The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
WITH HONORS OF Nj
Officers and Men Who Gave rb.I,
for their Country
LAID TO REST IN ARLINGTON ctxfy,
Three Hundred ma Thirsy..,. . .
to Those Already sIeeplnr I. b
the National Cemeterx. h

P siest OF the so,th<.. 4,
slope OF Arlington cemetery this aft.,, q
the Nation, represented by prcsideu, Z
Kinley. his cabinet and other hivh ~. -
ries of the government, the cornn, ~ !.
general of the army and other M.
guished officers, all the regular ana ,,,,,,'
organizations Of the district and !. y
oonecurse OF $4,000 people, paid ~ ~
tender tribute of honor and resnec, !. 4
bodies of 1856 officers and men VIZ &C.
their lives on distant battlefield 4, : as
country during the Spanish Americs, ,.r'
and who were today mustered lnto X. !, !.
lent army that sleeps in the last b,,,.'
of the brave. s
The spot selected is in the ad5h,or .
the cemetery looking out upon .he N.
sweeping Potomac and across 10 whs,s 4.
glistening Washington monument rears Il.
dizzy shaft, and beyond The classic lios. {,
the FURNISHED cupola of the lIbrsw !,
the left countless graves Of heroes d. n.
civil war, sprinkled with imposing NOM.
mcnts TO distinguished generals, and /.
the rear OF the stately old Lee mausI.s
and Fort Myer. In this burial aeld. whits
covers two acres in extent In uar,l,.,
rows. the wooden boxes Containing tAs
casl,ets were ranged, separated by moYna,
OF earth. Over each box an American ~
was draped.
There was no particular order III lie dIs.
position oil the remains, though an esfe,.
ton was made in the case OF the osscefs
FULLY 20 per cent are identified.
Before the arrival OF the presidsnllti
party and military escort, detachment
from the Fourth and Fifth artillery lapl
vigil over the dead. Long before tho d.
rival of the military thousanas Of peopa
had surrounded the enclosure where iae
dead soldiers lay. Some sought poluss 4
trees or on the ramparts OF old Fort Ne.
Pherson.
About $3.50 o'clock the presidential party,
which had been caught in a jam At liz :
Potomac bridge, FRI IN which 1t REQUIRED
dense mounted police force to extrcals
them, entered the enclosure. They were
| followed by General Miles and his s.Sf,
the military attaches of the British sui
German embassies, all mounted, and M
military escort. A they arrived hs
solemn strains of the dead march IN SiuI i
silenced the vast assembly and with harsa Z
heads the crowd stood at the graves d.,
while tho presidential party advanced al \
the military dispositions were made.
The military was under the command d 4
Colonel Frances l.. Gunther and o,ns!stM
of the District National Guard the lrti \
battery with two Hotchkiss guns. a tal.
terry OF naval militia and the regular troops
| from the arsenal at Fort Meyers. TIC
troops were formed up on three sides d \
a great rectangle and files of soldiers wsu
marched into the ranks Of the deaf
Flanking the open space at the head b
/ the graves were the red coated ARTILLERY
men who were to fire the last salute All
on the left were stationed the Fourth 4.
! tillery band.
! The president, accompanied By Ss.t-
taries Hay, Gage, Long, Hitcheoek I'D
/ Wilson, Postmaster General Smith, A.
sistant Secretary Taylor, General Coib.A
General John Wilson and Colonel Bng'
ham, came forward with uncovered beats
and took his place in the open space IA.
ing the graves. He was followed by Gsr.
eral Miles and his staff in full uai.ofr
and BY other distinguished guests, IT,
GLIDING some of the Representatives q
/ foreign countries.
Just as the president arrived r.
thetic incident occurred when aged Nj. al
Mrs. O'Dowd pressed through the lines a.
placed bunch of roses on the casket
their son, John O'Dowd, OF the Seventy.
eighth infantry. The parents OF Lieiteraa
| Wood also came forward and deposiiea
beautiful wreath of flowers. The sword
that gallant officer was upon his casss-
I'M, Itntn 81, hpnL ntft
sweet strains of Nearer My God, to Tns
and Post Chaplain G. e. Freslana
Fortress Monroe, in the ecclesiastical Fa'a
of his office, with Rev. Father MCGEE
St. Patrick's church, followed by three pl' |
\ pie gowned acolytes, advanced y
graves and the funeral services peg
They were very simple, but very inpiG
sive. Rev. Freeland read the COMMITS
service of the Episcopal church. besilnn
with man that is born Of woman -
concluding with the promise OF heaven ~
tanned in the words, II am the resurie''s'
and the life
AS he pronounced the words aus
dust. earth to EARTH" the soldiers -
side OF each grave crumbled clod o. 49, -.
upon each casket. The vast cVn.. s..i,
barred their heads to the solemn Il.
and scene and thousands joined u
Lords Prayer. ...,,,,
The Rev. Father MCGEE then oonssa, N
with the churchly power invested c !.
the earth into which the bodies Oh 0'
soldiers were placed. -. Az,
Meantime from Fort Myer boomins .,,r
the wind came the dull crack OF gu a,
half hour and the National ensisns Z In
STATS there and at the Lee mans'VA
run down to half mast. .,,.s III
AS soon as the religious se,s.s .,t.
been concluded fanking detacnls.s,s m
the Fourth and Fifth artillery nl'' ,sIst,
the ear smashing, soul-uplitlins y, h
the bugle sounded taps Ins Va h
ligious and military rites to me y. asI s.ru !
roes we're over and the president y. ~ ,rsi
and military departed. leaving y
of actual interment to follow Ian. a.
In order to permit all eovsrI ,Sls s.is
ployes to attend the services 80. n 4
noon the departments were LOT
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