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dy of Chivalrous Cavalier Laid to
Rest in Atlanta Cemetery with
Solemnly Imposing Obsequies.
STS FAY HOMAGE
ousands Take the Last
ook at Body as it Lay
in State in Georgia
Capitol Building.
ith funeral obsequies on a scale of
orateness, solemnity and impress
ess never before witnessed in the
e of Georgia, or perhaps in the
le south, the remains of General
n B. Gordon were laid to rest in
land Cemetery, at Atlanta, Thurs
afternoon,
ram an early hour Wednesday
rning to within a short time of in
ent, the body of the distinguished
beloved chevalier lay in state in
rotunda of the state capital, where
ny thousands paid silent and tear
homage to all that is left of the
th '9 great goidier, statesman and
ved civilian.
hose who had seen him last in life
had known of his matchless deeds
valor came in serried column and
roken file with bowed, uncovered
ds to get one final look at the body
ieh had been once the home of such
ighty heart and soul. Members
m all the walks of life, from the
hest in the realm unlo the lowest,
every trade and profession enlist
from the eminent judge to the rag
newsboy, all bent upon the same
slon of homage to the dead and
ereace for what he had been in life,
sides the veterans of the gray
re many of the blue. They had
rd the whistle of the shot and
11 from Confederate guns and when
implements of war were laid aside
learned to honor and love the man
o had fought them fiercely but fair
With these old heroes wore young
n and beardless youths to whom
horrors of war were but stories of
illing adventure. They, too, had
e for the one common purpose that
pired the others and mingled their
rs with those of the sorrowing
ng.
Flowers in Profusion.
housands of sorrowing friends sent
wers, and the rotunda in the capitol
enabled a veritable flower garden,
ly It was more beautiful m its rich¬
es of color and design,
it would be impossible to describe
the floral offerings sent. One of
s prettiest was that sent by the co¬
nfederate soldiers now in the United
ates congress>—a flag of the Confed
acy worked out with remarkable
ill. It was made of Parma violets,
rcissus, white and red roses, red car
tions aad red poinsettia. The roses
ke the stars and the violets the
rs. while red carnations and the
insettia formed the base. The white
the flag was done in narcissus.
Another offering of surpassing beau
was that which the city of Atlanta
nt in testimony of its love and es
m and admiration. This design was
e seal of the city, with the word
tesurgens” written across the border
the top, the dates 1847 and 17TB5 re
ectively on each side and "Atlanta”
the lower border.
Governor Terrell and the otner state
se officials had two very beautiful
signs made—one the court of arms
the state, done in Easter lilies, lilies
the valley and roses; the other rep
senting the heart of the Confederacy,
ade of red and white carnations and
arma violets. Bo.h of the designs
ere large and beautiful.
Edward Hugh Bangsi. of Indianapolis,
d., sent an immense wreath of won
srful richness of color and beauty of
sign. It was crescent-shaped and
uilt of bronz galax leaves, with a gar
nd of piijk roses and maiden hair
:rns, tied with a pretty bow of tulle.
Camp W. H. T. Walker, United Con
derate Veterans, expressed its love
r the departed hero in a broken
heel, three and a half feet in diam
ter and made of white and pink car
ations and narcissus.
Another beautiful offering- was that
the Atlanta chapter of the Grand
rmy of the Republic. It was a hand-
3nie wreath of bronze galax leaves
ith red, white and blue streamers.
The John B. Gordon Camp, United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, No. 46,
sent an offering of particular beauty
in the shape of a Confederate flag.
The Georgia Society of New York
paid tribute to the memory of General
Gordon by sending a very handsome
wreath of roses and hyacinths.
Andrew Blakely, manager of the St.
Charles hotel, New Orleans, sent a
very beautiful design in the shape of
the shield of the Confederacy. It was
bordered with lilies of the valley,
while the solid was of white cams
tions. An anchor and sword crossed,
made of Parma violets, were in the
center of the design. The base was
of pink roses and Easter lilies.
Public Funeral Exercises.
Public exercises in honor ol General
Gordon began promptly at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning in the hail of the
house of representatives at the capitol.
Some of the most prominent men in
the southern states were on hand to
deliver eulogies on General Gordon.
Each speaker was limited to ten min¬
utes.
Immediately following these exer¬
cises at the capitol. funeral services
were held In the Central rres^yterian
church, which is just across the street
from the capitol building. At tne com¬
pletion of the services at the church
the remains were placed in a hearse
and headed by the military and fol¬
lowed by Confederate veterans, state
officials, Daughter* of the Confeder¬
acy, Sons of Veterans, Ladies’ Memo¬
rial Association, city officials and citi¬
zens generally, were taken to Oakland
cemetery for interment, and to the
place among the Confederates which
had been selected as the hallowed
resting place of the distinguished gen
eral.
Governor Terrell was in charge of
the exercises at the state capitol. He
introduced Rev. T. p. Cleveland, chap¬
lain of the Confederate veterans of
Georgia, who delivered a prayer. Fol¬
lowing this were speeches from Gen¬
era! Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi,
now commander-in-chief of the veter¬
ans, having succeeded to that position
because of General Gordon’s death;
General Clement A. Evans, oi ueorgia;
Judge Thomas G. Jones, ot Alabama;
Gov. D. C. Heyward, of Sooth Caro¬
lina; Gov. W. S. Jennings, of Florida;
Judge George Christian, oi Virginia;
General Bennett Young, or Kentucky;
Colonel Albert Cox, of Atlanta; John
Temple Graves, of Atlanta.
During the public exercises at (ho
capitol the remains of General Gordon
continued to lie in the rotunda, where
people were permitted to view the
body.
At the Church.
At the Central Presbyterian church
Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, who was for
years General Gordon’s pastor, was in
charge of the services. He was assist¬
ed by Rev. Dr. WoodstocK, Rev. Dr.
Rice and Rev. Dr. Nesbit. The ser
j vices were very brief, interspersed
with several musical selections by the
choir.
Each of the ministers named made a
few remarks concerning General Gor¬
don and the funeral services were
closed. The public meeting at the cap
itol were the main exercises.
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The active pallbearers for the fun¬
eral were General W. E. Mickel, Gen¬
eral J. Ellison, General George P. Har¬
rison, General B. A. Teague, General
Bennett Young, General 0 M. Wiley,
Colonel S. A. Cunningham, General
j Sampson W. Harris, Joan W. Triplett,
W. W. Hulburt, General Robert Low
ry, Col. W. S. Shepard and Mayor Evan
P. Howell. These pallbearers were
named Wednesday morning at a con¬
ference between General Evans and
Governor Terrell, the family having;
requested them to make the selection.
A salute of seventeen guns were
j fired during the day, one gun every
half hour. The salute began at S'
o’clock in the morning and continued
until 4; 30 o’clock in the afternoon.
During the exercises- at the capitol
and the services at the church the
belts on engine house No. I toiled
til the services were endod.
j j ket On arriving placed at in the cemetery the cas¬
j was the vault to the left
of the Confederate monument; one nt
j the two vaults presented to the Gordon
j family by the Ladies' Memorial Asso
ciation.
The usual saihte and ceremonies due
a lieutenant general then took place,
j and the funeral was complete..
