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FUNERAL OF GARCIA.
Services Over Remains of Cuban
Warrior Are Impressive.
CONDUCTED WITH MILITARY HONORS.
Gems. Miles, Wheeler, Lawton and
shafter Among the Honorary Pail
Bearers-Seryices at the Ca
thedral in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The solemn
high mass of the Catholic church was
performed over the remains CT Gen
Calixto Garcia at St. Patrick's church
Tuesday before the body of the dis
tinguished Cuban leader was commit
ted to the vault in the National ceme-
terry at Arlington. The service was
notable in the distinguished gathering
present. All the honors of war thar
could be meted out to national hero
were bestowed by this government
upon the lion-hearted old Cuban. Ho-
yana itself would scarcely have poured
forth larger crowd than gathered in
and about the church, and the most
radical of the Cuban Independence
could not have picked flaw in the Off
cial MARKS of consideration bestowed
upon the remains of their venerable
leader. The church was filled to the
doors long before the funeral process
sion from the Hotel Raleigh arrived.
Escorted by two batteries of United
States artillery the procession halted
before the door, and the military guard
grounded arms with ring of metal
on the hard cold pavement while at the
same moment the church bell aloft
tolled slowly and solemnly through the
crisp winter air.
Inside the Church.
Inside the church the great crowd
washushed to perfect stiffness, through
which the first notes of the organ
thrilled with the tenseness of silver
Il cs 1a1 in tn a
tender harmony that seemed to be
more lullaby than dirge. The altar
was draped in the emblems of mourn
ing, and the candles stood in black
sconces except at the foot of the cata-
falque, where the golden candelabra
with their many branches hared in the
gusts from behind the chancel.
The solemn procession moved down
the aisle from the door, the coffia
borne by a detail of artillerymen. The
Cuban flag was draped over the silver
bound coffin.
Honorary Pail Bearers.
To the left in pews reserved for them
sat the honorary pail bearers, Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, commanding the United
States army; Gen. Lawton and Gen. Joe
Wheeler, who were among the first
to greet Gen. Garcia in Cuba; Gen
Shafter, commander of the American
army of liberation; Senator Thurston
whose devoted wife lost her life lest
than year ago in visiting the unhappy
island In behalf of the Cuban people
and Senators Proctor, Mason ant
Money.
Mass Said Over the Remains.
The coffin was deposited before tn,
altar and the solemn high mass was be
gun. Those who officiated were: Rev
Joseph MCGEE, deacon; Rev. Charlie
Warren Currier, of Baltimore, sub
deacon, and Rev. Clarence E. Wood
man, G. s. P. The sermon was by tn
Most Reverend John Ireland; the abso
luton after mass by Rev. Georg
Dougherty, master of ceremonies, ST
Augustine's, and there were present II
the sanctuary Rt. Rev. D. Sbarretti, o
the apostolic delegation; Mgr. Stephan
of the Catholic Indian bureau; Rev. DR.
Rocker, secretary of the apostolic del
egation, and other priests.
A preliminary service was held a
the hotel by Rev. Joseph MCGEE.
At the conclusion of the mass tn
body was transferred to Arlington witt
military honors, where it was deposit
( ed in vault to await shipment. t
Cuba.
Pleaded Guilty.