The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
ESCORTED WITH H0NORS
Arrival of the Remains of the
Late General w. H.
Dimond
Burial Ceremonies To-Day Under the
Direction of the National
Guard.

The funeral-car ''Woodlawn," bearing
the remains of Major General W. H
Dimond, division commander of the Ma
tional Guard, arrived at Oakland at 8:45
o'clock last evening. The body was me;
at the State line beyond Truckee by an
escort of staff officers. There Edwin r.
Dimond met his brother, Harry Dimond,
who was with his father in New York
when the latter died. A. Cheese brough and
Colonel T. H. Goodman also went to meet
the incoming train.
At the Sacramento depot the train was
met by (. d. McCabe, private secretary oi
Governor Budd; r. |. Peeler, assistant
adjutant-general; Colonel J. B. Wright oil
Governor Budd's staff; Colonel A. E.
Castle, chief of division staff Colonel J.
R. Laine, Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Cur
rier, Lieutenant Colonel Fred F. Follis and
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cluff, division
staff; Lieutenant Colonel Giesting, Second
Brigade staff; Major Douglas and Major
Terry, Third Brigade staff Colonel Hor-
ace G. Platt, retired, and Captain F. de l..
Darlington, q. S. a.
Officers meeting the train at the San
Francisco ferry station were General r. II
Warfeld, Second Brigade, and Captains
Napthaly and Wagner of the Second
Brigade staff.
The mounted Signal Corps, Second
Brigade, Captain Boardman commanding,
escorted the remains from the ferry to the
family residence on Broadway. Only
three men were absent from the corps.
a guarc. OF honor from the Signal Corps
will remain at the casket until the hour
of the fune eraI to-day.
The ceremonies will be conducted to-day
under the direction OF the National Guard.
General Warfeld will command the Sec
ond Brigade. Colonel Victor
Duboce will command the First Infantry
Regiment of twelve companies formed in
three batteries. Captain Charles A. jerks
will command the troop of cavalry. Cap
tain Boardman will command the Signal
Corps.
Captain Cunningham Company K of
the First Infantry will fire the volley over
the grave.
At the Presidio. under the direction of
General Graham, U. S. A., guns will be
fired as the funeral cortege moves to the
cemetery. When the body is placed in the
grave the Presidio will be signaled from
the cemetery and then the eight-inch bat
terry will fire the major-generaPs salute Of
thirteen guns, ten seconds intervening be-
tween The firing of each gun.
General Muller Third Brigade, arrived
in San Francisco last evening to attend
the funeral. Many officers of the Third
Infantry Regiment will attend the OBJ
sequies.
1t is desired by the commanding officer
OF the Second Brigade that all the men
belonging to the First Infantry regiment
should be excused from regular duty at
their places of business to-day.
Comrades t. H. Goodman and Charlie,
Wilson will represent George II. Thomas
Post No. 2. 6. A. r., as pail llbearers. Com
| rades OF the post have been requested to
assemble at the First Presby yterlan Church,
corner Van Ness avenue and Sacramento
street, at 2 P. NJ.
Late last night it was announced that
the ceremonies at the cemetery would be
conducted by George II. Thomas Post ac-
cording to the ritual of the Grand Army
of the Republic.