New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-03
SOLDIERS LAID AT REST.
SIX MEMBERS or NETWORK REGIMENTS
AND A KANSAS VOLUNTEER
prJRIEp IN ONE DAY

sevan NJ tho men who suffered In Cuba and IN
tho camps in the South were laid at rest IN TINS
city Yesterday. The funerals OK Corporal Henry d.
Scheld and Private Frederick S. Engel. DON OF
Company r. list Regiment were held al inc zion
Episcopal Church yesterday morning corpora
scheld was killed In the fight at San Juan Hill on
July l. Private Ense died on the transport La
Csrende Duchesse of Montauk Point on August 10
The services were conducted by the Rev DIT MAT
thew Mueller assisted by the Rev Drs foroes,
Boegeen and Wolfez The body OF private Finger
was taken from the church 10 Greenwood Ceme-
terry corporals guard from Company r. under
command Of Corporal Barnett, acting as escort.
Tbe bcdies Of corporal Scheid and Corporal
George l. Inmen OF Company c. were taken 20
the list Regiment Armory, ard military services
were there held over them. The coihns OF 'he l"o
soldiers were placed on a catalogue in the western
end OF the drlllroom. In which the two dead men
received their military training. The cofnns were
Graped with flags and covered with floral designs
The clergymen who conducted the services were
Chaplain Bradshaw OF tho Hist Regiment; the
Rev DR. Mueller and the Rev DR.. Remensnyder'
During the service Sergeant Van Hocten. OF the
hist Regiment tainted. and was carried 10 inc
room Of the women's auxiliary soc,ety on stretch-
er sad feature Of the funerals was the fact that
none Of the comrades Of the dead men escorted the
bodies 10 the grave as sufficient number OF men
could not be found who were well enough 10 march'
Even the firing squad was composed OF l'lst hesl'
mont mon The body OF Corporal scheid was taken
TO Greenwood Cemetery. and that of Corporai I'M
to kensieo.
Tho funeral Of Private f. Percy McKecyer. OF
Cornany X list Regiment who died Of typhoid
fever at Mount Sinai Hospital last Wednesday, was
he'd Yesterday afternoon at the home OF MS 1ather
Daniel McKeever. at No. 2s25 Marion ave- foro-
ham The services were conducted by the hsV'
Herbert McElroy. OF St. Jamess Church private
McKeever was taken sick in Cuba and brought 70
II I,Oui
A delegation Of the list Regiment Aid Society OF
The Bronx headed by J. Thomas Stearnes took a
wreath 10 the grave. bearing the legend nero
The body was taken to Wcodlawn Cemetery lot
burial salute was fred By party OF eight
members OF the regiment
requiem mass was celebrated yesterday morn
ing over the body of Quartermaster-Sergeant Frank
Glennon of Company G. of the 69th Regiment VINO
was killed last Sunday In railroad accident IN
Alabama in s. Josephs K2man Cat IS EnypSs
ave. Father McMullen conducted the mass, Ian, ana
Father HUFFMAN the RECTOR delivered euTgyi
from The clubhouse 10 the house, and then 10 the
church An escort of six detailed men from me me
church. The Patrick Donney Association was also
present: ,.. r,.,, IN. ..cord ., m.
members of Company G. 10Th Regiment who was
killed in the same railroad accident also took place
BGy a. Mo- orn 10 East FIX oon
Mccarthy and detail Of soldiers Of the ss,h r. heg
Thomas's Church at One hundred AM seventeenth
ST and ST Nicholas-ave., where requiem mass
was celebrated. -. 49,.
The funeral Of Private Henry HOFFMAN OF Com ON
tooT place Yesterday morning in st. Augustine
Roman Catholic Church One HUNDRED ranG,sStk
Gregg. assisted by Fathers ]. r Maguarre ana
James Talbot conducted the service The BODY was
then taken 70 the Cemetery OF St RAYMOND IN
West Chester. for burial. Hoffman died In Boston
from typhoid fever . r, -, ~.
ID Kansas Volunteers who died on THURSDAY III
C;ouyorneur Hospital was held YESTERDAY afternoon
with brief services in the hospital The puria WAS
in Calvary Cemetery