The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
FINAL HONORS ID GEN. F. ). GRANT
Body Lies in Military Ceme-
 tery at West Point
MINUTE GUNS BOOM
Men of Prominence in All Walks of Life Gather to Do Honor to Grant-His Horse Fol
 lows the Body

West Point, N. Y, April 26.-The body of Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant U. s. A., lies tonight in it's final resting place in the military cemetery here. As the coffin was lowered into the cement crypt prepared for 1t the battalion of cadets of the United States Military academy. as- sembled in full force, fired three voleys over the grave, while the military band gave forth the solemn strains of Nearer My God, To Thee" An artillery salute of 13 guns followed. A special train bear ing the body reached here at 4:05 p. m. The cadet battalion and the detachment of regular soldiers at the post were drawn up at station to meet 1t. As the cortege reached the library building the minute guns began to boom and con- tinued their firing until the mourners had passed through the cemetery gate
 The prayers at the grave were said by Post Chaplain Edward S. Travers, as sisted by Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chi cago and Chaplain Edmund Smith of Governors Island. The Episcopal com mital service was used. The cemetery was not open to the public during the services.
 New York, April 2e.-Milltary men and men prominent in other walks of life gathered here today to pay final honors to Maj Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, who died here April H. The funeral exer- cises were deferred until today to await the arrival of the generals daughter, the Princess Cantacuzene, from her home in Russia.
 The services were held in the chapel of Cornelius the Centurion on Governors Island The little chapel was too small to allow the admittance of tht general public but an opportunity was given to all New York to pay it's tribute as the long military procession made It's way to the tap of untitled drums over five mile line of march from the battery to the west shore ferry at Forty-second street.
 At the latter point the government orders provided for special train to take the body to West Point for interment President Taft, Vice Prebident Sherman and Gen. Leonard Wood were perhaps the most distinguished persons who came to New York today for the funeral. The generals immediate family was all in at tendance, including Mrs. Grant. her son, Capt. U. s. Grant. her daughter, the Prin- cess, the generals sister, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, and also Mrs. Grants brother and sister, Judge Monroe of Chi cago and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
 The pallbearers included Senator Root Andrew Carnegie, Henry Taft. Gen. Tas- ker N. Bliss, Gen. Horace Porter. General Crozier, Gen. T. N. Berry, Gen. N. c. Sharpe, Hamilton Fish, N. H. Kohlsaat, Dr. Robert Abbs and others.
 Honorary pallbearers representing the military order of the Medal of Honor were Gen. Daniel E. sickles and Gen. Horatio c. King.
 Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago and Chaplain E. B. Smith of Governors Island had charge of the services in the chapel. and the honor of serving as guard to the caisson bearing the coffin on the march through New York city went to an escort comprising General Bliss tenn porarily in command of the department of the east and his staff, Gen. c. F. Roe of the New York National Guard and his staff and the U. s. Grant Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
 Just behind the caisson bearing the gen. erals body came thea generals horse, named Pete.