The morning call., 1891-01-31
SURGEON DIETZ.
His Body Buried in the Cemetery
at the PresidiO.
The Remains of His Murdered Wife viii Be
Embalmed and Sent East to Her Pa
rents-The Last Sad Rites

A mournful concourse Of people boarded
the Government steamer General Mcdowell
shortly before she left her berth at WASH
ington-street Wharf at noon yesterday, en-
her usual trip to the Government posts in
the harbor They carried number of floral
offerings and were on their way to attend
the funeral services and pay the last tributes
of respect to the memory of Captain William
d. Dietz, Surgeon, U. S. A., and his wife
Ella. the terrible story Of whose tragical
death-the one by murder. the other by
suicide, at Aleatraz Islaud-was published
in this paper on Thursday.
After leaving her berth the vessel steamed
down the bay and touched at Black Point,
next went to the Preside Wharf and then
across the bay to Angel Island. at each of
the three places, officers, who we're TO act as
pall-bearerS, and Borrowing friends. who
wished to attend the obsequies, were taken
on board.
On leaving Angel Island the Mcdowell
steamed at once to Alcatraz arriving there
at 1 o'clock. Those on board then walked
up the winding path to the summit of the
island. where the officers quarters are 10
Gated and where lay the bodies of those who
were soon to be committed to the grave.
SHE LOOKED AS IF ASLEEP.
On the first trip of the Mcdowell yester-
day morning an undertaken took over two
elegant silver-mounted Baskets, and to these
= the bodies were removed from the Coroner's
shells in which they had been since the in
quest, and in these they lay when the
mourning friends arrived. Both caskets
were literally covered with crosses, anchors,
wreaths and other fragrant floral Offering
The casket in which reposed the body of
Mrs. Dietz had the upper part of its cover
removed, and her friends were enabled to
cast last parting glance at the cold dead
face. She looked quite natural, as ii in
slumber, and she had evidently met with
smile on her lips the sleep that knows no
waking.
Dietz' body and head were greatly swollen
AMI his face was hardly recognizable 1t
would appear that he had died in great
agony. On this account the casket contain
ing his remains was closed and those arrIy-
ing on the steamer We're not permitted to
view the body.
THE FUNERAL CoRTEGE.
After the party mad gathered in the rooms
where the bodies lay Rev. George w. Dun
bar. Chaplain, U. S. A. read the first part
of the Episeopalian burial service.
AT the conclusion Of the brief service
three sergeants ana three c0rporals raised
the coffin containing the body of Captain
DietZ and six prIvates the one containing
the body OF his wife and the funeral cor
tege started for the steamer. First came n
company OF artillery, commanded by Cap
tain Beck, as an escort; next Breyet-Colonel
'Wildrick aud family, representing the fam
lies of the deceased, and then mourning
friends from the city and the different Gov
ernment posts Minute-gGns were fired as
the caskets were being taken to the steamer,
which, when they were placed on board,
lett at once Tor the Presidio.
AT THE PRESIDE.
If1 Thn- ,lNar0 e
officers, with company of infantry and
band OF music, We're on hand to receive the
remains. A large number OF civilians was
also present.
The coffin containing the body of DIR.
Dieiz was placed on a gun carriage and.
preceded by the military, with arms re-
versed conveyed TO the National Cemetery,
where the remains were inferred, Chaplain
Dunbar reading the latter part OF the fu-
neral service.
The pall-bearers were Drs. ii. o. Policy,
L. Brechemiu and L. Wood and Lieuten-
ants O. Z. Wood and Charles Gallup, of the
Fifth Artillery. and James B. Irwin of the
Fourth Cavalry.
Contrary to general expectation. the re-
mains Of Mrs. Dietz were not Inferred be-
side those of her husband. Yesterday a
telegram was received from her parents di-
recting that the body be embaimed and
cent East to them. 1t was consequently
gwen into the care of an undertaken, who
VIII carry out the parents wishes.