The Evening critic., 1882-05-08
A CITY IN MOURNING
FOR TWO GALLANT OFFICERS.

Funerals of Major Twining and Ad-
miral Rodgers Buried with the
Highest Military Honors-G -Grand
Military, Naval and Civic Displays |
The Grief of the Citizens Dis |
played i'm Various Ways.
The remains OF Major Twining were removed
to st. Johns Church at 8 80 O'Clock, and from
that hour till 10 O'Clock lay In state. The
casket was elegant one of black walnut,
covered with rich biack cloth and heavily
mounted with silver. There was solid silver
plate on the lid, appropriately inscribed with
the name, dato OF birth and date OF death OF
the deceased. The
Floral Tributes Were Magnificent.
The principal ones were n large pillow, from
the members OF the Loyal Legion OF the United
States: q large broken column, from the Metro
politan Club; n beautiful wreath and anchor
combined, from the employees of the District
Government; handsome cross, from the
National Rifles, and many other beautiful
floral contributions from private citizens.
The Remains Were EmbOwercd
in loose flowers. Deceased was. .pttired In the
uniform OF his rank-of Major -of Engineers
His features looked natural, but bore q some
moments had not been without moro or loss
agony. His sword lay on his CONN, crossing
II Gr@ n sScand pt whsp ba m
body bearers, stood TO the right and left OF the
catafalque as guard. When the doors OF the
church opened at $50, the people who had
| been gathering on the outside for some time
| began to move In to pay their last tribute OF
Respect TO the Dead Executive.
From that time to the hour the doors were
closed, In order TO prepare for tho funeral SER
vices, a constant stream OF people OF al con-
ditions of life, from the highest TO the lowest,
| passed into the church and took their last
| view OF the familiar features of the deceased.
| MIR. Seaton Monroe acted rs master of ceremo-
| nies, and was assisted by the following ushers :
1 I.l.,. naa1I Taft,t lap p1uff
| Richard Smith, General N. L. Anderson, Mr..
| willamov, of the Russian Legation, and Il. W.
dUecd M 10 ocoeE the eburcb was Me ceered
and preparations made for the religious SER
| vices, which began at IL o'clock.
At very early hour this morning tho streets
were alive with regular and citizen soldiery
and bodies OF policemen and hremen who
were to take part part in the % funeral procession
Johns Church were almost impassable. The
soldiers were drawn up in line on II street,
from Fifteenth to Slxteon-and-ahalf, and the
1remeD and policemen resting on Sixteenth
street. Before IL o'clock all the available
space in the cosy little church was occupied.
The President took a seat to the right of the
pulpit, Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln, the
District Commissioners and ex-Commissioners,
ana most of the army officers and delegation
of Senators and Members were seated In the
middle and right pews.
The Services at the Church.
Precisely at IL o'clock Rev. DR.. Leonard,
rector of the church, entered the chancel, and
reading Of the beautiful Episcopal burial ser
vice. This was followed by a prayer, after
which the Apollo Club sang with beautiful Of
feet "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The service:
were concluded at exactly IL o'clock, when
| the body was removed from the church to tn,
hearse. As the remains were being tenderly
borne to the hearse every man on the side
walk-and there were thousands--lifted his
| hat in reverence to the distinguished uead, tht
meanwhile tho Marine Band playing tina
grand and sympathetic hymn, "Nearer, m!
| The nrocession was th en- formed and marche a,
| in the following order:
Order of Procession
Mounted Police.
Colonel A. C, NJ. Pennington, commanding es
cort, and STAFF.
Band.
| Light Battery A, Second Artillery.
District Militia.
Colonel Amos Webster and Stan.
Band.
United States Marines.
Battalion of Second Artillery.
: Colonel Robert Boyd, Chief Marshal Civic Pr
cession.
Aids.
NJ. NJ. Parker
william Dickson.
Z | REMAINS.
Family and Relatives.
Commissioners and ex-Commissioners Of Il
{ | District OF Columbia, the President and
Secretaries Chandler and Lin
; | coin.
onlcers of the Engineer Corps Of the Army.
General of the Army and StaT.
Officers of the Army.
onlcers of the Navy and Marine Corps.
sentatives for the District of Columbia.
Detachment Metropolitan Police.
> Detachment Of Fire Department.
o Board of School Trustees.
!. omeers and Employees Of the District Of Colui
= bia, Citizens Committee OF One Hun
:; dred and ether Civic Associa-
- uons, In the order as
d signed them by
~ the Marshal.
~ The route was down II s treet to Sixteen-a an
~ a-half, to Pennsylvania avenue, to Fifteen
If street, down Fifteenth to Pennsylvania az
- The streets salong the line OF march we
crowded with people, and many tear I-dimm
. | eyeswere noticeable among the vast thron
l. While the procession was passing business
the Departments was practically suspende
IL At the Depot.
le At few minutes before 1 o'clock the s
J. | procession approached the depot and wheel
- from the Avenue Into Sixth street. The he
:. of the column had reached the south side
oi the broad reservation south of the del
% when the hearse reached the depot, and HI
eu was ordered The door Of the depot leadi
~ directly to the platform was open, and P rows
no party Of artillerymen lifted
The Coffin Containing the Renal
IN. from the hearse and carried them into tho
et | pot followed by the pall-bearers, the Comm
20 sioners and eX-Commissio oners, Lieutena
Vi Hoxie and Greene, and relatives and assc
ID, | ates Of the deceased. The train was in rea
sv, ness, and on the rear platform of the rear ,
'ct was casket in which the comm was dep
tied and covered by an American flag. Att
ng the train left the depot the car assigned to
IL. removal Of the body containing Lieutena
III | Hoxie and Greene, Mr. William o. Roome Q
Mr.. Joseph G. Rock.
During the time the body remained in I
depot the military were drawn up In II
nd along Sixth street and the police and from
ate ON Pennsylvania avenue, ana as the com
ole MES and organizations passed py saiutes W
)ar exchanged.
lie The Courts Adjourn.
u. All the courts Of the District adjourned ca
do today ont of respect to the memory of Ma
TED Twining. Judge Hagner in the Equity Co
IN Judge Macarthur in the Circuit Court
Judge Wylie in the Criminal Court, all sp
of the deceased In tho highest terms and s
the loss Of this District by his death was