The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-06
Body of the Dead Commander VIII Ne
Taken There mt Eleven O'Clock
This Morning.
THOUSANDS AT FORT WAYNE
PAID LAST HoNoRs TO THE BODY or
INDIANA'S HERO.
Streamed Past the Casket. IL Lay
in State, for Six Hours-A Brief
stop at Richmond.

At II o'clock this morning the body Of
General Lawton will be removed from the
train to the Capitol building. where 1t wiz
lie in state during the afternoon.
The body will be escorted to the Capitol
by military and civic organizations.
Late this evening the body will be escorted
to the train. which viii leave early to-mor-
row morning for Washington.
The military organizations will form on
Meridian street. directly In front of the
Union Depot; the G. A r. on East Georgia
street, just east of Meridian; the civic or
ganizations on Georgia, just west of Me-
ridian.
The line of march win be north on Me-
ridian to the monument. west on Market to
Capitol avenue. thence south to Washing
to south entrance of the Capitol.
The funeral train bearing the body OF
Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton arrived in
this city at $50 o'clock last night. 1t had
been understood all day yesterday that
the train would not arrive until 1870
o'clock. and arrangements had been made
accordingly by the committee appointed to
receive the party accompanying the body.
Notwithstanding this fact. however. al
most every member of the committee was
at the Union Station. ready TO greet the
party when the train pulled In. The funeral
train consists of four cars-a baggage car,
In which are the remains Of General Law
ton, q sleeper, a chair car and a combina-
tion car, in which is carried the native
Filipino horse ridden by Manly c. Iawton.
the son of General Lawton, through most
of the hard fights In the Philippines. the
son riding by the fathers side.
The party accompanying the body OF
General Lawton is composed Of Mrs. Law
ton and her four children; Mrs. Frank G.
Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. s. H Culbertson.
Miss Craig, Of Penicee Valley, KY: Miss
Mount, of New York city; Gen VIM r..
Shafter. of the u. s. A; Capt. Edward L.
King, OF the Eleventh Cavalry. L. g. v;
Capt. Robert Sewall. OF the u. s. A: Cot
Clarence p. Edwards, u. s. A; Capt Eu-
gene T Wilson, u. 8. A: Chaplain Charles
G. Pierce, u. s. A.; o. A. Ritchey secretary
to Mrs. Lawton; Mariana Utrero. body
servant to General Shafter; Sergeant 81
mon. u. S. A, and Privates Haberkamp,
Morhhusen, waggerman and oKain.
When the party descended from the train
the reception committee, consisting or Mrs.
Mount, Mrs. w. Z. English, Mrs. McElroy,
Mrs. ]. p. Hawkins. Mrs. w. j. Mckee.
Mrs. Clifton Comfy, Mrs Charles smaller.
Mrs. Charles Noble, Mrs. John w. Kern.
Mrs. J. 8. Lazarus. Mrs Thomas Taggartr
Miss Garrard, Governor Mount Admiral
Brown, Gen. John Coburn. Maj. F. f.
Marsh, Gen George +. McGinnis. Capt.
w. E English, Maj. Charles shaler and
Col. Charles Wilson met them at the steps
of the car and Immediately conducted them
to carriages in waiting. The ladies OF the
party were conveyed to the Denison and
the officers were quartered at the Grand.
Sergeant Simon and his squad OF men were
consigned TO the Spencer House.
BANKS OF COSTLY FLOWERS.
The car In which the remains OF General
I,awton lie is handsomely decorated with
crane tagging. Directly in the center OF
the car Is the bier on which the casket
rests and surrounding this are banks upon
banks Of costly flowers. many of which
have been received en- route. Among the
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are a number made of black artificial now
ers the gifts of the presidents or mayors
OF the numerous towns In the philippines
in which General Lawton had established
a civil government. The wreath is said 10
be the highest mark OF respect Filipino
can pay TO another. After the party had
left the train the car containing the body
of General Lawton was taken 70 the Capt.
toi-avenue yards. where IL will remain until
this morning In charge OF the faithful
guard which has accompanied the body
on its long trip from the Philippine islands.
Sergeant Simon. in charge OF the squad de-
tailed TO accompany General Lawton. was
with General Lawton IN his campaign
against Geronimo. when the general was
only a captain In speaking OF him laVk
night the sergeant said:
HE was. the bravest man and the best
general that ever lived. There wasn't =
man I'm the whole army who wouldn't have
laid down his life for him. Sergeant simon
and the privates with him were IN General