The Washington times., 1902-05-16
Burial of Distinguished War
rior Takes Place Tomorrow.
lNTERMENT IN ARLINGTON
President Roosevelt, Senator Foraker,
and Others to Make Brief Remarks
Commitment Service ty Rev. D. ].
Stafford, d. d.

The remains OF the late Maj. Gen. Will
lam Starke Rosecrans will be paid to their
final rest in Arlington National Cemetery
tomorrow morning with all of the honors
of distinguished warrior.
The details of the arrangements were
completed yesterday by Gen. H. V. Doyn-
ton, corresponding secretary of the execu-
tive committee of the Society OF the Army
of the Cumberland, who has been devoting
much time TO the work
President to Speak.
The program provides for addresses by
President Roosevelt, Senator ]. b. Foraker.
Representatives W. p. Hepburn, c. H.
Grosvencr. and Washington Gardner: the
singing OF Lead. Kindly Light and
Nearer, My God, to Thee" by the guar
tet of st. Patricks choir; the commit
ment service by Rev. ID. ]. Stafford D. D..
and finally the sounding of taps and the
salvo Of artillery due TO an officer Of the
rank of the deceased.
The cortege will be composed OF de-
tails of troops from the Regular Army and
from the Marine Corps, in addition to the
large number Of distinguished personages
and representatives of the various vet
efan organizations which DO honor to the
chief under whose command many OF their
members had served with distinction.
Comrades Will Participate.
To more fully permit of the participa-
tion in the exercises of all persons who
were connected with the campaigns of
General Rosecrans, the following execu-
tive order was issued yesterday from the
White House
by the President OF the United States \
Executive Order
1T is hereby ordered that such en- 1
ployes of the Executive Departments. the 4
Government Printing Office. and the navy I
yard and station at Washington, ID. c.. /
as served in the military or naval service |
of the United States in the late civil war /
shall be excused from duty On Saturday, |
May IL, to enable them to attend the |
ceremonies incident TO the reburial OF the I
late Major General w. s. Rosecrans.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The official program for the exercises |
as issued yesterday by the executive com
Inittee. is as follows:
The Society of the Army OF the Cum5er-
land, Washington, ID. c.. May Is, 1902
Burial of Major General William Starlse |
Rosecrans, at Arlington National Gene
terry. May II. 1902.
The funeral cortege will leave the Ar
lington Hotel vermont Avenue and |
Street northwest) promptly at 10 O'Clock
a. m The assignment TO carriages will
beglc at $3.50 O'Clock.
The escort will consist Of the fol- w
ing regular troops, Lieut.. Col. Eugene
ID. Dimmick, Second United States Cav
airy, commanding, preceded by a platoon
Of Metropolitan police.
Band of the Corps of Engineers
Third Battalion Corps of Engineers.
The Battalion Marine Corps.
Fourth Battery Field Artillery
-Four Troops of the Second Cavalry.
Rev. d. J. Stafford, d. d.
Caisson.
Honorary pallbearers-Lieut. Gen. John
N. Schofeld, u. S. A.; Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Z. s. A; Maj. Gen. H. c. Corbin.
U. S. A.: Byt. Mai Gen. A. Baird, u. S.
A; Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. L. s. A.;
Brig. Gen. George l.. Gillespie. u. S. A;
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Thomas NJ Vincent. L.
s. A.; Col. Frank C. Smith, U. S. A; Col.
Green Clay Goodloe, U. S. NJ. c.; Brevet
Major William P. Huxford. U. s. A.:
Major John NJ. Farquhar, U. S. V; Col.
Henry May, ID. c. n. c.; Hon. George W.
Steele. NJ c.; II. Clay Evans quartermas-
tiers sergeant, u. S. V.
Family.
President and Cabinet.
Joint committee OF Congress-Froln the
Senate: Hon. Joseph u. Foraker Hon
John C. Spooner, Hon. RedGeld Proctor,
Hon. William B. Bate, Hon. Edmund w
Pettus, Col. Daniel NJ. Ransdell, Sergeant
alarms
From the House: Hon. William P. Hep
burn, Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor, Hoo.
Eugene f. Loud, Hon. George W. Steele.
Hon. Washington Gardner, Hon. Monta-
yue Lessler, Hon. William Elliott, Hon.
Champ Clarke, Hon George ". Taylor.
Col Henry Casson, Sergeant Arms
Classmates of General Rosecrars at
Vest Point-Gen. n J. T. Dana, Gen.
lanes Longstreet, Con. John S. Mccall
mont. {
Representatives OF the following organi-
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