The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-14
EXPERIMENT OCCURS TODAY
Public Ceremonies to Be Held
 in Georgia's Capitol.
Generals Lee and Evans, Governor Heyward, Judge Jones and Other Prominent Men to
 Pay Loving Tribute.

Atlanta, Jan. I3.-6ankeo III mdoSco oi flowers. the offerings of loving friends. and covered with the Confederate flag. the body of General John B. Gordon lay In State from early this morning till a late hour tonight in the Capitol of the State he loved.
 Through the long hours intending lines of veterans, citizens, men, women and even children trooped past the casket, catching feeting glimpse of the dead commander. If one would know the love and veneration and grief of Georgia's ctt- lzens he had but to watch these people Sad faces were wet with tears; old men who remembered the towering form in the prime of manhood or who followed General Gordon on the field of battle grasped hands in silent sympathy. for words were powerless to express the feel ing of loss that pervades the South to- night.
 Stationed as guard of honor about the remains of the body, details from the State militia stood immovable. and yet the discipline of the soldier did not pre- vent these stern men involuntarily from brushing aside unbidden tears as they witnessed some of the expressions of grief.
 Body Reaches Atlanta.
 The body arrived at Atlanta just before o'clock this morning from Miami, where his last struggle ended Saturday night. At the State line of Georgia 1t was re- ceived from the hands of F1orida's citi- zens and soldiers by an escort from the friends in his own State. At the station 1t was received by a military escort and despite the cold of Georgia winter day and the unusual hour, hundreds had gath cred to receive the remains The body was taken at once to the rotunda of the State Capitol where place of honor had been provided. Nearby the picture of the dead general, placed on the walls ot the Capitol when he was Governor of the State, looked down from its drapiHg. of black. Quickly the guard was stationed and ey&n at this early hour when these RrfAngementA had been cornpleted, began tila proeessIeh which hns heen anEresEen for hfteen hours. ss .ss,f The remains will He in state untll noon tomorrow when they viii be taken across thd street to the Central Presbyterian Church and there will be held the last ritea of the church. The procession will be formed during these services and when they shall be. concluded the march will be taken to Oakland cemetery. There the body will be laid to rest near the spot where are buried the Georgia dead who fell in the war between the States.
 An Imposing Pageant.
 This procession will be one of the most imposing pagents ever seen in the South. It will have placed a battalion of the l6th Infantry, U. S.. A., headed by Colonel Butler D. Price and his stan beside a large number of military bodies from this and neighboring States which have ar- rived or will be here early in the morn ing. Many organizations of Confederate Veterans. Sons of Veterans and business bodies will be in line besides thousands of private citizens. These with others who will gather to witness the procession will number literally thousands and pos Bibly tens of thousands.
 Pubic exercises will be held in the Hall of Representatives at 10 o'clock, over which Governor Terrell will preside. Brief addresses will be made by men prominent In the Southern States. Among those who will speak will be General Stephen D. Lee, commander of the United Confed- erateVeterans, succeeding General Gordon; General Clement A. Evans of Georgia, Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States Court of Alabama. Governor Hey ward of South Carolina; Governor Jen- nings of Florida, Judge George Christian of Virginia. General Bennett Young of Kentucky, Colonel Albert Cox and John Temple Graves of Atlanta.
 From Elihu Root. Secretary of War. came the following message today re- garding the death of General Gordon:
 Washington. Jan. B.
 Georgia and the country may well mourn the loss of a noble gentleman and most useful citizen.
 Elihu Root.