Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-30
GENERAL WHEELER AT REST
Honors Of Major General Are Accorded
Veteran of Two Wars.
PRESIDENT is PRESENT At SERVICES
soldiers and citizens Vie in Payins
Tribute TO Memory of Cavalry
Leader of Confederscy
and Union.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-with full mill
tary honors the body Of General Joseph
Wheeler, the veteran Of two wars. former
| representative in congress and retired
! officer in the United State army, was laid
at rest today in the National cemetery at
Arlington. The spot selected for his final
repose lies the grassy slope in front Of
and to the right OF the historic Lee mansion
and is regarded as one OF the most beauti-
ful sites in the home of the soldier dead.
as it overlooks the nations capital across
( the Potomac.
Homage was paid by the blue and the
gray. Veterans OF the two conflicts in
which General Wheeler distinguished him
self gallant soldier and dashng cav
airy leader, personal friends, repre- senta-
! tives of the two branches OF congress and
| citizens. Joining with the nations military
In paying tribute to the dead general
the funeral cortege was most imposing
one. The honors due major general were
paid. Although but a brigadier general in
the regular army, General Wheeler held the
| rank of major general of volunteers and
was honored accordingly by the government
he served. guard OF honor. selected
from the ranks of the Spanish war veterans
here, which met the body on its arrival
from Brooklyn last night and escorted ii to
st. Johns Episcopal church, remained in
Charge Of the casket during the night and
until relieved this forenoon by the regular
army guard. ST. Johns church is at the
corner of Sixteenth and Fl streets, north
vest, opposite Lafayette square and there
from 10 a. until p. the body lay in
state and many paid their last tribute to the
distinguished soldier. From this church
many men conspicuous in public and i'm pri-
vate life have been buried
President at Church.
AT > D. m. bricf services were conducted
at the church Dy the Rev. Dr. Roland &.
Smith rector OF the church. and the Rev
Ernest Stires of ST. Thomas church, IN
New York. who conducted the funeral ser
vices held in New York yesterday and
| who accompanied the body To Washington
TO perform the last sad rites here.
The president attended the services at the
church. When these services were con-
cluded the solemn procession to the ceme-
terry started. First in line was the United
States troops, detailed by the War depart
ment, as a military escort. In the absence
of infantry organization in the imme-
diate vicinity of Washington, battalion of
engineers from Washington Barracks repre-
sented that branch of the service. A squad
ron of cavalry from Fort Myer and the
cavalry band and a battery OF field artillery,
J also from Fort Myer. completed the escort.
With the cavalry was led riderless horse,
denoting that one of the country's soldiers
had been lost from the ranks. The body
was borne on a caissoh drawn by four
horses, and the caskei was draped With the
stars and Stripes.
Following the caisson same the veteran
organizations. as follows: United Con-
federate Veterans association OF Washing
ton. under command of John T. Callaghan,
.president Grand Army of the Republic.
commanded by Corporal James Tanner
= commander-in-chief Spanish War Veterans
A commanded by the department commander
John L. Lewis; Company a OF Wheeer's
u, confederate cavalry of Atlanta, Ca. and the
Army and Navy Union. These were fol
lowed by citizens
: Many PaIIbearers.
r The .onorary pail bearers selected were
a Representing the .Army--General Bates
hchiet OI star, and Generals McNfbben, WI
llson, Hawkins, hanoolph and humphreys
Representing General Mheelers Stan anC
Q Associated Ofhcers OF the Confederate Arm!
e in the civil Wdr-General Howard. Genera
n Harding, Colonel Anderson, CoIUneI Marble!
: Pointer, Major hayes, Major William +
o lWaiiies ana Dr. Ernest LOWS.
j. Representing his Stan in tho War Will
spaln-lheutenant Coroner Dorsl' MaJoi
William ID. Beach. Major Parker West
Captain Joseph Hickman CoIOneI ,;srLns
Z Captain Mathew steele. Captain W Englisi
- OF Indianapolis. late commander-in- cnle
OF the Spanish War veterans; Captain vii
liam -BoIson and Lieutenant Reeve.
Representing the LonIedsrstc veterans
General stephen ID. Lee, General A p
Stewart ana General Bash DuKc.
Representing the United States Senate
Senators Morgan. Iettus, Daniel, BLACK
% burn. McCreary, Culberson, Elkins. Forake
:. Representing the House Of Representa-
" Representatives Lacey. DE Armon'
g and II. r.. Lester.
N At-Large- Secretary Of the Nav.
- Hilary Herbert. Samuel Spencer. j. WILLIAM
:, Henry DR.. Sinclair Bower and Forme
j, Senators Pugh. Jones and Henderson.
d Shortly after leaving the churcn the cor
m tege tui ned into Pennsylvania avenue an
" proceeued along tnat broad thorougnfar
% westward. To the sound uf nurfied drum
and solemn dirge TO Georgetown. rher
m the Potomac was crossed on the aqueduc
/ bridge into Virginia and TO Arlington Gene
rs terry. The route TO the cemetery lies pas
ID Fort Myer As the head OF the colum
reached point opposite that post canno
doomed sounding the major generals saiut
n Of thirteen guns at regular intervals.
Impressive military services and the nna
ID services Of the church marked the cere
monies at the cemetery. The cavalry dis
mounted at the gates and proceeded With
the silent city OF the dead on foot. Tn
troops formed in line at the grave an
s ~ stood at present arms The veteran asse
. Citations also took positions around tn
=, grave. With the casket resting just aboy
the grave the committal services Of th
: Episcopal church, were conducted by Re-
DIR. Stires.
"a, As the casket was lowered into the groun
a, a squad detailed from the troops fire
ha three volleys over the grave. Taps wei
"a then sounded. concluding the ceremonie
The name of General Joseph Wheeler wa
honored in the house by the passage OF
- bill remaining street In this city Wheel,