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T1IE HONORED REMAINS OF HEN RY W. GRADY LAID AWAY. Scenes and Incidents of a Two Days Visit to the Cate City.* Atlanta, Dec. 26.—[Special.]—With the setting of Wednesday’s sun the ■brightest hopes and ambitions, the greatest pride and the most exalted as pirations of Georgia, were put away from mankind, when the body of Henry Grady was laid to rest. That day was saddest that Atlanta and .Georgia has ever known and in common tears the people of North and South mourned the departed champion. To-day has been hardly less sad in the Gate City. ’Tis true there have been none of the harrowing scenes of the funeral or the grave, nut to day the people have begun to realize and to ap preciate their loss. The memorial syeeches made at the opera house serv ed to loosen once more the fountain of tears and to melt a new into; sorrow the hearts of Georgia’s citizens. Throughout Atlanta there is a coiiscious sense of vacuity, l'herej is an insatia- hli feeling of something or someone missing. Tuis sensation it will take years to efface. Atlanta has lost her in trepid leader and—sad it is—there is no no one to take his place. Georgia lias lost t her peerless champion, ar.d “in all the camps in Israel there is not anoth er Daves .to he found.” Wednesday morning by the eirly Northeastern a large party of 'Atheni ans left for Atlanta to attend the funerr al of the Classic City’s greatest son. Among them were: Sylvaniis Morris, R. K Reaves, D. P. Haselton, W. J; Morton, Geo. H. Palmer, C. 1>. Mclvie, J. A. Hunnicutt, II. C. White, J. H. xtucker, Judge Nicholson, W. C. Ash, E. S. Edge, W. S. Holman,E. R Hodg son, Wins. Rutherford, C. D. Vincent, J.|A. Pitner, T. L.JGantt.T. Rrm Craw. ferd,T. R. R. Cobb,Hiram II. Crawford, W. C. Orr, W. A. McDowell, Henry Bnesse and W. H. Pope. As usual the connections at Lula were not very prompt and consequently the special train having these visitors on their mournful mission did not reach Atlanta until about an honr after{suhedule[time. Upon arrival in Atlanta, the party re paired as a body to the Kimball House. After depositing their baggage there, they left for the First Methodist church, where the body lay in state, In order to look once again INTO THB FACE of him whom they all loved so well. The body rented in a handsomejmetallic casket, covered with Sowers. It lay in front of the altar of the church, which was beautiful in the lavish wcialth of flowers which had been sert by loving friends and admirers of Mr. Grady. Among tiie floral offerings was one from the Chi Phi fraternity, of which Mr. Grady was a greatly honored and beloved member. This was made of violets, rose-buds and white immortelles in the shape of a Chi Phi badge. It was about three feet in diameter, and was one of the moat beautiful seen at the funeral. Another was a magnificent floral piece from the employes of the Constitution. This.’occupied a conspicuous position at the head of the bier. Besides these two there were numberless others from all parts of the country, and the altar was a perfect bower of floral beauty. While the body lay in state at tbe church it was in the care of a guard of honor con sisting of the active members of the Chi Pm chapter at the University, member of the chapter stood guard at each end of the casket, and at the en trance door and the door of exit. As the party arrived at the church they passed through on either side of the coffin and look down with tear-be dimmed eyes upon the cold face of tbe South’s greatest son. Those familiar features were greatly changed by death. Tbe lustre of the flashing eyes which were so peculiarly characteristic of Henry Grady was absent: the sunken cheeks told the story of the cruel and wasting disease, and many who looked in sorrow upon the dear face, were beard to exclaim in gsubdued tones: “That cannot he Henry Grady I so changed, so sadly changed.” The funeral exercises began at 2 o’clock. They consisted of prayer, reading of passages from the scripture and songs. They were simple, beau tiful apd impressive. Revs. H. C. Morrison, J. W. Lee, E. H. Barnett, C. A. Evans, W. F. Glenn, I. S. Hopkins, conducted tbe services, and a ch composed of Atlanta's sweetest vo'i furnished the music. m The introductory prayer, by Rev. Dr. Morrison, was the moBb beautiful ever, beard by the Writer, and few were the eyes that were not flowing with tears at its conclusion. A more thoroughly awed and affected congregation never came together beneath Southern skies'. The, services -were concluded with a beautiful solo by Mrs. Annie Mays Dow, after which the procession was formed, and the cortege moved slowly to Oak land cemetery, where Dr. Morrison P ronounced the few last sad words. 'he' procession which followed the body to the grave, was the lar gest ever seen in Atlanta. Every vehicle of the city was brought into requisition and every class of her citi zens united in doing honor to the mem ory of the great dead. The shades of night found the solemn assemblage on the grassy slopes of Oakland cemetery. Then and not till then was the great sad truth realized by many. Henry Grady was dead! THE EXERCISKS TO-DAY. The exercises at the opera house this morning consisted of such a grand and eloquent collection of eulogiums as has never been known in the world’s histo ry since the heroes of Marathon were lamented. Tbe speakers were those who had won distinction in the art of oratory, second only to that achieved by Mr. Grady. The subject of elo quence was there, the opportunity and ability were present and never did tal ent and genius more eagerly or more ' successfully seize opportunity. The audience was a crowded one. The spa cious opera house was packed to the ceilings. In that throng Avere many who had come hundreds 'of miles to do honor to their friend. Among these were Walter B. Hill, of Macon, R. H. Johnson, of Griffin, Hamilton Yancey, of Rome, Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, and spores of others. On the stage sat the speakers, the pall-bearers, the honr crary -Acort and the members of the Chi Phi fraternity. The speakers were introduced by Mayor John T. Glenn, of Atlanta, and the services were begun with an eloquent and moving prayer by Gen. Clement A. Evans. The stage was banked withjniany of the beautiful floral offerings sent to the funeral yes terday, and the whole interior of the opera bouse was draped in tine deepest mourning. The first person introduced was Judge W. R. Hammond, of Atlanta, who read an eloquent and glowing tribute of love to Mr. Grady from the members of tbe Chi Phi fraternity. Mr. Grady loved nothing with which he ivas associated more than this, his college society, and he was in turn their pride and main stay. At half-past eleven o’clock the first speaker, Hon. Patrick Walsh, was in troduced. He discussed eloquently the relations which he held with Mr. Gra dy. He spoke of him as the brilliant journalist, the golden-hearted man. It was a touching tribute of friend to friend. The speeches of Hons. B. H. Hill and Julius L. Brown were both full of touching and interesting incidents as to the deceased. They received the closest attention of the vast audience. Col. Albert H. Cox was one of the most heartily received speakers of the day, and it is probable that his address and that of J udge Van Epps and Mr. John Temple Graves touched the hearts of the listeners with more force.than any others. Mr. Cox’s speech abound ed with beautiful words and touching tributes. His utterance that Henry Grady preferred “to roam the wide fields of literature than to pursue the narrow turnpike of his studios” de serves a place among classic-gems of expression. The oration of Judge Howard Van Epps moved the great throng to tears from beginning to end. . At the: conclusion of many of his well-rouuded sentences, so full of pa thos and feeling, sobs were to be heard all through the house, and handker chiefs involuntarily sought the eyes of their owners. It was a magnificent tribute to genius from genius, it was the ofieriug of companion and comrade to companion. No words were more heart-felt than those uttered by Prof. H. C. White. He spoke ..tearfully of the great love which he had borne for Mr. Grady, and of the fact that be was the dearest friend he Over had in life, save she who bore his name. Prof. White spoke with considerable difficulty owing to the fact that he was ill, and it was only the ‘eat love which he bore Mr. Grady iat caused him, in spite of his sorrow and sickness, te pay his last tribute to his departed friend. At the conclusion of his speech Prof. White was so ill that he had to be conveyed to his hotel. He is resting easier this afternoon but is still quite sick. The speeches of Hon. John Temple Graves and Gov. John B. Gordon con cluded the program. Mr. Graves was at his best. He had loved and admired Mr. Grady and never did the words flow from the lips of this young man eloquent with more force than this morning. Beauty, pathos and. grief all were mixed in the wonder ful utterances which electrified the breathless listeners. His speech was not long, but it was long enough to gain such an ovation for its maker as re minded one of the thunders of applause which used to greet the glowing words of him whom tney today honored. His reception amounted to an ovation and at the conclusion of his address there was a general rush on the stage to con gratulate him. Strong men embraced him and others grasped him repeatedly by the hand. Grief for Grady had at last found par tial utterance! As soon as Mr. Graves’ address was concluded, Mr. J. B. Smith who had a seat in the gallery arose and said: ‘‘Mr. chairman, if you will allow me to interrupt you I will say, we need not despair. In Grady we lost our cham pion, but if the speech I have just heard is any indication, I am sure his mantle will be worthily won by Mr. John Temple Graves.” Then the audience again applauded. In Introducing the next speaker, Gov. . Gordon, Mayor Glenn referred to Mr. Graves’ speech, saving it sounded like Mr. Grady. Gov. Gordon spoke with the elo quence so characteristic of him. He spoke of Mr. Grady oifly a short time ago as the dearest mend he had ever had and his words of burning thought showed the deep feeling by which they were inspired. Thus ended the memorial exercises in honor of Henry W. Grady. Truly it was a-grand tribute to a grand man. collected in front of the. opera house, Grady and Davis and Lincoln in Heaven eager to get seats that they might not which brought tears to every eye. He miss any of the words of praise for the closed with these words: “Oh, that he dead which would fall from the lips of who alonj knew how todescribe “aper- gifted speakers. j feet Christmas day,” could come back At 11 o’clock tbe services begun. | to his beloved Atlanta, and make it all The opera bouse was packed on every floor. *• V* On the stage sat the spff^grs, pall bearers and escort. r Heavy folds of black covered the hack of the stage and hung over evergreen plants and floral designs, which were used at the funeral yesterday. Black and white loops hung on each side of the stage and in front of the stage boxes. The galleries were draped with black loops and white streamers Tables covered with black held beau tiful floral designs. On one table was a monument of white flowers, and on another a coronet of white flowers. On eaeh side of the speaker’s stand were large pictures of Mr. Grady draped with crepe. Other pictures hi Mr. Grady were placed about on the JJ*ayor Glenn presided at the memorial services. There was an impressive prayer by Rev. Clement A. Evans, who was one of Mr. Grady’s most devoted.friends The speakers were then introduced by Mayor Glenn, HON. PATRICK WALSH. Hon. Patrick Walsh on being intro duced said, among other things, the following: He is dead, but his works will live af ter hiin. His natne is enshrined in the hearts of his grateful countrymen, who are saddened and bowed down with un speakable sorrow. If it be permitted to mortals who have put on immortality to look upon this world from their celestial home, the incense of praise which ascends from ohr stricken hearts, will be guile ful to the soul of Henry Grady. God'has set his seal upon bis silvery tongue, and no more forever will his eloquent voice, stimulating his country men to deeds of noble enterprise, be heard upon earth. May his golden soul rest in peace, is the prayer of one who admired and re spected him living, and who mourns and reveres him dead. THE FAMILY PROVIDED FOR, . It is well known that Mr; Grady was lavishly generous in all his connections, and.that he was the inspiration of every financial enterprise looking to the good of his people. This prodigal generos ity soon involved him in debt and at the time of his death his house and lot on Peachtree St., were mortgaged for $6,000. Yesterday,however, 10 of At lanta’s wealthiest men got together and subscribing $500 each they lifted the mortgage and presented Mrs. Grady with a deed to the home as a Christmas present, After Mr. Grady’s estate has been wound up, his family will have $50,000 over andjabOAe all. outstanding obligations this fact will received witl pleasure by all who knew and loved Mr. Grady, The Atlanta Constitution, in gratitude for the services of her illustri ous late editor, has handsomely pen sioned the mother of Mr. Grady for the rest of her life. As Mr. Grady’s sis ter has some property of her own, it will thus bo seen that the family is well prived for. Truly there is thus taken away from Georgia the privilege of pro viding for the loved ones of him who died in their service and who was loved by the South as never was man before. THE ATHENS PARTY RETURNS. A portion of the party that went ud yesterday to attend the funeral of Mr. Grady returned last niglit. The rest returned this afternoon, with the ex ception of Mr. T. R R. Cobb, who will linger in Atlanta for some day r s on a visit. Among those who accompanied the party back to Athens this afternoon was Judge Howard Van Epps, one_of tbe brilliant speakers of the day. will spend the holidays in the Cli City. He assic THE ELOQUENT SPEECHES. Touching memorial services were held at the opera house, this morning, in honor of the late'Heory W. Grady. ■ Long before the hour announced for ibe services to commence, a large crowd Speech of Hon. W. B. Hill. In beginning his speech, Mr. Walter B. Hill, of Macon, said: “A good ship speeding across the sea becomes at every moment the center of widening waves, which beast most strongly against its own throbbing sides and then expand until they break upon the further shore. So a great human heart sends out its { mlsations which throb most strongly n the Inner circle of home until they include with their generous sweep our fellow men of every race and clime. In that inner sphere it bears the charmed name of love, then widens into friend ship, then public spirit, then patriot ism, then philanthropy. When it rises in the incense of worship we call it once mors by the same sacred name which it bore at its fireside shrine.” Mr. Hill took up and discussed the life of Mr. Grady in the relations set forth above; what he was to his friends, to his city, to his State, to the South, and to the nation. In referring to him as a friend, Mr. Hill said love was the law of Henry Gra dy’s life, and the words of Carlisle about the gifted Edward Irving were appropriate in referring to him. “His was the bravest, freest, brotberliest hu man mind lever came in contact with.” As to-his public spirit Mr. Hill said he was the finest and most conspicuous type of that civic virtue which Ameri can citizenship has yet produced. Yes,” continued the speaker, “public spirit is tbe patriotism of peace.” What Mr. Grady was to the South, the speaker answered, in the words of the laureate of England, “The voice of any people is the sword, tliesword that guards them or the sword that beats them down.” To the nation, Mr. Hill said, Mr. Gra dy was the first who taught the rising generation of the South to link the name of Lincoln with that of Washing ton. In referring to the weapons with which Mr. Grady won his high achieve ments, the speaker said: “His genius had created a new art, a aew power, that might he called for want of better phrase the oratory of journalism, won derful as the: miracle of Angelus, in which Millet has painted sound. He nossessed the wonderful and it might be said the marvelous gift of putting words together in the printed column so that they stirred the luarts of men, as with the blast of a trumpet.” SPEECH OF JUDGE HOWARD VAN EPPS. Ladies and Gentlemen : The light ning brought this message to Atlanta: “Henry Grady spends Christmas in Heaven.” Who doubts it ? What creature whom Creator has loved enough to suffer him to hold a Christian’s faith will question that he is at this moment in company with tbe good, and great, and virtuous who have proceeded him. I looked upon his face, the pitifulness of death sealed upon it, and as I turned away with swimming eyes, I saSv hidden in a mass of flowers that loving hands had placed by his side, these words: O, stainless gentleman! True man, true hero, true philanthro pist! Thy name was “Great-Heart;” honor was thy shield, Thy golden motto: “Duty without fear!” And the fragrant breath around him seemed vocal with triumphant voices, singing, “Reward without stint!” In Athens, the home of his boyhood, a few months ago, he said, “I am going to Sunday-school. I'want to feel that. I am a boy again.” When seated there the children sang, “Shall we gather at the river,” and lie sank liis face in both his hands, and tears flooded through his fingers. O, “Great Heart,” we know that when your eyes closed upon tlio weariness of the terrestial, they opened tearless upon the 'glories of the celestial. 1 fancy Mr. Hill sought him without delay, fixing upon him the ear nest penetrating glance we know so well, but out of which tbe pained se riousness has been washed away for ever, exclaiming, “Why, Henry! You! And so soon! Welcome home to oar Father’s house!” Judge Lochrane has doubtless already repaired to his side and regaled him with a bit of celestial humor that set the seraphs ashout with laughter.” Here the speaker drew a touching and pathetic picture of the meeting of Mr. clear to us—the recognitions, the em ployments, tne conversations, the bless edness of the redeemed. What sort of goblet of immortal nectar—of com mingled musk of yellow grain, of flavor of ripening nuts, fragrance of strawber ries, exquisite odor of violets, aroma of all seasons of the celestial year, did the angels brew out of the material of yes terday to pledge the never-ending fel lowships of heaven in? What sort of hug of odorous shine did Henry get armfulls of yesterday, when he flung his hands wide apart* in the presence of that Being whom he was wont to call always in his reverent speech, “the Lo«-d God Almighty.” SPEECH OF GOVERNOR GORDON. Mb. Chairman and Fellow Citi zens:—The news of Henry Grady’s death reached me at a quiet country re treat iu a distant section of the State. Ths grief of that rural community, as deep and sincere as the shock produced by his death was great and unexpected, told more feelingly and eloqueutly than any words of mine possibly can, the universality of the love and and admi ration of all her people for Georgia’s peerless son. But splendid as were his intellectual abilities, it is the boundless generosity of his nature, his sweet and loving spirit, bis considerate and tender char ity, cxhaustless as a fountain of living waters, refreshing and making happy all .hearts.around him, these are the characteristics on which 1 love most to dwell. It is no wonder that his splen did genius attracted the gaze and challenged tbe homage of the continent. It is perhaps even a less wonder that a man with such boundless sympathies for his fellow men and so prodigal with his own time and talent and money in the service of the public should be so universally and tenderly loved. SPEECH OF PROF. H. C. WHITE. Professor H. C. White, of Athens, began his speech by saying: “My friends, companions in a common sor row, my heart is j r et too filled with grief to frame in fitting phrases the tribute f would like to pty to the gra cious. memory of our beloved dead. Save she who bears my name, he whom we buried yesterday was my dearest friend Our friendship, born of close companionship amid academic groves, where we together first caught the in spirations that come to wakening in tellects and nursed the higher resolves that budding youth projects as guides along the future pathway of the man nurtured as we together they grew to man’s estate and in these latter years so closely knit by con stant intercourse reciprocal of respect, each for the other’s judgment, wishes and desires, that when he died, a great aud fervent glow seemed gone from out my life, and desolation laid its ipy toueh upon my heart.” In referring to their lives together, and Mr. Grady’s service to the republic aud the State, Professor White said: “Full well I know that in God’s provi dence no one man’s death may halt the march of time to ultimate events or change the increasing purpose which through the ages run, but this I do be lieve, that this man’s death has slowed the dial of our country’s progress to full fruition of its happiness, prosperity and peace. To those of us who stand midway in history between the nation’s life our fathers fouuded and wrecked in the throes of revolutions of war, and another in the future bright with fair promises but ill-defined as yet iu form, with darkling clouds casting grim shad ows across the lines along which it must be achieved, lie was our trusty leader and our chosen champion. No one of us will be tardy in acknowledg ing that he stood head and shoulders above us all and towered at the very front. That time will bring a successor in the leadership, we reverently pray and confidently hope, but meanwhile, our generation is camped in bivouac by the path of history, awaiting the birth and training of another chief.” In closing Professor White said: “Science and religion ■ declare that force is undestructible. Some catch from one ar.d some the other, the inspi ration that gives them faith and blessed hope in a life beyond the grave. He had no special knowledge, nor cared for none, of scientific theory or philosophic speculation, but he caught from deep religious thought the sublime faith un touched by doubt which yet he met fairly and squarely, and I have never known a man of such convictions held with all the strength of heart and' mind and soul.” SPEECH OF HON. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Mr. Graves was the next speaker in troduced, and he was received with loud and hearty applause by the audi ence. He spoke from the fiist word in a lofty, poetic strain, his voice ringing and vibrant with emotion: “I am on y one among thousands who loved him, and I stand amid millions who lament his death. I loved him in the promise of his' glowing youth, when across my boyish vision he went with easy grace up the high steep of success. 1 loved him iu the full splendor of his manhood, when nations hung entranced on his words. But now I love him best of all, as he lies yonder under the De cember skies, with a smile as sweet as ever lighted up his face. In this sweet, solemn hour, when we dwell on all of those rare virtues of his, ^e sigh “For the touch of a vanished hand And the sound of a voice that is still.” As we stand today in this hall, so glo rified by liis eloqueuce, and think of tlio emptiness of his home, since the finger of God has touched liis eyelids into sleep and his tongue into silence, we realize that praise is useless, and that we can make no sufficient eulogy upon him.” He sp # oke of Mr. Grady as the ablest writer since Horace Greeley laid down his pen. “The republic has no such marve’ous conjunction of magical pen with mellow splendor of tongue. I loved to follow, and I love to follow now, the pathway of that shining pen as it flashed over all the face of Georgia. It touched the sick body of agriculture, and the farmer caught the glow of promise and the prophecy of a better day. " . 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