The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-30
MILITARY FUNFRAL.
Impressive Ceremony ia New Xork
Over the Remains OF the late Gen
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NEW YORK. Oct 2s.-The largest
and most impressive military funeral
parade Sinee The death Of General ". 7.
Sherman took place this morning, When
The body ot General Guy v. Henry was
removed from his resldenoe TO the PENN
sylyapia train that conveyed the re-
mains TO Washington, where inteFnent
viii be made in Arlington cemetery.
The services at the Fesidenco were
conducted by the Rev. John Hu1ke, oe
St ThomaE p. .. church, and consisted
OF simple prayers, lasting not more than
ten minutes. The comm was pAEdallN
covered with a silk American nag Nue.
meTOu9 foEOl pieces were on the mantel.
and q few on the foot Of the comm. Iho
immediate family relatives, and the
most intimate friends were present 6
the public services.
The honorary pall-beareFS were Gens
eral A. s. Webb, Major AEel Ameg Rn6
Major Francis II. Mills, OF tho Loyal
Legion; Col. Daniel Appleton, DR.. Ale
bert Shaw, William r. CorWine, Henry
Hamilton Lewis and Gilbert x. Haf-
roun. The military pall-beaFeta were;
Col. John 8. Rogers, Fifth artillery Col.
j. w. Cloub, judge advocate general et
the department Of the east; Col. Peter
D. Vroom; inspector general Of the de-
partment OF the east; Col. Tully Nc
Crea, Fifth artillery: Lieut. Col Carl
Col. oJhn p. Myrick, Second artillery
Major ]. B. Burbank, Fifth artillery
and Captain B. K. Roberts, Fifth aetils
lery. Lieut.. 4. B. Mott, Of the Seventh
artillery, was present, aS otlcIally rep
resenting the United States government
and went to Washington with the body.
Lieut.. Peter Traub, First cavalry, who
was -de-camp to General Henry.
was present, and had charge Of the ar@
rangements.
While the services were being con-
Quoted in the house, three National
Guard regiments, the SeVenth,, Bl1tys
ninth and Seventy.flrst, marched down
Madison avenue, and took positions IN
readiness for the parade. The second
battery, Captain Wilson commanding y
lay on Thlrty-first street, and q cats-
son was brought up In front OF the door
ready for the coffin. Upon the ca4sq0n
was draped large American flag, ana
eight horses we're attached, each near
horse having rider.
In spite Of the rain at the time or tho
services, large crowd had collected,
but 1t was kept in check by detach-
lAEuI VI LAAUuAkgA dAA4 AQQN hSAAS9s A+AR
troops were lined along Madison ave-
nue. in company front formations, Qnd
all orders were given by bugle calls. 1t
had been the intention Of Captain VIII
son TO have the same caigson that was
| used at the funeral OF General Sherman,
but 1t was found that that calSSon was
in the United States arsenal, and was
kept as a memento One Of the bat-
terry caissons was therefore used, ana
that will be kept in a similar way, q
large silver plate being placed upon It,
marking the occurrence,
After the services in the house were
finished, the coffin was carried out to the
calsson by eight artillery serBeants
from the surrounding military posts,
| and who acted as body bearers during
| the services. The caisson was then
driven up Madison avenue as far 40
Thirty third street, and the cnftneeg
With the family and honorary pall-bear-
| ers followed The carriages then turTl-
| ed and proceeded down the avenue, inl-
| mediately following the Seventh regi-
ment, which had the right OF line, the
| place Of honor being assigned to the Sec
| ond battery. The carriage was followed
! by the Sixty-ninth and seventy-flrst
| regiment band. augmented to seventy
! 1--WE pieces, which started Choplns fun-
| eral march. This was played unceas-
lnEly TIL they reached the ferry house
| Mt Twenty-thlrd street. The military
| pall-bearers walked two abreast imne'
| diately back Of the casket, while the
body-bearerB marched on either side.
| General George Moore Smith. brigade
commander of the Fifth brigade, o.
! which the three regiments represented
belonged, was at the head OF the line
| with his entire stan. All the national
| guard we're in full uniform, and pre-
sented good appearance, over 800 men
| turning out upon request, no command
| being given, The Seventy-firSt regi-
ment had about $50 men and the sixty
ninth about 300 men.
! The parade passed down Madison 20
| Twenty-sixth street to Fifth avenue, TO
the arch, where It wheeled and went d.
rectly down Twenty-fourth street 20
| the ferry. The Slxty-nlnth and seYen-
| tv-arst regiments were lined along Mad-
| ison avenue and Twenty-slxth streets,
waiting for the caisson to pass. and -
| II did SO the men uncovered, and the
] bands OF the respective regiments play
| al ,.FIee as n Bird" and Nearer, Ny
| God to Thee" The Slxty-ninth regi-
ment fell in behind the carriage, and
was followed by the Seventy-hrst regl-
| ment
| to the Terry, ana US lae uSAu " GiS lA!g
reached there, General Smith and his
sta6 took the right of line. with the
Second battery, while the mounted po-
lice took the left. The SeVentieth reg-
iment took company front formation
along Twenty-fourth street, reaching
from the ferry nearly 70 Eighth avenue,
and presented arms az the eaisson pass
ed Upon the arrival at the ferry the
dIfferent regiments left for their ar-
The caIsson and carriages, with the
honorary and military pall.bearers and
| Inc body-bearers took q ferry boat for
Inc O'clock train for washington. ups
on reaching Jersey City the body was
carried to the train. The family ana
T,Ieutenants Mott and Traub took par'
ior car Three OF the honorary pail.
bearers also went to washington 20 act
ns escort there. They were Major 2.
Nzel Nmeg, Major Francis H. Mills and
William r. Corwlne.
lust before General Henry's death ne
had completed q number Of papers on
the campaign and rule IN Porto Rico.
| While they are not edited or completed
or ready for publication, they VIII Pc
published in book form. under the Ute
Of "The Rule In Porto Rico"
Wont 10 Work Mt Old Ratio,