The times., 1897-11-25
LAID TO REST AT ARLINsTON
General Albert Crdway's Remains
Borne 10 the Grave.

Borne 10 the Grave.
The people oi Washington. the ARM,
the Navy and the District National Guard
uniteI Yesterday in a splendid tribute to
the late Gen. Albert 0rdway, The scenes
at his residence, at st. Johns Church, III
it's viciuity and all along the route from
that church to Arlington, where the old
soldier was laid to rest attested the popu-
larity of the man who for twenty years
has 5een so prominent i'll the official aud
civil lie Of the city.
In the morning the remains OF Gen
0rdway rested at his late residence, No.
173S NJ street, which WAS visited by very
many Of his personal friends and those y
his family. Letters of regret cards with
sentiments Of sympathy and telegrhms and
cablegrans ot regret had been received on
Tuesday night, and up To the aour yes
terday when the body was removed TO
st. Johns Churcl, for the religious cese-
monial. Among the cablegrams were those
from the officers of the Ordnance Company,
at London and Paris in which Gen. Ord
way lad beeninterested. Among the callers
were Gen. Miles, commanding the Army
AhJA. btits biCNhi NupN' l%Ii'AitS JhHoN 49,
vocate general Of the Navy; Col. H {.
Corbin. Gen. schofield and many other
officers of the Army and Navy.
The casket was placed In the parlor
and was covered with floral offerings.
on 1t rested the gene rars sword and hat.
one Of the more beautiful tributes was
d wreath from the Legion of Loyal Women.
1t was composed OF white roses. violets.
.ssI ,it. "
was inscribed In Memoriam; Companion. :"
Other beautiful tributes Were from Lieut.
and Mrs Very, the Philadelphia Com
mandery Of the Loyal Legion Of Wo.nea,
and a wreath Of white roses from the
venerable mother Of the dead soldier.
MS. ordway is seventy-four years OF age
and is at Boston. Her extreme old age
did not permit OF the journey To Wash
iBgton
The arrangements for the funeral, W hi!e
made by the District of Columbia National
Guard. Were taken part in both by the
army and Navy. Gen Miles assigned de-
tachmentS of the regular Army, and Com
mandant Haywood ordered out three com
panics Of the marines and Tie Marine
Band to do the honors for he Navy. The
Distric. militia was out as largely Us
possible line and staff, including a bat
TALON OF the colored troops.
The body was removed from the home
at l.15 D. m, resting on a caisson dTaped
/ in the American flag, and covered with
/ many OF the wreaths aud aplets sent to
| the Residence. Ia charge of the caiss0n
was a guard of honor composed Of the
| following.
QlarteTmaster Sergeant 2 NJ. Kennerly
! Commsssary Sergea mt 2. W smith, Hospital
! Steward r p WeIler, Color Sergeant f. ;.
/ wilcox, Staff Sergeant +. P. Corvaizier
| Sergeant Bueler George Friedman, ami
! Ordnance Sergeant F NJ. Thompson. They
/ were ia charge or sergeant of the FourriI
! ARTILLERY.
| Besides this party the black horse of
1 Gen. Ortway, parisonec as il for the
/ field. was led by Trumpeter Sergeant
/ Friedman.
The route To the church was on II
! street 20 Sixteenth street. The procession
arrived at the church about 1.20 p. IN
and there was q great crowd waiting, not
only in the church, but In tie vicinity
The streets north and east and west -
I the church wtre lined with people, and
| the windows OF all the houses overlook
ing the scene were also filled with oh
servers. The military pageant was in
| pressive, and striking for its varied com
! punents 3f the marine, the local military
| and the Army. The flags Were draped
/ in mourning. II was bright, sunShin
day, which brought out the mnitar, array
with superb effect.
The ceremony at the church was con
Quoted by the Rev. Macka y-Snith, d. D..
assisted by the Rev. E. NJ. Paddock, as
sjstaut rector, and was after the form
OF the Episcopa! church. In the from
pews were the family Of Gen Ordwa $
and some neal friends.
These were Mrs. ordway, Miss Emm,
Ordway his sister; Mr. Joseph a. Ordwa y
brother of the general, who arrived this
morning from Springfield, Mass, also
was present; Miss NJ. a Goodwin, Mrs
ordway's sister; Miss Valerie Padelford
Gen. Crdway's granddaughter; Mr.. an,
Mrs. Birmingham, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Washington, Lieut.. and Mrs. Very. an,
Major G. c. TaIiefeTro and Mrs. y. F. Walk
relatives OF Mrs. ordway, from Balti
more.
Others noted in the aSseInblage wer
DR.. Won Holleben, German ambassador
, Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish mir
|
Austrian minister.
IN tue church but few Of the flowe'
and the sword and hat of the decease
We're left on the coffin. The vocal musi
was by quartet composed OF Messr'
FJgitt anderson, Hensey, and FeafSoI
Prof. Theophil was the organist. Tt
} hymns sung Were Nearer. Ny God, ,
Thee and Lead, Kindly Light" Tt
, ushers were from the Loyal Legion iii
from the District National Guard. Man
of the people Ia the church We're in
t pressed to tears with the sOlemnity an
+ sadness of the occasion.
5 detachment OF mounted police, unde
g command of Lieut.. Boyle; Col. Cecil Clal
d commanding the brigade and staff, mount
] ed; the band of the Sixth United State
= Cavalry; from Fort Myer. mounted, an
: troop of the Sixth United States Ca,
= airy; platoon of Light Battery E, Fir,
!, United States Artillery. under command
Lieut.. wthorue; three companies o
!, Il. S. Marines, under command of Cap
. Harrington; the militia of the Distri,
] of Columbia, comprising the Brigad
5 Band, undet direction OF Lieut.. D
B. Macleod; Second Separate Batta
5 ion, Capt. F. S. Wiggin, commanding
+ First Regiment, Col. Henry May, con
. mandiug, and staff First Battalion, Was
., ington Light Infantry Corps, Nal. Burto
4 X. Ross, commanding: Second Battalion
a comprising the Corcoran Cadets, the Nc
. ton Cadets and the National Fencible
@ Ma jor K. a. O'Brien, commanding, SeCol
= Regiment Lieut. Col. Urell, commandin
: and staff Fifth Battalion, ajor o.
5 Simonson, commanding First Separa1
] Battalion, colored, Capt. Arthur Brook