The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-30
Gen. Wheeler's Funeral Marked
by all Imposing Military
Pageant.
BODY WRAPPED IN TWO
FLAGS THAT HE SERVED
Veterans North and South Join
With Younger Ones in
Tribute.

NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-An imposing MILL
tary pageant passing across Brooklyn
bridge brief services at ST Thoinass
Episcopal church on Fifth avenue. and an
escort across the North river ferry to
Jersey City, where the body was placed
on train To be taken to Washington for
intermcnt in the National cemetery at Ar
llngton, marked the funeral in this city
Wheeler. one OF the most prominent Cen
erals OF the Spanish-American war.
Two Flags He Served.
The body of the dead soldier was
wrapped in the flags under which he shad
served with almost equal vigor and dis
federate States and the Stars and Stripes
Veterans or the Southern and Northern
armies mingled Sunday in paying tribute
to Gen. Wheeler with the younger vet
Grams OF the Cuban and Philippine cam
paigns of 1898 and 1889 The route OF the
funeral cortege was lined wish great
crowds most of whom stood with barred
heads as the procession passed.
The funeral took place from the homo
OF Gen. Wheelers sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith. in Brooklyn, where Gen. Wheeler
body was borne from the house by nom
commissioned officers of infantry and
placed upon a tiag-draped artillery Gals
son. Squadron c and detail OF the
Second battery OF artillery escorted the
body and on the Manhattan side of the
bridge the Scyenty-frst regiment, Now
York National Guard. In full dress uni
fern. was drawn up.
Served Under Wheeler.
The Seventy first. commanded by Col.
w @ Bates, served under Gen Wheeler
In Cuba and today was given the post of
honor. Infantry from Governors island.
headquarters of the Department of the
East, United States army, also Joined tho
pI recession on this side OF the river.
From Brooklyn bridge the line OF march
led across town to Washington square
and thence up Fifth avenue, from Eighth
street to Fifty-third street, to St Thom-
ass church.
A rlderlcss horse. with boots reversed in
the stirrups and cavalry sword dangling
from the saddle, was led just behind the
CaiSson
The church edifce was throngcd Seats
had been reserved for members of the
Southern society, the Confederate Vet
cram association, the Society of the War
of 1872, several other organizations and
the personal friends OF the family.
Reservations also had been made for the
honorary pall-bearers. the STAFF OF Gen.
Frederick D. Grant. U. s. A. and the Of
church was almost hidden beneath the
floral offerings. one among them a great
wreath sent By President Roosevelt.
Services Are Brief.
The brief services were conducted by tho
Rev. Ernest Stres. rector OF the church
It.
meeting the body a the door. led the way
TO the chanccl They were followed by
the church Vestry consisting of ID. o,
Mills, George NcCulloch Miller, j a At
terbury. Arson r. Flower and Charles II.
Stout. Following these came the honor
airy pal-bearcrss Col ]. j. Astor. R T.
MilsoR Yohs mIE Fitch switR DR. John wyeth
lam NJ. Polk, Commander Parker, u s
N; Archer Huntington. Gen. ] n VIII
son, Gen. Kent, Senator Clark OF Mon
ar1a ~ ~ -
Howard, T. s. A, retired, Stewart l..
Woodford, Dr. ogden Dorcmus. j. Pier
pont Morgan, and Dr Parrius.
After the c1sket had been placed on the
pedestals, the fun vested choir OF St
Thomas entered the church singing as a
professional hymn Lead, Kindly Light"
DR.. Stires In his sermon said
Honor to the Man
"Thi5 is one OF the greatest occasions
of our lives. For we arc met to honor
the memory OF rare man. | do not
speak TO you of him principally as a cIti-
zen statesman. or soldier for the mere
record Of his deeds Is far more eloquent
than any praise of ours could be. 1t is
OF the man l think at this hour Was
he entitled to be called great? 1t is not
difficult for you to decide.
He was distinguished by courage with
out rashness; by wisdom without pride:
by gentleness without weakness; by pa
tlence without heedlcssncss. and by jus
ticc which always leaned toward mercy
every man he was ready to give his dime,
his substance, his heart
Gives Unstinted Honor.
The North gives him unstinted honor
The South even in her grief is proud of
her ever loyal son Cuba, for whose free
dom he iousht' sobs out her grief across |
the waves. and the whole world pauses
for a moment too" to declare that this
was indeed a man."
Following ,I, Irch services the body |
wes escorted To Jersey City where II wos
placed on board train OF the Pcnnsyl-
vnnla railroad. which left for Wash-
ington shortly after o'clock After ser
vices there tomorrow the interment Will
be made in Arlington. the last military
honors being presented at the grave