Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-20
SERVICES FOR MAJ. R. ". TYLER
DEAD OFFICER TO BE BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONoRS.
Pallbearers Will BE Distinguished
Army Men and Business Asso-
ciates-Intermenta at Arlington.

With full military honors commensurate
with his rank. Mai. Richard w. Tyler.
United States Army, retired. will be in
TERED in the officers section of Airing
ton tomorrow afternoon.
Services for the dead officer will be
held at his late residence. 1903 18th street.
at o'clock. The cortege headed by the
military escort will proceed to Arlington
following the religious ceremonies. The
ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral are in
charge of Maj w. p. HuHford. recorder
of the Loyal Legion. who will select four
members of the commandery TO officiate
as pallbearers. The services at the home
and the grave will be conducted by Chap
lain Charles c. Pierce, United States
Army. retired, who was Il personal friend
of Maj. Tyler
The pallbearers will be Gen. Nelson y.
Miles, Gen. George Is. Dav :, judge adj
yocate general. United States Army: Gen.
Maxwell V. V. Woodruff. United States
Army; Mai. ]. NJ. Hoag. Gen. Charles r.
Humphrey, late Glarfermaster general
United States Army. John JOY Edison and
two other business associates of Maj.
Tyler.
Many Patriotic Organizations.
Mai Tyler was a member of a number
of patriotic organizations. including the
Carson Post. G.. \. r.. and the Second
Army Corps Association. These associa-
tons will be represented at the obsequies
tomorrow.
Mai. Tyler contracted a severe cold
Monday. July Il, at Mount Pocono. Pa.
an. a physician was called in the fol-
lowing day. At first il was believed the
aliment would quickly yield to treatment.
4 10 r..I
unconscious from Saturday noon until the
time of his death yesterday.
He was member of the corporation Of
Tyler & Rutherford. After his retire
ment from the army Maj. Tyler went to
St Louis but came back to Washington
in 1872 and engaged in business here. He
afterward former d partnership with
Capt. Burns, a retired army ofncer. After
the passing Of opt. Burns &c went into
partnership with Col Rutherford, and
lney continued their business association
for twenty-five years. The business WAS
Incorporated in 1901 and became prom
inent factor III the insurance field.
Maj Tyler persistently fought certain
insurance men who were said TO nave
be-. charging excessive rates and paying
high commissions and as a result of
his contest il was stated TO-DAY the board
of underwriters was dissolved and Is stlil
I'm late of dissolution.
Col Rutherford died in April 1907, and
Tyler and his son, Richard Is. Tyler
His Military Service.
Mai Tyler was breyetted first lieu.
tenant and afterward captain of volun-
teers in the civil war for gallant AMI
meritorious service. At the close Of the
war he entered the regular army as u
lieutenant and was retired captain.
later being advanced TO the grade "f
ma jor He served in the civil war with
Berdan's Sharnshooters, the men beinS
armed with telescope rifles.
| Mai TYLER would o ten relate instances
of his thrilling experiences In the con
flict One Of these was when Berdan.s
men had a duel with regiment of Con-
federate sharpshooters, known as the
Mississippi and Arkansas Squirrel Shoot
ers" AT another time Berdan'S men
while beng reviewed by Gen. Grant went
past the reviewing officers at double
time each siiarpshooter firing as he ran
by the file at target held In the hanl
ri q comrad, 200 yards distant. He
lated that every man hit the target aud
th, man who was holding 1t did NOT re-
caiye q scratch Gen. Grant was profuse
In his CONGRATULATIONS upon the remark
able workmanship displayed.
Mai HuNford. in speaking of Nal.
Tyler today. said:
He was an ideal American citizen
and soldier He was charitable 10
great degree, and no good thing ever
presented itself TO him but he recoc-
nized it, He always manifested the live
hest interest in patriotic affairs and o..
ganizat TONS