New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-27
WHEELER FUNERAL PLAN
Services IN st. Thomas's Church
Burial at ARLINGTON.

The funeral Of General Joseph Wheeler will be
held at St Thomas's Episcopal Church. In shave.
at 2;So p. m. on Sunday. The Rev Dr. Ernest NJ
stires' the rector and old friend Of the dead
veteran VIII oftciate. The cortege will leave No
/ I7S Columbia Heights. Brooklyn where the body
now lies at 1:30 O'Clock. The coffin will be carried
on a caisson furnished by the ID Battery The
military arrangements will be under the charge Of
Brigadier General F. D. Grant. The cortegs viii
consist OF the 23d and list regiments Troop c,
several companies Of regulars members Of sew
eral military organizations The body will be sent
10 Washington Immediately after the funeral. &C
companied by the family and some friends.
All day yesterday flowers and kilograms OF con-
ooIence poured in the bereaved family. Among
the prominent people OF the North and South who
sent kilograms are President Roosevelt. Vce-Presl
oent alroanks. Senior Quesada. the Minister from
CuDd' Richmond Pearson Hobson. Rear Admiral
schley, Adolph p. Ochs Senator Foraker Isaac n
Sehgman Isador Straus. Major General Bates
General Stephen D. Lee. commander Of the United
confederate Veterans. and Senator Jones' Tele-
grams have come also from many organizations III
all parts Of the country.
President Roosevelt's telegram reads:
PRAY. accept my deep and sincere sympathy in the
loss OF your father, who was my old commander
a wreath?
The message from Mr.. Fairbanks reads;
Accept my profound sympathy in the hour OF
soldier and ardent patriot. and his death deeply
touches the entire country.
Among the pallbearers in New-Yorlx City viii be
J. Plerpont Morgan, Colonel r, T Wilson, Colonel
John Jacob Astor, Arson Phelps Stokes. Colonel
William Aston Chanle- General Polk. General T.
d. Grant. General o. o. Howard. General James
H Wilson, General NJ D. Harding. Colonel Lathom
Anderson Colonel T. J. Crilley and General Caleb
Carlton Among the palbearers in Washington
will De General Bates, chief OF staff: General John
n Wilson. General Stephen D. Lee. General A. P
Stuart General Basil Duke, Colonel Falkner, Sen.
ators Morgan. Pettus, McCreary, CulberJson, Fora
keC and Clark, eX- Senators Pugh and Henderson,
representatives Lacey and De Almond, Hilary a
Herbert, former Secretary Of the Navy. and the
Civil and Spanish American wars
Washington. Jan. 2s.-GeneraI Joseph Wheeler
will be buried IN the National Cemetery, at Az
Ington. with the full military honors due officer
OF his rank-hrigadier general OF the United States
army.
A plot has been selected on the slope 10 the right
Of tbs historic Arlington House, where his body
viii finally be placed The tentative programme
provides that the funeral will be held at St Johh
Church. IN this city. Monday afternoon. the
services to be conducted by the rector Of that
church. the Rev. Cotton Smith Chaplain Charles
9. Pierce, stationed with the troops at ort meyer
will assist the services at the grave.
Officials at the War Department are now acLlVe4y
engaged in making the arrangements Tor the
funeral. The commanding general OF the Atlantic
Division viii provide the escort or troops 10 &C
company the body from Brooklyn to Jersey City.
The escort for the funeral here will be drawn from
the Engineer Corps, the cavalry at Fort Meyer and
artillery organizations from nearby fortihcauons.