Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29
General Joe Wheeler
 Lies in Arlington.
MILITARY FUNERAL
Blue and the Gray Pay Tribute to the Memory of the Dead Soldier and
 Statesman.

Washington, Jan. 29-With full mil itary honors the body of General Jo- seph Wheeler, the veteran of two wars. a former representative in con- gress and retired officer of the Uni. ted States army, was laid at rest to-. day in the national cemetery at Ar lington. The spot selected for his final repose lies on the grassy slope i'll front of ard to the right of the historic Lee mansion. and is regarded as one of the most beautiful sites in the home of the soldier dead. as it OyerlOOks the nations capital across the Potomac.
 Homage will be paid by the blue and by the gray. Veterans of the two conflicts in which General Wheeler distinguished himself as a gallant soldier and dashing cavalry leader. personal representatives of the two branches of congress and citizens will join with the nations military ill pay ing tribute to the dead general. The funeral cortege will be most. impos- ing one.
 The honOrs due q major general will ! be paid. Although but q hrigadier general in the regular army, General Wheeler held the rank of major genef- al of volunteers and will be hOnOred accordingly by the government he serv- ed. A guard of honor selected frOn the ranks of the Spanish war veterans here, which met the body on it's arri- val from Brooklyn last night and es- corted it to St Johns Episcopal church. remained in charge of the casket dur ing the night and until relieved this forenoon by the regular army guard. St Johns church is at the corner of Sixteenth and H streets, northwest, opposite Lafayette square, and there from 10 a. III. until p. m.. the body will lie in state and the hosts who de- sire to may pay their last tribute to the distinguished soldier. From this church many men conspicuous in public and in private life have been buried.
 At D. m. very brief services will be conducted at the church by the Rev Dr Roland c. Smith. rector of the church. and the Rev Dr Ernest Stircs of St Thomas church in New York. who conducted the funeral services held in New York yesterday and who tLC itOuSa tV toh to perform the last said rites here.
 The president has indicated his pur- pose of attending the services at ihe church. When these services have been concluded the solemn procession 10 the cemetery will be started. First in line will be the United states troops detailed by the war department as the military escort. In the absence of m infantry organization in the immediate vicinity of Washington. battalion of engineers from Washington barracks will represent that branch of rhe ser vice. X squadron of cavalry from Fort Myer and the cavalry band. and battery of field artillery also from Fort Myer will complete the escort With the cavalry will be led a riderless horse denoting that one of the eoun- try's soldiers has been lost from the ranks. The body will be borne on q caisson drawn by four horses and the casket will be draped with the stars and stripes.
 Following the caisson will come the veteran organizations as follows: Uni- ted Confederate association of Wash ington, under command of John T. Callaghan. president: Grand Army of the Republic, commanded by Corporal James Tanner. commander-in-chief: Spanish war veterans commanded by the department commander. John L. Lewis: Company A of Wheeler's Con- federate cavalry of Atlanta. Georgia; and the army and navy union. These will be followed by the citizens.
 The honorary pail bearers selected the as follows: Representative the Uni