Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
HONOR JOE" WHEELER.
BODY OF VETERAN WARRIOR AND
LEGISLATOR LIES IN SHADOW
OF NATIONS CAPITOL.
BLUE AND GRAY IN HOMAGE
Brief Services Are Held at Which Noted
Men Congregate-Full Military
Honors Are Given.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S-
With full military honors the body of
Gen. Joseph Wheeler was laid at rest to-
day in the national cemetery at Airing
ton. The spot selected for his final re-
pose lies on the grassy slope in front Of
and to the right Of the historic Lee man
sion, and is regarded as one Of the most
beautiful sites in the home Of the soldier
across the Potomac.
Blue and Gray Pay Homage.
| Homage was paid by the blue and by
the gray. The funeral cOrtege was q
most imposing one and the honors due Il
major general were paid. Although but
a brigadier general in the regular army
! Gen. Wheeler held the rank Of major
| general of volunteers and was accord
ingly honored. A guard of honor selected
from the ranks of the Spanish War Vet
Grams here, which met the body on its
arrival from Brooklyn last night and
escorted it to st. Johns Episcopal
church, remained In charge Of the casket
during the night and until relieved this
forenoon by the regular army guard. ST.
Johns church is at the corner Of Six
teenth and Il streets, northwest, oppo-
site Lafayette square, and there from 10
a. N. until D. NJ the body lay in state
| and hosts paid the last tribute. From
this church many men conspicuous In
public and in private life have been
buried.
Brief Services Are Held.
At p. m. very brief services were
conducted at the church by Rev. DR..
Roland @. Smith, rector of the church.
and Rev. DR.. Ernest Shines Of St.
Thomas church, in New York, who con-
Quoted the funeral services held in New
York yesterday and who accompanied
the body to Washington to perform the
last sad rites here. The President indi-
Gated his purpose of attending the serv-
ices at the church. When these services
were concluded the solemn procession to
the cemetery started. First in line were
the United States troops detailed by the
war department as the military escort.
In the absence of an infantry organlza-
t1On near Washington a battalion OF en-
gineers from Washington barracks rep
resented that branch of the service. A
squadron of cavalry from Fort Myer
and the cavalry band and a battery of
field artillery also from Fort Meyer COM
pleted the escort
Riderless Horse in Parade.
With the cavalry was led a riderless
horse denoting that one of the country's
soldiers has been lost from the ranks.
The body was borne on caisson drawn
by four horses and the casket was
draped with the stars and stripes.
Following the caissOn came the vet
'eran organizations. The honorary pail
bearers were selected as follows:
United States Army-Gen. Bates, chief Of
staff, and Gems. McKibbin, Wilson, Haw-
kins, Randolph and Humphreys
Gen. Wheeler's staff and associate Off
ard, Gen. Harding, Col. Anderson. Col Ma
rolus Pointe, Maj Hayes, Maj. William e.
Wiles and DR.. Ernest Lewis
Staff In the war with Spain-Lieut.-Co
Dorst, Maj. William D Beach, Ma. Parker
ton, Capt; Matthew Steele, Capt William
In chief of the Spanish war veterans; Capt.
William Boston and Lieut.. Reeve.
Confederate Yeterans-Gens. Stephen D.
Lee, A. P. Stewart and Basil Duke
United States senate-senators Morgan,
Pettus, Daniel, Blackburn McCreary, Gull
berson, Elkins, Foraker. Clarke and former
Senators Pugh and John B. Henderson.
neutrality-suspicious. Lacy De Almond
and r. E. Lester.
At large-Former Secretary of the Navy
liam liam Henry, ' Dr. Sin Claim bowen and for
mer Senators Pugh, Jones and Henderson.
Services at the Grave.
Impressive military SCI vices and the
final services of the church marked the
ceremonies at the cemetery. The cavalry
dismounted at the gates and proceeded
within the silent city OF the dead on
foot The troops formed in line at the
grave and stood at present arms" The
veteran associations also took positions
around the grave. With the casket rest
ing just above the grave the services Of
the Episcopal church were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Stires.
AS the casket was lowered into the
ground, squad detailed from the troops
fired three volleys over the grave. Taps
were then sounded concluding the cere-
monies.