Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25
BURIED AT ARLINGTON
REMAINS OF MAI. REED AND
OTHERS LAID TO REST.
Late Assistant Surgeon Escorted to
Last Resting Place by
Cavalry Troop.

The remains Of three officers of the army
were Inferred In the Arlington National
cemetery today with the usual military
ceremonies. These were Major Walter
Reed of the medical department, Capt.
John F. McBlain, 9th Cavalry, and Capt.
John F. Caslow, quartermaster Of volun-
teers during the civil war.
The interment was preceded by religious
services at the chapel at Fort Myer in the
case of Captain McBlain, and at his late
residence in the case of Captain Caslow. A
military escort was provided in each case
and the usual ceremonies were observed at
the grave
Simple but impressive funeral services
were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church over the remains
of Major Walter Reed, assistant surgeon,
the Rev. DR.. Ernest Smith, rector Of the
church. officiating, assisted by Rev. Carl
S. Smith. assistant rector. The ceremonies
were very brief, consisting of the reading
Of the Episcopal burial service and a song
service. as prescribed in the ritual Of the
church.
AT the conclusion Of the excuses the
casket, which was bedecked with flowers,
was placed upon caisson and escorted to
the Arlington national cemetery by the En-
gineers' Band and a battalion of engineers
from Washington barracks. The funeral
cortege was met at the Virginia side of the
ry from Fort Myer. At the grave prayer
was read over the casket and a volley Of
three shots fired.
The honorary pallbearers were Colonel
Davis, Louis A. LaGarde, Walter d. Nc
Cav, ]. r. Kean and William B. Banister.
The body bearers were non-commlSs1oned
officers of the Hospital Corps.
attended. Among those present were Cen
eral Leonard Wood and staff, Surgeon Cen
eral O'Reilly Of the army, Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey of the navy, and Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman Of the Marine Corps, and re-
tired Surgeon Generals Forwood, Stern
berg and Moore Of the army.
There were also present the instructors
and students of the army and medical
of the Columbian University Medical
School, numbering about 1875; Prof. William
H. Welch and Prof. Ostler, both of the
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md,
and Prof. Simon Flexner of the University
of Pennsylvania Medical School, PhiladeI-
phia, Pa, besides a large number of army
and naval officers and local physicians.
At meeting of the faculty of the Medical
School, Columbian University, held yester-
day afternoon, resolutions were adopted
expressive of the sorrow of the members
for the sudden and unexpected demise of
their esteemed friend and colleague, Maj.
Walter Reed, Z. S. A, professor of bacte-
riology and pathology in the Medical School
of Columbian University, which event, 1t
was declared, brings the most acute regret
and overwhelming sorrow.
Taken from u.s. the resolutions recite,
'in the prime of manhood and in the zenith
of his professional usefulness at a time
when the medical profession and humanity
at large were prepared to do him homage
for his great work in demonstrating the
method of eXterminating yellow fever by
protection from inoculating mosquit oes, and
by which that fatal disease has been abol-
ished from some of it's most malignant
haunts at a time, too, when his rela tons
with the faculty and students of Columbian
University had become securely united by
bonds of mutual affection and esteem
earnest and sincere feeling that we, the
medical faculty of the Columbian Univer-
sity, hereby desire to express our unre-
served admiration for the work, life and
character of Prof. Reed, both as a physi-
clan. teacher, trusted friend and man
of science.
I'm testimony whereof 1t Is hereby ordered
that the foregoing note be recorded In the
permanent archives of the faculty, and a
copy of the same be forwarded to the fam
lily of DR.. Reed, as an evidence of our SYM
pathy for them in their great sorrow"
AS a further mark of respect the faculty
ordered that the exercises of the Medical
School be suspended, and that the students
and faculty attend his funeral in a body.
The minute was signed by A. F. A. King
]. Ford Thompson, James Carroll, j. Wytfle
Cook and George N Acker coTnoittea