The Washington times., 1912-04-12
GENERAL KEARNY
LAID TO REST IN
ARLINGTON TO-DAY
Soldiers Remains Brought
From New York and Buried
With Ceremony.

An impressive cavalcade, bearing on
a fiag-draped caisson the ashes Of Maj.
Gen. Phil Kearny, taken from their rest
ing place of years in New York city
yesterday, is vending its silent way
through the streets of the National Cap
ital this afternoon, passing over the
Potomac to Virginia, and will be halted
at new-made grave In Arlington.
There the nation, represented by its
Chief Executive, President Taft, the
people Of the Capital, and a commission
from the state OF New Jersey. are 10
pay final tribute to the memory of the
nero. Arlington IL to give the warrior
a place with those of his fellows who
gave their lives to the making Of Amer
ican history on the field Of battle.
Silence broken. alone by the dull mono-
tone of the city's streets, the trampline
or horses and men and the intermlt-
neral cortege bearing the body of the
hero of three wars IL to leave Union
Station shortly after o'clock The
funeral train which brought the body
ceremonies were held over it Yesterday
at Trinity Church. arrived at the Uniof,
Station at 1:4o o'clock.
The commission representing the
led the body from New York city, num-
boring H6 men, all veterans OF the
civil war, filed out of the depot with
uncovered heads and stood at atten-
rior's remains was placed upon the cais-
son.
.... Veterans In Line.
In the rear Of the military escort,
consisting of troop of the Fifteenth
Cavalry, from Fort Myer, and a regi-
mental band, several hundred veterans
mostly members Of tn Grand Army OF
the Republic, formed, and despite the
long tiresome march that confronted
them, set out determined to pay their
final respects to the memory of Gen.
raj Kearny. Suprred on by patriotic
impulses the .grizzled marchers for the
march despite the glare Of the sun and
the distance. Many, however, crippled
ever since the war. were forced to
leave the cortege and make their way
to the cemetery on street cars and In
other conveyances.
An along the route Of the parade
from the Union Station to the GENE.
sery heads ,h Were ana psSpli
in whispered conversations regarding
the deeds of the hero, while others i'm
pressed by the funeral dirge and thu
sight of the cortege remained in pro
Many Participate.
neral and participated IN It were man,
who knew the famous fighter, and who
served with him during the civil war
Mrs. n. Carroll Digges and Miss MARY
a. E-orsythe, daughters Of william
Forsythe, former surveyor of the Dis.
trict. who was an intimate fr1crd OF
General Kearny, were among those who
Viewed the procession on its way &c
Arlington.
Veterans employed IN the different
Government departments attended the
funeral services almost to man
orders were issued to excuse all mem
hers of the Grand Army OF the Repub
lie. and all other veterans who snv
servics in the civil war, at 1870 o'clock
At the grave the ages of many Of tkost
who took part in the ceremonies wert
emphasized by the Inability OF som,
to stand, while others had to lean OF
their comrades for support.
AS the silent procession reached the
portals of Arlington Cemetery the bane
struck UP the dirge the Passing of the
Veteran" A halt was called as the cav
alcade reached a new-made grave Sc.
lected as the last resting place of the
warrior in the, eastern section OF the
cemetery in the officers division.
The grave is only a short distance
from the Temple of Fame and not fal
from the tomb of the unknown and the
amphitheater. 1t is marked by a fine
monument which cost more than So