New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-30
GEN. WHEELER BURIED.
The President at SerJiCeS-GraUe in
ArIngtOn Cemetery.

Washington Jan 29-The body of General Joseph
Wheeler was buried IN Arlington National Gene
terry this afternoon slope overlooking the
Potomac. after services IN st. Johns EpiscoPal
Church. From 10 a. IN. until p. m. the body lay
in state In the church and was viewed by thou-
sands Shortly before Sir Henry Mortimer
Duraud the British Ambassador who was a warm
friend OF General Wheeler. arrived. and taking his
place In the line. passed to the head Of the coffin
and looked for the last time into the face or the
dead general BY o'clock the nave Of the church
filled with grayhaired men. the place OF honor
70 the right of the President in the right transept
being given to ''Wheeler's old Cavalry" who came
from the South by special invitation Of the family.
Back of them sat other Confederate veterans In
the body Of the church were many veterans or the
with Spain. Lieutenant General and Mrs.
Chaffee were among the friends who sat near the
family. The Cabinet was represented by Secretary
Taft and Postmaster General CorteIyOU. Two min
utes before the service began the congregation
arose while the President HIS military aid Colonel
BromweI and his naval aid, Lieutenant Com
mander Key, in full uniform, accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt entered the church from the transept
door. and were assigned to the first pew, which
they shared with the family who entered immedi-
ately afterward The President and Mrs Roosevelt
In mourning.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr.
Ernest NJ Stires rector OF St. Thomass Church.
New-YOrk. the Rev. Or. Randolph II. Mckim. rec
tor OF the Church Of the Epiphany and the Rev
Dr. Roland Cotton Smith, rector Of St. Johns Two
Wheeler. They were Abide with me, fast falls
the eventide," and Peace, perfect peace The
coffin was then borne to the cassOn awaiting it at
the transept door by eight sergeants Of engineers
Captain Fitzhugh Lee an aid to the President
sat near the family and Lieutenant L. 5. Grant
Sd. also OF the Presidents stan, was one OF the
officers who accompanied the body to Arlington
The line Of march down 15th-st. to Pennsyl-
vania-ave., past the White House and the War
Department and across the aqueduct bridge to
Arlington. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt re-
turned to the White House after the church ser
vices
When the funeral procession reached Fort Myer
A major generals salute Of thirteen guns was fired
In the cemetery a vast crowd had assembled The
coffin, wrapped in the Stars and Stripes. was lifted
from the caissou by six sergeants Of cavalry and
borne to the grave preceded by DR.. Stres and the
honorary paIlbearers. The latter were preceded by
General Bates chief of staff. and the generals who
detailed TO represent the regular army. When
read the commttal service, and male quartet
sang Nearer. my God, to Thee and shall we
gather at the river2' The cavalry fired three
voeys over the grave, and Fay Wilson, who sound
ed taps" the grave Of President Mckinley,
sounded taps over the grave OF General Wheeler
Then a bugler sounded revee. After the service
hundreds passed the grave
The House to-day paid tribute to the memory
of General Wheeler by the amendment OF bill 50
10 name of the streets Of the city Wheeler
ST. IN taking this action Mr.. sherman. OF New
York spoke IN praise Of the dead general