Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-14
Il VERY IMPRESSIVE SCENE
Was That Witnessed at The Depot
Saturday Evening When The
Body Arrived.
NET BYA Platoon OFCADETS.
Funeral thew Observation-Disclosures
At Bethany-Message OF Condol-
ence From The President.

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Wheeler at Camp Wikoff, Montaul
Point, N. Y, announcing the sad news
of the drowning OF Lieutenant Newton
D. kirkpatrick while bathing in the SET
at that place on Wednesday afternoon
Naval Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler, SOL
of General Joseph Wheeler, was drown
ed at the same time. Together they
went to the beach to enjoy the surf
bathing, and it is supposed the strong
undertow drew them to their death
The young men were not missed until
about 6 o'clock in the afternoon VIXEN
their clothes were found on the beach.
Sixty men of the First Cavalry were
detailed to patrol the beach and watch
for the bodies in the event they were
washed ashore. They were brought in
by the tide and thrown on the beach
about 2 o'clock Thursday morning, and
were found lying close together just
below the life saving station, about a
quarter Of mile from where the young
men had gone in bathing.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Lieutenant Newton Davidson Kirk
patrick was the second OF five sons OF
Robert Davidson Kirkpatrick, OF near
Monmouth, about five miles west of
Lexington, and was twenty-five years
of age. He was educated at classical
school in Lexington taught by Mr..
Thomas Williamson, and spent part
CT one year at Washington and Lee
University, lea ling that institution to
accept an appointment in the West
Point Military Academy, won in COM
petitive examination and secured by
Congressman H. st. George Tucker.
he graduated from West Poiut in
1896, and was commissioned second
lieutenant and was located in Arizona
until sent to Chickamauga last spring.
He took part in the Cuban campaign
as lieutenant in the First Cavalry, and
was in the battles Of Santiago and San
Juan. He escaped from bat lie un-
harmed
He returned to the United States
with his command to Camp Wikoff,
where he was detailed for duly at Gen
eral Wheeler's headquarters
FUNERAL SERVICES AT CAMP wIKoFF
Funeral services over the remains Of
Lieutenant Kirkpatrick and Cadet
Wheeler were held at Camp Wikoff
Friday morning, Chaplain Bradshaw
reading the ritual for the dead, and a
quartette of singers from the Y. NJ. G.
A. tents singing Nearer, my God, to
Thee" Six of Lieutenant Kirkpattick's
classmates were the pallbearers for both
the dead. At the conclusion of the
service the caskets were placed on gun
caissons, drawn by six black horses.
The funeral cortege was led by details
from the Fist and Third Cavalry, and
when the station was reached the party
boarded special ca, The body of Ca
Diet Wheeler being taken to Wheeler,
Ala, and that of Lieutenant Kirkpat-
rick being brought to Lexington.
ARRIVAL OF THE BODY AT LEXINGTON.
The remains arrived here Saturday
afternoon over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, under escort of Lieutenant
SALESMAN, of Iowa, of the First United
States Cavalry. Long before the train
arrived large crowd had assembled at
the depot. A Platoon Of cadets from
the Virginia Military Institute under
| the command OF Cadet Captain George
A. Derbyshire met the body and every
mark of respect both by the military
and citizens was shown. Headed by
the Institute Post band playing o fun
eral dirge the remains were taken to
the Virginia Military Institute where,
under cadet guard, they lay in state
in the library that night. As the cor
tege passed Washington and Lee Uni
| versity the chapel bell tolled slowly for
the deceased who had been q student
at the University.
The entire community sympathized
deeply with the grief-stricken family
and during the evening a stream Of
friends and citizens visited the library.
The coffin, magnificent casket of an
tique oak with massive silver trimmings,
was draped in United States flag and
covered with beautiful wreath Of ivy
leaves and palms, sent by the First U.
s. Cavalry, of which the deceased was