Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-18
Sheridan's Funeral.

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 The route WAS by H. street to Pennsyl
 7snls avenue to ths Arlington road bJ
 way of the scqueducs bfIdse. Croed:
 iiEed the entire rcU'c. The gTeatss: re-
 spect was paid to tue occasion, and spec.
 tascrs generally uncovered ta.Ir heads
 as the bier passed. The cOr;ege passeu
 through Georgetown snd along the mill
 tary road co Arlington cemetery, cannon
 booming salute ss they passed through ! the grounds cf Fort Nicer and arrived O. | ihe grave on tine hl'l. The military es- cort formed hollow square, within
 Winch were the CaicistiHg clergy, wId V, i otler relatives Elc friends Uf the de- ! ceased, military FlsF, psll bearers, pres iiert and Mrs. tieys land. aod commit iees, Ct cougr-Es. After the ssrvioes Oi hring yol'eys sad salGjeB by lsErtillary
 the crowds dis4erred and ;he pFCcesslCu
 marched back co ;ls cIty.
 When lle formation of troops Wa.
 completed at lie grave eight stslwart
 ssrgesnis oft e,iill,ry lifted tLe caskei
 IT. m the caissOn asd bore iE with sloN
 clretul s,eps down % iGe mouth of tE,
 open greve, placing lt there upon the
 Fods ready tO be lowered to Its res;in. place, When the grJuad shon.d hay Oeen cCusecratyd by the c.ie-.-, after a
 nc nent of reyereni siicLc', the clesr Soice ot the bi-hOp sls ct vas heard ute. lHS the words of bles- ina, "Deus criu- ia'zsraiione, e.c. o, God. by who's ielty the souls 0f tho faIihinl mud re, ielgn to bless thls grave HaG serd IL, holy angel Co g1srd Ii and loose from a | the bends ct those whose bodies gre her intefred. that they may ever 2. i1ice Ihee with thy ssIots. through Jesu Christ, our Lord. Amen.
 Nl'h Q sprig cf tir plucked from nelghboIng brsnch. holy water Es -priuAitd over the grave asd the cask, Els lowered by tt2 serEesnts, he regL lar busiaI serv-cs beginning with IL, csntiolO Ot Zachary Bsncd'ctus an ending with chsuiing of "De Profunti, oy tne choir % mIliceEus, the priests ori u2ht the religious features If tbs )Ossqlles Co an end: Tts priests stoo.
 s.de and renamed ID 6 group near th head ot the grave, and every breath VT. luShed while ihe widow came 6 step for ward for oae brief clCueat, looked upo, he cssket winch continued her below, lead. As sue iUfned sray other mourn 'rs in the body raid their tribute of lev. md respect, and then at slgual the ar lllcEy Fred a salute o: seventeen guns | The Loyal Legion moved up .n line an6 ooked ln upon the Etill uncovered css let and then filed away. The great hoI- oT s0usrs cOGtaned but enc figure, that f a stalwsrl clTalIy buRlar, vho stood f eass fGeiuS tastgaId, his bugls uude lIs Grm st the head of the grave. Tner, 'as hOsrsC e mmHud gt the left echoed | nd passed or down the line Oiinfhntry rattle Ct steel, moment of e1pectE- lCD, and then B simultaneous hash anc oar or five hundred muskets. Again nd again ;ne yOiley was repeated. Ther he buSltE oaul- tJ stieu liOn, raised his . ugle Co hls lips aEd blew the taps, sIg- el Tor turn lights out. the military qulvalent Ter good night. The tanes. Ov- mellow and tremulOus at the start. nth each succeeding phrase swelled lear and shgili and commanding, mak- ng hardy rssQgnse from ths surround. ng banks oi foliage which came back tC lend again with ;he long drawn vail 6, he cad. As the last echo died away, nd just a7 the shadow of lowering buck ye Tell CcFo7s and covered the grave as 7lth B psH, groups of living turned ilently hJmewEsi and lefl she dead to is goh.uje.
 The grave "a @ few rods di,iHut from { he Lss mansion little in front snc oC'h G bi. aud just beyond the brow oi Do grassy si1 e that pitches somewhat te-piy eastward towards the river. Ai - zec scr -s Cf clC=e Etavsn green swar, ot'ed here and there with vld. spread lZ oak and naples, aud l1Wer dowr .iagtd with au 'rT, gGlgr rog Of ever- geen irsr- el-round spot above and s' lthes hand stands a maple sld tuck ye, bu. iu f-cut lud Clty w4rd nsUChi b5.rdc's t-e vi1v. lt is R rErs pi tur, ( the farm md cily, of the river. O 'rcys aud E7rden, dive rsifed, glOrifiec 'ith such pCngramR of stGtely pubic | rchliectuce Gs no Cthss spot n tb. ontircDt muscds A mile of lsvtl svsnna5s separates ths bluff from t.. Ivfr, which stretg hes In a board gre, Across ile landscape beyond lice be cty and in tEe dl-tArre tNe sem lrcie of hay hills which bem q into tb' orth uUd JBst, theIF irregular horizon iHs, cut slEsl!y j. Q the fore fraEt by toe . Ect:ul Ermy O: tEo capitol aud tle cal- f;-a " Gsh;aS on u1uunen'. vEici pIssEs 1t midday a d-zlin2 s! ff. Of sur lght -sa.1st Inc deep blue sky. he blaci rove and upDE the most cpumsu ding 90. or the Nir- iais side stands the Lee 1gusi'C. DOW the office snd hestG Guarters f :te national csmet-5y. NsmnCth pIl- s-= ot l.a p55;Ico gicG uiny from thei 'sCk ground "f living green, forming 2 nC8i c11Eg.cuous feature of the NirSInIf 7ui9cspe ss seen from the city. \, .ther srsve thaD that of Sheridan Is in rCat Oi ithe mansion, ss be was alone in ne exalted rank iD which he died, SO iitiugly be lies slons in iron, O. thst .rmy of iesi heroes who find resting 'lsce 70 Arlington.