The record-union., 1891-03-25
Funeral Services Held Over His
Remains at Washington.
THE BODY TAKEN TO BALTIMORE
FOR INTERMENT.
It is Said that the Cruiser San Fran
cisco is to Take the Place of the
Charleston as Flagship of the Pa
cific Station, Under Command of
Admiral Brown, and VIII be Sent
TO Chilean Waters.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


WASHINGTON, March 24.-The funeral
services over the remains of the late Gen
eral Joseph e. Johnston, almost the last
of the great commanders of the Con-
federacy, took place in this city this
morning.
By the request of the deceased, the
ceremonies were devoid of ostentation or
unnecessary formality, and the simplicity
of the service was in character with the
man. There was no display of uniform
or battle flags or military trappings, and
the family of the deceased declined the
request of number of Confederate Vet
eran associations to participate. There
were no services at the residence of the
remains were taken to st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, accompanied by the family
and near friends.
Among those in attendance were eX-
Governor McLane of Maryland and
James McLane, brother-in-laws of the
dead General; DR.. Joseph P. Johnston,
Mrs. Taliaferro, niece, with her son and
daughter, and George Ben Johnston,
granddaughter. There were also present
at the church Governor Mckinney of
Virginia, Mayor Ellison of Richmond,
Va, Captain Thomas Mackall, Judge
Robert Hughes, Colonel Sterne, General
John Saunders, General Henry T. Doug
Chief of the G. A. r.; Vice-President
Morton, Senators Cockrell, Daniel,
Hawley, Manderson and Butler, and a
number of persons from Baltimore.
The funeral party was met at the
church by the honorary pall-bearers
They We're Senators Morgan and Daniel,
General Parke, U. S. A, General Field,
General Heth, Rear Admiral Rogers, L.
S. N, Rear Admiral Temple, General
Wright, General Brice, Colonel Ander-
derson of Richmond, Colonel Harris,
Hon. j. G. Bancroft Davis and James
Watmough.
The body-bearers consisted of members
of the Ex-Confederate Association of this
city, all being men who fought under
General Johnston during the war.
Drawn up in double line along the side
walk were about 100 men of Robert E.
Lee Camp, Confederate veterans without
uniforms, and they stood with gray heads
barred as the body was borne between
their ranks.
The casket was plain one, covered
with black cloth, and without orna-
mentation. The silver plate bore the in
scription Joseph Z. Johnston, born Feb
ruary 3, 1907; died March 81, 1917
st. Johns Church was crowded to its
utmost capacity with delegations of ex-
Confederates and different societies and
many prominent people of Washington
The services We're conducted by Rev.
DR.. Douglass, rector of the church, and
Were confined to the simple Episcopalian
burial service for the dead. At the con-
clusion of the services the remains were
removed to the Baltimore and Potomac
station, and left here on the 1910 train for
Baltimore, where the body will be in
TERED in Green Mount Cemetery, in that
city.
AT THE GRAVE.
BALTIMORE, March A.-When the BODY
of General Johnston arrived here his old
soldiers met it at the railroad station and
barred their heads as the coffin was borne
past them. The remains were laid at rest
by the side of his wife in Green Mount
Cemetery