Evening star., 1899-02-08
REST IN ARLINGTON
Remains of Gen. John A. Rawlius
Deposited There Today.
BATTALION OF ARTILLERY AS ESCORT
Ceremonies in Charge of John A.
Rawlins Post, G. A. r.
AUDITOR CASTLES TRIBUTE

AUDITOR CASTLES TRIBUTE
The remains OF the late Gen. John A.
Rawlins now rest in the nations cemetery
at Arlington alongside those of the dstin-
gushed soldiers companions I'm arms of
equal rank and station. The reinterment
took place this afternoon shortly after 3
o'clock. the boy, in a ag-draped casket
having been transferred from Congression-
al cemetery with proper military escort and
funeral ceremony. While the iuclement
weather interfered somewhat with the ar
rangements of John A. Rawlins Post. No.
1, of the G. A. R.. having the affair in
charge, and necessitated the elimination of
several features of the funeral procession,-
the transfer was accompanied with digni-
fed exercises and many evidences of the
esteem in which the dead soldier was held
by the men who served with and under
him.
A funeral program was planned for the
exercises at the new grave IN Arlington
On account of the disagreeable conditions
prevailing, however the exercises were held
IN the Lee mansion, in front of which "A
monument to Gen. RawlinS will soon tower
There were present a large number of dis
tinSufshed persons. mostly members of the
Grand Army of the Republic and kindred
vi StillZdiiOHS. MI. james Is. RdWllQS OF
New Jersey, son of the deceased. and
daughter of the general, Mrs. George w.
Holman, accompanied by her husband and
members of the family. We're present They
appeared deeply affected by the many
touching tributes paid the memory Of their
father. An eloquent eulogy was delivered
by Mr.. lIenry A Castle, auditor for the
Post flee Department, and Mr.. John A.
joyce read an original poem.
Transfer of the Remains.
Escorted by a battalion Of artillery
| marching as infantry, and followed by d
distinguished company in carriages, the
| mains of Gen. RawIins passed through the
| city this afternoon en- route to Arlington
The disinterment at Congressional Gene
| terry, where they had passed the last thirty
years, took pace several days ago, the
casket being placed in a receiving vault
meanwhile a caisson drawn by six horses,
arrived at the cemetery shortly after l.
o Clock The military escort assembled at
| the Peace monument on Pennsylvania ave-
! nue at half-past | O'Clock. John \. Raw
lfns Post, No. ], met at Grand Army Hall
at noon and half an hour later proceeded
| IN carriages to Congressional cemetery,
where the caSket was incaSed in hardwood
| and placed on the caissGn. A magnificent
wreath of laurel and ivy, tied with purple
ribbon, the floral tribute from Post No. i,
rested upon the flag covering the casket.
Under the escort Of G. a. r. members the
funeral procession moved to the Peace
monument, where the military feature was
introduced. The march to Arlington began
| promptly at O'Clock the route being
through Pennsylvania avenue to the Aque-
duct bridge in Georgetown, and across to
| the Virginia shore.
The regular funeral escort to which Gen
| Rawlins' rank entitled him a regiment
| of infantry. a battalion OF cavalry and two
batteries of artillery. There were not
enough troops in this vicinity, however
available for the purpose and the escort
consisted. as stated, of a battalion of the
From as i'm ha r-s,,alys.
Eight nOn-commissioned officers of the ar
| tiliery served as DalbearerS and wdlketi
| on either side of the caisson. They Wore
side arms. Owing to the difficulty of march
| ing through the snow, the military escort
was dismissed when the funeral procession
reached Washington Circle. the firing par
ty, body bearers and a trumpeter taking
the electric cars for Arlington. The MEM
bers of the immediate family, a number
of senator's and representatives and prom
inent officials of the various government
departments and. lastly, the members of
John 4. RaWlins Post, followed the caisson,
the number of carriages being unusually
large.
The transfer of General Rawlns remains
and the reinterment at Arlington was in
charge of the local post of the g. A. R.,
bearing his name. There are twenty-five
Grand Army posts throughout the country
bearing the name of John A. RaWlinS, but
Post No. l of this city was the first to
adopt his name, and is the oldest post hay
ing continuous existence in the G. A. r.
Mr. Castles Tribute.
When the funeral procession arrived at
Arlington this afternoon the party repaired
at once to the Lee mansion, which had been
made ready for the exercises. The services
here were opened with a selection by a
choir, upon the conclusion of which Mr.
Castle was introduced. The speaker was
formerly a captain of Illinois volunteers
and was intimately associated with Cen
eral Rawlins for many years. During the
course Of his eloquent Grafton Mr. Castle
said
THE inspiration of our surroundings here
the significance of the occasion and the
transcendent excellence of the theme, would
tempt to loftiest flights of apprecative
logy. But orato-y speaks acknowledgement
from this environment and human elo-
quence is voiceless here forever more. Here
halting words OF praise are stilled by melo-
dies that tremble through the air; the pale
flicker OF our incense is dimmed by a cees-
tal splendor. Historic Arlington, beautiful
for situation, blessed among Shrines OF
patriotism in all the ages to come, speaks
out today with Its myriad voices, in well
come TO the sacred, precious dust, which
now finds here its fit and final sepulture.
And those viewless voices speak to us
solemn exhortation to reverence and hope.
Our task is one of grateful, loyal fra
ternity-more an expression of our graft
tude and comradeship than an attempt to
eXtol him. whose high, unchallenged title
to place and recognition on these hallowed
grounds is of itself abundant commenda-
tion. Yet even here and now, we may do
well to freShen in our minds some feat
ures of the life and character and deeds of
one who wrought most worthily and use
fully, even when unseen, on an exalted
plane, in a momentous era; one who with
continuous, tireless devotion, toiling in the
shadow, but toiiing terribly through years
of mortal peril, filled to overlooking meas
patriots obligation to the land of his
nativity
His Career Unique.
1.-The career of John Aaron Rawlins was
one unique in war, unparalleled in history.
At the beginning of the great civil conflict
he had never read a military book or seen
company of uniformed men. At its close
he had risen. by successive promotions in
military rank, from captain to major gen.
erai; his escutcheon bore a battle roll of
Victories reaching from Belmont to Appo-
mattoX; he had helped to organize, to mar
shal and to Lad the mightiest armies the
world had ever known. He exercised no