The sun., 1906-01-30
GENERAL WHEELER 'SFUNERAL
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
AMONG THE MOL'RNERS.
All the H0nors Due to q MaJor-GenerH
Paid the Dead Soldier Veterans OF the
Union and Confederate Armies Com
spicuous al tho Church Services.

Union anu tOIuNieTh'c Nriu'Ss VIVA
spicuous at tho Church Services.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Maj jor-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, u. $. A.. retired, was buried here
to-day The attending ceremonies were
most impressive, both at st. Johns Episoo-
pal Church, where there were brief services,
attended by the President and Mrs Roose-
welt. who sat in a front pew of the chnrch
through tho services. and at Arlington
where the burial took place. Mrs. Roosevelt
was dressed in deep black, with heavy ven
| of black falling from her hat and obscurlne
her face. The President wore black frock
suit, his tie was black and his hands were
covered by black gloves.
The funeral was distinctly military and
with all the honors due a Major-General.
Not only were there present hundreds OF
soldiers In active service but hundreds oil
veterans az we'll Tho blue and the gray
we're mingled together, On the right OF the
church there were many gray uniforms,
and from the centre Of this little gathering
rose the Confederate flag draped with
| black In the centre of the church. on the
first floor. filing every seat, were old sol
diers. some who were warriors of the eos
and others who had participated in the
Sanish war Toward the front there we're
a number of Regular army officers, includ,
ing Maior-Gen. Bates, Chief OF stan, ana
Lieut. Gen. Adna r. Chafiee, who is to retire
on February /. Gen: Chanee was accom-,
panied by Mrs. Chaflee. lie was not III
uniform, us were many Of the other officers
There we're half a dozen Maj Generals,
active and retired, there, ana many shoIe
Brigadiers Two or three members OF the
Cabinet attended the funeral, ana h''iiotI
of Senator's and REPRESENTATIVES. palu
| bnroora 70 the memory OF the hero Of two
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GRAY hairs predomina,ed throughout
| the assembled congregation. here ana
| there were women, members Of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and other similar
organizations. There were but few young
people and for the most part those preseht
were soldiers who had served with Gen.
Wheeler or who had known him during ms
| Cavalry of Atlanta. Gal was represented
bv a score and a half of veterans. Many
OF them were in uniform, with the sapres
| and accoutrements worn curing tue Gays
when they followed Joe through r tue war war
side of the church. One or two carried
| tiny Confederate flags.
The ohancel Of the church was profisey
decorated with flowers. The casket. which
during the day had been passed oy nun
nav tribute to Gen. Wheeler, was draped
With the stars and bars of the lost cause
and with the stars and stripes OF the VIC
toriots. On top Of the flags were many
| nowers large wreath of immorteieS
/ and pink roses from the White House had
it's place on the casket. Shortly before
/ . o'clock the casket was closed and Gen.
Wheeer's campaign hat and his sabre
were laid among the flowers
The doors of the church were, opened
to the public shortly after 10 o'clock this
mornini The casket had been guarded
by a detail of Spanish War Veterans since
ita arrival last night from New YORK. Az
! that hour the guard which had kept NiRli
during the night was relieved by men
from the engineers of the Regular army.
the latter remaining during the rest OF the
day. Throughout the day a corpora OF
engineers stood at either end Of the casket,
mo'onless. with carblne grounded
From 10 o'clock on crowds gathered
around st. Johns Church. Passing in one
door and out another there was IA CONTINUOUS
line of mourners heir number must
have gone into the thousands Just before
,he services began the door was closed to
the public and the crowd was cleared away.
The demand for admittance TO the services
was so great that every restriction had to
be placed by those in charge.
4 few moments before o'clock fresi-
rived, The only indication thoie within
had of the arrival of the President
was the sharp command from the
officers out in the street, where "A bat
] fnIt nj
oa1nnarv formation to present arms"
,.hi'it ,a ma fnatine in through the par
Iii. o,,anad yin3ows The President
a,atl! omd Mrs. Roosevelt came through the side
anor ",,e nrecaded hv two of his military aids.
TIC, rwere shown directly to their seats.
r,'I,; .tan or two away and within a few
taa;y af he casl;et. The church thence
sert serth VI ,os ahso,,telv silent. for a few mo-
n1arts latar the family of the departed
/ nnIaier antcred frdrl the left and took the
oanf. assigned to them. Four or five Of
| tha family we're seated in the pew adjoin-
in1 ii, thni 4f the presidrnt and Mrs. Roose-
mnI, and tba ot hers we're immediately be-
| hipd
Tha family had inst taken their seats
when me tho a'' hip organ burst forth and the
nr;ef %Hei .arvines .n n,s began. They we're con-
I,c,ed Inv the Rev. DR., Steirs of st .Thomass
| Ghnrch in New York. who ACCOMPANIED
thn funeral party to Washington, and the
! ~ Pnland q Smith rector of st. Johns
/ Thsre we're short BRA yers and simple hymns.
f,IIowed hv the recessional and then the
ruinister. nassad ont of the side door to the
waiting cnisson. followed by the honor
arv nallbearers, Ten cavalry sergeants
stss,rred forth from the side of the church
| ANA hore the casket ont of the door down
' the stems and ia the draped caisson. The
tr,t hatt,Iian of engineers stationed across
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