Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-07
Many Associates of the Late Com
mander in Attendance.
IMPOSING MILITARY ESCORT
Representatives Present From the
Veteran Societies of Which the
Deceased Was a Member.

held at St Johns Episcopal Church at
go o'clock In the presence of a distin-
guished assemblage of men high in civil
and military life. The simple and i'm
pressive burial rites of the Episcopal
Church were conducted by Bishop Mackay-
Smith. The front pews of the church had
been reserved for the President. members
of the cabinet and the diplomatic corps and
prominent officials and delegations from the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee. the
Society of the Army of Ohio. the Loyal
Legion and the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
A blare OF bugles and the gathering Of
arms as the long lines of soldiers about
the church came to a present" announced
the arrival Of President Roosevelt at the
church at 2:35 o clock. He was unattend-
ed. save by a mounted secret service officer
A great crowd was assembled about ST.
Johns Church, thanked three sides by
long lines of infantry, artillery and cav
airy.
The delegation of members of the G. A.
r. who served with Gen. Schofield in the
sixties and attended the funeral today was
a notable one 1t included Corporal James
Tanner, commander-in-chief: Past Com
mander-in-chiefs William Warner, senator
from Missouri and Gen. John c. Black.
Past Department Commander NJ. Emmett
Irell, who was also commandment CHIEF
of the Spanish War Veterans; Past De-
partment Commander Frank H. Sprague,
Department Commander b. p. Entriken.
Mr. John Tweedale, national adjutant
general; Past Assistant Adjutant General
Hustead, Past Department Adjutant b. F.
Chase. Past Department Commander A. p
Tasker, Maj. George III. French, Capt. New
ton Ferree Mai. f. s. Hodgson of the
Spanish War Veterans. Commissioner of
Pensions Warner Gen. E. w. Whitaker
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Kelly.
Senior Vice Department Commander 7. II.
Martin Junior Vice Commander B. +. Gra
hi pas ASS AHintant General
Vsndehoof. Harry Hutton and others.
The following committee of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee, appointed
by Gen. Dodge, the president, We're present:
Gen. John C. Black, Maj. Vespasian War
ner Maj. William Warner Capt. j. A. L.
Hull Col. w. p. Hepburn, Capt. r. III. Par
sons. Col. o. ID. kinsman, Col K. H. Tilton,
Capt ]. E. White, Gen. Maxwell Van Zant
Woodruff. Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. John
&c. Black and Mrs. c. A. Hovey.
Col. Roosevelt Garrison. No. a. Army and
Navy Union, was also represented by
committee.
Foster, Gen. o. L. Spaulding. Col John A.
Joyce. Col John McElroy and Comrades
j. G. Burchfeld, Maurice Pechin, N. N. Nc
Culloch and Thomas F. Brown were pres
ent representatives of the Society of the
Army of the Ohio.
National Commander j. Edwin Browne
had requested all members of the Army
and Navy Union who could do so to unite
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attend the funeral.
The decision was reached last night that
the members of the G.. A. r. who had in
tended TO attend the obseques in a body
should be present as individuals.
Taken to Arlington.
Upon the close of the services the re-
mains were taken to Arlington. The hon
orary pallbearers were Secretary Taft,
former Secretaries of War Root, Aiger.
Proctor and Elkins Lieut. Gen. Merritt
Rear Admiral Remey. Brig. Gems. Bates, e.
NJ. Dodge. j. p. Sanger, Thomas M Vincent
and w NJ. Wherry.
The military escort in command of BRIG.
Gen. i. II. Barry, consisted of six compa-
MES of Coast Artillery from Fort Monroe.
va; TWO companies of Coast Artillery from
Fort washington. Md, and four companies
OF engineers from Washington barracks. as
the Infantry detail, and a squadron of cav
airy and two batteries of field artillery from
Fort Myer
battery. stationed on a crest at Fort
Myer. fired the salute of the Secretary of
war. seventeen guns.
Site of the Grave.
The picturesque site in Arlington In whictr
the remains of Gen Schofeld were plsced
was selected by Gen. Schofield himself
more than fifteen years ago. II IL said he
STOOD upon the eleva ton. upou which a
monument will now be erected and an
Houhced that he would choose that place a.
MS grave. He communicated his wjsbes TO
tAe quartermaster' department, and that
particular plot of ground was set a side
when the eastern section of Arlington was
divided into lots. The burial lot so chosen
Dy Gen. Schofield is almost due so,,tb oe
Gen. Sherldan's monument
RANKED pS sixteen stalwart infantryren
I Inenoers or the battalion of engineers Al
Ssfihston barracks. the remains OF Gen.
Schoheid. which arrived from st, Aug7stine
last night over the Southern railway u,are
escorted from the 9th street raiIwsv CO
non 70 an undertaking establishment wbera
haJ Nm, tie uitiI TINS morning, when the
p"uy was taken to st. Johns Church
Order Announcing His Death.
The following order was issued to the
army yesterday:
war Department,
WASHINGTON March 1000
Inc Secretary Of War announces ,,t+,
deep regret the death of Iieutenan1 60"
era! John McAlIister Schofield Irni,na
o tatss army, retired, which occurred ON The
sth instant at st. Augustine Fla
General Schofeld was Secretarv of W.
a. INC cablnet OF President johnson fron,
May =, 1863. TO March II. 1850 and rendarad
saiutpiS service Before that time and sub
seGuehtly Tor period of over forty wears
MS best abilities and efforts were Ga rnastiy,
try. '''0 ''oii
Graduated from the United States MIN
tary Academy. he entered the army a bre
vet second lieutenant, I'd Artillery July /
1895, and. rising steadily through inter.
mediate grades. finally reached thar OF
lieutenant general. with which rank he
was retired from active service Sepfenber
~. 1870 He was I'm command OF the army
from August IL. 1883. TO September 20 1sa5
During the civil war period his services
were constant and distinguished AT VIII
sons Creek, Fredericktown Buzzard
Roost. Resaca, Dallas. Lost Mountain.
kolb's Farm. keneSaw Mountain Atlanta
Franklin, Nashville. Fort Anderson Will
mil gtou, Kingston and Durham Station he
fulfllei the hopes OF his most ardent
friends.
The surviving members OF the Army of
the Ohio. which he so long commanded in
the great civil war struggle, and the asso-
ciate armies of the Tennessee and the Cum
berland will ever be mindful OF his pa
triottc services and will mourn the loss oc-
casioned by his death.
In testimony of respect to the memory
OF General Schofield former Secretary of
War 1t is ordered that the flags at all mill
tary posts be displayed at half-staH on the
day of the funeral, which takes Iiace in
this city ON the It'll instant.
''WM. III. TAFT,
Secretary of War
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