The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-08
BURIAL Of
A SOLDIER.
Imposing Services Oyer the Remains OF
the Plattsburg Recruit.
BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS
The Cortege was Made up of Grand Army
Veterans and Their Sons, the Lithu-
anian Band and Detachment
Of Volunteers as Pail
Bearers.

The funeral Of Andro Sandomiercz in town
this morning was an imposing event and re-
fiected credit upon the citizens who directed
the arrangements. There was pathetic
side to the demonstration that afforded op-
portunity for reflection, and those who took
advantage of it were the more deeply i'm
pressed with the ceremonies.
SandomiercZ was a young man who came
to this country stranger and had but one
relative in the country, brother somewhere
in the western part Of this state. The de-
ceased enlisted under Lieut.. Siviter in town
last August and was sent to Camp Lithia
Springs to join the 21st Infantry of the
regular army. He was one of the finest
physical specimens that Lieut.. Siviter re.
cruited and his early demise caused
some surprise. When the 21st Infantry
was ordered back to Plattsburg. n
| Y. Sandowicz went with it and soon after
his arrival at the barracks was stricken down
by fever. When the young man died the
Plattsburg authorities telegraphed to thi.
town for instructions as to the disposition
of the remains. There was no one to receive
the telegram but the man with whom the
deceased boarded before he recruited, Frank
Miernicki, of South West street The latter
was no relative of the deceased, and nc
particular ties existed between them, but
after consultation with some friends Mr.
Miernicki concluded that if the government
would pay for the transportation of the re-
mains they would be given respectable bura
here. The government pays for the trans
portation of remains from Plattsburg anC
there was no delay on that score, SO Mier
nicki and his friends proceeded with the ar
rangements that eliminated so impressivel,
this morning.
At the appointed hour the cortege wa
| formed at Mr.. Miernicki's house. The re
mains reposed upon neat cloth covered
casket on which rested an American fla,
and two beautiful wreaths of flowers. TIL,
cortege was led by Messrs. Patrick Conry ant
William Malta, representatives of the G. A
r. They were followed by the First Lithu
anian Band, members of Watkin Water
Post 1916. G. A. R., firing squad from Henri,
Horncastle Camp No. 49, Sons of Veterans,
squad of members of the Fourth and Eight
Pa Vols who are homo on furloughs, and
number of country people of the deceased
brought up in the rear. There were ais,
several carriages in line. The remains wer,
taken to st. Casimer's Polish Roman Catholi,
church on North Jardin street, when the
pastor, Rev. j. A. Lenarkiewicz, Ofticiated a
high mass. The clergyman took occasion t,
thank Chief Burgess Tabor, the G. A. R.
S. of ", Lithuanian band and all VIII,
had interested themselves in the funeral
lnterment was made in the Polsl
cemetery. The service at the grav
was concluded with the usual military honor
by the firing squad and the stranger in
strange land was left to rest in peace.
The pail bearers were Messrs John Jones
Edward Starr, Joseph Peters, W. J. James
Harry Hafner and John Hutton, six of tn
young men who recently returned iron
Uncle Sans camp fields.