The times., 1899-04-02
THE ARRIVAL OF
THE HEROIC DEAD
Sad Reminder Of the Cruel
Fate of Val.
Preparing for the Final interment
at Arlington.
The Hemnining nodies to Reach
Here eTuesdny-BuriaI Services
Wednesday or Thuraday.

A forceful and unhappy reminder of the
sad scenes incident 10 war was presented
yesterday when special train from New
York bore TO this city the bodies Of $50
brave American soldiers who fell upon the
soil OF Cuba in the performance of their
duty while fighting against Spain. The
bodies are taken TO historic Arlington for
final nterment.
The train arrived at Rosslyn, Va, yester-
day afternoon and the WORK. preparatory to
transferring the bodies to the cemetery is
well under way. The funeral train consist
ed of Pennsylvania railroad engine No 21;,
Sin express cars containing twenty-five
bodies each. and a passenger coach. Ac-
companying the cortege was detachment
OF ten privates under command of SER
geant. The ears provided for the occasion
were heavily draped in crepe, ard i'm
mense American flags were festooned from
platform to platform. The train stopped
in Washington but few minutes, when it
proceeded direct to Rosslyn, the. nearest
station TO Arlington
On the arrival of the funeral eortege it
was met by teams provided by the Quar-
termaster's Department and the caskets
Immediately transferred to tents in the
cemetery. As soon as the train had been
unloaded it proceeded to Jersey City
whence on next Tuesday 1t will return with
the bodies of the remaining dead who will
rest in Arlington, making in all about
three hundred.
The caskets containing the bodies were
hermetically sealed and were of the hand
soonest metallic design. The work OF
transferring the bodies continued far into
the night as not enough teams could be
secured TO expedite the work. AS each
casket was placed in wagon an American
flag was thrown over il. Ten hospital wall
tents were provided for storing the bodies
until the general interment, which will
probably take place ON next Thursday. Fiji
teen caskets were placed in each tent and
the task of tabulating and separating the
known from the unknown dead will not be
completed until the remaining bodies reach
Washington on next Tuesday. Two of the
tents provided were used in the hospital
service. said Superintendent Drum, of the
cemetery, and some of the bodies in al
probability are resting under the same tent
in which they died in Cuba.
Colonel Moore, Assistant Quartermaste-
Geperal. and the Depot Quarterhaster su-
perintended the transfer of the bodies to
the National Cemetery.
The plot of ground in which the bodies
will be buried is situated on high plate au
midway between Fort Mcpherson and the
old burying ground. II overlooks the Po-
tomac, and is already beautifully laid out
The graves have all been prepared and
small headstones erected.
No definite arrangements have yet been
made for the general interment, although
full military honors will be paid TO the
memory OF these patriots. General Wheeler
has suggested that the District National
Guard be called out in body for the oc-
casion. but no; definite action has been
taken in the matter.
Orders have been issued for the partici-
patton of Troop of the Third Cavalry. at
Fort Myer, and three batteries OF artillery
from Washington Barracks. together with
the band of the Fourth Artillery. The
military escort will be in command of Col.
Frank l.. Guenther. OF the Fourth Artil-
lery, and includes all the available regular
troops in this vicinity.
The Government departments will be
closed on the day set apart for the ceremo-
nies in special recognition of the occasion.
The Quartermaster General stated yester-
day afternoon that every effort will be
made 10 complete the necessary arrange
ments in order to hold the services on
Wednesday, but that in all probability they
would be delayed until Thursday.