The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Services at St. Thonlas's
 in New York.
BODY IS WRAPPED IN FLAGS
Stars and Bars and Stars and
 Stripes EnfoId the Dead.
Remain. Borne From Home of Sister in Brooklyn on Artillery caisson and Are Guarded by Military
 Escort.

military pageant passing across Brook- lyn Bridge, brief services at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Fifth Avenue. ana an escort across the North hiVer rerrs tc Jersey City. where the body was placed on train to be taken to Wash. inrton for interment in the Nationai CemAterv at Arlington, marked the iu- neral in this city today of Brigadier- General Joseph Wheeler. cavalry iead. CT of the Confederacy and later one VI the most prominent figures among ths generals of the Spanish-Amerfcan war.
 The body of the dead soldier was wrapped in the flags under which he had served with almost equal vigor and distinction---the Stars and Bars or the Confederate States and the stars and Stripes. Veterans of the southern and Northern armies mingled together todayi paying tribute to Generas Wheeler with the younger veterans of the Cuban and Philippine campaigns of 1898 and 1899. The route of the funeral cortege was lined with great crowds. most of whom stood with pared heads as the funeral passd.
 The funeral took place from the home of General wheeIer's sister. Mrs, Sterl- ing Smith in Brooklyn, where General Wheeler died Thursday of pneumonia. The body was borne from the house by eight non commissioned officers of infantry and placed upon flag draped artillery caison.
 The y1st New York.
 Squadron c and detail of the End battery of artillery escorted the body and on the Manhattan side of the bridge the T1st Regiment, New York National Guard, in full dress uniform was drawn up. The Fist, commanded by Colonel W. G. Bates served under General Wheeler in Cuba, and today was given the post of honor. Infantry from Governors Island, headquarters of the department of the east, U. s. A, also joined the procession on this side of the river.
 From Brooklyn bridge, the line of march lay across town to Washington Square and thence up Fifth avenue from Eighth street to Fifty-th4rd. to st Thonias church.
 4 'riderfess horac with booSs re- versed in the stfrrups and cavalry sword dangling from the saddle was led just behind the caisson.
 The church edifiee was thronged. Seats had been reserved for members of the Southern Society, the Confed- crate Veterans Association, the Society of the War of 1St2. and several other friends of the family,
 Reservations also had been made for the honorary pall-bearers, the staff of Frederick D. Grant, U. s. A., and the
 
 church was almost hidden beneath the floral offerings, among them a great wreath sent by President Roosevelt.
 services at st. Thomas.
 The brief services were conducted by the Reverend Ernest Stires. rector of the church, assisted by Reverend Doc tor Morgan Dix. who. meeting the body at the door, led the way to the chancel They were followed by the church ves- fry. consisting. of D. c. Mills. G. 0. McCulloch Miller, J. A. Atterburk, An son R. Flower and Charles H. Stout. Following these came the honorary nall bearers. J. Pierpont Morgan. Col onel j. J. Astor, R. T. Wilson. Fitch Smith, pr. Jebn Wyeth. John Mekes- son. s. R. Bertrom. Dr. William M. Polk. Commander Parker Kuhn. Archer Hun tington, J. H. Wilson. General Kent. Senator Clark of Montana. Charles s. FairchiId. General 0. O. Howard. Gener- al stewart L. Woodford. Dr.. R. Ogden Dereamus and pr. Parrius.
 After the casket had been placed on the pedestal, the full vested choir Of St Thomas entered the church singing as a processional hymn. Lead Kindly Light"
 Dr. stires. in his sermon. said:
 'This is one of the great occasions of our lives. For we are met to honor the memory of rare man. do not speak to you or nm pTlncipdHS as q citizen, statesman or soldier. for the mere record of his deeds is far more eloouent than any praise of ours could be. It is of the man I think at this hour.
 Tribute of pr. stires.
 "waa he entitled to be called great? It is not difficult for you to decide. He was distinguished by courage with out rashness. by wisdom without pride, hv Rentleness without weakness. by pstience without heedlessness, and by jutice which always leaned toward mercy. He honored man, he trusted man and to every man he was ready to give lis time. his substance. his heart
 "The north gives him unstinted honor. The south even in her grief Is rroud of her loyal son, Cuba for whose freedom he fought sobs out her ~rief across the waves and the whole world pauses for a moment today to declare that this was indeed a man.
 q Iet there be little of sadness here. we are not commemora ting defeat. Tt is the victory of life, the triumph of a noble character
 EolIowing the church services the Nodv was escorted to Jersey City where St was placed on board a train of the Ieorr svlvania railroad which left for Iyaehington shortly after p. m.. AStsr services there tomorrow. inter Ut will he made at Arlington, the iost military honors being paid at the grave