The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-30
JOINS COMRADES
IN SILENT CITY
Remains of General Wheeler Rest In
Historic Arlington Cemetery,
Overlooking Potomac.
TEARS FOR THE VETERAN
LAST RITES ARE SIMPLE BUT
IMPRESSIVE.

Washington, Jan 29.-The body Of
the late Major General Joseph Wheeler,
U. S. A, retired. was laid at rest IN
Arlington this afternoon on a shaded
slope overlooking the Potomac Thou
sands uncovered their heads in silent
tribute as the impressive caravan Of
,rnourners made its way slowly out
Pennsylvania avenue this afternoon be-
meath the wealth Of sunshine that gave
to the day a taste of springtime in the
dead of winter All along the line Of
march the white carnation marked the
memory of the late William Mckinley,
and on the caSket wrapped in the folds
of the American flag there bloomed
cluster of these pure flowers. They
were placed on the altar in st. John s
Episcopal church at the beginning OF
the burial service, and as the choir
softly chanted the closing hymn,
Peace, Perfect Peace" white-robed
priest took the flowers from the altar
and placed them Teverently at the mead
of the oasket amid the folds of the red,
white and blue. Beside them bloomed
the beautiful flowers sent by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt
Last Look Taken.
From 10 o'clock this morning until 2
this afternoon, while the body lay in
state in the historic little church on
Lafayette square, thousands Of Gen
erai Wheeler's friends passed up the
aisle to the outer chancel and bowed
in silence as they looked for the last
time on the warriors face
BY ? o'clock the nave Of the church
was filled with gray-haiTed men, the
place Of honor on the right transept
being given to ''Wheeler's old cavalry"
who came on from the south by special
invitation of the family. Back Of them
sat other confederate veterans. Lieu
tenant General and Mrs. Chaffee were
among the friends who sat near the
family.
The cabinet was represented by Sec
rotary Taft and Postmaster General
Cortelyou. Ten minutes before the
hour for the service to begin the entire
congregation arose while the president,
preceded by his military aide, Colonel
BromweIl, and his naval aide. LieUten-
ant Commander Key, in full uniform
and accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt
entered the church from the transept
door and were assigned to the first pew
which they shared with the family, who
entered Immediately afterward. The
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were both
in mourning.
The service was brief and impressive.
and followed with a few exceptions the
regular liturgy for the burial of the
dead. During the singing Of Peace,
Perfect Peace" the pail bearers took
their position at the front Of the casket
which was borne to the caisson await
ing it at the transept door by eight ser
geants of engineers in uniform.
Throughout the service a guard of hon.
or consisting of a captain Of engineers
and two sergeants stood at attention
beside the casket.
Stood With Barred Heads.
Captain Fitzhugh Lee, an aide to the
president, sat near the family, and
Lieutenant u S. Grant, third, also of
the presidents STAFF, was one Of the Of
ficers who accompanied the body to Ar
ltngtOn. The line Of march was down
Fifteenth street TO Pennsylvania ave-
nue., on past the White House and the
war department and across the Aoue-
duct bridge to Arlington. The pageant
as it moved to the strains Of the Dead
March from Saul made an impressive
picture, witnessed by thousands who
stood with barred heads. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt returned inmedi-
ately to the White House after the
service, remaining in the church, how
ever until the family had left