The herald., 1898-03-13
LAST HoNoRs TO THE DEAD
FUNERAL OF GEN. ROSECRANS
TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY
The Body to Lie in State in the City
Hall-Telegrams Of
Sympathy

A soldiers funeral will be that of the
late GSneral Rosecrans. The last service
will be performed Wednesday by his for
mer comrades, assisted by the rem
nant of those against whom he fought
and the sons of both. The National guard
Of California will take part in the funeral.
which will be with all the military honors
that can be bestowed upon any man. The
arrangements for the funeral were COM
pleted yesterday, and with the selection of
the pail bearers, which will be made today
all arrangements for the final services
Will have been made. The body is now al
the undertaking establishment of Orr 4
Hines, where special guard of G. A. r.
members watch over 1t night and DAY and
they Will continue to do so until the fu-
neral. The body is attred in the full dress
uniform of major general of the regular
army, and reposes in fine metallic cas-
ket. The embalmer who prepared the re-
mains for burial performed his work so
well that the body has more the appear
ance of one asleep than in death.
Early Tuesday morning the body will be
taken to the city hall 1t will be borne
there by special guard of honor and will
be guarded by a detail of the National
guard OF California. 1t will be placed upon
bier at the foot of the stairway just
lie in state until Wednesday morning The
public will be admitted and will be per-
mitted to view the remains during the day
and evening. Wednesday morning the
funeral Will take place. From the city hall
the body will be conveyed to the cathedral
where requiem high mass will be cele-
brated, Bishop Montgomery officiating.
Immediately afterward the remains will
be given in charge of the Grand Army of
the Republic and kindred organiza tions,
and the impressive burial service of that
patriotic body will be rendered
Following this service the remains will
be conveyed to Rosedale cemetery, where
they will be placed in vault, and a some
future time, how soon even the members
of the family do not know, they will be
sent to Washington and finally Inferred
in Arlington cemetery, where scores of the
nations illustrious dead are buried. In
addition to the military and semi military
organizations which will participate in the
funeral, all the civic bodies in the city will
be represented by at least delegation of
members.
Numerous kilograms of coincidence were
received by members of the family yester-
day. They came from all parts of the
country. and were from high officials in
Washington who had been associated with
the general in his public career, to humble
citizens who as privates had served under
him In the darkest days in the history of
the nation. Posts of the G. A. r through
out the country sent officially communica-
tions of regret and sympathy, and an of
fetal telegram was also received from the
officers of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland.
special meeting of the Free Harbor
league was held at the chamber of COM
merce yesterday afternoon, and as at that
time the funeral arrangements had not
been announced, the league took no ac-
tion toward being represented at the fu-
neral. An adjournment was ordered until
Monday. at which time resolutions will be
adopted and a committee appointed to
represent the league at the funeral