The San Francisco call., 1906-07-19
POLICE WILL LEAD
THE CORTEGE.
Funeral Arrangements
of General Warfield
Today Are Completed
GUARDS ARE OUT


When the funeral cortege Of the late
Major General Richard Henry Warfield.
retired. marches from the Christian
Science Church TO the National Gene
terry at the Preside today, it viii be
accompanied by an escort OF fifty mem
bers Of the police force-a tribute of
the department TO his worth, though
the fact stands that he served but a
few hours as a commissioner and never
sat in judgment on any question call
ing for his action in his official capac-
ity.
Contrary 70 expectations the cortege
viii not be accompanied by the usual
escort of State troops. because in the
late disaster all the dress uniforms OF
the militia were. destroyed and the SER
vice uniforms rendered unfit for public
display. In consequence the troops will
not be called out, and as there are no
funds 10 be expended for the transpor-
tation OF the militia from other locali-
ties the National Guard Will be repre-
sented by the Governors stag and all
Of the officers Of the brigade to which
General Warfield was formerly at
tached, while a detachment from the
Grand Army Veterans will fire the vol
leys over his last resting place.
Services viii be held at 2 o'clock
under the auspices of George II. Thorn
as Post No. 2. G. A R.. First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, corner of Sacramento
and Scott streets.
The following viii act as honorary
pallbearers:
Grand Army of the Republic-F W.
Backus, c. E. Wilson, J. B. Fuller,
George Stone, J. K. Wilson.
Loyal Legion-W. r. Smedberg, 7.
H. Goodman.
Union League Club-w. H. Pippy.
Friends-Joseph Naphtaly. W. S.
Mansfield, A Ruef. ". S. Miller, o. F.
Runyon, J. Dalzell Brown.
The Police Commission met yester-
day afternoon. Commissioner Leahy
presided. The board adjourned out Of
respect TO the memory Of General War
field after adopting resolutions Of con-
dolence and sympathy. The resolu
tions follow:
Whereas, Almighty God in his inf
from our midst and take from this life
our friend and brother Commissioner,
General r. II. Warfeld; and
Whereas, By the death Of the said
General r. II. Warfeld, the people OF
the city and county of San Francisco
have lost one Of their most esteemed
and most public spirited men-a man
who had won his way into the hearts
Of the people Of our city and county
by his prObity, by his sincerity. by his
ability and by his manly Characters
tics;
Resolved, That the Board OF Police
Commissioners Of the city and county
Of San Francisco in meeting assembled
does hereby express its sincere con-
dolence and heartfelt regret at the
death of the said General r. H War
field and be It further
Resolved, That the sympathy and
cOmmiseration Of this commission be
extended TO the beloved widow and
family of the deceased, in this, their
hour of bereavement; and be ii further
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of this board,
and a copy OF the said resolution be
suitably engrossed and presented to
the said widow and family Of our late
brother Commissioners. General r. H.
War6eld-
In accordance with instructions of
the commission, Chief pinan issued Ine
following order:
To company commanders: The fol-
lowing are your instructions for the
funeral arrangements of the late Police
Commissioner, General r. II. Warfield: :
the Christian Science Church. corner
of Sacramento and Scott streets, at 2
2. m. Thursday, July 1s, 1906.
Captain GleesOn viii detail two SER
geants and eighteen officers in charge
of himself, and will have command OF
the police detail, to be at Sacramento
and DeVisadero streets at l:80 p. m.
Captain Anderson will detail Lieu
tenant Lewis and sixteen officers.
Captain Mooney viii detail sixteen
officers.
All to report to Captain GIeeson at
the corner of Sacramento and Devisa-
dero streets at 1880 p. m, ana will
wear the regulation uniform, long
clubs. tassels, white gloves and draped
stars.