The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10

of the land. At his head hung in dim
folds the battle flag from San Mateo. still
on its bamboo stan and supported by one
of the men who was near him when he
fell From the ceiling hung the red
conferred flag of the Eighth corps. under
which he had won perpetual fame in two
island wars.
Distinguished Company Gathers.
About him. as the shrill pipes of the
organ trembled with the opening anthem,
stood grouped his superiors and his
brother officers, with whom and for
whom his life work had been done. Close
to the coffin sat President Mckinley, and
on his right the secretary OF state. With
them were the secretary of war, the at
torney general, the secretary of the navy,
the postmaster general. the secretary OF
the treasury. the secretary of the in
terror and the secretary OF agriculture.
Close by were Mrs. Lawton. little Manley
and the other members OF the family, and
to the left Gen. Miles. Gen. Merritt. Gen.
Brooke. Gen. Shafter and their STAFF off,
GERS, all in uniform and all Lawton's old
comrades, who at one time or another
had camped and fought with him. In
the body of the church was a scarcely
less notable gathering. assistant secre-
taries and heads OF bureaus. the MILL
tary committees Of the house and SEN
ate. -lplomats. the Orientals in their
flowing robes Of somber color, and the
Europeans respondent in decorations.
among them the Spanish minister. There
were delegations from the Loyal Legion.
the G. A. r. and other patriotic societies.
The Burial Services.
Chaplain Pierce, Of Lawtons old COM
mand. read the fresbyterian burial serv-
ice. the Epistle to the Corinthians,
whose words OF comfort seem freshly
prrned for each occasion Of bereave-
ment. Then President Strycker. of Ham
ilton college, New York. rose to-deliver
the grafton. He had been selected per-
sonaIly by the secretary of'war. who
knew his ftness for the task. The choice
was amply justified Seldom has any
ceremony called forth tribute more
scholarly and eloquentiy simple ana d.
rect and more appropriate and fitting to
the occasion.
March to hiw Last Resting Place.
A dozen troopers as the doctor closed.
lifted the flower laden coffin and bore it
to the door. where 5000 soldiers and citi-
zens in greater numbers waited
to honor the soldier in his last march to
his final resting place on the Virginia
hillside beyond the Potomac.
With a clatter of iron hoofs the cavalry
escort cantered forward to form the guard
of honor. Orders flung from rank to rank.
down the broad avenue. brought troop
and platoon wheeling into line.
With crepe shrouded colors lowered,
cavalrymen with their orange plumes and
facings and the ranks of blue-clad infan-
try moving with machine-like cadence.
At the rear the rumble of heavy wheels
and the clash OF trace chains came the
guns, field batteries and siege trains.
Ahead of the scores OF carriages was
the nas-draped. nower-laden caisson. the
ideal soldiers bier. and behind 1t was led
the ofYicer's charger In a shroud OF black.
with the boot reversed in the stirrup. a
picturesque remnant of superstition in
this materiaiistic day of machine guns
and smokeless powder.
The Military Escort.
The escort consisted OF a squadron OF
the Third cavalry. light battery NJ OF the
Seventh artillery, siege battery c OF the
Seventh. brigade OF dismounted artil-
lery. two battalions of the Fifteenth in
fantry and one of the Second, three bat
talions from the Fourth and Fifth artil-
lery and battalion OF United States ma
rines.
The whole was under command of Gen.
Wesley Merritt. Maj. John A. Johnston.
chief of stan. and the following mounted
officers:
Special aides--Brig Gen. Alfred f. Bates.
Col. John f. Weston, Col Theniore A.
Bingham, Lieut.. Henry @. Sharp, Capt Jos.
f.. Kuhn. Lieut. T. n. Motley.
Aides--Lfeut Col. William H. Carter.
Lieut.. Col C. C. sninen. Mai. William A.
Simpson, Mai. Charles T. Mecawley. United
States marine corps; Mai. Harvey c. Car
baugh. Capt. Charles @. Treat. Capt. Geo.
o. Squire.
Wait On the slopes Of Arlington.
= II was dreary wait In the cold. wind
swept slopes of Arlington for the hundreds
who had made the pilgrimage early in the
day but close on sunset the boom Of the
Sylph's gun on the Potomac was answered
by the crash OF minute guns from Fort
Myer and then the solemn notes OF the
dirgs was born ON tho wind as the process
ZION AhtNth ANt AVENUES
OF the great city Of the dead.
Committed TO the Grave.
The grave was In the open space Just
south Of the ampitheater and in sight Of the
mansion house Gen Merritt and his
mounted stan deployed on the south road,
while solid ranks OF dismoun,ed troopers
held back the crowd on every side, Nimble
eaValrymen swarfued over ths Saisxon.
casting loose the lashings and bore the
coffin to the open grave. while the president
and cabinet. with the gray haired generals.
stood silent and bareheaded as the chaplain
pronounced tho words Of csmmittal that
consigned forever the honored dust to the
dust whence Il came
The Last salute and Taps.
Then In answer to a Tow command the
hrins squad wheeled into line. TIE snap
ping velleys Of the csreines scarcely cchoea
among the bare trees, bat the wall o. the
buSle IS 4 sounded taps fingered long and
sadly IN the gray % tbs winter twilight.
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