The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30
BLUE AND GRAY
MOURN WHEELER
State and Nation Repre-
Sented at Funeral Ger
emOnieS of Hero.
-
PRESIDENT AND MRS.
ROOSEVELT ATTEND
Thousands Bow Reverently AS
Impressive Cortege Passes
Out Pennsylvania Ave
nue. to Arlington,
Where Body is
Laid to Rest.
(By Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. ID. c., January %
Home to the Southland which he loved
SO well they brought the body of the late
siaoor-Senerai Joseph Wheeler, U. s. A.,
retired and laid 1t to rest In Arlington
this afternoon on n shaded slope over
looking the Potomac. near to the graves
OF men who, like himself, were veterans
OF two wars. Thousands uncovered their
heads IN silent tribute us the impressive
caravan of mourners made It's way slow
~ out Pennsylvania Avenue this after
noon, beneath wealth of sunshine. All
along the line of march the white car
nation marked the memory of the late
William Mckinley, and on tile casket,
wrapped in the folds of the American
flag, there bloomed a cluster of these pure
flowers. They were placed on the altar
in st. Johns Episcopal Church at the
beginning of the burial service. and as
the choir softly chanted the closing hymn,
Peace, Perfect Peace" u whitc-robed
priest took the flowers from the altar and
placed them rcverently at the head of
the casket. amid the folds Of the red
white and blue. Beside them boomed the
beautiful flowers sent by the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt
Thousands View Remains.
1t was an appropriate tribute which
the nation paid. From 10 o'clock this
morning until this afternoon. while the
body lay in state in the historic little
church on Lafayette Square. thousands of
his friends passed up the aisle to the
outer chancel and bowed In silence as
they looked for the last time on the war
| rior's face. His comrades in the great
war and In the war with Spain: his
t,,t,s, In
the veterans OF the two wars; the Daugh-l
ters of the Confederacy. were all repre-
serted In this silent, STEADY stinaIn OF
people that passed through ST. Joints to-
day. Shortly before noon Sir Henry Nor
timer Durand. the British ambassador,
who was a warm friend of General Wheel
err. arrived at ST. Joints Church. and,
taking his place in line, passed revercntly
to the head of the casket and looked for
the last time into the face OF the great
cavalry leader.
President in Mourning.
BY 2 O'Clock the navo of the church
was filed with gray haired men. the place
of honor to the right OF the President in
the right transept being given to Wheel
er'ss Old Cavalry" who came ON from the
South by special invitation OF the family.
Back OF them sat other confederate
veterans. In tho body of the church
We're many veterans OF the war
with Spain. Northumberland and
Mrs. Chaffee we're among the friends
who sat near the family. The Cabinet
was represented by Secretary Taft. and
Postmaster-Gnneral Cortelyou. Two
minutes before the hour for the service
to begin, the entire congregation arose
while the President, proceeded by his mil
itary aide, Colonel Bromwell, and his
naval aide, Lieutenant-Commande Key
in full uniform and accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, entered the church from the
transept door and We're assigned to the
first row which they shared with the
family who entered Immediately after
ward The President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt were both in mourning.
Service Was Brief.
The service was brief and impressive,
and followed with few exceptions, the
regular liturgy for the burial OF the dead
,rhese were four priests III the ehaneei.
which was banked with flowers from
friends and associates far and wide. Rev.
DIR. Ernest Stires, rector of ST. Thomas
Church. read the selections beginning:
81 am the resurrection and the life"
The lesson was read by Rev. DIR. RAN
dolph II. Mcllim, of the Church of the
Epiphany and Rev. DR.. Cotton Smith,
rector OF st. Johns. both OF this city,
concluded the service, leading the con-.
| gregation in the recital OF the apostles
! creed and reading the prayers for the
| dead,
! Two hymns We're sung, both favorites
| of General Wheeler. They We're abide
| With Me. Fast Falls the Eyentide. and
Peace Perfect Peace" During the sing
| ing of the latter hymn, the pail bearers
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