The times., 1898-12-14
An IMPOSING COR7EGE
Gen. Garcia Buried With Mil
itary Pomp.
AN ARCHBISHOP'S TRIBUTE
Church Dienitaries Conduct the
Service-Thc Solemn Procession
Wends Its Way to Ariinston-The
Remains to Be Taken to CuOa
Vault.

last salute of three volleys was fired
over casket at Arlington yesterday
morning. bugler sounded taps and the
remains of Gen. Calixto Garcia were con-
signed to the vault. where they will rest
until taken TO Cuba and inferred in the
old patriots native soil.
At $50 yesterday morning a long line of
troops stood at parade rest in front of
the Raleigh. An artillery caisson, drapei
with American and Cuban flags. stood at
the doorway. A short preliminary service
was held at the hotel by the Rev. Father
McGee. assistant pastor of st. Patricks
Church, and the massive casket contain
ing the remains was carried out and
placed upon the caisson. The bearers
were eight noncOmmissEoned officers of ar
tillery. sa-7 -
Following the casket were the honorary
pallbearers-Gen. Miles. Gen. Wheeler,
Gen. Ludlow, Gen. Lawton, Senator Proc
tor Senator Thurston, Senator Money.
Senator Mason, Representative Hit and
John L. Proctor. These were followed by
the members OF the Cuban Commission,
senor Quesada, the Cuban charge DAT
faires: President Tomas Estrada Palma
and Treasurer Guerra of the Cuban junta
of New York, Gen. Ruis Rivera and a
large number of the friends of the dead
hero. aGrcia.
The Fourth Artillery Band rendered
Nearer. Ny God. TO Thee the casket
was strapped on the caisson and the SOL
emn procession moved away through the
lines of spectators who stood with barred
| heads. The military escort consisted of
Battery G, Fourth Artillery: Battery Il.
Sixth Artillery. and Battery k. Fifth Ar
1 tillery. The escort was commanded by
/ Cant. w III. Coffin OF the Fifth Artillery.
| The funeral procession passed down
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue to Eleventh Street,
| thence to G Street. and along G to Tenth
! Street to St. Patricks Church. where
n great crowd had assembled. The troops
were drawn up In line and the casket
was carried into the church and deposited
| lust outside the chancel rail. Here
! wreath of laurel and roses was placed
upon the casket by Senor Quesada. The
! choir sang Schmidt's requiem mass and
| solemn requiem mass was chanted by the
| Rev. Father MCGEE. The Rev. Father
| Currier of Baltimore. acted as deacon
of the mass, and the Rev Father Wood
man. c. s. p acted as sub-deacon. The
| master of ceremonies was the Rev.
Father Dougherty. of ST Aloysius Church.
| Among those in the chancel Were the
Right Rev. d. Sbarett and DIR. Rocker,
of the Catholic Legation. Mgr Stephan.
| the Rev. John Ryan, the Rev. James B..
HAYDEN, the Rev Michael Toll. the Rev.
]. Z. Bradley, the Rev. j. C. Griffin of
the Catholic University, and the Rev.
| Martin O'Donohue.
Archbishop Ireland preached the SER
mon, which was very powerful and eio-
auent. The venerable prelate said in
part:
"Oh, Master of all men, to Thy wise
! judgment we commit this morning the
| soul of Gen. Garcia. God is the COM
mander of all armies, the commander of
all soldiers, of all men, God is supremely
| Just, and what is sweeter yet to hear,
| is supremely merciful. To Thy justice
and mercy oh, God, We commit the soul
of our departed friend. And We accom-
| pany his soul with our earnest prayers
and supplieations that Thou wilt receive
| him as Thy child, and confer upon him
the favor of Thy eternal blessing. We
pray for his soul and for ourselves Make
us realize, oh, God, In this solemn mo-
| ment the great purpose of our life.
| 1.-The death of Gen. Garcia seems par
| ticularly sad in the circumstances attend
ing. Only few days ago he stepped upon
the shores of the United States to speak
| 10 tnlS country WOTuS Oh gratitude, WORDS
| of gladness. And from this country a
most cordial welcome was extended him.
| The little while he tarried in this capital
| city of the nation the officials of the Gov
| ernment, the officials of the army and
navy, took his hand in great friendliness
and learned to appreciate the noble traits
of character with which he had been dis
| tinguished in life. Gen. Garcia came to
| taste the fruits of many long struggles,
and all at once life closes upon him.
"Garcia's idea was the betterment of
| his country, the securing of freedom in
| civil and political life, and so far as Car
cia is known in this country. and in his
own, he sought these ideals with abso-
| lutte sincerity and disinterestedness. Gar
cia passes away on the soil of the United
| States. There is something beautifully
| symbolic in the fact. He gave up his life
| resting upon the BOSOM of the land of
| civil and political liberty. Let there for
ever be friendship between Cuba and
America, and let there be rivalry between
| the sons Of the two lands only in the de-
velopment of all the natural faculties and
| the betterment Of the populations of the
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