The Washington times., 1894-07-13
WITH MILITARY HONORS.
Arthur Tomliuson's Remains Followed to
the Grave by Large Cortege OF
Soldiers and Civilians.

Arthur Tomlinson's Remains Followed Il
the Grave by a Large Cortege Of
Soldiers and Civilians.
The funeral services OF the late Arthur T.
Tomlinson were held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at ST. Paul's Lutheran Church on the
corner of Eleventh and H streets. The Rev
DIR. Domer, pastor of the church and friend o.
Sergeant Tomlinson, offieiated. Harry j.
Tyndale, who came from New York city ex.
pressly to attend the services, and who WAS a
warm personal friend of the deceased, pre-
sided ut the organ and. with the Mount Yer
non Chapter Masonic Quartette, rendered the
music.
The funeral train came in over the Penn.
sylvania lines yesterday morning at 7.15,
bearing the remains and the members of the
Fencibies. 1t was met by deputation OF
civil and military organizations, and the body
was taken to the home of his wife, at 924
Ninth street. whence 1t was escorted to the
church In the afternoon.
As the head of the column and the pail
bearers appeared at the door, the notes OF
abide with Me-" and Nearer My God to
Thee" came IRON the organ. The body of
the church was crowded, the galleries and
choir loft were filled. and many eyes in the
great throng were dimmed by tears CT sym
pathy. and as tribute to the departed
soldier.
The casket was covered with black velvet,
draped with the American flag, and weighted
down with flowers. Everywhere about the
pulpit were banked handsome floral pieces,
tributes Of loving friends and comrades. To
the left of the Pulpit stood an enormous cross
of white roses and Easter lilies. at the base
were the significant crossed swords and
stacked guns, and to the right rose tall
white broken column. surmounted by dove.
Smaller pieces were in profusion, and all tes-
tifled.the universal esteem In which the young
man was held.
The minister read few appropriate scrip
ture passages. after which the quartette sang
II am With Thee" The Rev. Doctor Domer
then began his remarks by an allusion 10 the
sad accident, and gave brief biography of
SerGt Tomlinson. He said that his comrades
of the Fencibles returned as funeral cortege
instead of making triumphal entry, and yet
it was a triumphal march, for they brought to
the grave sprigs of evergreen in token OF their
belief in the immortality of the soul. He
sought to comfort the bereaved family and
wife. and bade them liue here so they would
meet their beloved in that brighter world be-
yond.
The services were impressive. and testified
to the popularity OF the young man Inc
body of the church was reserved. and was
filed with the family and immediate friends
of the deceased, the Fencibles, in black IA
tigue uniform, every man with piece OF
crepe on his arm. and the members of Fed
eral Lodge, No. Z, OF Masons. to which the
deceas ed belonged. As the casket was being
carried out the organist played the impressive
Beethoven funeral march.
Outside the National Rifles Morton Cadets.
Cochran Cadets, Company c, Second Bat
talon, National Guard, Capt. Young, and
Troop A. of the National Guard Cavalry dis
mounted). were drawn up in line. The com
mand to present arms was given when the
casket appeared at the church door.
The body was taken to Glenwood Gene
terry to be buried in the family lot with mill
tary rites. The pail bearers were Comrades
McKeever. Donnelly. Mclean. and Darrell,
OF the Fencibles. and Brothers Choate and
Clark. of Federal Lodge. The Fencibles
formed the guard Of honor and marched i'm
melatelv in the rear of the hearse to the
mufied drums OF the Marine Band. The
funeral was one OF the largest in the District
in many years.
Resolutions from all the military organiza-
tions in the city have been received by the
family, as well as kilograms from military
companies all over the country, and from
numberless friends. who deplore their own
loss and send words of coincidence to the
family