The evening times., 1900-02-08

men being employed. Soon after the body
had been taken into the church small
group OF FIVE men in army blue were seen
coming up Connecticut Avenue.
At the Church.
They were not all dressed alike, and
they appeared to have seen hard service
One Of the men carried large flag Under
his arm. anothe. had the emblem Of the
Eighth Army Corps. worked in red on
white field. and another was armed with
a regulation Krag- g-Jorgensen rifle They
we're the members Of the guard Of honor
who had accompanied the remains Of the
dead soldier all the way from Manila. Four
OF them were members Of the Fourth cav
airy. Lawton's old regiment; the fifth
came from one Of the infantry regiments.
All OF them appeared tired-worn. 1t is
said that they have been on duty con-
tinuously since the departure of the trans
port from Manila and one Of the men
stated that since leaving San Francisco he
had not been able to get more than four
hours sleep. They all appeared willing 10
DO their duty. however. and would not
have allowed any OF the fresh soldiers
from Fort Myer to take their places be-
side the bier of their beloved leader.
For m hour previous to the time the
cortege reached the church crowd had
been gathering at the doors, but large
number OF police officers stood at the en-
frances allowing no one TO pass to the IN
side. The casket was carried into the foyer
OF ths church. where IL vas allowed TO rest,
owing to the difficulty OF moving the great
weight through the centre aisle II was
found necessary to procure set OF trucks
to carry the casket 20 the front Of the
church, where il was placed on temporary
stools. Il will rest on a catafalque later IN
The day.
O. side the crowd continued to clamcr
Tor admission. but on the inside there was
little confusion. Silent wOrkmen were
busy with the decorations in all parts OF
the church. whispered orders were given
men tiptoed about carrying great bunches
Df, ari-cOlOrCd flowers. The work OF deco
rating proceeded until noon found the
church transformed iuJo a beautiful bower
Of flowers. The delc.tej perfume Of roses,
lilies, and viOlets filled the room. and TIE
light made mellow by the stained win
dCws. came softly in. only dimly showing
the high banks OF flowers which lined the
walls and ~o5eitsi 70 tae ceiling
Ine floral bank before the pulpit is con-
posed Of artistically arranged azaleas in a
foliage OF ferns. with background OF Ligh
palms
Tha casket was Hrst covered with cn
American flag that was almost hidden IN
der a blanket OF hyacinths, rozes, olcts.
and sago palm leave. A number OF
wreaths made Of native Ihilippile loliass
from members OF Genera Lawt0n's STAFF,
were at each end OF the oasket. Where
flowers are not 90 be seen, the walls OF
the church are covered with American
nags.
Draped from each corner Of the room
long Streamers Of black crepe and smilaN
swing to a chandelier which hangs In the
centre dome. and a spiders web Of simill.
aerial cOuccaIs the lights.
There was an iucgssant flow OF wrea1hs
and bouquets In the church. ali the T. .rn-
ilg. donations from private citizens
Emblems I'm carnations from Ma oniC
orders. a huge floral red cross and the
insignia Of the Inspector Generals Corps
Of which LawtOn was q member an 2 prOmi-
neEt 4 corps badge from the cit Zens c
Council BlunS is particularly beautiful.
This is arranged IN blue and letters o
imuortCIgs. white. cld red Caru tiODS
boUd cred by a circle Of lcllium hJyussi en-,
lilies-cf-jhe-valley, with sprays Of mai
dcn's hair ferns.
Tne First Division. Eighth Army Corp
flag. which was carried by. Lawton's II
during the erU7.r-~-.- ..- .-.-.--.. ',--. - :
......,, ever the body Of the dead soldier.
The floral decoration Of the church ar
under the management OF George n
Brown Government landscape gardener
under Co. Theodore a. Bingham the OF
Ger IN charge OF the services. The mem
beFE Of Lswtons regiment, who acted a
escort for the body from the Philippines
and who arrived at the church with IN
remains Of their dead commander are Sar
geant Simon. who was fighting beside Law
ton when be fell: Charles \. Okum. Law
toms personal orderly; Peter Habarkam.
trumpeter and Private John n. Mahnhu
sen They are under the charge Of MaiO
Moll representing General Merritt.
Not until o'clock this afternoon wer
the doors thrown open TO visitors and tn
church was quickly filed with friends an
sS=.ire.s OF the dead commander After
o'clock this evening the guard viii be re
s., tined and no one will be allowed to enter
The President To Attend.
The President. accompanied by the mem
bers Of his Cabine-. viii attend the funera
services at the church. The party Wi
assemble az the Executive Mansion a
1:3O O'Clock and vii take carriages for tn
church a few minutes before o'clock
After the services the Presidential part
will form a part Of the corteEe which is {
escort the remains to Arlington Cemeterl
General LawtOn was a personal frien
OF President Mckinley. and the latter va
deeply touched upon hearing OF his UT
timely death i'm the Philippines.
As mark OF respect to General LawtO
the War Department offices Will be close
at 1 o'clock tomorrow. and the flags on II
public buildings will be displayed at hal
maS'.
Holders OF tickets for seats at Gener.
LawtOns funeral must present them
1.5j O'Clock after which they will be vol,
and such seats as are vacant vii be give
TO the army and navy officers in unffcrl
not otherwise provided for.