Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-28
REMAINS TO LIE IN STATE
Body Of the Late Colonel stotsenberg to Be
Honored at Lincoln.
GUARD OF HONOR AROUND THE CAsKET
Funeral Services TO he Held at Holy
Trinity Church-Mcmbcrs of the.
Volunteer Regiments to
he Present.

LINCOLN, May 27.-(speclal Telegram) -
crowd of more than 5000 people was at
the Burlington depot here tonight to meet
the train bearing the remains OF Colonel
John M. Stotsenberg and the funeral party
from Omaha The train was a few minutes
late In arriving, but 1t pulled into the rail-
road yards at 9O5. The casket was at
once removed from the express car and
taken to the state capitol building.
All along the line OF the procession people
congregated long before the time for the
arrival Of the train. The streets were lined
with carriages for nearly the entire distance.
1t was not definitely known what time the
funeral party would arrive in the city until
after o'clock Until that time 1t was
thought the remains would be brought to
Lincoln on the train arriving here at 6
o'clock and at that time large number OF
people congregated at the depot. 1t is esti
mated that fully 10000 people turned out to
witness the procession from the depot.
The line OF march from the Burlington
depot at the foot of street to Tenth, south
on Tenth TO o, east on to Fifteenth and
south on Fifteenth to the capitol building.
The procession was led by Gordon of police,
followed by the State University band. Next
came the four companies OF university ca
dets which had come down from the camp
at Ashland as a funeral escort. Then came
Hagenow's band and just ahead of the
hearse was Company f, Second regiment.
The hearse was drawn by two splendid white
horses and directly behind was led Colonel
Stotsenberg's war horse, with its full field
trappngs, The pallbearers and escort were
made up of officers and veterans of the three
Nebraska regiments and closing up the pa
rade the carriages OF the funeral party and
state officials and the $50 veterans of the
civil war marching two abreast.
The parade during it's entire length was
viewed by a crowd such as Is seldom seen
on the streets of Lincoln At the depot
company of about 200 old soldiers was
drawn up at open order at the head of the
procession. The escort and the balance of
the procession the hearse and carriages
passed through the open lines, the old SOL
diers bringing up the rear.
The PaIIbearers.
The pallbearers with single exception
were men who fought in Colonel Stotsen-
bergs regiment at Manila. They were
Otto Meir. d. w. Day, w. H. Martin, d.
Lampret, Charles Gullion, Company ID;
Otto Meier, Company H; Jack Anderson
Troop X; Elmer Okane, Company d. The
honorary pallbearers were Captain Schwarz
Clark, Gascoigne and Pace of the Third
regiment.
At the capitol the remains were removed
to the senate chamber. A guard OF honor
was at once established around the casket
and only officers and others who had charge
of the arrangements were admitted inside
of the building. Tomorrow morning the re-
mains will lie in state in the senate chamber
from o'clock until 1920.
Mrs. Stotsenberg and Lieutenant Cav
anaugh, who accompanied her from Manila,
are the guests Of C. o. Whedon, who was
strong personal friend of Coloner Stotsen-
berg. Colonel Vifquain and Captain Camp
bell had charge Of the arrangements for the
procession. The party that accompanied
Mrs. Stotsenberg to Lincoln from Sidney
was comprised of Adjutant General Barry,
Colonel j. c. Bills, Lieutenant Cavanaugh
and Major Williams.
Mrs. Stotsenberg looked careworn and ex-
hausted after her long trip from Manila.
She was driven Immediately to the home OF
Mr.. Whedon. She had intended to continue
the trip to her home in New Albany, Ind,
but this afternoon she changed her mind and
decided to come to Lincoln for few hours
rest An escort will be appointed tomorrow
morning to accompany Mrs. Stotsenberg and
the remains of her husband on to Washing
ton, d. c. The, party will probably leave
over the Chicago G. Northwestern railroad
tomorrow afternoon at 145, going east by
the way of Fremont. !
The body will lie in state from p. m. until |
10 o'clock when 1t will be taken to the /
Holy Trinity church. The exercises at the
church will be in the nature OF burial
service. The casket will be taken in charge
by the church at the door and wifi remain
in state before the chance after the services !
until time for departure at 2:15 p. M
All members of the three regiments OF vol |
unteers have been requested to meet at tho
armory OF Company F. and march to the cap !
itol and later to the church with the hearse |
bearing the remains Company of the
Second regiment of the National Guard will |
act as escort from the capitol building to the |
church and later to the Burlington depot. |
All officers OF the three volunteer regiments |
who are in the city will act as honorary |
pallbearers, the pallbearers being six dis
charged privates from Company d of Colonel
Stotsenbergs command at Manila. Captain