Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
A NATIONS GRIEF
Expressed at Funeral Of the
Late General lawton.
Solemn and Impressive Services at
Washington--President Attends.
Remains Now Rest With Other Gallant Dead
in National Cemetery.

was nations tribute to a national
hero and the sorrow uf a whole people
was expressed when America added
the chaplet of cypress to the brow that
50 long had worn the laurel The burial
service beneath the lcallNsS trees al
Arlington was preceded by services III
the church Of the Covenant on COnnvc-
ticut avenue, at which every depart
ment of the government was repre-
sented including the President, Con
gress. the supreme court, all the rank
ing officers of the army and navy With
in reach Of Washington, LaWton old
comrades of the line and staff, the Dip
lomatic corps in all its brllllance OF
uniform and decoration, and as many
citizens of all degrees as We're 1"rlu-
nate enough to find standing room
within the walls.
But the crowd within was insSnlil-
cant compared with the thousands VII"
braved the lowering winter day for a
glimpse of the flag drapad caisson WIN
its military escort as ii passed through
the streets. Hundreds more made the
toilsome pilgrimage 10 Arlington 1"
hear the last words pronounced above
the open grave. where President. cab
army stood with bowed heads till the
last volley had been fired and the bugIe
sounded taps. 1t was the home coming
of a hero.
Lawton. to the great bulk Of Amer
leans, had been the incarnation OF the
American soldier. He had made his
mark in the Civil War from the Mis-
sissippi to the sea ana it was ne who
l,.., -. ~.
the greatest master Of desert craft and
mountain fighting that the West had
ever known and who in tn" new prob
lens Of tropic war had proved me
most daring ana resourccful Of an th"
generals in the field. 1t was III tribute
to these qualities that the LaWton fund
had in a few weeks been sWtll"d past
all the expectations of its orI%indtnrS.
For a day ana a night the body "t
the soldier lay in state in the ChurVh
of the Covenant. 50 it lay. this morn
ing. troopers from his old command
with sabres drawn keeping virgil ut
the head ana feet. I;rnt nth tht sol &
lights Of the altar rose tropir JunSl-
Of palms ana higher than tn" flag
draped coffin rose banks OF flowers.
tributes from every quarter Of n"
land
At his head hung Jhc dingy batti"
Hag from San Mateo, stIll on its hdm
boo staff ana supported by on, OF the
men who was near him when he fell
From the ceiling hung the red center"d
flag of the Sth Corps under Whlrh he
had won nerpetuaI fame in Two island
wars About him as the shiII pipes Of
tha organ trembled with the openu"
anthem. stood grouped his suprriors
ana his brother officers. with whom
ana for whom his life work had been
dnna
,,Ins. ia the coffin Sat President Nc
Lin1., and on his right the secretary
of stata With the President We're the
SECRETARY Of war the attorney general.
tba s.,r.t.rv of tha navy tho post
,n,.tnr General th4 secretary IF tho
treasury the secretary of the interior
and the secretary of agriculture. close
bv we're Mrs. I.ayvton. little Manlry
ana the other members of the family.
Cen. Miles. Gen. Merritt. Cen Brooke,
Gen. Shafter ana their staff officers.
all in uniform and all I.awton's COM
rad,s who at one time. or another had
1a,,,,,l ,,,d f.n,eb+ ,rith ,-,,
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~ VI po"S :, IL, ,'.ai.,+
al
m, c.cr.tari.c aud hnld If huraauS
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the militarE committees % li' u ~
ana Senate. the diplomatic corps.
nr,nin.ut among fhtn thr Spanish
'I,.,ti.,,' r,,,,,
minister mere were N'i'S. I''''7 '''''.
the Loyal Legion. the Grand Army ahd
,tbnr natrintic sociptipS
''H,i
chaplain ilerce II u" Mt "i'
command read the Presbyterian
,,;,I .ar,-i,a rb., pr.eilart Strirx
"ui ~ ~ i' :
or of Hamilton College, New 1olh
clad in his divinity robes. ruS" to do
,i,.,,, .ba ,,.otion IIn had he.n select
iNci ''i' - -N'
ed personally by the secretary ~ war
who knew His fitness for the task
~, t,i,,,. ,,..,s ,,,,,,I,. justified Snl-
ne Ch"ioe "dH amply
dom has any ceremony called 1oith 4
trihu+. mara cchnIarlv and ,lnuu.nt
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more SlilPie dilh ul'''t ~" ii'' III
prOpriate ana fitting the occasion.
,,,, +r,.,,,r. H. tba d,c,,, .In.nJ
= u'|0"
lifted the n"wcrlddch f"1llh ana pore IL L"
the door, where 5000 toldiers ami citizens
. -. ,,,,r,Io, ,,.,;,a1 T., bonor IN.
III greater ilu''''' "'H''' - 'i'""'
III; ,,, IN, IN, N-iroi,,ia bill.ia.. L.ynuJ
- - ,-.,,. ,,.
the Potomac. Nltit ne 'i't1r' q, i''.'' -
lht caNtifN lorihtu til' ~u'tIu ~ I'',Ii
orders flung from RANK 10 I'Hk H'N'' ~,
broad dVthu" nrnuSiit. - '"I' h'''' i,.",, 4 /
wheeling into line Win cftl' -ShF'u''1l
'oiprS lowered lll'F Hltd P''F'.