The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12

Cavalry, in line of fours. white with dust.
rugged and travei-stained. Six batteries of
the Second Artillery followed. Next came
five luxurious. ornate hearses, the first
drawn by fourteen caparisoned horses and
the others by eight or ten horses each.
On an American artillery caisson, draped
with black and drawn by six black horses,
came the plain black casket, orname0 %
with silver containing the remains of
dead general. Garcia's campaign hat and
maehete rested on top of the casket, which
was draped with a Cuban flag and decorated
with a wreath. After the caissOn came the
priests. in gold-embroidered vestments,
swinging incense burners and reeiting pray
eTs.
Governor General Brooke, with Generals
Chafee, Ernst and Humphreys, of his
staff. and the members of his advisory
council, IN carriages, came next, followed
by the other members of the governor gen.
erals staff on horseback Immediately fol-
lowing were Major General Ludlow, mill
tary governor OF the Department of Ha-
yana, and his stan, mounted, and Major
General Lee, military governor of the prov
ince of Havana, and staff, mounted. Many
of the populace uncovered as General Lee
passed, and, had 1t been festive occasion,
the general would have been loudly cheered
Then followed Commodore B. j. Cromwell
captain of the port of Havana Captain
Cook and the officers of the Brooklyn and
hesolute; Mayor La Coste, Senior Federico
mora, civil governor of Havana. members
or the Municipal Council, officials and sec
fetarleS all IN evening dress and with I'M
covered heads
Another troop of the Seventh Cavalry fol-
lowed, Immediately preceding six or seven
companies of Havana firemen The rear of
the procession was composed of many pa
trIotlc societies and great number of car
Tlages, some of which went to the ceme-
terry without occupants in order TO accom-
modate those who walked to the place of
lRteTment: AS the caisson passed the camp
or the Eighth Infantry at the corner of
central Park that regiment formed and
saluted and its band played a dirge.
STREET LAMPS LIGHTED.
Along the entire line of march the street
lamps were lighted as a sign of mourning.
The procession filed through crowded city
streets, between packed houses. out on to
carlos III street, which leads direct TO the
cemetery. Here clouds of dust arose, chok-
Ing the women on foot who, nevertheless,
plodded perseveringly along. their black
clothing whitened and the dust lying thick
on their eyelashes and hair Numberless
Imitation floral wreaths lost their tinseled
beauty and the natural flowers in many of
the funeral pieces faded in the sun and dust
me CONN was borne into the chapel at the
cemetery at 4oO o clock and placed in front
OF the altar amid the tall candles The
crowd packed the small building to it's full
eSI capacity. me officiating priest ntoned
tne service and sprinkled the casket with
molly water while acolytes swung incense
burners During the services IN the chapel
1eHeTai BROOKE, General Chaffee and the
other American officers stood near the al
TAR. AT the conclusion of the ceremonies in
the chapel the caSket was borne by eight
men 10 the vault in the cemetery the Amer
lean oIhcers following. At a given signal a
battery or the Second Artillery, stationed
near at hand fired a salute, concluding the
ceremony, and the return journey over the
dusty road began.
1t has been officially recommended that
General Garcia'S widow be given a position.
IN the Department of Agriculture at sal
airy of $1,000 a year.
a destructive fire broke out this morn
ing In army Warehouse No. Z, known To-
cally as The Wooden Barracks" The fire
department was called out and aided the
soldiers in lighting the fire. Some of the
goods In the building were saved, but the
warehouse was burned to the ground. The
loss OF army stores will probably be con-
siderable.