The record-union., 1899-04-07
Remains Of Officers and Men Who
Fell on Distant BattIefieIds
Laid at Rest With Military Hanurs In ArI-
lngton Cemetery.
President Mckinley, His Cabinet
and Other High Dignitaries of
the Government, General Miles
and Other Distinguished OFF,
GERS Attend the Impressive Ger
emonies. q

| WASHINGTON, April 6.-With full
honors of war, upon the crest of the
southern slope of Arlington Cemetery,
this Afternoon, the nation, represented
by President Mckinley, his Cabinet and
other high dignitaries of the Govern
ment, the commanding General of the
army and other distinguished officers,
all the regular and militia organizations
of the District, and vast concourse of
| $4,000 peple, paid the last tribute of
honor and respect to the bodies of 1856
officers and men who gave their lives
on distant battlefields for their coun-
try during the Spanish American war.
| The spot selected for the burial is in
the new addition to the cemetery looking
out upon the Potomac River. In this
burial lot, which covers two acres in
extent, the wooden boxes containing the
caskets were arranged in parallel rows,
separated by great mounds of earth.
Over each box an American flag was
draDed-
There was no particular order in the
disposition of the remains, though an
exception was made in the cases OF the
officers. The boxes containing the bod
les of Captain Edgar Hubert of the
Eighth United States Infantry; Lieu
D6HdII L. bdluGll, 4>llAtll oAitSN
States Infantry; Lieutenant William
Wood. Twelfth United States Infantry;
Lieutenant r. S. Turnan, Sixth Irfan-
try, and Lieutenant Francis Creighton,
United States Volunteer Signal Corps,
We're placed at the head of the line of
graves, Immediately under the eye of
the Presidential party. OF the others
fully 20 per cent. are identified. About
80 per cent. are wholly unknown, or
only by the regiments to which they
belonged.
The President, accompanied by Sec
Wilson. Postmaster General Smith, AS
sistant Secretary Taylor, General Cor
bin, General John M. Wilson and Colo
mel Bingham, walked with uncovered
head and took his place in the open
space facing the graves. He was fol-
lowed by General Miles and his staff,
in full uniform, and by other distin-
guished guests, including some of the
representatives of foreign countries.
The post Chaplain, c. w. Freeland,
| of Fort Monroe, with Rev. Father Me-
Gee of st. Patricks Church, followed
by their purple-gowned acolytes, ed-
lvanced. and the funeral services began.
They were simple but impressive. Rev.
F'reeland read the military committal
service of the Episcopal church Rev.
Father MCGEE then consecrated with
the churchly power invested in him the
earth in which the bodies of the Catho-
lie soldiers were placed.
AS soon as the religious services had
been concluded, flanking detachments,
soul-uplifting volleys, as in the SOL
emn hush that followed the salute, the
bugle sounded "tapS."
AS each of the caskets weighs almost
500 pounds, and requires eight men to
handle it, it will be two or three days
before all the bodies are in their graves.
In order to permit all the Government
employees to attend the services this
afternoon, all the departments and Fed
eral courts were closed by an executive
order of the President, and all the flags
in the city were half-masted.