River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02
GEN. HENRY's FUNERAL.
Remains Escorted from Residence In
New York by Imposing Military
Parnde-Taken TO washington.

New York, Oct. 30.-The largest and
most impressive military funeral pa
rade since the death of Gen. William f.
Sherman took place Sunday morning,
when the body of Gen. Guy Y. Henry
was removed from his residence to the
pennsylvania train that conveyed ii to
Washington, where interment will be
made in Arlington cemetery. The
services at the residence were conduct
ed by Rev. John HuslSe, of ST. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal church, and con-
sisted of simple prayers, lasting not
more than ten minutes. The coffin was
partially covered with a silk American
flag. Numerous floral pieces were on
the mantels and few on the foot of the
coffin. The immediate family, relatives
and the most intimate friends were
present at the house service.
The honorary pallbearers were Gen.
A. S. Webb, Maj. Azel Ames and Mai
Francis III. Mills, of the Loyal legion;
Col. Daniel Appleton, DIR. Albert Shaw,
William X. Corwine, Henry Hamilton
Lewis and Gilbert X. Harroun. The
military pallbearers were: Col. John S.
Rogers, Fifth artillery; Col. j. w. Clous,
judge advocate general of the depart
ment of the east; Col. Peter ID. Nroom,
inspector general of the department of
the east; Col. Tully McCrea, Fifth artil-
lery; Lieut.. Col. Carl A. Woodruff. Fifth
artillery; Lieut.. Col. John p. Myrick
Second artillery; Maj. j. b. Burbank
Fifth artillery, and Capt. b. X. Roberts,
Fifth artillery. Lieut.. L. b. Mott, of the
Seventh artillery, was present as Off
cially representing the United States
government, and went to Washington
with the body. Lieut.. Peter Traub,
First cavalry, who was aid de camp to
Gen. Henry, was present and had charge
of the arrangements.
While the services were being con-
Quoted in the house three national
guard regiments, the Seventh, Sixty
ninth and Seventy-first marched down
Madison avenue and took positions in
readiness for the parade. The second
battery, Capt. Wilson commanding, lay
on Thirty-first street and caisson was
brought up in front of the door ready
for the coffin.
3AAtNi AhN HNANAtSS III ifiN HOhsI NtAS
finished the coffin was carried out TO the
caisson by eight artillery sergeants
from the surrounding military posts
and who acted as body bearers during
the services. The caisson was then
driven up Madison avenue as far as
Thirty-third street and the carriages
with the family and honorary pallbear-
ers followed. The carriages then turned
and proceeded down the avenue, imme-
diately following the Seventh regiment,
which had the right of line, the place of
honor being assigned to the Second bat
terry. The carriage was followed by the
Sixty-ninth and Seventy-frst regi-
ments in the order named. As the pro-
cession started the Seventh regiment
band, augmented to IS pieces. started
Chopin's funeral march, which was
played increasingly to the ferry house
at Twenty-third street.
The caisson and carriages, with the
honorary and military pail bearers and
the body bearers, took ferry boat for
the one o'clock train for Washington.
Upon reaching Jersey City the body
was carried to the train. The family
and Iieuts. Mott and Traub took par
Tor car. Three of the honorary pail
bearers also went to Washington to act
as escort there.