Evening star., 1898-03-25
FUNERAL OF GEN. VEAZEY
A Large and Notable Gathering at Epiph.
any Church.
Exquisite Floral Tributes Sent to
SHOW the Esteem fn Which He Was
Held-Burial at Arlington.

The funeral OF the late Gen. wheelock
Graves Veazey, one of the most disrin-
gcished heroes of the war of the rebellion.
ana equally noted in private and public
life for his exalted character and superior
attributes. took place this afternoon at .
O'Clock from Epiphany Church. the inter-
ment being in Arlington cemetery The
gathering which listened to the beautiful
and impressive burial services of the Epis-
copal Church. which were conducted by
Rev. L. G. Wood, was a notable one. and
attested the esteem in which the dead man
had been held
There We're many of his old companions
in-arns present, as well as delegations from
the Medal of Honor Legion and the Loyal
Legion. of which he had been a member.
and from the various posts of the G. A. r.
IN the Department of the Potomac of which
he had been commander. Department Com
mander Hendricks and his staff were pres
ent in body and the entire force of the
interstate commerce commission, of which
Gen. Neazy had been a member, was also
in attendance.
Exquisite Emblems.
The floral tributes were particularly
handsome and were numerous. The en-
pioyes of the interstate commission sent a
huge spray of red roses Easter lilies and
palms. The Loyal Legion's tribute was an
Immense shield, across the white front of
which was the name of the organization in
purple inmortelles. A large white anchor
OF roses. carnations and lilies, with a rope
OF v1olets for a chain, was sent by the
National Life Insurance Company of Hart
ford and from the Peruvian minister was
an exquisite shaft of violets rising from
base of white and red roses.
Roberts Post, G. A. R., sent a floral G..
A. r. badge, the eagle and cannon being
produced in yellow fmmOrfe1leS and the
flag in the same flowers of red. white and
blue Secretary Alger and Mrs Alger' $
remembrance was a long, graceful bunch
of Easter lilies resting palm leaves, and
Mrs. Charles Clement and children's tribute
was beautiful profusion of pink roses,
Lilies of the valley and palms.
The Vermont congressional delegation
sent an immense wreath of ivy with vio-
lets and white roses I'm profusion, with
palms extending from the base. and or
chids of unusual beauty and variety above.
Mrs. Florence T. Baxter sent a large
wreath of ivy. with dark. rich double pam
sizes.
The Pallbearers.
The edifice was crowded with the friends
of the dead man.
The honorary pallbearers were: Senator
Morrill,, Senator Proctor, Judge II. II. Pow
ers, Representative w. w. Grout Gen. j.
A. Knapp, Col. A. F. Walker. ex-senator
George f. Edmunds, Gen. W. F. Smith, Dr.
William ]. Tucker, Gen. S. S. Burdette,
Representative Amos ]. Cummings, r. A.
Alser, Secretary of War, and Gen. Goblin.
The active pallbearers were l.. s. Emory,
John Tweedale. S. c. Robb, Arthur Hend-
ricks Major Huxford and Nathan Bick-
ford. The ushers We're Messrs. James Nor
rill, William T. Hatch, III. K. kondrup,
John .. Eaton, Ralph P. Lee and A. A.
Fisher.
Col Fred Peasants of the staff of Gov
ernor Tyler was present as the official rep
nfaff af fhn INT,
large cortege accompanied the remains to
Arlington.