New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12

Bridge. Crowds lined the entire route. All aVail-
able placos for view OF the line were occupieu.
The greatest respect was paid DO the occasion ana
the spectators generally uncovered their hcads Us
the bier passed by. Several houses along ,ne
route were draped in mourning the moSu hosico-
able of which was the Metropolitan Ciup house'
at Seventeenth and II SITS. General Sheridan was
q mcmber of this club at the time Of his death
Slowly passing through the long main street VI
ancient Georgetown. over the lovely new Driuse
that snans the broad Potomac, then up the wind
inc. wcl-I5cpt military road that leads through
the cavalry post OF Fort Myer the funeral cortcge
at last gained the open heights commanding
panoramic view OF the river and the Guy OIL
Washington. and met gratefully refreshing
breeze. mile further on 1t entered inc western
gateway Of the Arlington National Cemetery
4 rttlo later the FIVE miles weary march OF the
long procession was at an end. AT 20 inc cav
airy escort, with Maior-Gcncral Schoheld at its
bood come IN halt beside the old Lee mansion,
and soon aftarward the rest OF the cortege, al
vancinc slowly to the music of peallng mill
tary drce emerged from the shadowy city oI
the dead and broke up lntO eroupS 'O"
As the coffin came TO hart the cerey' III
flowing robes headed q procession from thE Tar
riapcs To the grave. BlshoTelect J0hn r, foieS,
Of Detroit brother of Bishop Thomas Foley, oil
Chicago. who married General Sheridan. was inc
officiating priest His assistants, acOiEtcs anu I"
trained choir Of Dominican monks numbering more
Next came the pallbesrers and family
the President and Mrs. Cleveland ana tne eoll nnd
tons If the two houses of Congress- with Dlr'u
heads following. Eight sergeants oil artillery now
lifted the coffin from the caisson ana pore II WIN
slow careful steps down TO the mouth o! onc ~.
grave placing il there upon rOds, ready ~ ~ IVT
cred 10 IFS resting place when the ground shouli
have been consccrated by the priests Al nt ha
moment of rcvcrcnt silence the GEAR N3ce u H., n0
BishoD elect was heard uttcrlng the Worus Vi JUDO
ing Deus cuius miseratlone.' etc.
With sprig Of fir, puc1cd from nelghooaInS
branch holy water was sprlnkied over tne sIr, -
/ and the coffin was lowered by the sergeaniIs
/ Tho regular burial service. beginning WIN tht
canticle of Zachary. or the Benedctus ana en1ln-
win the chanting of De lrotundlS ny l.c .!iudt
of Dominican priests brought the rengous leatures
Of the the obsequies TO an end. me poJ 30 tbe
aside and remained in group near the henu u ,i
grave and every breath was hushed Wlnls Ln
mont looked mon the coffin which held her be
loved dead As she turned away the 9ther mourn In
crs in a body paid their tribute oil love anu III -
spcct, and then at signal tne rrdn ~ Homo
salute of seventeen guns. The Legion vi ~ III.
moved M in p line and looked in upon the sui uii
covered coffin and then fled away .oinod bn
The great hollow square now coI h',dIor rb,
stood at ease facing eastward, his ougle uhue
his arm. at the head of the grave. lh9re w"
q hoarse command at the lelt, echOcu anu 49,
on down the line Of infantry, rattie vi s.y.
/ a moment of expectation and then the snlulla
neous flash ard roar Of 500 muskets again an
again the voIley repeated Then the in. oug gle
came to attention, raised his morn TO MS ,iS ' ,h
blew taps the signal for lights out IN
military n Equivalent Tor goodnight The tone
, were low and tremuous at the start, bat w ii
each succeeding phrase swccd. clear oN Ell,
e commanding. waking tardy echoes from me SUI
t rounding banks Of foliage, which came back I
blend again with tie long-diawn wall at IN IN
end As tho last echo died away, and Just rs u
shadow of towering buckeye ieii "cross az
J.t,o os =
T iyr turned silently hOmeward and left the dea
TO his solitude.