The times., 1899-10-31
GENERAL HENRY's FUNERAL.
The Interment Mt Arlington VIII
Military HOnors.

The Interment Mt Arlington With
Military HOnors.
The remains of Gen. Guy " Henry were
buried at Arlington yesterday with mill
tary honors beftting his rank. Preceding
this ceremony brief services were held
in st. Johns Church, where the body had
rested in state since it reached the city
Sunday night. The services at the church
began at II o'clock, and were conducted
by Bishop Satterlee, Of the diocese Of
Washington, and the Rev Mackay-S Smith
ID. D.. the rector. The edifice was filed
before that hour. the attendance being de-
cidedly military in character. Mr.. Nc
Kinley, accompanied by Secretary Root
occupied a seat near the altar. and one
Of the many beautiful floral pieces upon
the flag -draped casket bore the name of
the President.
Members of the Loyal Legion occupied
seats in the centre of the church. Many
Army officers on duty in the War Depart
ment were there, as was also Secretary
Hay, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Adjutant General
/ Corbin, General Schofeld. General Gilmore,
/ General Boynton, Perry 5. Heath, Assistant
| Postmaster General; Senator Hawley and
( Major J. o. Johnson. who was in charge
/ Of the military details of the funeral. The
members of the family of the deceased
/ occupied the front pew during the reading
! Of the service by Bishop Satterlee.
Before the service began the lid of the
I casket was removed, and an opportunity
I given for those who wished to look for the
/ last time upon the dead commander to pass
down the aisle and before the chancel.
Among those who ayailed themselves OF
4 this opportunity were veteran soldiers who
! had seen service under General Henry In
this line were also many colored men.
I President Mckinley and Secretary Root
I looked for a moment on the features of the
/ dead before taking their seats.
/ Appropriate music on the organ pre-
/ ceded and followed the ritual. The body
/ was then transferred to the waiting Cas-
son for the journey to Arlington. The
] military escort consisted of Troop l of
the Third Cavalry from Fort Myer and a
battery Of artillery from Washington Bar
racks. Guy Y. Henry Garrison OF the
I Regular and Volunteer Army and Navy
Union also formed a part of the escort
/ TO the grave. The cOrtege was met at
Aqueduct Bridge by the Fort Myer Cav
airy Band, which played dirge during
the march to the grave
At the entrance to the cemetery the
artillery left the line to take up a posi-
tion for firing the salute of eleven guns,
I which was to conclude the ceremonies.
/ On reaching the grave, which is on the
/ hin-slope facing the city, just east of the
I Temple of Fame, the last rites of the
I Episcopal Church were pronounced by the
Rev. Mackay- Smith. AS the body was
| lowered a detachment of cavalry fired a
salute over the grave and a bugier
sounded taps"
The pallbearers were Brigadier General
Wilson, Chief of Engineers; Judge Advo-
cate General Lieber. General Gree.y, Chief
Signal officer; Brigadier General Frank
Brigadier General Ruggles, and Brigadier
General Bernard.
The guard of honor which remained
with the body during Sunday night was
made up from Guy V Henry Garrison
Regular Army and Navy Union, and was
as follows:
Commander. August Valentine; Pas
Commander, Henry Miller; Assistant In
spector General, G. w. Washington; Sen
Tor Vice Commander, Lee Blakey Junior
Vice Commander, Washington Brown; Ad.
jutant, w L. Edwards; Paymaster, r. A
Ttlghman, and Quartermaster. E. X. Pink
uey The officer of the day was John K
Bowens; officer of the guard. Thomas Hart
officer of the watch Calvin Dodson