The Washington times., 1901-09-18

the members of which were all marcy anu
bIonzod and rode with the ease VINO"
has long given that branch of TINS couh-
try's army precedence among armies Oh
the world Their peaked forage caps We're
drawn tightly over their eyes, whlle 'iie
clash of their heavy sabres and the ratue
of their short carbines, could be hearu
distinctly for squares.
Next in line was the artillery 1t en-
braced battalion of light artillery from
the Washington Barracks. under COM
mand of Capt. Charles A Parkhurst-
rhe horses attached to the light field
pieces were of magnificent proportions.
and their riders handled them with skill.
The men of both the cavalry and artillery
wore fatigue uniforms. according to or
ders Those of the artillery branch OF
the service experienced no end of difhchi-
ty in ascending the steep hill at FIRST
and b Streets. opposite the Capitol, py
reason of the slippery concrete. but no
accidents occurred to mar the solemn op-
sequies of the day.
The officers commanding both the cav
airy and light artillery in the funeral cor
tege were follows:
Eleventh United States Cavalry-Major
Finley; Captains Elliott and Brooks;
Lieutenants Scales. Fuger, and Grunert.
Battalion Field Artillery-Capt. Charles
H. Parkhurst. commanding; Lieutenants
Fox, Connor, Carter, and Weisel.
Marines and Seamen.
Large powerful men. typical of the great
guns they serve, were nearly all the sol
diers in the two battalions of coast ar
tillery which followed the rumbling can
non. From Fort Monroe was the bat
TALON first in line and commanded by Ma
jor c. l.. Best. 1t was composed OF the
Sixth. Thirteenth, Thirty-fifth, and Forty
first companies of Coast Artillery. Capt
l.. H. Walker who is stationed at Wash
ineton Barracks, commanded the second
battalion composed of the Thirty-seventh
and Forty-fourth companies from that
post, and the Fifty-eighth and Sixty-ninth
from Fort Monroe. They were attired in
full dress uniform, consisting of helmet,
long blouse and trousers, all of blue, with
generous trimmings of red. The officers
commanding the battalions were mounted
AS the Marine Band marched, brilliant
in the beautiful uniforms of that organiz-
alton, the musicians filled the street from
curb to curb. Under Lieutenant Santel-
manns direction there were ninety-seven
men, of whom twenty-five belonged to the
drum corps. While passing the Executive
Mansion it was Chopin's Funeral March
that woke the tremulous echoes of the
heavy air. AS the line of march was
traversed the Garfield Funeral March"
and Honor the Dead" the martial SOL
emnity composed by the ex-leader Of the
Marine Band, John Philip Sousa, were
played.
White helmets and white trousers were
the distinguishing features of the appear
ance of the marines commanded by Col
B. r. Russell, mounted, who was follow
ed BY Lieut. r. p. Williams. adjutant
There We're six companies in the special
full dress, numbering in all about 400 sold
iers. Immediately preceding them was
the Company of Instruction of the Hos
pital Corps at the General Hospital.
Washington Barracks. under command of
Major w c. Borden. They bore on their
arms the green cross. the insignia of their
branch of the service, and were equipped
with emergency pouches swung from
their shoulders.
With free and easy swing there march
ed behind the Marine Band, full battalion
of bluejackets from the battleship Ala
bama and a company from the kearsarge.
They were commanded by Capt. W. H.
Brownson nephew of Admiral Dewey,
Cadet Dewey, was a member of the COM
missioned staff.
The District National Guard.
The troops of the National Capital, the
brigade of the District of Columbia Ma
tionaI Guard, appropriately filled the next
place in the procession. The appearance
made by the men was excellent. They
marched well and the eyes of Washing
tonians and strangers alike were turned
toward them as they passed down the
Avenue in perfect time and alignment
The brigade was commanded by Brig.
Gen. George II. Harries. who rode at the
head of the general staff. The staff was
composed of Major Charles II. Ourand,
acting adjutant general; Major E.
H. Neumeyer, commissary general;
w D. Davidge. judge advocate
general: F. l.. Averill. chief of en-
gineers; Major James E. Bell, inspector
of rifle practice; Edward F. Riggs, c.
Fred Cook. Alfred Parker. and A. p. Rob-
bins, aides-de-camp.
Lieut.. r. B. Hayes was next II, column,
heading the company of engineers.
Colonel Urell commanding the Second
Regiment, consisting of the Fifth Bat
TALON, commanded by Major r. d. Simms,
and the Sixth Battalion, commanded by
Major w. f. Harvey. and the Fourth, un-
der Major Anton Stephan, headed the
troops following.
Lieut.. Col. Burton r. Ross was in COM
mand of the First Regiment, consisting of
the First Battalion, under Major Jesse
B. X Lee; the Second Battalion, under
command of Major L. II. Reichelderfer.
The corps of field music. under Princi-
pal Musician w. A. Duvall. was followed
by the First Separate Battalion, the full
ranks and admirable carriage of which
excited favorable comment. Major Ar
thur Brooks was in command. Two divis-
ions of the District Naval Battalion, COM
manded by Commander r. p. Hains. pre-
ceded the last command of the military
division, the Hospital Corps of the Dis
trict National Guard, under Lieut.. W. ID.
Fales.
Mounted on magnificent cream-colored
horse, Gen. Henry V. Boynton. Chief Mar
shal, headed the civic division. He was
followed Immediately by the clergymen
who conducted the services at the Capt.
tol, and by the late Presidents physicians
who attended him at Buffalo The clergy
men and surgeons rode In carriages.
Fifty men, composing the detail from
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States, was next in line.
Major William p. Huxford was in com
mand and among the number composed
exclusively of commissioned officers of
the civil war. were Gen. Cecil Clay, Gen.
Ellis Spear. and many other distinguished
men. The detail was preceded by the
Eighth Artillery Band.
Following were details of fifty men
from e..ch Of the various organizations
representing veterans Of the war of the
rebellion. The detachment from the Tn
ion Veteran Legion was commanded by
Col. j. Edwin Browne. Gen. r. ST. G.. Dy-
renforth was Ia command of the detach-
ment of the Union Veterans Union. and