The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
FUNERAL OF CEN. D|MOND
Salute to Be Fired To-Day at
Half.Hour Intervals in
His Honor.
Arrangements for the bsequies Next
Wednesday-Official Orders
Are Issued.

The death of Major-General w. H. Di-
mond is announced officially in the follow
ing orders from Sacramento:
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Adjutant-General's Office,
SACRAMENTO, June Is, 1896.
General Orders No. z.
l. 1t is with profound sorrow that the com.
msnder-in-chief announces the death of Ma
jor-General w. II. Dimond, which occurred
this morning in New York City.
w. II. Dimond was appointed captain and
assistant adjutant-general United States Vol
unteers from New York March g. 1865; re.
signed July 8, 1865. Served also as a captain
of cavalry company in Honolulu, H. L. He
was appointed lieutenant-colonel and aid-de-
camp on staff of Governor George C. Perkins
January 26, 1880; promoted TO brigadier-gen-
eral commanding Second Brigade, National
Guard OF California, on December ID, 1881
reappointed January 80. 1888, and February
z 1887, and was promoted to major general
commanding division September %, 1887, and
reappointed April 8, 1891, and May Is, 1895
ana was at the time OF his demise holding said
office.
To the exceptional force of character dis
played by him throughout his career he
of disposition which endeared him to all with
whom he came in contact. There is no one
living of his acquaintance who will not greye
upon the receipt of the tidlngs OF his death.
III. The funeral will take place from the First
Presbyterian Church. corner OF Van Ness ave-
nue. and Sacramento street San Francisco, on
Wednesday afternoon, the Oath inst.
III. The commanding officer of the division,
n. g. c., will issue orders that the usual appro-
pirate military honors be rendered.
". On the day next succeeding the receipt
of these orders, the National flag will be dis.
played at half-mast on the armories, as pro-
vided by paragraph AT. Rules and Regula-
tions, N G. c.
Y. The regimental colors will be draped for
the period OF thirty days. 1.-TWO streamers OF
Grape, feet long and about II inches wide, at
tached to the ferrule below the spearhead,
will be used)
VI on the day next succeeding the recent
of these orders salute of thirteen guns will
be fired at San Francisco at half-hour intervals
commencing at O'Clock A. NJ, as per Section
429, U. S. A. Regulations of 1895. Minute guns
will also be fired while the remains are being
borne to the place of interment, as also the
salute at the grave, provided by Section 43O
said U. s. A. regulations.
VII. Members of the staff of the commander
in-chief will assemble in full-dress uniform at
the California Hotel in San Francisco for the
purpose of attending the funeral in body.
Colonel f. S. Chadbourne, paymGster on the
staff of eommander-in-c chief, will make neces-
sary arrangements for carriages for the staff
VIII The usual badge of mourning will be
worn for the period OF thirty days;
By order of the mander-in- chief
A. W. BARRETT, Adjutant-General.
The salute at half-hour intervals will be
fired at the Presidio to-day. As the pro-
cess1on moves on the day of the funeral
(next Wednesday, guns will be fired at
intervals SO as to make the number thir-
teen while the column is in motion.
After the casket is placed in the grave the
major-genrraP salute of thirteen guns
will be fired.
AS General Graham, commanding at
the Presidio, has the proper facilities at
his command he will attend to the hiring
to-day and Wednesday. He Will also
send caisson with the proper detail to
receive the remains when the train arrives.