The Portland daily press., 1899-10-30
Through the Streets Of New York
City
To Train Which Bears It
to Washington.
Largest Military Funeral Since
That Of Gen. Sherman.

and rlost impressive funeral parade, con
sistine OF military, that has taken place
since the death Of General William l.
| Sherman, took place today when the body
of General Guy v. Henry was removed
| from his residence to the s3rd street
| ferry preparatory to his final interment
in Arlington cemetery. ut Washington.
The services at the house In comparison te
the paarde, were of the briefest descrip-
ticn. The service at the residence was
conducted by Rev. John Huske Of st.
Thomas Protestant Episcopal church and
consisted of prayers not Ia sting more
than ten minutes. The casket was par
TALLY covered with silk American dag.
Numerous floral pieces were on the
mantels and few at the foot Of the cas-
ket. Only the family relatives and the
most intimate friends were present at
the house service.
The honorary pail bearers were General
A. S. Webb, Major Azsl Ames and Major
#. II. Mills of the Loyal Legion; Col.
ID. Appleton, DIR. Albert Shaw, William
X. Corwine, Henry Ii. Lewis and g. X.
Hari oun.
The military pail bearers were Col. j.
S. Rogers. 5th artillery; Col. J. W.
| Clous, judge advocate general of the de-
psrtmens Of the East, Col. ID. p. Vroom,
inspector general Of the department. of the
kast; Col. Tully MoCrea, 9th artillery;
Lieut. Col. Carrie A. Woodruff, 9TH artil-
lery; Lieut.. Col ]. p. Myrick, end aril-
lery; Major ]. b. Burbank, 9Th artillery
and Capt b. X. Roberts, 9th artillery.
| Lieut.. 7. b. Mott Of the 7th artillery,
was present as Off cially representing the
United States Cover and went to
Washington with the body. Lieut.. Peter
Traub. first cavalry, who was aide de
camp to General Henry. was present and
had charge Of the arrangements. While
the services were being conducted In the
house, the three regiments, eth, 9th and
list marched down Madison avenue and
took positions in readiness for the parade.
The I'd battery, Captain Wilson COM
manding, lay on 3lst street, and q Gals
son was brought up in front Of the door
ready for the casket. Upon the caisson
was draped a large American ilse and
eight horses were attached, each near
horse having q rider.
| In spite of the rain at the time OF the
services large crowd had collected but it
was kept In check by the detachment of
olice. aha troops were lined along Mai
ison avenue 10 company front formation
and all orders were given by bugle calls
1t had been the intention of Capt VIII
son to have the same caisson TINT was
used at the funeral of General Sherman
but 1t was found that the caisson was In
the United STATES ARSENAL and was kept
as memento. One of the battery Gals
sons was therefore ussd and that will be
kept in a similar way, u large silver plate
being placed upon 1t, mar king the OCCUR
renee.
| When the service was concluded, the
casket WAS carried out to the oaisson by
eight artillery sergeants from the sur
rounding military pos and who acted as
body bearers during thessservices.
| The caisson was then driven up Madi.
son avenue as far as 33rd stree, and the
carriages with the family and honorary
pail bearers followed. Col. Appleton
rode with the pall-he,re:s. Lielt. Col.
| Kip taking command OF the eth regi-
meat. The carriages then turned ana
proceeded down the avenue Immediately
following the. Goth regiment which had
TIE right of lire, the place of honor Icing
assigned to TIE second tattery. TIE
carria geI were followed by the Goth regi-
melt and the list Regiment. During the
march the seventh re siment band play g 1
Chopin's fun eFal march.
Tie military pail re.rers walkei two
atrelst imme iiateiy back of the caske.
while the body bearers marched on e the r
side.
General George Moore Smith, brigade
commando, Of the fifth brigade, was at
tie lead of TIE line with his entire staff.
All tie national guard wor full uniform.
OF tie seventh regiment nine hundred
men turned out upon request The list
reigmsnt had about $50 mSn and the Goth
regiment about 500 men.
The Goth and list regiments were lined
along Madison avenue and Goth street
waiting for the casket to pass and as Ii
did so,t he men uncovered and the bands
Of the respective regim ents played "Flee
as a Bird" and Nearer my 6cd tc
Thee" The 69th regiment fell In behind
the carriage and was followed by the list.
They were commanded respectively b y
Col. Duffy and Major Bates. Capt.
Sehmittberger had cleared the entrance