Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-17
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
FUNERAL OF LIEUTENANT wOON.
Takes Place Mt 4 o'clock This After
uoou-Otber Soldiers Funerals.

The funeral Of Lieutenant Frank Max
well Woon. Company NJ, Second Virginia,
will take place from st. Pauls Episcopal
church at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and
will be conducted by Rev. DR.. Hartley
Carmichael.
The body Of Lieutenant Woon was re-
moved from the Old Dominion Hospital,
where he died, to Bliley's undertaking
establishment, and from thence ?ester-
day morning to the home Of Mrs. Alice
NJ. Reddy, No. 1905 east Marshall street,
where Lieutenant woon lived before he
left for Jacksonville.
Following are the names of those who
will act as pall-bearers:
Honorary-Mr. Edgar Allan, Captain {.
L.. Ashburner. Lieutenant Il. L. Cheat
wood. Messrs. Daniel Grinnan, w. f.
Reddy, S. G.. Webb, Harvey Wilson, and
w. T. Wood; Messrs. II. c. Worthington,
Z. f. Greenwood. Arthur Scrivenor. ana
j. f. Jackson, from the British Associa-
ton: Messrs II. NJ. Tyler and George w.
Hunter, from tho Heptasophs; Major r.
Leslie Spence Major Cyrus Bossieux.
and Captain James Il. Phillips, from the
Richmond Grays' Association; Colonel
John Bell Bigger, Captain George w.
Jarvis. and Messrs. A. L. Davis and T.
r. Glazebrook. from the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Association; Major Sol.
Cutchins and his stan, Captains Henry +.
Vaughan. II. s Hazen- Clifton NJ. Miller,
and Lieutenants Frank X. Steel Charles
A. Rose William Cameron. Jr.. and ID.
A. Richie. OF the Blues Battalion
Active-Iieutenants W. l.. Daughtry
and W. p. Klien, Corporal Thomas. Pri-
Yates Stokes, Smith, Weisiger, Snead.
East. and Newton Snead. All the active
pall-bearers are members of the Blues
companies
Captain r. lie Masurier, of Company NJ.
| Third Regiment. desires the members OF
/ his company to assemble al the Regi-
mental Armory at 9 o'clock this morning
| 10 arrange to act as escort 20 the re-
| mains.
| The British Association of Virginia, of
which Lieutenant WoOn was president
has appointed as a committee to attend
| the funeral, Messrs. Arthur Scrvenor r.
| c.. Worthington +. J. Greenwood, and
| J. F. Jackson. The local military will be
represented at the funeral. and Richmond
| Lodge, No. 10. A. +. and A. NJ, will at
tend IN a body at the funeral. Colonel
| John Bell Bigger, vice-president. has re-
quested the members Of the Richmond
Light-Infantry Blues Association TO as
semble al 1905 east Marshall street this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, 10 attend the
funeral.
The remains will be deposited I'm I.auDe's
receiving vault in Hollywood until The
wishes of the members Of Lieutenant
Woon's family in England, are ascer-
tained.
A meeting Of the members Of the Rich
u-iI1 no haf At
for the purpose OF taking suitable action
with reference to the death Of Lleute-
nant Woon.
ARRIVAL OF SERGEANT BROOKSS
BODY.
The remains OF Sergeant Harry r.
Brooks Company II. Fourth Virginia.
reached here from Camp Cuba Lbre at
6:25 o'clock last night, and were taken
TO the residence Of his mother, No. 800
Reservoir street. The funeral will take
place Sunday at o'clock p. NJ. from the
Church Of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Father
j. Il. O'Reilly will officate.
Company NJ. Third Regiment, will act
as escort, and members OF the company
of the deceased now here on leave viii
oficiate as active pall-bearers. Following
is a list Of those who will act as honorary
pail-bearers: j. d. Briggs, Dorsey Mount
castle, Dr. william MCGOWAN. James
Kenney Frank Perkinson, Willie Nc
Geary, F.. II. Donnan, and q. w. Thur
man.
About five hundred friends called to see
the remains Of Sergeant Brooks last
night, attesting the wide popularity OF
the young soldier.
FUNERAL OF CORPORAL BURWELL.
The funeral OF Corporal John X. Bur-
well. who died at Camp Cuba Libre took
place from Monumental church yesterday
morning The interment was in River
View Cemetery, and the remains were
escorted to the grave by detachment
OF Virginia soldiers home on leave, COM
manded by First-Ideutenant Daughtrey,
Of Company NJ, Fourth Regiment. The
pail-bearers were as follows: Messrs.
Granville Gray, John Gary. r. Maynard,
George Libby, j. NJ. Hillsman Blair B.
Stringfellow. James Stringfellow snd
| Richard H. Meade.