St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17
WITH MILITARY HONoRs.
The Remains of Gen. BeIknap
Buried in Arlington. fa4

The Remains of Gen. BeIknap
Buried in Arlington. faf
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The mortal
remains of the late ex-Secretary of War
William w. Beiknap, were to-day in
TERED i'll the Arlington National GEN.
etery, in ground rendered for the pur-
pose by the war department. The re-
iigious services were conducted in st.
Johns Episcopal church, which has
been the scene of the funerals of SO
many persons promineptin the political.
military and social life of Washington.
The remains were taken from The home
of Gen. Belknap to the church at 10
O'Clock under the escort of procession
formed in the following order: First.
the Third Artillery band; then the
Union Veteran Corps of Washington; a
delegation from the Loyal Legion, mem-
bers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie; the iiearse: the honorary paii-bear-
erS, and next the family and imme-
date personal friends. The honorary
pall-bearers were Secretary Noble, eX-.
Postmaster General J. A. j. Creswell.
Gen. l.. A. Grant. assistant secretary of
war: Gen. Cyrus Bnssey. assistant sec
rotary of the interior; ex-Representa
tive John A. Kasson, Gen. Batci.elier,
ven. DeHee, Geh. YiiiceHt, ,,eHdI0f
Henderson. HaIiet Kilbourn, Gen. III.
V. Boynton. Gen. w. G. Veazey. CON-
mander-in-chief e. A. r.; Col, 81. En-
met Urell, commander department Po-
tomac, g. A. B.: James Worthington
and Joseph K. McCammon. The active
pall-bearers were detachment OF Six
nen-conmissioned officers from the
Washington barracks. The services at
the church were appointed for 1880
O'Clock, and long before that hour the
unreseryRd portion of the edifice was
filled by the friends of the
dead general. Ample space had
been reserved for the family.
the members of Cfoeker's brigade, the
honorary paii-bearers, the military
order OF the Loyal Legion, the bar as
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia
and The members of the Princeton Col
lege Alumni association. When the
procession arrived at the church the
casket, preceded by the honorary pail
bearers, was borne IN, while the choir
sang Lead, Kindly Light" and
Rev. DIR. Douglass, the rector of the
church, began the reading OF the first
portion OF the Episcopal burial service,
beginning, Il am the resurrection and
the life" The family of the late gen
erai-Mrs. Belknap,. Hugh r.
DSihtidp dhd bliss Alice IoeikHdp-
followed. The easket was placed in
front Of the chancel rail
and the reading of the burial
service was proceeded with. At the
conclusion of the burial service the
choir chanted, Il Heard Voice From
Heaven" The casket was then taken
from the church and placed Oh the
hearse. the pall-bearers and family,
friends and elergymen entered car
riages. the line of march was reformed
and the procession slowly took its way
through the western part of the city to
Georgetown. thence by the aqueduet
bridge to Arlington. The floral offer
ings were numerous and handsome. es-
pecialiy those from his former comrades
in arms. Among those present az the
church were Secretary Rusk, Admiral
Almy, Generals Townsend and Ahgur,
Hon. Horatio King and Commissioners
Douglass and Ross, OF the District. Df
Columbia.
LET'S HEAR FROM KEENAN,