The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-29

The funeral cortege was a most impos-
ing one.
The honors due a major general were
paid. Although but brigadier general in
the regular army. General Wheeler held
the rank OF major general Of volunteers
and was honored accordingly by the gov
srnment he served.
A guard of honor selected from the
ranks OF the spanish War Veterans here,
which met The body on It's 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 az the corner Of
Sixteenth and X streets Northwest. OPP
posite Lafayette square. and there from
10 n. m. until D. m. the BODY lay I'm the
state and those who desired paid treir last
dribute TO the distinguished soldier From
this church many men conspicuous i'm pub
lic and private lfe have been buried.
At H. IN. very brief services were con-
Quoted at the church by the Rev. DR.
Roland g. Smith. rector of the church.
and the Rev DR. Ernest Stires OF st.
Thomas church IN New York, who con-
Quoted the funeral services held In New
YORK yesterday and vino accompanied the
body To Washington 20 perform the last
sad rites here
The president attended the services at
the church. When these services were
concluded the salemn procession 10 the
cemetery started.
First In line were the United states
troops detailed by the war department as
the military escort. In the absence or an
infantry organization In ~ne immediate
vicinity of Washington battalion OF en-
gineers from Washington barracks repre-
scented that branch OF the service.
squadron OF cavalry from Fort Meyer and
the Cavalry band and battery OF field
ARTILLERY, also from Fort Meyer. completed
the escort with the cavalry was led
riderless horse. denotinR that one OF the
country's soldiers has been lost from the
ranks.
The body was borne on caisson drawn
by four horses and the casket was draped
with the Stars and Stripes.
Following the caisson came the veteran
organizations as follows.
United Confederate Veterans associa-
ton OF Washington, under command or
John T. Callagham. president; GRAND
Army OF the Republic. commanded by
Corporal James Tanner, commander In
chief: Spanish War Veterans command
y. Lewis: Company A. OF Wheelers Con-
federate Cavalry. Atlanta, Ca. ana tho
Army and Navy union. These were fol-
lowed by the citizens.
The honorable pall-bearers selected are
as follows:
Representing the United States army.
General Bates. chief Of stan. and Gen
erals McKibbin. Wilson, Hawkins, Ran
dolph and Humphreys
Representing Gen. Wheeler's stan and
associate officers of the Confederate army
1n the Civil war Gen. Howard Gen. Hard
ing, Col Anderson, Col Marcellus
Pointer. Major Hayes Major William E
WALES and Or. Ernest Lewis
Representing his stan in the war with
Spain, Lieut.. Col Dorst Major William -.
beach. Major Parker West, Capt. Joseph
Bickman. Col. Darlington. capt. Matthew
Steele. Capt. William Il. English OF In
dianapols. late comma nder- chief OF the
Spanish war veterans; Capt. William
Botson and Lieut.. Reeve,
Representing the Confederate veterans.
Gen. stephen II. Lee. Gen. A Il. stewart
and Gen. Basil Duke.
Representing the United States senate.
eenators Morgan. Pettis, Daniel, Black
burn. McCreary. Culberson, Elkins.
Foraker aud Clarke,
Representing the house OF representa-
tves, Representatives Lacey. Dearmond
and II. f Lester
At large. former Secretary OF the Navy
Hillary Herbert, Samuel Spencer. ] VIII
liam Henry. Dr. Sinclair Bowen and for
mer Senators Pugh, Jones and Hender-
ron.
After leaving the church the cortege
turned into Pennsylvania avenue and pro-
ceeded along the broad thoroughfare west
ward 10 Georgetown. thence across Poto-
mac River Aqueduct bridge into Virginia,
and 10 Arlington cemetery. The route 20
the cemetery lies past Fort Meyer. As