The daily news., 1900-02-10
Maj GEN. LAWTON,
Body Laid TO Rest With Military
HOnorS.

f1OnOES.
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-Maior Henry
W. Lawton was buried today in the
National cemetery at Arlington. The
services at the grave were preceded by
those at the Church OF the Covenant in
this city, where President H. II Stryker
of HsmiitOn college. New York, deliv-
cred \ funeral Grafton that has seldom
been eQuAiled IN beauty of expression.
nor could it nave been in more perfect
accord with the spIrIt OF the so!emn oC-
CasiOn that called iE forth
Never IA the history Of the capital has
thsre been a more representative gath.
erlng OF the nations official life to pay
u last tribute 10 The nations honored
dead. n mark of military pomp and
ceremony that the regulations could pro-
vide vas wanting TO render the occa-
sion so.enIn and Impressive.
Nearly ali the avAIla BILE troops Of the
regular and military remaining In this
country were called out Three thou
sand men, infantry. cavalry and ar
tillery. followed the dag draped caiss0n
to the grave
dwarfed beside the deep popular demon
stration that the burial Of the dead sol
der cal ed forth Every department of
the government paid its Official tribute.
The president and his cabinet, rSTe-
sentalves Of the supreme court. OF she
house and senate and Of the ArmV and
/ navy, all comb bined to fh the darksned
/ church to its utmost.
/ But these official representatives Of
: the people were lost in the great crowds
that surrounded the church and liued
the streets along which the procession
passed.
LswtOn AN Ideal Soldier.
LawtOn was to the people an ideal
American soldier. whose exOlOits in
three wars made mis- name a household
word, and who, being a soldier first and
only. died IN tue line Of duty, leaving
nothing to his children but the heritage
OF an hOnOred name.
II WAS in tribute to this soldiers ideal
that American generosity for weeks
past had swelled The Lawton Fund"
beyond all expectation of IT'S orIgInatOrs,
ard In further tribute today that the
great outpCurlng OF cluZens filled tho
streets long before the hour when the
services at the church of ths Covenant
were to commence over the hero whose
remains had Iain III state under military
guard throughout the silent watches OF
. the nignt.
Soft lights turned above the chancel
where flowers were piled railing high,
while rhs casket was buried beneath a
load of rOSss, lilies aud whito carna-
tlons that ovsrhowed their narrow rest
ing place and fell IN a perfumed ava
lanc6e 70 the floor.
lie guard --CaYalry men from Law.
tons old commJud stood at eacn end
of ths catafa.qua, silent and mo;Ionlest
as uniformed statutes and the hu-h Ot
the silent church was broken only by
the soft tread of those who entered with
bowed heads to pay their last sIlen
tribute to the brave.
Prrsidrnt on Hand + trly.
President Mckinley was among the
early comers. accompanied by she SEQ
retary of war They came TO the church
with AdJutant General CoTbln, who
assisted by Colonel Bingham, haC
charge of the official arrangements
The secretary OF the navy, the secretary
of the interior. the attorney general and
secretary of agriculture were also there
The supreme court was represented
by Chief Justice Fuller and several o.
the associate Justices. Admiral Dewey
is absent from Washington, but wa
represented by Captain A. 5 Barker
Ex- Secretary Alger was also present by
proxy, having sent from Michigan Mr.
VictoJ Mason, his secretary while IN th'
war department, who brought Il Rrea
wreath OF flowers for the already over
laden casket.
The military committees Of both hUus
and senate were present az well al al
the senators and members who cOulC
gain access TO the church. Army anC
navysOfficers in uniform filled most o
the forward pews and press OF citizen
stood up at the rear and IN the wild
vestibue beyond the doors
The Presbyterian burial service wa
read by Rev. Tennis HamIin, pastor o
, the church, and President Stryker theI
delivered the oration.
Cavalry Guard Of HOsor.
The casket. ightened Of part Of 1t
= burden of flowers. was lifted to tn
/ shoulders of troopers. borne down tn
aisle to the street. past the great crow
outside and raised TO the caissOn wait
ing at the door.
The waiting ranks of cavalry moVe
forward and closed about IL as a guar
Of honor. Orders flung from rank t
rank down the crowded avenue brough
troop after troop and platoon afte
platoon wheeling into line.
Then, with a rumble of wheels an
, clash of trace chains, field and sleg
batteries joined the procession, and th
hero of three wars moved on mis- las
march to his Anal resting place on th
Virginia hillside beyond the Potomac
TO THE PUBLIC
/ have just received a fine lot O
all kinds Of candies, and sell them a