Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-03
GEN. HENRY's FUNERAL.
Remains Escorted from Residence In
New York by Imposing Military
Pnrnde-Tnken to Washington.

New York, Oct. 3O.-The largest and
most impressive military funeral pa
rade since the death of Gen. William T.
Sherman took place Sunday morning,
when the body of Gen. Guy V. Henry
was removed from his residence to the
Pennsylvania train that conveyed it to
Washington, where interment will be
made in Arlington cemetery. The
services at the residence were conduct
ed by Rev. John Huske, of st. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal church, and con-
sisted of simple prayers, lasting not
more than ten minutes. The coffin was
partially covered with silk American
flag. Numerous floral pieces were on
the mantels and few on the foot of the
coffin. The immediate family, relatives
and the most intimate friends were
present at the house service.
The honorary pallbearers were Gen.
A. S. Webb, Maj. Azel Ames and Mai.
Francis H. Mills, of the Loyal legion;
Col. Daniel Appleton, DIR. Albert Shaw,
William r. Corwine, Henry Hamilton
Lewis and Gilbert X. Harroun. The
military pallbearers were: Col. John S.
Rogers, Fifth artillery; Col. j. w. Clous,
| judge advocate general of the depart
ment of the east; Col Peter d. Vroom,
inspector general of the department of
the east; Col. Tully McCrea, Fifth artil-
lery; Lieut.. Col Carl A. Woodruff. Fifth
artillery; Lieut.. Col. John p. Myrick,
Second artillery; Maj. j. B. Burbank,
Fifth artillery, and Capt B. X. Roberts,
| Fifth artillery. Lieut.. T. B. Mott, of the
Seventh artillery, was present as Off
cially representing the United States
government, and went to Washington
with the body. Lieut.. Peter Traub,
First cavalry, who was aid de camp to
Gen. Henry, was present and had charge
of the arrangements.
While the services were being con-
Quoted in the house three national
guard regiments, the Seventh, Sixty
ninth and Seventy-first marched down
Madison avenue and took positions in
readiness for the parade. The second
battery, Capt. Wilson commanding, lay
on Thirty-frst street and a caisson was
brought up in front of the door ready
for the coffin.
After the services in the house were
finished the coffin was carried out to the
caisson by eight artillery sergeants
from the surrounding military posts
and who acted as body bearers during
the services. The caisson was then
driven up Madison avenue as far as
Thirty-third street and the carriages
with the family and honorary pallbear-
ers followed The carriages ther turned
and proceeded down the avenue, imme-
diately following the Seventh regiment
which had the right of line, the place OF
honor being assigned to the Second bat
terry. The carriage was followed by the
Sixty-ninth and Seventy-frst reg;
ments in the order named. AS the pro
cession started the Seventh regiment
band. augmented to IS pieces. started
Chopin's funeral march, which was
played increasingly to the ferry house
at Twenty-third street.
The caisson and carriages, with the
honorary and military pail bearers anG
the body bearers, took a ferryboat fol-
the one o'clock train for Washington
Upon reaching Jersey City the body
was carried to the train. The family
and Lieuts. Mott and Traub took par.
lor car. Three of the honorary pal
bearers also went to Washington to ac-
as escort there.