Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-03
LAYTON FUNERAL TRAIN.
Arrived in Ogden at li2O This Morning and
Proceeded on East,
The Transport which Carried the tie.
mains Of the Noted Dead was
shown Every Honor.
Special per Deseret Telegraph.

Special per Deseret Telegraph
ogden, Feb. 8.-The funeral train
bearing the remains OF Gen. Lawton.
Major J. A. Logan and Major y. H..
Armstrong, from the Philippines. ar
rived in ogden this morning at 1870
o'clock. The train consists Of one bag
gage car where the baggage, etc, Of
the company Is stored and the little
Filipino pony belonging to Gen. Law
toms son, composite car In which the
remains OF the honored dead are re-
tained, the caskets are each wrapped In
the national flag and covered with pro-
fuse floral emblems from Manila and
the United States The inside Of the
car is.coyered with American flags and
beautifully decorated Then comes two
elegant Pullman sleepers, the first one
Is occupied by Mrs. Major John A, Lo-
gan, Jr.. and three children. Mrs. c. II.
Andrews, mother Of Mrs. Major Logan,
Mr. and Mrs Robert Bently, Of Cleye-
land, Ohio. Miss Parmber. Major W. Y.
Tucker The second Pullman Is occu-
pied by Mrs. Gen. II. W. Lawton and
four children, Gen w. IL. Shafter and
his aid, Lieut.. Wilson, Col f. r. Ed
wards, Capt King Chaplain Pearce
Capt Sewell. Mrs. Mai. Armstrong. The
guards OF honor over the bodies were
Sergeant Symons. troop b, Fourth
United States cavalry. Trumpeter
Frank II. Haberkomen, who will sound
taps over Gen. Lawton's grave az
Washington. Private chas. A. Oakup,
troop ], Fourth United States cavalry,
Private John Mohrhansen company y.
Fourteenth United States infantry, and
Private John X. Wagganan, troop II.
Sixth United States cavalry. The train
made a stop of about forty-five minutes
here in Ogden where our representa-
tive was permitted 90 pass through the
cars. also a number OF the United States
volunteers under the command Of
Sergi g. A. Horne were permitted 20
pass through the composite car.
As the train was leaving Ogden ]. 5.
knight OF the coloners staff sounded
taps. The remains Of the General Law
ton are 10 remain IN state day each at
Fort Wayne and al Indianapolis. II Is
expected that Washington, n. c.. viii
be reached next Thursday. Yesterday
Gen. Shafter i'm behalf OF the Lyon Post
G. A. r., Lyon Post relief corps and y.
d. Baker Camp, Sons OF Neterons and
citizens Of Oakland, presented Mrs.
Gen Lawton with a beautiful embossed
resolution OF honor TO her deceased
husband. Lieutenant Wilson says that
Mrs. Gen. Lawton Is nnabe TO express
her heartfelt thanks for the generosity
Of the American people and that each Of
the bereaved families are unable 10 ex-
press their great appreciation for the
sympathy and many expressions OF con-
dolence rendered them In their trying
bereavement. Capt. SeWell, who ac-
companied the remains from Manila,
says the transport was shown every
honor. When II sailed from Manila the
Baltimore, Brooklyn, Monadnock and
Oregon fred a salute, while the British
battleship Endymion did the same, At
Nagasak four Russian cruisers and a
German man-of-war lowered their coll
ors. The Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto
nred a salute and Rear Admiral Grenet,
who was aboard. called on Mrs. Lawton
and extended his coincidence. Flags OF
the city were at half mast. The Jap
anese governor was III but sent his sec.
rotary to pay his respects to Mrs. Law.
ton.