The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-07


Washington, April with full honors
of war. upon the crest of the southern
slope of Arlington cemetery. this after
noon. the nation, represented by President
Mckinley, his cabinet and other high dig
nitaries Of the government, the COM
manding general Of the army and other
distinguished officers. all the regular and
militia organizations of the district. and
a vast eoneourse of 1900 people, paid the
last tender tribute of homer and respect
to the bodies of 336 officers and men who
gave their lives on distant battlefelds for
their country during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. and who were today mustered
into the silent army that sleeps in the
last bivOuac of the brave.
The spot selected is In the new addition
to the cemetery, looking out upon the
broad, sweeping Potomac, and across to
where the giistoning Washington monu-
nent rearS its dizzy shaft and beyond to
the classic lines of the capitol and the
FURNISHED dome of the new library build
Ing To the right rise the rampartS of Old
Fort Mcpherson, to the left the count
less graves of heroes of the civil war,
sprinkled with imposing monuments to
distinguished generals. and to the rear
Myer.
acres in extent, in parallel rows. the
wooden boxes containing the casksts
were ranged, separated by great mounds
of earth. over each box an American flag
was draped. There was no particular
order in the disposition of the remains.
though an exception was made in the case
of the officers. The boxes containing the
bodies of Captain Edgar Hubert OF the
Eighth United States infantry; Lieutel-
ant L. l. Barnett. Ninth United States in
fantry; Lieutenant W. H Wood. Twelfth
N-I eaM- fWNFr. rrr~vrH
Turman Sixth United States infantry
and Lieutenant Francis Creighton. United
States volunteer signal corps, were placed
at the head of the line OF graves. m
Tnedfately under the eye of the presiden-
tiaI party. of the others, fully 20 per cent
are identified About 80 per cent are
wholly, qnkhowE or only by the regiment
A platform had been erected, enclosed
with flags and draped in mourning. 70 ac-
commodate the distinguished persons. IN
case of inclement weather. but the day
was an ideal one, with the sun shining
from a cloudless sky, and the PLATFORM
was practically unoccupied.
Before the arrival of the presidential
partv. military escort detachmshtS 1-orn
the Fourth and Fifth arullerieS kept EiSli
over the dead. Long before the arrival OF
surrounded the enclosure where the
soldiers lay. Some sought vantage points
in trees or on the rampartS of old Fort
Mcpherson
PRESIDENTS ARRIVAL
About 2:3O the presidential party. wnic1
had been caught in a jam at the Potomac
bridge from which it required dozen
mounted police to extricate them. reacned
the enclosure. They were followed by
General Miles and his staff, the military
attaches of the British and German en-
bassies. all mounted, and the military es-
cort. As they arrived. the solemn StTalhS
of the Dead March in Saul sllenced tne
vast assemblage, and with DaIsu ,5 nsa1S ,1
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the presidential party advanced ana the
military dispositions We're made
The military was under the command OF
Colonel Francis L. Guenther and con
sisted of the District national guard, tne
light battery, with two HotchklsS guns
a battalion of naval MALTA and tne rss
ular troops from the arsenal and FOrO
The troops were formed upon thre4
sides of a rectangle and files OF soldlerS
were marched into the ranks OF tne u5do;;
Flanking the open space at the head O4
tbe graves were the relocated artillery,
men VINO were to FIRE the last SaIuIe, AM
on the left was stationed the tourth
The president. accompanied by Secre-
+aries Hav Gage. Long, Hitchcock ana
Wilson, Postmaster General smith, As
sistant Secretary Taylor. General Cor
hin General John II. Wilson and Colonei
Bingham came forward with uncovered
mead and took his place in the open space
facing the graves. He was Ioil0Weu DE
General Miles and his staff. in tull uni
forr1 and bI other distinguished guests.
Including some Of the representatives, OF
foreign countries.
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Just as the president arrived, pathetic
incident occurred when aged MI ana MIS-;
O'DOWd pressed through the lines and
placeG a bunch of roses on the caSket OF
their son. John ODOwG OF the seventh
infantry. The parents OF LleutenahL
Wood also came forward and deposited q
beautiful wreath of flowers The sword
of that gallant officer was upon hls cas-
ket. :. 49,
sweet strains of Nearer. My God, TO
Thee and Post Chaplain c. W. Freeland
of Fort Monroe with Rev. Father McGee
of St Patrick's church, followed BY their
nurDIe-goUned acolytes. advanced to the
graves and the funeral services began-
They were simple, but very Impressive
tai service of the Episcopal church, be-
ginning with Man tlat IS porn OF WO-
man. and concluding with the promise
of heaven contained in the words; am
the resurrection and life As ne pro
nounced the words, Dust to dust, earth
to earth" the soldiers at the side OF eacn
grave crumbled clod OF eartn upon eaGh
casket. The vast concOurSe Dared lnelr
heads to the solemn words and scene.
and thousands joined in the Lords
prayer. The Rev. Father McGee tnen
consecrated, with the churchly power
invested in him, the earth into which the
bou.es of the Catholic soldiers were
Meantime from Fort Myer, booming
down with the wind. came the dull crack
0f a ay1ln every half hour, and the ma
tionaI ensigns on the staffs there and at
the Lee mansion were run down TO half
mast As soon as the religious services
had been concluded fanking attachments
of the Fourth and Fifth artillery fired
three volleys, and in the solemn hush
that followed the salute the buSle sound
ed taps
The last religious and military rites to
the dead heroes were over and the presl-
Dental party and the military departed.
Ieayinn the work of actual interment to
follow. AS each of the easkets weighs
almost 500 pounds and requires eight men
to handle it, it viii 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
ir he CITY Vera half-maSted.