Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-09

WAsHISaToN, Feb. 0-The funeral
services over the remains cs the late
Major General Lawton occurred here
today The body, of the officer who
was 50 heroic in life, was lard to rest.
after fitting religious services. Marked
military and naval honors were sio Sn
the memory of the dead.
Although General 1awton and his
wife while living IN Washington at
tended the New York Avenue efesby.
terrain church, the funeral of the gen
eral took place in the Church OF the
Covenant, because it is more convenient
and spacious 1t was from this church
that James q. Blaine was burie6 The
Rev DIR. Teunis s. Hamilton, the pas
tor, read the regular service for the
dead, and President Woolsey Stryker,
OF Hamilton college, delivered the
sermon, which was about 40 minutes In
length. Dr. Stryker was selected by
Secretary Root, who is an old college
friend, and believes him to be one OF
the greatest pulpit orators of the period.
DR.. Stryker was notified carly III Jan
uary, and had had abundant time Tor
preparation. Harvey Murray, the or
ganist, and Frank Reside, the choris-
ter, of the Church OF the Covenant. had
charge Of the muse, assisted by ten male
voices selected from the best yocalists III
Washington, The program was as fol
lows:
/. Funeral March, Chopin.
2. "Stlil, Still, With Taee." Gerrish.
3. LEAD. Kindly Light" Dykes.
4. Dead March from Saul" Han
del.
The honorary pall-bearers were Adj
miral Barker, General Miles, General
Merritt, General Brooke, General Shall
ter. Inspector General Breckenridge, the
head OF the army corps to which General
Lawton belonged: General IaWley and
Mr.. Hull, chairmen of the senate and
house military committees; Senator
Sewell, of New Jersey, whose son, like
the son OF General Brecl nridge, was a
a member OF General LaWtons staff:
Representative Robinson, OF FortWayne,
Lawton S nome; General John NJ. Will
son, representing the Loyal Legion, and
Albert ID. shaw, commander n-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. to
which organization General Lawton be-
longed; Colonel leighton Webb. repre-
sentlng General Lawton's staff in the
Santiago campaign, and Colonel Urell,
representing the District national guard,
The actual pall-bearers were eight ser
geants of cavalry
The guard of honor consisted of Ser
geant Simon. OF the Fourth cavaly who
was General Lawten S standard bearer,
and carried the division flag through
tue entire campaign in the Philippines;
Private John II. Mohrhusen, Fourteenth
infantry; Private Charles A. 0akum,
Fourth cavalry, and Private John X.
Waggaman, Sixth cavalry, General
Lawton's orderlies, and Trumpeter
Frank Ii. Habberkamm, who attended
General Lawton throughout the Phil
ippine campaign and sounded all his
commands
Chaplain Charles @. Pierce, Ninth
cavalry, who was with General Law
tons division in the Philippines, con-
Quoted the military services at Airing
ton, where Il platoon Of the Fifteenth
infantry fired volley over the grave
and Trumpeter Habberkamm. who had
come all the way from the Philippines
with the body OF his general, sounded
the soldiers last good night.
Naval honors were shown the dead
general. A battalion of marines, headed
by the Marine band, had position in
the line, and the Dolphin fired minute
guns as the funeral procession passed
over the Potomac ON the way to Airing
TON