Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-12
BURIAL OF A VETERAN
BOBBIE BURNS AT REST IN MT.
oLIvET CEMETERY.
Soldier and Policeman Who Served
His Country and City With
Conspicuous Fidelity.

Funeral services over the remains of Pri-
vate Robert Burns OF the metropolitan po-
lice department were held at q clock this
morning at ST. Dominics Church. 9th and
f streets southwest, and interment took
place In Mount Olivet cemetery. Accom-
panying the body to its last resting place
were the wife and seven children of the de-
ceased. The services We're also attended
by representatives of the police department
and of the Union Veterans Union and the
G. A. r. Each of these organizations took
a prominent part in the ceremonies and
paid tribute to the deceased. Each of the
three was also represented by two pallbear-
ers, follows: Police department, T. J.
Cullinane and L. A. Carlin of the fourth
precinct station: Union Veterans Union.
Gen. John Hammond and Col. S. J. Block;
G. A. r., Commander f. c. Dougherty and
7. II. jerks of Sheridan Post. All were
dressed in uniform and Wore the badges of
their respective organizations.
Drawn up in line in front of the late home
of the deceased at 421 9th street southwest.
were twenty-seven members of the police
department all in full uniform As the cas-
ket was borne from the house to the car
riage the officers stood at salute They
preceded the hearse to the church. and
after the requiem high mass there, they
acted as an escort on the way to the GENE
terry The men were in charge of Lieut..
Matthews of the fourth precinct station,
with which precinct the deceased was con-
nected Sergt Yates and Sergt. Mulhail of
the fourth and fifth precincts acted as
guides.
Policemen as Escort.
Twenty-four policemen were in the escort,
assigned from the various precincts as fol-
lows: First precinct. Lewis. Larrick and
Constable; second precinct. Jordan and Ad-
cock: third precinct. Breeder and Bowers;
NTH precinct Clark civ
cinct Cornwall Boswell and Walker; sew
enth precinct, Lawless, Fennelly and Brig
kirt; eighth precinct. Fugitt, Kelly and De
lavigne; ninth precinct, Wheeler, Davis and
Barteman; tenth precinct, Lynch and Kelly
Besides the pallbearers. there were pres
ent from the L. V. L. AlonZo b. Eaton
Charles l.. Eaton and a number of others.
and from the G.. a. K. jeff Jenkins and
Chaplain T. f. Brown. The friends who
attended the church services were numer-
Gus, and many went to the cemetery to wit
ness the interment
Capt. F. E. Cross of the police depart
ment and the commander of the local
branch of the Sons of Veterans. Lieut. John
+. Kelly. the oldest member of the police
department; Sergt Joseph Carter and
eral from the detective bureau Were also
in attendance at the church.
The relatives and friends of the deceased
and the official representatives of the three
organizations who had part In the funeral
met at the house at $50 O'Clock this morn
Ing, and from there proceeded to St. Dom
inic's Catholic Church, Where Father Hinch
conducted requiem mass. From the church
the funeral party moved to the cemetery.
Following church service the CT. A. r. held
brief service at the grave. This included
prayer by Chaplain r. +. Brown, an ad-
dress by the post commander, F.. G. Dough-
erty, and a concluding service by the chap
lain. At the close Officer o. c. Hauschild
of the ninth precinct police station sounded
taps and the body lowered to the
grave Its last resting place
Many beautiful floral tributes decorated
the caSket as II lay In the house and later
in the church. Among the most prominent
of the pieces were a large handsome wreath
from the detective bureau. to which Mr..
Burns was assigned. and large floral cross
four feet in height. from the officers of the
fourth precinct station.