Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-30
WERE SOLEMNAN
SIMPLE SERVICES
Funeral Services Over Body Of the
IliustriOus Dead.
EULoGY OF RECTOR
Ill Along the Rpnte Of the Cortege
to Take the Train For Wash
ington Thousands Of Hats
We're Taken on.

New York. Jan. 30.-An imposing
military pageant passing across Brook
Ign bridge. brief. simple services at St.
Thomas Episcopal church in Fifth av-
enue and an escort across the North
river ferry to Jersey City. where the
body was placed on train to be taken
to Washington for interment In the
national cemetery at Arlington. marked
the funeral in this city Sunday of
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler. cav
airy leader of the Confederacy. and lat
er one OF the most prominent figures
among the generals Of the Spanish
american war The body of the dead
soldier was wrapped In the flags under
which he had served with almost equal
vigor and distlnction-the stars and
bars of the Confederate States and
the stars and stripes. Veterans OF
the southern and northern armies min
gled together in paying tribute to Gen
Wheeler with the younger veterans Of
the Cuban and Philippines campaigns
of 1893 and 1899 The route of the
funeral cortege was lined with great
crowds. most OF whom stood with barred
heads as the procession passed.
A riderless horse. with boots revers-
ed in the stirrups and a cavalry sword
dangling from the saddle. was led lust
behind the caisson.
The church edifice was tbronpad
Seats had been reserved forythe South
err society. the Confederate Veterans
association, the Society of the War
Of 1912. several other organizations and
several friends OF the family. Reser-
vations also had been made for the
honorary pallbearers the staff of Gen
Frederick D. Grant and the Officers NJ
the escort. The altar OF the church
was almost hidden beneath the floral
offerings. one among them. great
wreath. sent by President Roosevelt.
The solemn burial ritual of the
Episcopal church was conducted by
Rev. Ernest Stires. rector of st. Thorn
as church. assisted by Rev Morgan
Dix. rector OF Trinity church. The
clergy met the body at the door and led
the way to the chancel.
After the casket had been placed on
the pedestal the full vested choir Of
st. Thomas entered the church sing
ing as a professional hymn. Lead.
Kindly Light"
DR.. Stires. in an address. said: This
Is one OF the great occasions of our
lives. For we are met TO honor the
memory Of a rare man. do not speak
to you Of him principally as a citi-
zen, statesnnn or soldier. for the mere |
sds Is fe.<-n1ore el6d1t4s.--l
- 4 INV mrs, I'D e cAuld ~ =. =
II the man ! thin this hour. was |
he entitled to be caS< great? II is not
iifticult for YOU to den De.
He was distinguished by courage /
without rashness: by wisdom withou.
bride: b. gentleness without weak
hess; by patience without needless
less. and by jus-ice which always lean
ID toward mercy He honored man.
he trusted man. and to every man he
voe ready TO give his time. his sub
stance. his heart
The north gives him unstinted hon
'r: the south. even in her grief Is
proud Of her ever loyal son. cuba. for
whose freedom he fought. sobs out her
yrief across the waves. and the whole
world pauses for moment today 10
lcHlare that this was indeed a man.
Let there be little OF sadness here.
We are not commemorative a defeat: 1t
8 the victory OF life. the triumph OF
lobIe character"