The Camilla enterprise. (Camilla, Ga.) 1902-current, January 22, 1904, Image 2
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. % 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..