The Washington times., 1902-09-27
SCIENTISTS HONOR THE :
NAME OF MAJOR POWELL
Eulogies at Funeral of Direc-
tor of Geological Survey,
VETERANS FOLLOW REMAINS
Services in National Museum Attended
by Many Prominent Men
Interment at Arlington.

Inc remains or Major JOnn wesley
Powell, director of the Geological Survey
and the Bureau of Ethnology, were laid
| tc rest yesterday afternoon at Arlington
Cemetery. Funeral services were held at
o'clock at the family residence. 9lo
| NJ Street northwest, DR.. ]. MacBride
| Sterrett, officiating
The active pallbearcrs were selected
| from among the associates of Major
Powell during his field investigations
| in the interests of science. Several OF
them were with him on his Journeys of
! exploration through the Grand Canon
OF the Colorado. They were as follows:
J. X. Killers. w. H. Holmes. H. C.
| Rizer. John d. McChesney, G.. X. Gill
bert. Cyrus Thomas. A. H. Thompson,
+. w. Clark.
lhe honorary pallbearers we're: Prof.
5. +. Langley. representing the Smith
sonian Institution: Charles ID. Walcott,
the Geological Survey; Charles J. Bell,
the National Geographic Society,"; Dr.
| Edward NJ. Gallaudet. Prof. W J Nc
Gee, the Bureau of Ethnology; William
l. Harris, the Bureau of Education;
Gen. George NJ Sternberg, the Cosmos
Club; Herbert Ogden, the Coast and
Geodetic Survey; W. F. Hillebrand, the
American Chemical Society; Frank l..
Campbell. Assistant Secretary of the In
terror; DR.. ID. G. Gilman. the Carnegie
institution; Marcus Baker, the Geo
graphical and Historical Societies. Dr.
Frank Baker, the Anthropological So
ciety; Judge Martin Il. Morris, the Lit
erary Society; DR.. c. W. Hayes. the
Geological Society OF America; Richard
Rathbun. the Philosophical Society;
Prof. William B. Clark, the Johns Hop
kins University; Rev. ]. MacBride
Sterrett. the Columbian University;
Gen. A. W. Greely, the United States
Army; w. H. Dali. the Biological So
ciety; Representative W. P. Hepburn,
and committee of the Loyal Legion.
Burial at Arlington.
The interment at Arlington was under
the auspices of Burnside Post, G. A. R..
of which Major Powell was a member.
The pest sent the following committee
to take charge of the body after the
IL to Arlington Mr.. A. P. Tasker, Mr..
Jerome F. Johrson. Mr.. William Emer-
son. Judge l. G. Kimball. Mr. Arthur
Hendricks. MIR. George p. Davis. Mr.. l..
Vanderhoef, Mr.. T. ". Tallmadge.
The services at the grave followed
the ritual of the G.. A. r., trumpeter
from Fort Myer sounding taps as the
body was lowered into the grave
From 8 o'clock In the morning until
just before the funeral, the remains lay
in state at the house where many call
ed to pay their respects.
AZ ] o'clock in the afternoon services
of semi-public character were held in
the lecture hall of the National Museum
No sermon was preached. the friends OF
Major Powell paying brief tributes to
his worth and character. Mr.. Richard
Rathbun, assistant secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, presided. and
the honorary pallbearers attended in a
body. The Loyal Legion. the Smithsonian
Institution, the Bureau of Ethnology.
and other institutions with which Major
Powell was connected, sent floral offer
ings.
Friends Pay Tribute.
Among those who spoke of the worth
ident of the Carnegie Institution: Dr.
Marcus Baker. Prof. McGee. DR.. William
Dali. of the Academy of Sciences, and
DR.. Charles ID. Walcott, director of the
Geological Survey.
The remains of Major Powell arrived
in Washington at 1920 yesterday morn
ing over the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
train being delayed several hours. Mrs
and Miss Powell accompanied the body
from Haven, Me. They were met in
Philadelphia by Prof. w J McGee, OF
the Bureau of Ethnology; Miss Clark.
Major Powell's private secretay: DR..
Ration. representing the Smithsonian
Institution. and Rev. w. +. Parson. AT
the station in Washington they were met
by Prof. Charles d. Walcott, director of
the Geological Survey; DR.. ID. 7. Day,
Mr.. J. X. Hilliers and MS. Bently. who
accompanied the remains to the family
residence.