The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-10
ONLY NATIONAL TIES
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ed the pallbearers, who were Sergeant
MAJOR John c. Young. Commissary
Sergeant August DiebeI, Ordnance Ser
geant Cady Robertson, Color Sergeant
Timothy Mcmahon. First Sergeant Bri-
nen and First Sergeant William Nc
Ccnley. Following the caisson were
the kearses in order.
Behind the last hearse walked a de-
tail composed of all the men at the post
able to walk, without arms, in column
Of tWOS. They were commanded by
Sergeant Major Henry Koehler. The
Grand Army posts the Knights of
Pytkias and the Loyal Legion marched
in the order named, and at the rear
were Col. Page, Capt Gerlach Lieuts.
Edwards. Bum and Macarthur and sew
eral other army officers at tAe forf
SAD PROCESSION.
AS the sad procession started on its
journey to the post cemetery a mile
away, the band struck up the Dead
March in Saul" The thousands of spec
tators uncovered as the hearses passed
aIong the broad boulevard From the
dead march the music changed to
Chopin's funeral march, and it seemed
that the procession almost crept in
time with the strains of the band.
AS the procession approached the
cemetery. the sky. which had been
clear. became clOuded and ominous of
storm.
When the band turned into the field
at the end of the boulevard it ceased
playing, and for half a mile only the
tap of a single muffled drum was heard.
Thousands of people preceded the pro-
cessiOn, anxious to get a vantage
ground to view the interments. Every
second one had a bicycle. The ground
was Uttered with wheels. Many were
stacked against trees and the fences
surrounding the cemetery. Every tree
was filled with boys and men anxious
to get a good view of the proceedings,
and kodak fiends were everywhere.
Immediately upon the top Of the re-
ceiving vault, in which the body Of
Maj. Wilkinson was to be placed, was
perched a photographer with an in
strument with which he sought to get
view of the procession as it ap
preached.
AS the procession neared the ceme-
terry the band again played the Dead
March in Saul" There was great
crush of people there, and it was nee
essary for guards to push them back
from the roadway. The band marched
around the vault and took a position
in the rear, while the escort halted to
the west Of the little stone building.
The caisson then stopped and the body
OF Maj. Wilkinson was reverently TAX
en- from it and borne to a trestle in
front of the entrance. The caisson
passed on, and the hearse containing
Sergeant Buffers body followed and
stopped before a newly made grave
near the roadside. The coffin was re-
moved and laid on the ground. The
other hearses stopped in turn and the
bodies were placed near that of Ser
geant Butler, but at some distance
from the graves which had been dug
for them
Then, while all removed hats, Prelate
Maley, of the Knights of Pythias, read
the ritual of that order At the con-
clusion of this service all the members
of Ivy lodge passed around the casket
of Sergeant Butler and dropped an ivy
leaf upon it. That ended the religious
ceremony.
LAST VOLLEYS.
There was a cracking sound, as
though some tree branches were break
ing, and the next instant a sharp vol
ley rang out from the Krag-Jorgen-
sens which the escort carried. The
order was heard to load and then to
nre, and there was another sharp re-
port and another. The third was the
last. The sound of the volley had hard
~ ceased when a bugler blew taps, and
all was over. The Third regiment had
paid all honor in its power to the brave
men who fell at Leech lake. The es-
cort hurried away, the band turned
and played "Old Hundred in quick
step and the great crowd of spect ators
dispersed and melted away with phe-
nOmenal swiftness. In a few moments
the cemetery was deserted to the Of
ficers of the fort and the men whose
duty it was to bury the bodies.
By mistake the double doors of the
vault were not opened Only one was un-
locked, and it was necessary to send
for man to- open the other door before
the body of Maj. Wilkinson could be
placed within it. This occasioned a
long delay. But the door was finally
opened and the body was placed there.
where 1T will remain until some other
disposition is made of it.
A pathetic thing in connection with
the funerals was that no relative of
any of the dead soldiers was present.