Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-05
.LAN1ON FUNERAL TRAIN
Old Soldiers and Many Citizens Pay
Their Respects on 1t Passage
Thru the City.
Mrs. Lawton, Mrs. Logan and Mrs.
Armstrong, With Their Children
Made up funeral Party.
Maj. Gen. shatter and staff and a
Guard of Honor Accompanying
Them Across the Continent

The fureraltra bearing the remains
OF Gen. Henry W. Lawton, Maj. John
a. Logan and Surgeon Mai. John l..
Armstrong. the latter of the Thirty
second infantry passed thru the city
on the Mart hvsstern sunday af.arnann
at Las O'clock, stopping here five
minutes for water and orders.
Between 400 and 500 people. including.
l5o members of the Iowa Soldiers
Home, We're present at the depot to see
the train, and the old soldiers With mil-
itary reverence, lined UP in TWO col-
umns at one end of the platform and
stood with barred and bowed heads
While the train was here
the train was composed Of two bag
gage cars and two sleepers. the former.
soldiers of the funeral train and the
bodies OF the dea. officers. and the lat
ter he families of the Philippine heroes
and the remainder of tire party. The
door of the baggage car VAS opened
here, showing the Baskets, handsomely
decorated In the nation $ colors, fioa
ors, ferns and Manila palms. The ped-
estals on which the Baskets rested We're
draped in black and gold Pacing to
and fro, about the baskets. Was I'ri-
vate Morehausen. of the Fourteenth IN
fantry, who was the sentry IN duty.
Sergt. Joseph Simon. the only living
member of Troop b. Fourth Cavalry,
who has charge of the guard of honor.
was tie only enc who stepped from the
train, and remained beside the entrance
to the car while the tram remained at
this paint. He was an orderly Of Gen.
Lawton and was with him when he
was killed. The other members Of the
guard including Private Morehauson
We're also orderles Of Gen. Lawton.
They were Trumpeter f. r. Haberkan'
land Trooper Peter Okam, of the
Fourth Cavalry.
While the train stopped here Maj
Gen. shafter stood On the platform oi
the first sleeper With him, as mem
beers of his staff. We're Lieut.. Col. C. r
Edwards. Capt. r. L. King, Capt. Rob
eri Sewell anl Lieut.. Eugene i. Wilson
/ Chaplain Charles G.. Pierce. who read
1.-The funeral services at Manila, was also
aboard the train. and will accompany
/ the remains of Cen. Lawton and Maj
Armstrong to Washington. where they
hare to be inferred in the Arlington
Iceinete.y.
In the sieepers We're Mrs. Lawton ant
flour children. Mrs, Logan and tire.
ichildren. also her brotherin-law. Maj
I w. f. Tucker. and Mrs. Armstrong ant
/ father. Mi. w. G. NJ. Baker, of Kansai
City.
/ TO the old soldiers at the Home tn
occasion was a very solemn one. fey
of those present remembered Gen. Law
lton in the service of the civil war, an,
recalled the time When he was but ;
very young officer. he was sent TO re
view the troops.
Maj. 1ogan's body leaves the funera
train proper at Chicago and goes {
/ Youngstown, o., for interment The re
4 mains of Mai. Armstrong, altho he va
q former resident Of Emporia, kas al.
10 be buried with those Of Gen. Lawtoi
/ in the national cemetery.
Conductor William Crosby had tn
train in charge and it WAS pulled b.
i Engineer Mike Hogan. With engine No
Isl Superintendent H. j. Sitter an
/ other division officers Ware abroad L
.lexten nd any courtesies possible on be
half of the road. Had the train arrive
/ at O'clock as was stated Saturday TIL
lcrowd To witness its arrival would hay
4 been twice what it was, as many di
not arrive at the depot until after it
/ departure.