Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-05
PAGEANT SOLEMN
AND IMPOSING
In Great swerving Streams People
Tramped Out to the Historic
City of the Dead.
(special to The Daily press.)


RICHMOND, VA. May 4-'rhe fiji.
neral ccrtege was perhaps the most
solemn AMI imposing pageant Rich
niond ever has witnessed.
In great. swerving streams two lines
of people tramped The sidewalks of
Grace and Franklin streets. following
The belly OF the grea. Southern cavalry
lea'lcr and of his riderlcss stceG In
It's trapninSs of mourning. Such n pub
lie tribute has never been made 10 tho
mrmory of mortal In This part of The
world
lieiore the doors Ct ST, ,Paul's were
opened the thrOng about the historic
ed'!lco had assumed enormous proper
lions. Chief OF Police Werner with
Captain Whitlock, SCI geants Kerse
and Bailey and sound OF fourteen
men prevented rush for the church.
Splendid order prevailed during the
entire time and not All arrest was nc.
essary. Tho people CT the city ami tic
hundreds from other parts of the State
were there to pay tribute 10 another
Lee gone before to pay it with their
presence III silent and respectful at
lltlltle
First to Gain Admittance.
a little 3warm of women and chill.
hrcn were The FIRST to gain admittancn
to the galleries. They had stood pa
tiently at the gates for hours and they
sighed with relief rs they left The hot
sidewalks md entered tho cool anil
fragrant atmosphere of the church. Ely
patches the crowd was allowed 10 cl,.
ter and fill the church save for The
seats reserved for the family and the
honorary pallbearcrs and old friends
Of Tho dead general. Then the gates
were closed AMI there was no crowding
OF aslcs and passage ways.
STILL Tho crowd was so dense tha;,
II was impossible to get The carriage
10 the front gates of the church They
were stopped on the Ninth street cor
ner AMI the occupants escorted by
mshers between walls of humanity.
And still the people flocked to the
neiShhorhood OF the church. Capitol
square was crowded and from Frank.
ling To Broad streets between Ninth
and Seventh streets men, women and
children white and black, stood pa-
tienilv 10 uncover at the solemn mo-
mcnt when the colin would be started
from the sanctuary 10 the grave.
Col. Stern Chief of fishers.
Colonel 10 Ian Stern, CHIEF of Tho
ushers. found splendid response to his
directions from the gentlemen assist.
ing him. lie was in full uniform, ms
was also Colonel T.. Randolph VIII
Hams of the governors staff. one OF
his aides. The glitter of braid and the
cnlor of the uniforms of these officers,
the flashing Of the steel sabres as the
HowitZcr guards of honor saluted them
III passing. the soft touches of gray
MS the old warriors hobbled on broken
limb or in their age irflrmiticS to The
galleries. the red of the artillery uni
forms and the great white s!lak0s. oil
gave picture that was made solemn
at once by the breathing of the floral
tributes suggesting the ultimate end of
all human glory and of the crepe that
crept into the scene with the war han.
ners and the colors of battle.
The honorary pallbearers from the.
city government came first to tile
church. Following them came tho
delegations from the Confederate
camps and then the stalwart form Of
General Hayes, the old conrad, I'll
IliContinued OH fourth naeal 4.