The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-14
Garcia Buried
With All
HON0RS OF WAR.
Funeral Held at St. Pat
rick's Church, Washington.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The funeral of
Gen Garcia, the Cuban patriot, was
held in St. Patrick's Church. this morn
ing, and the body was afterward con
veyed to Arlington, with all the honors
of war.
The honorary bearers were Secretary
of State John Hay, Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton,
Maj. Gen Joseph Wheeler, Maj. Gen.
William r. Shafter, Senator Thurston
of Nebraska, Senator Proctor of Yer
mont, Senator Mason of Illinois and
Senator Money Of Mississippi.
The body was escorted from the RAJ
leigh Hotel to the church and from the
church to the cemetery by two batteries
Of artillery. The casket was borne upon
a caisson and was covered with a Cuban
flag Suitable music was played by a
military band.
Preceding the church service, prayers
were said at the hotel by Rev. Joseph
Mckee When the procession reached
the church the edlfice was crowded,
there being many representatives of
We're artillerymen, carried the casket
to the altar, where it rested amid beau
tiful floral tributes. The solemn high
mass of requiem was celebrated by
Rev. Joseph MCGEE, deacon; Rev.
Charles Warren Currier of Baltimore,
sub deacon, and Rev. Clarence e.
Woodman, c. S. p. The sermon was
by the Most Rev. John Ireland, the alb
solution after mass by Rev. George
Augustine's Washington, and there
were present in the sanctuary Rt. Rev.
D. S. Sbaretti of the apostolic delega-
ton, Mgr Stephan Of the Catholic In
dian bureau, Rev. DR.. Rocker, secre-
tary of the apostolic delegation, and
other priests.
Archbishop Ireland, in his sermon,
touched upon the solemnity of death
and it's lessons and its encouragement
toward a higher Christian life. OF
Gen. Garcia's career, Archbishop Ire
land said
Ills objects were civil and political
freedom for Cuba He sought these
ideals with absolute sincerity and disin-
I erestedness. Under this same principle
we must judge all men. and under such
principles does God judge men. The
eyes of the most high rested with COM
placency upon soldiers in different
did their duty, as they understood duty.
The soldiers of Cuba fought for noble
principle, the betterment of their coun-
try; the soldiers Of Spain fought from
devotion to Spain and loyalty to their
government; the soldiers Of America
obeyed duty in obeying their country
and following out its high purposes. 1t
is in such spirit as this, at such a
solemn time as this, that we must look
upon the history Of battlefields and ae-
cept the judgment OF the God of battles
as it is melted out to the nations who
have deferred 10 the arbitrament of the
sword
Now war is closed; let peace and
friendship enter into our souls and
reign between America and Cuba, be-
tween America, Cuba and Spain. Let
there be upon US the peace of God made
manifest among men. There arise be-
fore US new responsibilities for America
and new responsibilities for Cuba.
For the latter there opens the vista
Of liberty to the Cubans to show what
they are, to develop their own talents
and the resources of their country. If
they fail the fault is theirs Religious
liberty viii be theirs, let them show
themselves worthy of their Catholic
faith and their Catholic traditions.
Let Catholic faith and Castilian
blood renew their best traditions.
United, they have had in the past a
glorious history. Today with the bless
ings of civil and religious liberty they
should not be unworthy Of their highest
feats in other ages. The friendship and
the aid and the institutions of America
are pledged to Cuba, and she must
prosper If she profits by all her oppor-
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