The Washington times., 1906-01-29

airy: S. B. McFadden and T. J. Smith.
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lfifty-first Alabama Cavalry, Q. A
Webster, First Georgia Cavalry; z; Nj
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). Cobb. First Georgia Cavalry; J, T.
Cloud. Eleventh Georgia Cavalry; ]. b.
ToCle, Second Tennessee Cavalry; w 4.
Jones. Second Georgia Cavalry; j. r.
Ray. First Georgia Cavalry W, l..
Bryan, Second Georgia Cavalry; III. r.
Lester, Sixth Georgia Cavalry; J. a,
LOTUS and p. l.. Fuller. First Alaba ms
Cavalry; W. c. Hughen, First Georgia
Cavalry; w F. Shropshire. First Georgia
Cavalry Thomas McClendon, Bell 5 Cav
tlry; DIR. 4. ID. Longino, Second Georgia
Cavalry. r. II. Caldwell. Fifth Georgia
Cavalry; Earl A. Webster, and r. a
Hilburn.
Escorted by his comrades OF two wars.
the hating feet OF one portion or ms
escort endeavoring 10 keep pace Win
the martial tread Of another draped IN
The Stars and Bars and the stars ana
Stripes. the body OF Joseph wheeler,
saValryman. is being borne over the
hills 10 its grave in Arlington
The grave at Arlington was dug IN
The slope of the ascent to the Lee man
sion. once the home OF his great leader
in the civil war, Not far away Is the
last resting Mace of Gen. Phil sheridan,
The most distinguished cavalry leader
Of the armies he then 1uught 10 defeat
All about are the bones OF gallant men
who died In their country's defense.
In so goodly a company. the restless
spirit of Joe Wheeler should have peace.
Church Services.
The services at the church were con-
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. Ernest A. Stires.
rector OF St. Thomas Episcopal Churcr
OF New York and by the Rev. DIR. Ro-
land Cotton Smith. rector OF St. John 3.
They were brief. but impressive.
Then began the march TO Arlington.
The escort included the local camps or
Confederate Veterans the spanish war
Veterans and \ military command OF
cavalry. engineers, and artillery. A
crowd collected around the church and
paid the tribute OF reVerent silence TO
the great soldier.
Pailbearers.
The Dallbearers were:
Representing General Wheelers staff
and associate officers of the Confederate
army in the civil war-GeneTal Howard.
General Harding. Colonel Anderson.
Col. Marceilus Pointer. Major Hayes.
Major William r. Wales. nd DR..
Ernest Lewis.
Representing his staff IN L.. sar with
Spain-Iieutenant Colonel Dor Z Major
William D. Beach, Major Parker West
Capt Joseph hickman. Colonel Gar
linEton. Capt. Matthew Steele. Capt.
William f. English. OF Indianapolis. late
commander-in-chief of the Spanish War
Veterans: Capt William Botson, and
Lieutenant Reeve.
Representing the Confederate Veterans
Gen. Stephen d. Lee. Gen. A. p.
Stewart. and Gen, Basil Duke.
Representing the regular United States
arESy-Generai Bates, chief OF staff
General Carlton. Gen. J. II. Wilson. ana
Cen. John NJ Wilson.
Representing the United States Senate
Senators Morgan. Pettus. Daniel.
Blackburn. McCreary. Culberson. Ell
kins. Foraker. Clarke. and former Sen
ators Pugh and John y. Henderson.
Representing the House OF Represent
atlVes-R Representative Lacy. De Ar
mond. and z. r. Lester.
At large-COl Hilary Herbert. form
er Representative from Alabama; Sam
nel Spencer. j. William Henry. and DR..
Sinclair Bowen.
The boo was borne from the church
10 the haE-draped caisson waiting with
out by six non-cOmmissioned officers OF
the United States army passing be-
tween two lines of Confederate veter-
ans.
j brief service from the prescribed
military ritual was held at the grave
followed by the Gring OF three vOileys,
and the soI ny Of taps
The body wed last night from Rev
York accor .aAied by General Wheeler
FIVE children-Cap Josep ~ neeIer. ir..
T. ). A. Miss Lucy A Wheeler. Miss
Carrie Wheeler. Miss Annie Wheeler,
and Mrs W H Harms From the
station III was escorted to the church
ny 9etail Of ten members of the United
f-nish-American War Veterans in full
uniform, under command Of Major
HOdgson
Throughout the night they kept vigil
beside the coffin. being renewed this
morning by a similar detail Of soldiers
from the regular army