Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
RESTS In ARLINGTON
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER RE
MAINS OF CAPT. sIvITER.
Young Army oficer Who Contracted
Fatal Malady While Serving in
the Philippines.

Funeral services over the remains of the
late Capt. Francis Pierpont Siviter of the
2Sth United States Infantry, who died at
the army general hospital in this city Sat-
urday evening. took place this afternoon
from the undertaking establishment Of J..
William Lee, 332 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, at O'Clock. The services at
the chapel were conducted by Lieut.. Col.
Robinson. a retired chaplain, of this city.
Chaplain Pierce of the United States army
oficated at the grcve.
The interment In Arlington.
The funeral party was escorted by COM
pany of engineers and band from Washing
ton barracks to the Aqueduct bridge, and
from that point by a troop of cavalry and
band from Fort Myer to the Arlington GEM
etery, where the usual ceremonies were OBJ
served. The honorary pallbearers were Capt.
Charles w. Kutz, Capt. William j. Barden
and Capt Frank c. Boggs. all of the engi-
neers; Capt. George F. Hamilton, 9th Cav
airy, and Capt. George H. Shelton and Capt.
Dennis E. Nolan of the general staff.
Capt. Siyiter was appointed cadet at the
United States Military Academy from Penn
sylvania, June IL 1891. and served such
until June H. 1895, on which date he was
appointed second lieutenant, 18th Infantry.
He was promoted first lieutenant of infan-
try July !. 1888. and assigned to the 18th In
fantry January l, 1880, from which regi-
ment he was transferred to the 18th Infan-
try May 10. 1890. He was promoted cap
tain. 2Sth Infantry, February 2, 1901.
capt. Siyiter served as captain, 41st In
gust 80 1899. to May g. 1901.
Became III Of Typhoid Fever.
Last Thanksgiving day the young officer
he was only thirty three-was stricken with
typhoid fever and was conveyed from Grove
City Pa) College, whittier he had been de-
tailed for duty, to Mercy Hospital, in Pitts
burg. Complications set In, an operation be-
came necessary and his case was declared
to be hopeless. Capt. Harry Gilchrist his
warm friend, urged him to go to a Wash
ington hospital
Can l hear the bands play, the drums
roii and the bugle sound If 1 go there?''
asked Sivter of his friends.
Capt. Gilchrist nodded yes. That's what
| want exclaimed the dying officer. Let
me hear the army music while l live. 1t
Will be like home to me, then"
Capt. Siviter the of Rev. and
Mrs. William Siviter, both dead Of Pitts
burg. He graduated from West Point in
1895. He married Mary Elizabeth Breed a
daughter Of the Rev. DR. and Mrs. David
Breed OF Allegheny Pa, the father being
nary. 1t was during his hard campaigning
in Luzon, Mindanao and Jolo that the seeds
of disease were sown which ultimately
caused Capt Siviter's death.
His wife and his brother, William II. Sivi-
ter, were with him a the end They had
been in the city for the past week. Death
occurred at 6:15 pm. He had been at the
local hospital about three weeks.
Capt Sviter was a namesake of Gov
Francis II. Pierpont, deceased. who, prior to
1865, the official head of the reorgan-
lied government of Virginia. His father
was a minister of the Methodist Protestant
Church for many years and his brother,
VIM II. Siviter, a son-in-law of Gov. Pier
pont, Is prominent newspaper man in
Ptttsburg.
The immediate cause Of the young Off
GERS death Is given as cancer of the liver