New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
HONORS TO HEROIC DEAD.
THE SEVENTY FIRST PAYS TRIBUTE To
MEN WHO FELL IN CUBA
porurs ESCORTED ny THE REGIMENT TO THE
ARMoRY- FUNERAL SERVICE CONDUIT
ED By THE CHAPLAIN

from tho Government pier mt the end OF pacihcst.
ErookIyn. to -hc armory Of the regiment yesterday
afternoon The ceremonies that marked III" re-
| turn of the dead were impressive and solemn.
rho bod,es were taken from the hold Of the
| transport crook and placed In three wagons TOT
tranapor: stion across the ferry There was II" corr
mony on the pier. and tn" bodies We're IIr'S
placed on tho wagons and taken to tn" Ferry Ihey
| arrived al the Wall-st entrance To the Terry y"
| the Bnliic As nc the ferry0oat was Nv NV
| slip the bodies were placed on caissons
4 little after II o'clock the detail Of the "a Bat
| tory under the command OF Captain y. Wilson dnd
| Tieutenants Flanagan and Jacoblis. rea'heu wan
ST ferry and the four cassons were Drawn uP ~
| the entrance Of the ferry house In Ie" "on'e,'
| the crowd began to gather and when the p'ra'e
| finally moved at 20 wall-st. was lined win poo
ME and tho police had hard work to keep me
street clear
AT noon the detail Of the lst Battery arrived.
| They were under command OF LisutenRnt n, .
Hathaway. who at once reported to captain W."
son as senior officer. Captain Wilson TOOK com
| mand ~ both details The list Battery detail also
consisted OF four caissOns
There were fourteen collins taken from inc 'Io'N
and one unmarked cofn. said 10 contain inc poiS
Of George Cook a member OF the regiment Wnos'
body has been in vault at HackensacK. Two ooi
Ans were placed on a caisson, ana II require"
twelve men to lift the metallic boxes. Inc "'S'
hodv n he paced on a casson was that OF Corporal
John Hewitt. Of Company c.
After the collins had been covered with hasS
Captain Wilson gave the order To advance anu 'ne
battery moved up Wall-st. They formed o" '"'
south side Of the street and halted to await the ar
rival OF the list Regiment. L!eutenant-CoIohe
Charles F Homer aid 20 Major Keck, who com
msnded the regiment. soon on the scene an"
he was followed by the members OF the veteran
Association. The veterans all wore pauseS ~
mourning. They were formed into line on the OPP
posite side Of tho street under cothiha"u Vi "F
tain Wright d. Goss.
An escort Of honor walked beside the caissons. II
| was composed OF men who had served in the reel-
| ment In the war and had been mustered out Inc
guard was under Captain Herbert True
The regiment under Major Keck, turned INTO
waI-s at 80. and the order to move was given ny
! Csntain Wilson The regiment did not halt, out
| continued up Wall-st., and the csissons moved
| into line behind IT.
The mufied drums and the solemn strains Oh
| the dlrge played by the bands struck sympathetic
| chord in the breasts OF the crowd hats were
| DOTTED and here ard there women couid DE see"
| placng their handkerchiefs to their eyes
| When the head Of the procession reached Broad
way and turned into that thoroughfare the chimes
~ Trinity Church rang out; Nearer My ""u' ~
| Thee" .
Along Broadway buildings had their flags at half
mast and in many Of the windows the flag was
draped with black. At Prince-st and Broadway
woman who had lost her only son in tho war WAS
so affected that she sohbed the SLOW marching
| pageant that reminded her Of her loss passed oy.
The crowd was deeply moved by her grief
As the procession reached St PauIs chapel
whose graveyard holds the bodies Of heroes of
other wars the bell Of the church began 10 TOLL ana
this was continued until the procession passed.
This was true OF all the churches along the line OF
march
The line Of march west in Fourth-st. to
Washington Square and under the Washington
Arch to Fifth-avc. and up Ffth-aVe. Greatest
interest was manifested along Flfth-ave. At Four
teenth and Twenty-third SITS there were dense
crowds All the windows and balconies OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel were packed with people.
There was another large throng OF spectators al
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
The procession turned east into Thrty-tourth-s'-
and proceeded to the list Regiment Armory. al
Park-ave and Thirty -fourth-st, where a crush OF
people awaited it.
The collins were taken into the armory by the
side door in Thirty fourth-st. Immediately after
Trey had been placed in position the men OF the
regiment fled in and took their places In companies
on the north and south sides OF the building and
IN the rear Of the biers In the centre were the
officers Of the regiment. and behind them the
standard bearers holding the regimen.ai naEs
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Arch,
bald NJ. Bradshaw. chaplain OF me teginen b ni'
ar Twentv-nlnth-st and Ffth-ave.. who read the
service Of the Episcopal Church for the burial OF
In the course of the sermon the Rev. DR.. Brad
Men We have met to pay a loving but fare
we'll tribute soldier brothers, They were men men
Of rare SSf2Y wh na he Vital blood Of youth sui
coursed through their veins they heard, hopVe Ihd
calling them 10 noble sacrhc They were true.
heroic soldiers and obeyed. They pat ASIDE thelr
fell into that dreamess sleep that presses down
their eyeds still. We with one voice say To-Day
Nobly done and may the living power OF that
shall hear hc ySeys oa .ea v over up6 GG
he air and we turn again to tho hHrry OF ire we
Nav some Of the CLEANS from orr better life touch
them that they and al our countess heroes
let US be men-men worthy to be called Ameri-
cans: men serving our homea our cit{ ana our
tho people OF the Republic until our blood Is heated
with moral passion Sn We o %S asg as D WITH
oppression but with truth. love. life righteousness
ann whout peer II has never been defeated
n has ever been and ever VIII be unfuried IN the
name Of Christ. the Prince of Peace for the bet
After the close Of the service regiment fled
o ond ysItors We're then allowed on the floor
Many hundFed Of DsT' or S wa gsss around
me The ee bodies iV in the list Regiment Armory
0f '2 prra '"SM p Joseph Brain pr
vate company j. Rlchard Martens Ppvae' com
pany F.. F. F.. Alden. private. company T. John
Hewitt. corporal Company G e. i snar rot
pany NJ: C. r. Brown private. Company NJ; Lewis
Heath priys5e Company g. W RacK P priysa
Company X Edward G. Croupa. private Company
= and an unknown body.
on top Of the flag which draped each Of the
collins were placed beautiful floral offerings. Many
tokens on several had been supplied by friends
and relatives NJ the men but on all OF them were
placed white roses and lilies 81 the valley supplied
bv the regiment in memory OF their comrades. The
bodies will remain I'm the armory under a military
guard until this morning.
After daylight to-day any Of the friends who
wish to can remove the bodies for private burial
bodies no. claimed BY friends friend VIII be o ake ni
the regiment which is 90 by 40 feet
A firing SQUAD composed OF members OF the list
Regiment. will accompany the bodies TO the ceme-
terry.
ON THEIR WAY TO ARLINGTON.
poDrrs OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SOLDIERS