Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-13
Gen. Grants Funeral Awaits
Daughters Arrival.
WILL COME FROM RUSSIA
Burial at West Point to Take Place
in About Ten Days.
SPECULATION AS TO VACANCY
Military Men Are Guessing Regard
ing Promotion That Will Re-
suit From Death.

NEW YORK, April 13.-The body of
Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant will lie
for ten days in the chapel of Cornelius
the Centurion at Governors Island, where
for the last few years of his life, Gen.
Grant had made his headquarters as COM
mander of the Department of the East.
II was planned to move the body there
today from the Hotel buckingham, where
Gen. Grant died suddenly of heart dis
ease early yesterday morning.
The funeral of the dead soldier will be
delayed ten or twelve days, until the ar
rival here from Russia of the Princess
Michael Cantacuzene-Speransko Gen.
Grants daughter. In the meantime the
body viii lie in state under military
guard.
1t was announced today that Gen. Grant
would be buried at West Point. Military
funeral services will be held in this city
and at the grave.
Changes Will Result.
Several important changes in the army
will result from the death of Gen. Fred
erick ID. Grant. These include the APP
pointment of major general of the line
and the assignment of an officer of high
rank to the command of the eastern divi-
sion. th headquarters at Governors Is
land, n. Y. These are matters to be de-
termined by the President, who is ex-
pected to take them up with the Secre-
tary of War and the chief of stan at the
earliest opportunity.
Naturally there is considerable specu-
lation in military circles as to the pos
slbllities. The impression prevails gen.
orally that the next commander of the
eastern division will be either Mai. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, now superintendent of
the United States Military Academy !;
Maj. Gen. William III. Carter, now assist
ant chief OF staff at Washington, or Brig
dino
the Department Of the East at New York,
with the chances in the order named. The
eastern division is one of the most i'm
portant posts in the army. and the
SUPPLEMENTARY at West Point is not
usually filled by general officer.
Gen. Carter is booked for a change Of
E station. Several weeks ago it was Off
cially announced that he was to be placed
in command Of the Central Division, with
headquarters at Chicago. Whether that
plan is to be changed remains to be SEEN
Gen. Bliss is number two in the list Of
brigadiers of the line. He stands a good
cnance OF selection for the higher grade
or major general. In the event of his
promotion to the existing vacancy in that
grade he would be clearly eligible for
command Of division.
Funston Heads List.
Much more uncertainty is entertained
with respect to the vacant major general
ship. Gen. Frederick Funston, command
ing the Department Of Luzon, in the Phil
ippines. is the senior brigadier of the line.
He is only forty-seven years of age, how
ever. and will not retire until 1929 There
are thirteen other brigadiers of the line
each OF whom is olders in years than Gen.
Funston, and will retire before he does.
To that extent his appointment as ma jor
general would block their promotion
That consideration in the past caused
him to be jumped in the cases of the
promotion of Mai. Gems. Barry, Carter
and Murray in the order named, all Of
whom were his juniors in rank. Whether
that reasoning will prevail against his
preferment in the present instance can
not be foretold.
. Following Gen. Funston in order of
seniority the line brigadiers are Gems
Bliss, A l. Mills, j. j. Pershing, w. w.
Wotherspoon, r. ID. Potts, ID. II. Brush.
f. A. Smith, NJ. p. Maus. r. w. Hoyt,
Schuyler, R. K Evans and G. S. Ander-
son. Gen. Brush will retire for age
next month. Gen. Smith will retire in
about year and Gems. Wotherspoon,
Potts. Maus, Hoyt, Schuyler and An
derson year or two later. In addi-
ton there are twelve officers at the
head of staff departments and bureaus
each Of whom has the rank of brigadier
general Most of them hold their staff
offices by detail. and consequently are
ifot COHSiucIcu III QlTeCl line OF promo
ton to the regular line. although there
is nothing to prevent such action, If
desired
Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, chief of the
insular bureau of the War Department,
has the rank of brigadier general by
virtue Of his office. 1t is generally ac-
cepted in the army that he will be
made regular brigadier in the line,
either to I'LL the vacancy to be made by
the promotion of one of the present num-
Der. vice Gen. Grant, deceased, or to
fill the brigadier generalship which will
become vacant on the retirement of Gen.
Brush next month.