The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-10

Simon Of, Troop. Is. Fourth Cavalry, He hal
been with Gen; Lawton IN Indian campaign.
in ron, Of San Mateo. huzon. in Recember
SSEnl; Firth C%svalrsG; t9h" il. N"%.hon.'.
m no%,'e'SiS x,n '"'er" avaiIy. o"a ani Tru %Hssar
Peter IInbarka. Fourth Cavalry Each Of
th"s" cnisfed men had been selected
FROM the Philippines 10 Washington by reason
Of hi long association with the dend officer
sergt. Slmoq carried IN" soiled and faded flag
q The Eighth Army Co,Es which Ia fighting
What evidently impressed many spectators
M tn" most mournful i%oatur" OF the funeral
black. bearing the General, saddle. with IN"
boots OF the dead officer. crossed and reversed.
Ia IN" stirrups. The horse was led behind tho
calsson.
Mrs Iawton, her fourteen. year.old boy, Man.
lev, who had been with his father In severalen-
%gagements in the Philippines. the other Law.
ton from Indiana and Kentucky. and officers
Of Gen. Lawton's stafr rode in carriages be-
h,n1 The c9ske,' AMONG the mcm6e5s OF ,ho
was wounded at San Mateo lust before Gen.
Lnwton was killed, and who was borne to the
rear ty ne General AM some others, The hon
| President Mckinley and the members. 81 his
Cabinet. and representative OF patriotic ASSOC
Citations and military organizations also rode
With arms reversed. their bands playing
dirge,. the military led tho way down Con-
nSG,i ,Tnr 9y"1ns TO 4 -,ySs5; us,nn e r. hsh 20
street, across Rock Greek into Georgetown.
and to the .Alueinct Bridge, which crosse, the
iutOmnc from the District Of Column bia TO
Virginia. Here the Siege Artillery left tho
procession. NJ along the lIne of march men
uncovered as the calsson passed. The crowds
were pot dense, but the sidewalks were we'll
flIlcl for the several miles Of city streets be-.
tween the Church Of the Covenant to the
! Aqu"duct Bridge. Al the Georgetown end Of
bridge i'-rlf was tairly well crowded.
For hours he'or" the procession reached the
l Arlington Cemetery, people had been gather
tomohles, on bicycles, IN omnibuses and in all
manner Of vehicles. 4 great many residents
cam" o'oot. The gates Of the cemetery had
bean thrown open to ali visitors. and they were
r%vclulrl only from u rored-oN space sur;
rounding ,he, grave, which was reserved
The crave bad been dug imms%ia,rIy
"H'ruct'nuT3c"; ' known as the "'DGd,I theatre s.'s a re.
mipter of III" classical TASTES OF the Custises
and Lees. who owned Arlington before It be-
came a military burial ground. II is at the
the soldier dead Of the Union are held every
3Oth Of May. more prom lnent snOt could not
have been selected. for the Amphitheatre l. the
most str king OBJECT in the cemetery and visit
ors usually 60 there first A stones throw
away j. Arlington House. with a row Of monu.
mrnts marking the resting places OF promi-
npnt officers Of the Civil War on the slope d.
rcctly IN front. Lawton's grave Ia in "a space
that had not hitherto been used for inter-
mcntS. Wooden platforms had been laid near
the grave for he accOm mediation OF the mourn
ers aud TN" official party.
Two hours before the funeral procession
entered the cemetery gates the crowd num-
bcrrd 1000 There could not have been a
more orderly or rrVerential gathering. Women
were as many in number "a men. but they bore
the long wait and the cold uncomplainingly.
The cayaIrymen from Fort Mycr. who were
there TO preserve order. had nothing TO do,
Outside. the cemetery gates and within the
limits of tort Myer reservation, was a crowd
larger than that inside. These people stretched
along the roadway for nearly a mile, Appar-
entity few o. them followed the ~catsson into tho
cemetery. for the crowd about the grave was
not perceptibly increased when the funeral
party arrived.
The Auuciuct Bridge ia two miles from Ar.
lington. Those in the cemetery knew that the
funeral procession was crossing the bridge
when the guns OF the gunhoat Sylph, anchored
IN the Potomac, began. TO boom out "A salute 10
the dead General. \ long time passed. how
ever, before ia" holdol tie procession reached
the cemetery gates, although the escort ana
the carriages moyed along at a quick pace
after getting into Virginia 1t was two and u
hall hours after the conclusion OF the church
services before Arlington was reached
Tn" caisSon and all o; the procession that
lSl?|S AMI iiihS@ H Military, tar'F% oir ass 0a aISns S f6s Ss sIass
o. tn" roadway. 4 battery Of artillery lett the
line AMI ~gal!oped of to fire a salute from a
aides went back down. the line to where the
%caisson was waiting and when everything was
ready the word 10 move forward was given,
pass into he cemetery proceeded between the
long lane % soldirry standing a. arms present:
With Gen, Merritt. his staff and Troop G. Third
v va. trsr T,s nm thn rd,S a. an 20 SI ,Sa n 1h Sit i sns,r.
The Ihirl Cavalry band. dismountad. led the
way, nay ing The Dead March n saul"
Ii. Fs4'm mem m" Who Gai nsd seT wTrs Win r inn nMI9n. fsnl .
shrouied horse. and the carriages Of tho
monr9rrs, the President the pallbearsrs.
and tie oth"TS o, The official party The
while the commanding General and his staff,
and the troop o. diamounted cavalry moved
OF on a road to the right; President Mckinley
main roadway and walked to the grave. While
the raSkrt was being lifted from the calsson
the band continued 70 pay the dirge and tho
within the rored-ofr Enclosure.
E'ghtc"n enlisted mon. representing all
branches of the military service, we're re-.
had been arranged for it beside the grave.
The body. OF Gen. Lawton lay within three
heavy collins, and so large was the outer one
that II hal hoen found necessary to enlarge
the grave. This outer casket was \ feet long
and > feat wide.
The ina scene was vary. impressive. At the
head Of, the grave wn? Mrs. Lawton. Young
Manly lawtou. the other mouruers. and the
members oi Gen, Lawton', stan. At the
loot wer" three rlcreymen. the hev. DR..
Strykcr, who lvlivcrct the sermon at
the church. attired in the gown and gold-tas-
Rev 7 L. Iinmlin d Re Church Of the
covenant. in the street dress OF n Pres
hytera an divine. and III" Rev, Charles
{. rirrc'. t., ). A.. who. hal been Gen.
Law,on,s CHAPLAIN in the Philippines, IN the
white sulplicc and stole of the Episcopal clergy.
ON one side Of the grave and a short distance
away, were the caya rymcn.. who later were to
'ir" voleys over the casket. In the rear OF
this detachment wer" MaJor.Gen. Merritt
ard his stnf. mounted. stretching Tor
twenty yards or 20 along a roadway on the
grave were President Mckinley. the members
Of the Cabinet and representatives Of various
congratulations. In, addition to the President
aud his Cabinet these composed the Official
parry inside the enclosure.
Honorary pal bearers: Rear Admiral A. y.
Barker. representing the Navy; MaIor-Gen-
erai, Miles, Brook" and Shafter, representing
tn" Army Brig. Gen. Breckinridge. represent
ing The Inspection corps. To which Gen, Lawton
belonged; senators Iiawley. and SewelI.
rTprescnitnG the, Senate; Representatives
iuIii stole and Robinson repEesM,nttng
son. representing the Loyal Legion: Col.
FaruswOrth, representing the. Grand Army OF
the Republic; Col. Creighton Webb. {. $. v.
representing the officers on Gen. InwtOn's
staf during The Santiago campaign Col VI. +.
War
Representatives Of organizations: Rear Adj
mira Edwin. stewart, Brsvct Brig. ten. Ellis
Hrgar ,nn,, |nmgs Bradford, Gen, hoyoI T.
Woodward, Cot Addison 4, lIo,mer; Capt. Ben
551louo1"1"Iorl 'T I "i,"d states MNssrITn%s' Co,rpss; MACY
John : Luul and Capt Horace NoLle. repre-
-"uting the military order OF. the Loyal
Legion. Calvin .Iarnsworth, G, II. Siaylaugh,
j. I chase, !. Ii Dawes, 4 y. Hopkins. ). T..
Fluurp. Nathan Iirk fn-I and John Ncrlrov