The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-05-01
TO BURY MORE OF
THE HEROIC dead
The Ceremonies to Be Held at
Arlington Tomorrow.
Thousands of Visitors Journey to
the Historic Cemetery.
Many Friends Pay Respect to the
Memory of w. f. Mcleod and
Captain O'NeiU.

stream of visitors poured into the
National Cemetery at Arlington all yes
terday afternoon. The hundreds that jour-
neyed to the military burial ground passed
the massive monuments erected TO the
memory of heroes of the War OF the Re-
bellion, and paid scant attention TO them
in their hurry to reach the emnence in
the southeastern part of the cemetery
overlooking the Potomac River and the
National Capital.
On this elevated plane the bodies of 335
OF the American soldiers who fell in Cuba
and Porto Rico during the war with Spain
lay under a spreading exranse of white
canvas. having been conveyed to the ceme-
terry for interment tomorrow. The bodies
passed through this city on Saturday, and
were Immediately removed to the Gene
terry and placed in tents.
Graves have been dug in the vicinity OF
the plat where the first consignment of
fallen were laid to rest and the interment
will take place at these graves with i'm
pressive ceremony tomorrow. 1t was
thought best by the War Department Off
cials to bury all the soldiers who partici-
pated in the Spanish war in the same place,
and this consideration led them TO have
the new graves dug on the hill where the
first consignment of the dead was buried
two weeks ago.
No more beautiful site could have been
chosen in the entire burial ground The
long rows of newly-dug graves are on jhe
crest of a large hill which commands the
country for miles around. The hill Is
level on top, has a wide level plane at
its summit, and slopes eastwardly toward
the Potomac River. There is no incline
on the west side, as the plane extends back
some distance even beyond the cemetery
lar fold in which the eayalrympn
at Fort Myer play polo.
The movement of people toward the
cemetery began about / o'clock. Carriages,
tramcars, bicycles. and all local modes
of travel were resorted to by the eager
public. Although the sun was warm in the
city, a gentle breeze swept across the
Virginia fields, and made the day quite
pleasant for those at Arlington.
Among the visitors at the cemetery We're
relatives and friends of many of the fall
en-. A party of newspaper men visited
the casket which contains the body of
their late companion and co-worker, W.
E. Mcleod, of this city. Mr.. Mcleod was
attached to the Washington bureau of the
Minneapolis Journal and the San Fran
cisco Examiner" and was well known 10
public men in this city and throughout the
West. At the outbreak of the war he be-
came member of the Fifth Immune Reg
iment. and was not in Cuba long before he
lost his life.
Another casket which attracted the at.
tention of the public was the one which
contained the remains of Capt. w. O..
ONeill, who was a member OF Troop A,
of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and whose
death during the historic charge Of that
body on San Juan Hill, July l, 1898. is yet
fresh in the public mind. Captain O'Neill
graduated from Columbian University and
went West about twenty years ago. settling
in Arizona, where he was well known and
admired He held numerous public of
fees in that State and was one time Mayor
of Prescott.
The interment will be made at II o'clock
tomorrow morning. Rev. Charles W.
Freeland, who offciated at the last inter-
| ment of soldiers at the cemetery. will con-
| duct the services. He Will be assisted, as