The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
BANKED IN FLOWERS
,,r BODY of GORDON is LYING
IN STATE.
ny THOUSANDS 1T is VIEWED.
ooxrISUoUs LINE FILED PAST THE
'''' GUARDED BIER.

xo4ine Scenes Presehteu
cosl,ct Lay in the state Cap
- Many Eyes Were Wet with
-EuueraI Exercises Are to
uoYd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the
C.oitoI and in the Presbyterian
o,.ob-TO Be a Great Pageant
..1orta Ga, Jan. 13.-Banked In
...sas Of flowers, the offerings of low
,ng friends, and covered with the Con-
I.derate flag, the body of Gen. John
- Gordon lay in state from early this
,oroing till a late hour tonight IN
49, canitol of the state he loved.
-r,,roueh the long hours unending
lines of veterans, citizens, men, women
~ children trooped past the casket'
itching a fleeting glimpse of the dead
l,r,onder. If one would know the
END generation and grief of Geor-
eia's citizens, he had but to watcn
.bese people. Sad faces were wet with
.uors old men who remembered the
towering form in the prime of man
,ood or who followed Gen. Gordon on
.ha field of battle, grasped hands in
silent sympathy, for words were pow
erIass to express the feeling of loss
that nervades the South tonight.
Stationed as a guard of honor about
tbe remains of the body details from
tho state militia stood immovable, and
vet the discipline of the soldier did
NOT prevent these stern men involun-
+arily from brushing aside unoldden
tears as they witnessed some OF the eX-
pressions of grief.
Placed in the Capitol.
The bodv arrived at Atlanta just be-
fore Z o'clock this morning from Miami,
where his last struggle ended Satur-
dav night. At the state line of Geor-
ola II was received from the hands of
Floridas citizens and soldiers by an
escort from friends in his own state. AT
the station here it was received by
military escort, and despite the cold
and the early 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 of the Capitol when
he was Governor of the state, looked
down from its draping of black. Quick
~ the guard was stationed and, even
at the early hour when these arrange
ments had been completed, the process
oh foy Hf-
teen hours. began.
The remains will lie in state until
noon tomorrow. when they viii be
taken across the street to the Central
Presbyterian Church. where the last
rites of the church will be held. The
procession will be formed during these
services, and when they are concluded,
the march will be taken to Oakland
Cemetery. There the body will be laid
to rest near the spot where are buried
some of Georgia's dead who fell in the
war between the states.
An Imposing Pageant.
This procession will be one Of the
most imposing pageants ever see in
tut DOuln. III IL VIII Ue d DdlldlIOl
of the Sixteenth Infantry u. S. A,
headed by Col Butler d. Price and
his staff, besides a large number of
military bodies fNpm this and neigh
boring states, which have arrived or
will be here early in the morning. Many
organizations of Confederate Veterans,
Sons Of Veterans and business bodies
will be in line, besides thousands of
private citizens. These, with those who
will gather to witness the procession,
will number literally thousands, and
possibly tens of thousands.
Public exercises will be held in the
Hall Of Representatives at 10 o'clock,
over which Gov. Terrell will preside.
Brief addresses will be made by men
prominent in the Southern States.
Among those who will speak will be
Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commander of
the United Confederate Veterans, sue
ceeding Gen. Gordon; Gen. Clement a.
Evans, of Georgia; Judge Thomas
T. Jones, of the United States
Court of Alabama; Gov. Hayward, of
south Carolina; Gov. Jennings, Of
Florida Judge George Christian, Of
virginia.; Gen. Bennett Young. of Ken
lucky; Col. Albert Cox and John
temple Graves, of Atlanta.