The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-30
WITH MILITARY H0NORS.
Remains of Capt. r.. III. Anderson
Were Laid TO Rest.

Were Laid TO Rest.
The funeral of Capt. Robert H. An
derson, late of the Ninth Infantry,
United States Army, took place yes
terday afternoon. The body was es-
corted from the armory of the First
Regiment by details of regular and
volunteer soldiers, to it's last resting
place beneath the moss-twined oaks of
Bonaventure.
Guarded by details of soldiers from
the First Regiment, the body had been
lying in state since it's arrival in The
city on Friday morning. The casket,
in which the remains had made the
long journey from the Philippines and
in which they were finally inferred,
was draped yesterday in the national
colors. Resting upon the casket was
an ivy cross, while masses of white
roses were heaped at the foot of the
bier.
At 2:S0 o'clock the funeral escort was
formed on Abercorn street, opposite the
door of the armory. 1t was under the
Command of Capt. w. NJ Cruikshank
OAAttd DldlC0 COIDS, anu
consisted of one company of regular
artillery from the garrison at Fort
Screven, under the command of Lieut.
Peace, one company of the First Reg
iment of Infantry, G. S. r., under this
command of Capt. ]. T. West, and the
Georgia Hussars, under the command
Of Capt. c. A. L. Cunningham. Capt
w. E. Coney adjutant of the First
Regiment, acted as adjutant OF the
provisional battalion.
The flag-draped casket was borne
from the armory by eight nom commits
stoned officers of the Fort Screven gar
rison and deposited on an artillery
! ca ;ss0ff. Fhe -cafssOm WAS Drawn by
four horses. at the head of each of
which marched an attendant.
Arrived at Christ Church the escort
was formed in the square in front of
the church and presented arms, while
| the band played funeral dirge, as the
BODY was lifted from the caisson and
borne within the sacred edifice At the
door of the church, despite the inclem-
ency of the weather well-filled with old
friends of Capt. Anderson and his fam
lily, the body was met by Rev. Robb
White, rector, and Rev. M. c. Stryker
assistant rector of the parish, by whom
the casket was preceded down the
aisle.
Mr.. White and Mr.. Stryker divided
between them the solemn and impress
sive service of the Episcopal Church. A
chant and two hymns. Lead Thou Me
On" and Come Unto Me and Rest.
were sung by the choir of the church,
the last hymn as the body left the altar
and was borne back to the door.
The funeral escort marched up Bull
street to Liberty and on Liberty to
West Broad. There the infantry and
artillery escort was halted and pre-
scented arms as the funeral cortege and
the cavalry passed. The paIlbearers
were replaced by a detachment of six
mounted troopers from the Hussars
and took trolley cars, with the other
dismounted troops, for Bonaventure.
The detached portion of the escort
again took its place in line as the car
rtageS neared the cemetery.
To the solemn notes of the dead
march the troops led the way to the
City of the Dead and through its oak
lined, moss-embowered avenues to the
lot of the Anderson family. There, as
the shades of night were falling, the
last rites of the church were celebrated
and the last military honors paid to the
memory of the dead soldier
Scene and every environment seemed
to be in sympathy with the occasion.
Scare a breath of air was stirring, and
thin and ghostly mist yelled the fig
ures of the soldiers and of the mourn
ers about the open grave. The body
was committed to earth, the benedic-
ton was pronounced and then three
volleys of musl<etry rang out and
pierced the stiffness of the air. Just as
night began to spread its cloak of
darkness over the scene the mournful
notes of Taps" the soldiers farewell
to life as to each passing day, an
nounced that a soldiers body at last
has filled a soldiers grave.