New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
GENERAL BOOTHS BODY
COMMITTED TO EARTH
Thousands Follow Bier OF Late
SaIvatiOniSt Chief to Grave
in London Cemetery.
PRIVATE PROPERTY SMALL
Moneys Settled on Him by the
Will of the Late Henry Reed
Estimated to Amount
To- day to $26,475.
,By Gable 10 The Tribune. :


London. Aug 29.-The funeral OF
General Booth to-day was from many
points Of view of the most remark
able events seen in London in decades.
II can be compared with no other
funeral recorded. Partaking of Il mill
tary character. yet lacking in the poulp
and ceremony G the last Journey OF a
great leader in tho field, IT was never
theless solemn and impressive.
The dominant note was one OF the
triumphs Of a life and of life's work
over death and the grave. No touch
Of the accustomed black was to be seen
throughout the mile of SalvationistS
which formed the guard OF honor FOR
the open hearse, on which rested the
plain oak coffin, covered with the sal
walton Armys flag, with the generaf5
cap and Bible on top.
1t is true that the bands played the
dead march but the hags Of all ma
tiOns were flung wide to the breeze,
and each was decorated with long
white strcamcrs. while each marcher
wore band of white. and white
streamers again decorated the flags OF
the Salvation Army at the four cor
ncrs Of the hearsc.
In the bearing Of the marchers was
the same spirit of triumphs achieved
and Of greater triUmphs To come. They
marched I'm sorrow for the loss Of their
great leader. but in solemn joy over the
work he had accomplished. with in
creased determination TO spread that
work over yet wider field to the
uttormoet boundary of the earth.
The perfcrvid enthusiasm of saliva
ton songs was absent, and in its stead
was solemn eXaltation Of religion
which lent dignity and grandeur TO the
procession and greatly ennObled the
last journey OF the Salvationist leader.
~ the grave the same spirit was main
tanned. and the sery ice closed with the
swelling notes Of the salvation song Of
triumph. "To the front the cry rs ring
ins, 10 the front. your place is there"
London. Aug 29.-Thc body Of the
founder Of the Salvation Army, Gen
crai William Booth. Was buried beside
that OF his wife to-day in the old ccm-
etery Of Abncy Park. in the northeast
OF London, where the great evangelist
began the work that spread over Tho
entire world. 30 such gathering Of
tho populace on funeral occasion has
been witnessed here except those at
he time Of the death OF queen Vic
toria and King Edward VII.
Several thousand SalvatiOnists. the
men and women composing the forty
eight divisions of the army from Lon
don and The provinces, carrying their
banners OF blood and fire. and keep
ing in step with we'll known Salvation
ist tunes. played by forty bands.
marched over the iiv" miles from the
army headquarters in queen Victoria
street 20 The burial ground thro-sh
muddy streets. being drenched soon
after the start by Il downpour OF rain.
\ short distance from the starting
point in Queen Victoria street the
coffin passed the Mansion House. The
Bank of England and the Stock EX-
change. AS General Booth had been
an honorary freeman of the city OF
London. the Lord Mayor appeared on
the balcony of the Mansion House and
salutcd the coffin az it went 10y.