The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-06
AT REST AT LAST.
Bodies of 336 of the Nations
Dead Deposited In Arlington.

Washington ApriI 6--With fun mill
tary honors. IN the presence Of PresI-
dent Mckinley and his cabinet. and a
multitude Of people. the bodies Of the
336 dead heroes VINO gave their lives
for their country in Cuba or Porto Rico.
during the SpanIsh-Americau war were
consigned at o'clock this afternoon to
their last resting place IN Arlington
cemetery where repOse the remains Of
thousands Of the hOn0red dead soldiers
and officers Of the civil war The bodies
Of the Spanish war dead were brought
70 New York last week by the steamer
Crook in order that they might rest
forever in the soil OF their native Ia nd.
In accordance with the directions Of
the president every honor military and
civil vas shown 10 the nations heroes
The government departments and the
Federal courts were all closed at noon
and the dags over the government
buildings barracks, navy yard and tEe
forts along the Potomac were half
masr7d The military escort comprised
all the artillery troops at the Washing
ton barracks, a troop Of cavalry from
Fort Myer. q battalion Of marines
from the navy yard and the entire ma
UOnaI guard Of rhe District Of COIuu-
bia- Col Francis F Guenther Of the
Fourth artillery had command of the
troops and charge Of the military cere-
monies
L
from 4 cIOudless sky. and the scene in
the historic cemetery overlooking the
Potomac river and the white walls Of
the nations capital was profoundly i'm
pressiEe- The site selected for the in
rarEent Is one of the most beaurifuI in
the cemetery It Is in a direct line half
mile south Of the Lee mansion on
top OF i slope toward the river. Here
IN parallel Huss were the newly made
graves with the flag draped Caskets
containing the bodies Of the dead sol
diers at their sides About the grave
was formed the military IN imposing
array. while IN group stood the prasi-
dent. the members of his cabinet and
other distinguished fuuctionaries Of the
government Back and around these
was the vast co1courSe OF people while
all about through the trees lowered
SHtrerIng shafts and monuments reared
70 the memory Of the distinguished dead
Of TIE great frarricidzI war
The customary voIIeys were fired
taps were sounded and military dirges
We're played by the bands The reH-
gloUs services were very simple There
we're no addresses Or eulogiss The
cOmmIrLal service OF the Episcopal
church was read by Post Chaplain Free
land Of F't- Monroe. and IN order that
the soldiers who died a. Catholics might
be buried in c0nseCrated ground. at the
request Of Cardinal Gibbons the couse-
Grafton service Of the Catholic church
was conducted by Rev Joseph F Nc
Gee Of St Patrick's. who OfhCiated at
the burial Of Gen Garcia The inter
ment of the bodies began at the con
clUsion Of the ceremonies and the de-
parture Of the military But as each
metallic Casket weighs almost 500
pounds and required eight men to han
die II the lowering of the bodies was
necessarily slow and it viii probably
require TWO or three days to inter all
OF the lead
The body Of Capt Dodge Of the
TEeuty-fOUrJh Infantry was buried at
3 o'clock in the officers section