The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

| left, took seats beside the black palled cata-
falque. They were followed by eight domini-
cans wearing heavy black and white habits
and ten surpliced priests chanting "Miserere. +"
AT the conclusion of this service, Fathers
Ryan, Kervick and Mackin, deacon, sub-dea-
con and Rcelebrant of the mass, entered the
sanctuary. They were followed by Right Rev.
John P, Foley, bishop-elect of De-
bons was last to enter. He wore a
red cossack, white SUPPLE and purple cape,
with long gold chain supporting a pectoral cross
upon his breast and red "zuccheta" upon his
head.
Kneeling at the altar he offered prayer.
When it was concluded Cardinal Gibbons
assembled the pulpit and began his sermon. AT
II o'clock the cardinal descended from the
pulpit and, taking his place in front of the
throne, black and gold mantle was placed
upon his shoulders and bishops mitre upon
his head by attendant priests.
A number of priests with lighted tapers
took their places on either side of the casket.
Meanwhile the dominicans and the male
voices of the choir sang "In Liberia Me-"
The cardinal, who had taken his seat at the
head of the casket, removed his Nitro and
sprinkling the casket with holy water and
swinging censor, pronounced absolution At
the conclusion of this ceremony the "Benedic-
tus'' was chanted and the solemn and impress
sive service was ended.
While services were in progress, caisson
was placed in position to receive the casket,
and the generals horse was led to place inn
mediately behind. The horse is q dark bay,
and was bought by General Sheridan in Chi
cago about four years ago. 1t was bridied and
saddled just as when last ridden by
the general. The generals military boots
were in the stirrups with the toes pointing
backwards. The animal was led by tall SER
geant in full uniform. All the horses used by
General Sheridan during the war are dead,
and Guy" who was used on this occasion, is
an animal which had been longest in the gen.
erals service as his personal saddle horse,
When all had been arranged the column
moved slowly in the direction of the cemetery.
Slowly passing along the main street of anci-
ent Georgetown, over the lofty new bridge that
spans the Potomac, then up the winding, we'll
Kept military road that leads through the cav
airy post of Fort Myer, the funeral cortege at
last gained the open heights, commanding
panoramic view of the river and the city of
Washington. 1t entered the western gateway
of Arlington National cemetery, where, as far
as the eye could reach to right and left, under
the spreading branches of majestic oaks, the
grass is thickly dotted with the cleaning mar
bic headstones that mark the graves of the six
teen thousand union soldiers
President and Mrs. Cleveland and the COM
mittees Of the two houses of congress, with
barred heads, followed the mourners.
Eight sergeants of artillery now lifted the cas-
ket from the caisson and bore it with slow,
careful steps down to the mouth of the open
grave, placing it there upon the rods ready to
be lowered to its resting place, when the
ground should have been consecrated by
priests. After moment of reverent silence
the clear voice of the bishop-elect was heard
uttering the words of blessing
With sprig of fir plucked from neighboring
branch, holy water was sprink!ed over the
grave and the casket was lowered by the SER
geants. The regular burial service, brought the
religious features of the absequies to an end.
There was hoarse command at the left,
echoed and passed on down the line of infan-
try, q rattle of steel, moment of expectation
and then the simultaneous flash and roar of
five hundred muskets. Again and
again the volley was repeated. Then
the bugler came to attention, raised
his bugle to his lips and blew
"taps," signals for lights OUT the military
equivalent for good night. The tones were
low, mellow and tremulous at the start, but
with each succeeding phrase swelled, clear
and shrill, commanding, waking the tardy
echoes from the surrounding banks OF foliage,
which came back to blend again with long
drawn wall at the end as the last echo died
away: and just as the shadow OF the towering
buckeye fell across and covered the grave as
with pail, the groups of living turned silently
homeWard and left the dead to his solitude.