoma.
With each department was carriage
containing the sponsor and her maids o.
honor
The Sons of Veterans were strongly rep
resented. and the parade was closed by
! long line of carriages containing the
4 ladies of various memorial and patriotic
societies.
About ten thousand men were in line,
! and it was just four hours from the start
on canal street until the column dis
banded.
General Gordon's condition is not serl-
Gus, but it was deemed unwise for him TO
ride in the hot sun today. He believes
that a short rest at home win soon re.
store his health.