New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
FOR A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
UTANT-GENERA. PORTER TO BE
BURIED WITH MILITARY IIONORS.

GENERAL LOUIS FITZGERALD TO bE THE
COMMANDING OFFICER AND GOVERNOR
FLOWER AND STAFF TO ATTEND.
The ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral OF AdJutaht-
General Porter were agreed upon Iate !eS'et' va,
IL was the intention OF Observation-Disclosures Io'''
FITZGERALD tc order out the whole First Brigade,
but in Difference to the wishes OF the fanny vi
General Porter the military display VIII Ne re-
duced 70 the minimum established by military law.
The funeral escort OF a major general CONSISTS oI
a regiment o, infantry. a squadron Oh c'|a'S an
a battery of artillery. to be COMMANDED os an
officer Of equal 'ank or OF the next RANK oeio"'
In this case the commanding officer VIII De ","
eral Louis Fitzgerald who has already received
telegram from Governor Flower sayi"s ''"' " ~
his stan would attend the funeral 80
The comma nding general has appointed the lo'-
lowing six brigader generals az pallbearers' 1aieS
McIeer. Robert Shaw Oliver. Peter I. Doyie,
Joseph ID. Bryant Joshua NJ. Nariah anu re'"'''
T. Earle -,
parade and the rest OF the funeral escort VIII DE
made up by the First Battery. under coinmahu oi
CAPTAIN Wendell and Troop A. Captain ROVE
which will be divided into Two companies
The funeral service will take place on Monday a.
go o. NJ. at st, Andrews Protestant Episcopal
church. One hundred -and-t twenty seventh-st' an"
Fifth-ave.. and will be conducted by the rev ~.
Dunnen assisted by the Rev. DIR. George H. Van
DE Water
The escort will accompany the body from the
church down FIfth-ave 10 the Grand Central sta
ton where the family, with the body, VIII 'aNe 'ne
} D. m train for Boston The burial VIII ~ !"
Cambridge. the Generals birthplace; , arl
Many military bodies have Offered 10 1iIh,r, a., ga
nns 5o, me esd General but the offers had
he declined General Fitzgerald invited an me- ~
States Army and Navy officers ana onVriS - " bye
already accepted the invitation Ihe Vll,se, VI ronr
Isl Naval battalion have been ordered ny 'oI"
mander Miller to meet him in Uniform Win Owl
coats sldesrms and the regular mourning DduSt
at tho church on MONDAY ut p. M.
In the course OF General Iorters resdenSr ~
Albany he met the officers OF the Third l5ilSai,,
Of friendship existed between him and the memDeiS
of General divers staff. and 1t Is expected they VIII
attend the funeral In body. - 80, ., Tor
An assembly % III" I'D Regiment was oIhe.eu lot
December ~ but owing to the death OF teheIh
Porter an order issued yesterday postpohihs
IL until January 4 - l.,
the death OF General Porter. will be nlled unu
January by Assistant Adjutant- General FREDERICK
Phisterer who has been in the Office since NV
and who Will be retained as Assistant; WIN, thc
rank OF colonel 10y the Adiutant- General
Colonel phistcrer's record shows that he enlisted
In Company A. 81 United States Artillery on pc
July 49, 1850 he was made sergeant. ahu va
honorably discharged on December 6. 100 re re-
enlisted and in July. 1861. Vas sergeant MAJOR o.
the 18Th United States Infantry ON october 81
ISL he received his commission as second n'u
tenant and In February. 1862 he became hrst
Lieutenant He served four years longer p'loT' ne
gained the additional bar on ms Snounei ,I Ip
Between 1896 and 1863. when he was honorary Ms
charged he was transferred several times. and
served with the 3ith United states infantry anu
the 9Th United states Infantry. lie mas br'l INC
practical head OF the AdJutant-G .nerals Depart
Inent lor a number of year.. and Is thoroughly
familiar with all the duties connected with H.