The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
HONOR TO GORDON
,.rn BY TENS OF THOUSANDS
wa OF PEOPLE.
GEORGIA AND ALL THE SOUTH
urn THE LOSS OF THE
NV Great sOLDIER-CITIZEN.


n,..inruished Men in the Hall of
.utatives - Religious SerV-
IN Church-Great Procession
r.,,owed the Remains.
..anta. Ian. 14.-This has been
% mourning in Georgia, ana
O'' the South other states have
'"...d in having tributes of respect and
- "a the memory of Lieut.. Gen.
NV -Yhn r. Gordon. whose mortal re-
.,ne we're laid in their final resting
place. ,.,.,os A,,si
hos been laid aside. and tens of
.sonsands have gathered in memorial
'.o,ings in honor of the man who was
INA oe much for his personal worth
-. his record in public life. An
.rod leader in the Civil War, twice
Governor of Georgia, three times rep
r.s.rting the state in the United states
s.note and since the war leading the
..-rcgIa back to prosperity, his MEM
is rovered as that of no other in
~ ,be South within the last decade.
rov men have been borne to their
,..t resting place amid such surround
;n,s and with such concourse from
law. rank as was the body of Gen
c.rdon in Atlanta to-day. The body
had laid in state in the rotunda OF the
c,o+o Canitol from early Wednesday
corning fill the hour of the final serv-
,oos at noon to-day. During those
h,rrs IN 200 veterans and citizens gazed
-, tho features that were familiar to
so many.
The men. women and children of
both races have joined in the tribute
If resnect. and the demise of the Con-
Tolerate leader has been the occasion
~ Gathering more old soldiers from
every mart of the South than have been
seer at any but the annual meetings
If the United Confederate Veterans.
of which Gen. Gordon was the first
and only commander since it's organ
ization. thirteen years ago.
Guns Doomed Their sorrow
Everywhere have been seen the signs
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of ruournIns. ON all public buildings
flags have flown at half mast; from
o'clock this morning until o'clock
this afternoon, guns have been fired at
haf-hour intervals, making seventeen
guns, the lieutenant generals salute;
during the hours of the funeral bust
ness generally was suspended, and dur
ing the day bells on the city buildings
and the churches were tolled at min
ute intervals The streets were throng-
ed with citizens and visitors from a
dozen states.
The first exercises were held in the
Hall of Representatives at 10 o'clock,
over which Gov. J. NJ. Terrell, of
Georgia, presided. The great hall was
crowded to its limit, and in the au-
dience and on the speakers stand were
many of the leading men from all
parts of the South. Addresses were
made during the two hours by Gov
Terrell, Gen. Stephen D. Lee, who sue
ceeds Gen. Gordon as commander-in-
chef of the United Confederate Vet
0Clls OlCiilChI ~ AANclASy NOhA-
mander of the Department of Tonnes
see of the same organization; Judge
lhomas G. Jones. of Alabama, who was
member of Gen. Gordon's staff in
me Civil War; Gov. d. C. Hayward. of
south Carolina; Chaplain John William
Jones, of the Confederate Veterans;
ueh' Bennett H. Young, of Kentucky;
Sonh Temple Graves, of Atlanta; Gov.
W. s. Jennings, of Florida, and AL
oet H. Cox, of Atlanta. The burden
Of these addresses was the worth of
Ven' Gordon as private citizen and
as leader in civil life and in public
sndeavor.
Services I'm the Churches.
AT the conclusion of these exercises.
ue body was taken from the Capitol
Inc Central Presbyterian Church,
'.'osS the street from the Capitol,
sNere the religious ceremonies of the
uay We're held. The capacity of the
'Aulcn' 1,500, necessarily limited the
N''endance, and after the family the
'a' friends and the noted visitors
nO'n other states had been admitted,
~ remaining space, by request of
sAS Gordon, was given to veterans,
aau The doors were closed and guard
=" by the police.
me casket was laid on a bier COW
Nv with a profusion of flowers sent
0'" all parts of the South. Among
AVSe contributions was a magnificent
"'eath ordered by the ex-Confederate
'''Hoers of the present Congress.
a uouole quarette sang Lead, Kind
N'ght'" Just as l Am" and other
q ecuons that were favorites with
ssn' Gordon. The services were con-
N''eu by Rev. Orme Finn; prayer
"as offered by Rev. w. j. Trobridge
D 'O pref addresses were delivered by !
~ nv Charles r. Nisbet and Rev.
.4e'on Rice, pastor of the church. The
'e personal character of these serv-
- which were attended largely by
use who had had personal acquaint-
n.y.. ee with the dead General. were pa
IL. 'c IN the extreme. The benedic-
Ioro. Was pronounced by Chaplain
cen,S. and the procession to lakewood
e.ery was begun.
recession Was Imposing.
njii,s order of the procession included |
s9es iry and civic organizations. be-
bn, hundreds of private citizens The |
Of lhe was headed by a detachment |
bv n~ouhted police, which was followed !
h.. unlerous other bodies. These were |
Sv,
S@'eenth United States Infantry |