Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-30
rusr TO DUST.
With Full Military Honors Remains of
General Wheeler Laid to Rest.

General Wheeler Laid to Rest.
Washington. Jan. sO.-with full mil
itary honors the body of the late Cen
eral Joseph Wheeler. a veteran of two
wars. former representative in congress
from Alabama and retired officer in the
United States army. vas laid to rest
Monda. in the national cemetery at
Arlington. The spot selected for the
final repose of his remains lies on a
grassy slope in front of and to the
ri: t of the historic Lee mansion. and
4 regarded as one Of the most beauti-
full sites in the home CT the soldier
dead. as Il overlooks the national cap
ital. acros sthe Potomac
Homage was paid by the blue and
the gray. Veterans of the two con-
tinguished himself as "a gallant soldier
and dashing cavalry leader. personal
friends. representatives of the two
branches of congress and citizens join
with the nations military in paying
tribute to the dead general.
The funeral cOrtege was a most i'm
posing one. All honors due a major
general were paid. Although but
brigadier general in the regular army.
General Wheeler held the rank Of ma .0t
general OF volunteers and was honor
ed accordingly by the government he
served.
A guard OF honor. selected from the
ranks OF the Spanish war veterans
here. met the body on its arrival from
Brooklyn Sunday night and escorted It
to st. Johns Episcopal church. The
guard remained in charged OF the cas-
ket during the night and was relieved
Monday afternoon by q regular army
guard.
From 10 a. m. to p. m. the body
lay in state and hosts Of people view
ed It.
At 2 p. m. the burial ritual Of the
Episcopal church was read by Rev. DIR.
ernest Stires OF st. Thomas Episcopal
church. New York. who accompanied
the body to Washington. and Rev
John Cotton Smith. rector Of St. Johns
church.
President Roosevelt and cabinet. SEN
ators Morgan and Pettus and ex-Sena-
tor Pugh OF Alabama. were among the
many prominent persons present
At the conclusion of the church SER
vices the solemn procession started to
the cemetery. First in line were Tilted
States troops detailed by the war de-
partment. who acted as the military
escort.
In the absence OF any infantry or
gaaization In the immediate vicinity of
a battalion OF engineers
from Washington barracks represented |
that branch Of the service. \ squadron
OF cavalry from Fort Meyer and the |
cavalry band and battery OF field ar
tillery. also from Fort Meyer. completed !
the escort. With the cavalry was led |
a riderless horse. denoting that one OF |
the country's soldiers had been lost |
from the ranks. The body was borne /
on a caisson by four horses and the |
rasket was draped with the stars and |
stripes. Following the caisson came
veteran organizations as follows:
United Confederate Veterans asso-
station Of Washington. under command
81 John T. Callaghan;. Grand Army e
be Refaiblic. commands by Corporal
James Tanner. commander in-chief.
Spanish war veterans. commanded By
Commander Lewis; COM
,any "a Wheeler's Confederate cav
Try, of Atlanta. Ca. and army and
,avy unions. There We're. followed by
.itizens. General Grant was in com
nand.
Shortly after leading the church the
.ortege turned into Pennsylvania ave-
rue and proceeded along that broad
westward to the sound Of
nuffled drums and solemn dirge to
There the Potomac river
vas crossed by the aqueduct bridge
nto virginia. The route to Arlington
emetery lies past Fort Meyer. As the
Iead Of the colmn reached the point
opposite that post cannons doomed.
ounding the major generals salute OF
thirteen guns, at regular intervals.
The impressive military service and
inai services OF the church marked the
ceremonies at the cemetery. The cav
Try dismounted at the gates and pro-
eeded within the silent city Of the dead
n foot. Troops formed in line at the
rave End stood at present arms. The
eterans' associations also took posi-
ion around the grave. With the cas-
ct resting just above the grave the
ommittaI services OF the Episcopal
hurch were conducted by Rev. DR..
tires. As the casket was lowered into
he ground a squad detailed from the
-oops fired three volleys over the
rave. Taps were then sounded. con-
luding the ceremonies.