Evening star., 1899-04-04
Additional Bodies to Reach Arlington
This Afternoon.
BROUGHT FROM CUBA AND PORTO Rico
District National Guard to Par
ticipate in Funeral Ceremonies.
GEN ERAL ORDERS ISSUED


quarternaster general this morning that
the funeral train carrying the remains of
10 soldiers and civilians who died in Cuba
and Porto Rico left Jersey City this morn
ing about o'clock and was due al Rosslyn,
Va, the station nearest Arlington ceme
terry, about 2:30 this afternoon. These re-
mains will be transferred to the cemetery
and placed in tents to await the funeral
ceremonies Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The remains of 80 heroes are to be buried
on that occasion, and the number includes
all the bodies brought home on the trans
port Crook that were not claimed by rela-
tives or friends for private interment, The
Crook is to make another trip to Santiago
and Porto Rico for the purpose of bringing
home the remaining bodies inferred at those
places. She will start frem New York in
a Gay or two probably Thursday 1t is
probable that some of these remains will
be brought to Arlington cemetery for in
terment, but that is matter that cannot
be determined until the ship returns to
New York.
National Guard to Take Part.
A general order was framed late this
afternoon at headquarters of the District
of Columbia militia to cover the participa-
ton of the District of Columbia National
Guard in the funeral exercises Thursday
next at Arlington. The order will be issued
at once, and is as follows:
headquarters District of Columbia Militia
''WASHINGTON April t. 1899.
General Order No. 9:
Par l. Pursuant to instructions from
the War Department. and bv direction of
the President of the United States the va
rlous organizations of the District of Co
lumbia National Guard will be paraded.
under arms, on Thursday the 9th instant
D2itIcIDdrp he
ing me burial at the national cemetery at
Arlington, Va, of the remains of the Ia
mented officers and soldiers who lost their
lives in the war with Spain during the on
erdtl0Hs in Cuba and Porto Rico
or the purpose of this parade and pre-
limlhary to the prescribed assembling of
the troops az the national cemetery above
aeS!Sh,t ,ed at O'Clock pm. on the day
lNed, the various organizations will assem-
BILE at their respective armories at II
clock am. The battalions and seDarata
companies will then be marched to the
grounds south of the Executive Mansion
separate battalions, and separate COM
pahles. preliminary to brigade formation
winch Will occur promptly at 1215 o'clock
pm. ~-o'h
FIRST call for brigade formation 10 m
Assembly (Which will be the signal for
Attention. the organizations being already
assembledC. 12:O5 pm
"Adju.ant's call, 12:1O pm
j., IN "iti VI III lOT thlS assembly will be
The regulation prescribed field uniform,
consisting of blouse, trousers campaign hat
ana lesslns. All mounted officers and non
commissioned officers of the general staff.
anu all mounted officers of the regimental
stan Will be mounted. The officers of the
staff will report mounted in the
prescribed uniform "a these Headquarters
at ii 80 o clock am. sharp to the command
ing general.
pom the return of the brigade to the
city limits the various organizations will he
en- route and marched to their
respective barracks a time to be indicated
by the commanding general on the return
march.
me Naval Battalion, which will form as
an independent organization on the left of
the brigade, preceding the Ambulance Com
pany, Will conform to the general move
mrnts prescribed and will appear in the
usual undreSs uniform
BY command Of Brigader General Har-
ries. j. A. DAPRAY
''Adjutant General"