The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09
TO BIZ BURIED TODAY
FUNERA AIS OF THE THIRD REGI-
MENT MEN KILLED AT
BEAR ISLAND
TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON

Mai. Wilkinson and Sergeant But
ler's Remains to Re Temporarily
Placed i'm the VauIt-Rev. Pleas
ant Hunter, of minneapolis, to
OMciate - Feeling of Sadness
Felt Throughout the Fort.
The funerals Of Mai Wilkinson, Ser
geant Butler and PriVates Schwailen-
stocker, Lowe Olmstead and Ziebel will
take place at Fort Smelling this after
noon and the bodies laid at rest in the
picturesque little cemetery at the fort
All arrangements were completed yes
terday for the funeral by Capt Ger
ZACH. The services will be held in the
post chapel, and conducted by Rev.
Pleasant Hunter, Of Yves minister Pres
byterian church, Minneapolis, at 2:30
D. n.
Grief prevades all quarters at the
fort, and today's exercises, which will
be eminently of a military nature, VIII
add a closing chapter to the Bear ISL
and carnage. The post flag hutters to
tie autumn breeze, at half mast, and
the rousing warmth of the October sun
bespeaks Of life ard immortality be-
yond.
Not for years have the people at
Fort Smelling so fully felt the horror
of war. Maj. Wilkinson, who but a
few days since, stood in the health of
manhood, lies in state in the little
chapel, just back of the headquarters
building, alongside Of his five comrades
who fell With him before the warfare Of
savagery.
Maj. WilldnSCn'S family have been in
California for some time and were ad-
vised OF the majors death as soon as
the news was officially confirmed.
A telegram was received yesterday
by Capt. Ge-lach from Gertrude B. Will
kinsOn, as follows:
Soldiers funeral Vault Best uniform
without accOuterments. Save carefully
campaign clothing, every thing. Conn soon.
Send newspapers. Sympathy apprec ated
Can trust friends.
Sergeant Butler was a member Of the
Knights Of Ply -hiaS, who will attend, the
funeral in a body. The ST Paul mem
bers VIII assemble at Pythian hall,
Robert and Sixth streets, at 1890 p. M,
and leave for the fort al p. m.
Both Maj. Wilkinson and Sergeant
Butler will be placed in vaults to await
final disposition by friends and rela-
tiVes.
In addition to the services at the
chapel, a short prayer and service will
be said at the graves. The funeral Will
be an imposing one.
At the grave the burial will be with
all the honor of g soldier. A volley
will be fired over the open graves by
a company of picked men under Lieut..
Forsell, made up as follows:
Corporal Brown and a squad Of six
men of Company A; six men from
Company B, and eight men from Com
pany c; Corporal Mack and eight men
Of d; Sergeant Brice ard two men Of
G; Corporal Nisja, of E. and a squad
n T0jn
The pallbearers for Maj. Wilkinson
will be as fellows: First Sergeant
Hart, Sergeant F. McConnelly, Ser
geant Mcmahon, Sergeant Robinson,
Sergeant Van Sickle and Sergeant
Sheehan.
The pallbearers for Sergeant Butler
and the other men are to be selected
from the ranks of each of the com
panies.
Yesterday afternoon four fresh graves
We're dug in the north end CT the post
cemetery, side by side, where the
bodies of the brave boys will be in
TERED.
but have all been wrapped in huge
American flags, and will set just in
front on the sanctuary in the post
chapel when the services are held EV-
cry one at the fort had learned to love
MAJ: Wilkinson, and Sergeant Butler
was none the less popular for his rank.
The men are all we'll known in the reg
iment, and it is with bowed heads that
one by one the members of the garri-
son viewed the remains in the soft
twilight Of autumn.
A number of ladies at the fort yes
terday visited the chapel and draped
1t with national colors, with a somber
background Of mourning. 1t is thought
that Maj. Wilkinson's remains will be
taken to Redlands, Cal, for final in
terment.
At the post hospital all Of the wound
ed were reported resting quietly. A
reporter for The G o be visited the
ward where the wounded were quar-
tered, and they were to a man cheer
full and anxious to know the latest
news from LeeCh lake. In nearly every
case their wounds are such that 1t will
be necessary for them to remain in bed
for some time to come, and the boys
have already begun to chafe under the
restraint
At an early hour yesterday morning
John DAILY was sent to the city hospital
because Of the more adequate facilities
for treatment at that institution. He
is suffering from a severe wound in
the groin It is thought that the femo-
raj artery and large nerve are severed.
The patient will be put under an anaes
thetic today in order to probe and find
out the exact conditions
Several of the Third who were killed
at Leech lake were members of Ivy
lodge, Knights Of Pythias, at Fort
Smelling, and a large number Of Min
neapolis Knights will attend the
funeral this afternoon. Members of