The times., 1897-11-24
Elaborate Preparations Made for
The 0bsequies.
IMPOSING MILITARY PAGEANT
Religious Services To BE Held mt ST.
Johns Episcopal Church and at
the Regular Troops and
District Guard in the Cor.ege
SaIutes tC BE Fired.

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the District, VIII be inferred at Arlington
Cemetery today with military honors. Al
arrangements for the funeral were lnade
at a meeting of the reglmentaI md lat.
talon commanders and general staff Off
GERS held last evening at National Guarls
armory. The arrangements We're discus7nd
in detail.
According to the general order issued yes
terday, the District troops were to have at
tended the funeral in fun dress aegulation
uniform, but the change i'll tae weather
made IL advisable to change this order last
night and it was decided that the militia
would wear their fatigue uniforms and
overcoats. In case the change in the
weather this morning viii warrantI 1t still
another order may be sent out in referenUe
70 this matter
The religious sery ice will lie Eeld at st.
John : Episcopal Church at 1880 p. ni.,
the Rev. Df. Mackay-Sudth, rector Of the
church. officiating. The body or Gen.
Ordway wllibe conveyed - the church from
his lat residence on caisson in charge OLA
! sergeant from the Fourth Artillery, and
Officers OF the District militia. The
casiet win be without DECORATIONS, except
a uatiauel nag, which viii be wrapped
Around it, The black horse OF Gen. ord
way. caparisoned in beautiful trappings
VIII De- led hy Trnmpeter Sergt. Friedman
OF The National Guard.
The procession from the home Of Gen.
Ordway C. the church VIII move along II
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the church. As the procession passes the
military, the latter viii salute
After tie services at the 'hurch the e
mains VIII be removed immediately o
Arlington Cemetery FOR interment.
The District militia, together with a
troop uf cavalry from Fort Myer aud
platoon OF field artillery from the Wash
iugton Barracks, are ordered TO assemble
and form at 1:15 p. IN. on Sixteenth
street, faciHg east, the right resting on l
street ano the left on II street. The
column viii be formed as follows: Platoon
of mounted police; the brigade band,
thirty pieces; Col Cecil Clay and staff;
Mai and Inspector Gen. Charles II. Ourand.
Mai aud Jud &c Advocate Gen. Walter ]. .
Davidge, jr-, Maj. and Quarrermasfer Gen.
W C McIulire, Maj. and Commissary
Gen E. II. Neumeyer, Maj. and Surg Gen.
George Henderson, Mai. aud Chief of
Ordnance II. v Tierney, Mai. and In
spector Gen. OF Rifle Practice George
| H. aries; tie Sixth Cavalry Band
| from Fort MyeT, Company 2, Sixth Cav
| airy, also rom Fort Myer, platoon pf
! field artillery, Light Battery E, in com
maud of Lie1t. Hawthorne, from the Wash
| ington Rar ra cks; First Regiment. Ma
! tional Guard, in command of Col May,
j VINO viii hc accompanied by his staff
officers: First Battalion, National Guard,
! consisting Of the four companies which
/ compose the Washington Light Infantry
/ I'm charge of Major Burton R. Ross: Second
| Battalion, National Guard in commend
| of Maiol Richard a. Brien; Second Regi
lnent, National Guard, in commander Lieut.
! Col. NJ Z. Urell, with his staff of Of
| ficers. Fifth Battalion, in command OF Ma jor
! otto Simousun; First Separate Battalion,
| Capr W Brooks and staff Ambulance
/ Corps, IN charge OF First Lieut.. Warren
! FoyIes; Fourth Battalion, the section W hch
| Will fire the salute over the grave, in
! command OF Ma ior Z. R Campbell; the
| carria ges containing the clergy, the cafsson
bearing the remains and the Carriages Of
| The pallbearars and relatives of the de
ceased.
! Atthe church the Brigade Band, i'll charge
Of Lieut. Donald NJ. Macleod Band Master
K. r. Stratton, VIII play several appro-
pirate selections. As the cortege is leav-
ing the church the band will play "A bide
with Ne" ana at the close of the service
al a rlington, safe in the Arms Of jesus
The procession Will move down street
| TO Connecticut avenue, then north TO X
| street, to Faragut Square, TO NJ street, to
Georgetown, over the Aqueduct Bridge and
| then along Military road to the cemetery.
! On arriving at Arlington the column VIII
! be marched 20 the grave, around which the
! troops VIII form three sides Of square.
At the grave the only ceremony Will
| be the Episcopal burial service, which
will be read by the Rev. DR.. Mackay Smith.
| At its conclusion the artillery viii move to
the hollow in front Of the tomb of Gen.
| sheridan and fire the brigadier's salute OF
eleven guns. The firing party of in
| fantry, which will be stationed near the
| grave, VIII then fire three yolleys. The
! obsequies VIII be concluded with the sound
! ing OF taps
The column win be marched out Of the
| cemetery in regular order, the line being
maintained until the troops have returned
to the city, when they viii go to their re-
| spec;ive armuries and dishand.
The preparations for the interment have
| teen completed in every detail Lieut. Col.
| c. S. Humphreys, from the quartermaster Is
supply department. Z. S. A, has arranged
that all the flowers necessary for the oc-
casion viii be furnished from the Gov,
ernment conseryatories. reSides these a
personal friend and admirer of Gen. Ord
way VIII send seven or eight bushel baskets
| filled with roses to be strewn around the
| grave.
Mr.. Joseph A. ordway, brother of the
deceased, VIII arrive from Springfield,