Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-24
LAID SIDE BY SIDE.
Funeral Services Over Remains of Two
War Veterans.

A picture that perhaps was never before
duplicated in this country was witnessed
late yesterday afternoon at the Soldiers
Home cemetery by throng of-soldiers and
civilians. Two graves had been dug side
BY side on the pretty sloping lawn OF the
soldiers burial ground. With full military
honors and at the same moment were in.
TERED the remains of venerable veteran
of the war with Mexico and the body OF
young soldier of the war with Spain. The
grim old soldier had participated in the
storming of the heights Of Chapultepec six
ty.one years ago; the young veteran was
with the charging column up the slopes OF
San Juan Hill eight short years ago.
The Mexican veteran was Francis c.
Snen1ck, who was an inmate of the home at
the time of his death. The Spanish war vet
eran was Capt. William Hunter Taliaferro,
late commander of Col John Jacob Astor
Camp, whose death occurred several days
ago at Providence Hospital as result of
heart disease.
The double funeral and burial was i'm
pressive. The remains OF both soldiers were
wrapped in the eolors they had defended on
the field of battle and carried to the ceme-
terry on caissons. In the line that followed
was the Soldiers Home Band. which played
dirges at the head OF the firing party, ana
the lone bugler. Then followed Col. John
Jacob Aston Camp. United Spanish War
Veterans, in charge of Capt F. j. Sullivan,
bers of the Department OF the District of
Columbia, United Spanish War Veterans,
and party of friends bringing up the rear.
The services over the grave of the aged
veteran of the Mexican war were conducted
by Rev. Father A. M. Marks of st. An
thongs Church, Brookland, d. c., while
Rev. Mr.. Griffith, chaplain of the Soldiers
Home, oficiated at the grave of Capt. Talia-
ferro. AT the conclusion of his service the
members of Aston Camp stepped forward
and surrounded the newly made grave of
their late commander, while Can't. Sullivan
and the other officers of the camp recited
the impressive burial service from the ritual
of the organization of veterans Of the war
with Spain.
At the conclusion of the services the
firing squad fired three volleys over the
two graves, and the band softly played
dirge. Then the lone bugler advanced to
point between the two graves and sounded
the plaintiye notes of the soldiers farewell
to earth-"taps," lights out, goodnight
Mr.. l.. HI. Taliaferro of Norfolk, Va,
brother of the late Capt. Taliaferro repre-
sented the family at the burial.
The members of the District department of
Spanish War Veterans at the funeral were
headed by Commander John Lewis Smith,
Department Adjutant G. E. Rausch Major
Fred. S. Hodgson Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey,
Capt. ]. Lyon King, Capt. Charles j. Har-
low, Capt. Green of Dewey Naval Camp,
w. G. Wise and Capt. J. Walter Mitchell.
The department sent a handsome floral
piece, to be placed on the grave of Capt.
Taliaferro
1t was the subject of remark that the two
soldiers-the young and the old-represented
two of the few distinctively foreign wars
in which the United States has been en-
gagged, or one Of the first wars against for
eign countries and the last of such wars
and both OF them waged against Spanish
speaking people.