Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-05
making them solid and free

Brlckayers were engaged in lining
tho grave with brick. That would
hardly soon TO he necessary. how
oyer. for the grave is cut into sand
stone formation which developed about
nnr.tIiird the depth of th.. opening.
The stone formation slopes TO the
river and the cutting waY done with
from tho grave has been taken away.
Cemetery Never Looked Prett;er.
prettier than il did today. The grass
was soft. green anI l,lxuriant The
hedges anil plots had been carefully
tended and thousands of flowers AMI
plants were blooming in all dIrectlons.
The wind from the south was tanning
the hOughs ana birds were singing ara
hitting from tree to trec.
AT the gate at noon n squad of six.
teen policemen had hern stationed 70
keep order and to keep the crowds
from colleo tin. at the gates.
On conclua:un of tho services at The
church tho lire IF march was taken up
Sor the cemetery. The escort included
the Seventeen and Scvcnty-flrst regi-
mhnts of Virginia volunteer infantry
aud provisional regiment of unat-
tachcd infantry companies: the Rich
mend l.ieh: Infantry Rues battalion:
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues; the
Richmond IiowitZcrs, tho cadets CT the
Fork Union Academy. Virginia; Lee
and Picket camps, Confederate veter-
ans. of Richmond; a. p. Hill camp. Of
Petersburg; Bowie Strange camp. of
Charlottesville. Of which General Lee
was II member and representatives
from aln:ost every other camp in Vir.
sinia: the Association of Veteran Cav
airy of the Army Of Northern Virginia;
the SoiM IF Confederate Veterans;
Ladies' Memorial organizations;
Daughters Of tho Confedcracy; aged
AMI inlirm veterans from. the Confed.
crate Soldiers Home in wagonette;
representatives of the federal, State
and city governments and of the
jamestown Exposition Company. and
distinguished persons from without tho
commonwealth.
Thirty-three Companies In Line
There were thirty-three military
companies In line and the procession
was mere than mile long. taking
about thiity-five minutes to pass
given point. The cariiages In line
wore driven two abreast and the mill
lary marching in double rank com.
oany front.
AT .he head of the escort rode en-
Coy. Charles O'Ferrell as marshall.
with his aides and conspicuous in the
prccecGion were Governor Warfcll. OF
Ma:ylcr! and the attorney general OF
his State; the two United States sen
ainrs from Virginia. riding side by side
III Il carriage; General j. W. Hayes
Major II. t.. l.. Michic. and Col. .I.iC.
Dempsey. u. 5. A.. in full dress mi,
'orm, and Lieutenant Governor vii.
lard. representing Governor Montague,
who was prevented by Illness from be.
ing present.
Al the cemetery the commital ser.
vice was real by Bishop Randolph.
The hody was lowered into the grave.
| three Infantry volleys were fred. taps
were sounded and salute of seven
teen guns was fired by the Richmond
llowilzers from naighboring height
overlooking tic historic James river.
( Place of Burial.
The family and the rest of tho i'm
mr:ia.e furcral party then turned
from the place of intcrmcnt n bcauti.
ful spn. in one of the most beautiful
cemeteries. most of the military the
"ctnrans and The memorial organiza-
tons took up the return march for
the city and tho grave was left in the
care of the Richmond Blues, who will
guard il continuously for twenty-four
hours.
Thousands fingered in the cemetery.
however. and thronged about the Lee
plot. anxious to see the rarely heauti-
| FIJI floral tributes laid upon the newly.
made grave. but also ms If loath to
! leave the last resting place of one
WHO has been so universally loved in
| Virginia.