Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-02-02
FUNERALOFW WHEELER
IMPOSING RILTTARY PAGEANT
over BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
Brief Services at Episcopal Church in
New York city-5ody Of Dead Sol.
der Wrapped in Flags Under Which
He Had served-Body Was Taken
to Washington, D. C.

New York, Jan. 29.-An imposing
military pageant passing across Brook
Ign bridge, brief services at St
Thomas Episcopal church in Fifth
avenue and an escort across the North
river ferry to Jersey City, where the
body was placed on a train to be taken
to Washington for interment in the
Natlonal cemetery at Arlington,
marked the funeral in this city Sun
day afternoon of Brigadier General
Joseph Wheeler, one of the most
prominent generals of the Spanish
American war The body of the dead
soldier was wrapped in the flags IN
der which he had served with almost
equal vigor and distinction-the stars
and bars of the confederate states and
the stars and stripes. Veterans of
the southern and northern armies
mingled in paying tribute to General
wheeler with the younger veterans of
the Cuban and Philippines wars of
1898 and 1899. The route of the fun
eral cortage was lined with great
crowds, most of whom stood with
barred heads as the procession passed.
The funeral took place from the
nome OF General Wheeler's sister, Mrs.
sterling Smith, in Brooklyn, where
me general died Thursday of pneu-
nonla The body was borne from the
louse by noncommissioned officers of
and placed upon flag draped
lrtllIery caisson.N Squadron C and a
letalI OF the Second battalion of artil-
cry, escorted the body from the Man
lattan side of the bridge to where the
'eventy-first regiment, N. Y. N. G., in
I'LL dress uniform was drawn up. The
eVenty-trst, commanded by Colonel
ID. Bates, served under General
Vheeler IN Cuba, and today was given
ne post of honor. Infantry from Gov
rnors island, headquarters of the de-
artment OF the east, United States
rmy, also Joined the procession on
lis side of the river
From Brooklyn bridge the line of
arch was across town to Washington
luare and then up Fifth avenue from
lghth street to Fifty-third street to
l. Ihomas' church. A riderless horse.
I'm boots reversed in the stirrups
ID cavalry sword dangling from
e saddle was led just behind the
.isson.
The brief services were conducted
the Rev. Ernest Stires. rector of
e church, assisted by the Rev. DR..
organ DIX who, meeting the body
the door, led the way to the chan
l. Ihey were followed by the
urch Vestry consisting of D. n
lis, George McCulloch Miller T
terbury, A. R. Flower and Charles
stout. Following these came the
norary pallbearers, Colonel ]. T
tor j. P. Morgan, R. T. Wilson
'ch Smith, Dr. John Wyeth John
'hesson, S. R. Bertron, DR.. William
Polk, Commander Parker, U. s. N
cher Huntington, General ]. H. viii.
l. General Kent, Senator Clark of
nlana' Charles S. Fairchild, General
" Howard, U. S. A., retired. Cen
stewart L. Woodford, DR.. Ogden
remus and DR.. Parrius.
Lter the casket had been placed IN
pedestal, the full choir of 81
0mas' entered the church singino os
professional hymnal, Lead, Kindly
hit" ' iAiiiuly
olloWing the church services the
y was escorted to Jersey Citv
ere II was placed on board train
ne pennsylvania railroad for Wash
ION, where services were held Mon.
Inc lnterment was made in ArI-
on the last military honors beinq
'ented at the grave.