The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-13
HIGH RONORS FOR GA|LLARO,
SOUTH CAROLINIAN LAID tn
RESI- AT ARLINGTON WITH
NATIONS HEROES.
Oificiais and Friends Gather to Paw
Tribute TO Man Whose Genius Had
Controlled Work at Culebra--Oni.
cial Recognition of his Services.

>"h''oHVu WORK at Culcbra--Offi-
cial Recognition of his Services.
Washington, Dec. S.-Surro,,nded
by men high in official life, by army
| officers, by those who had been with
him as a cadet at West Point and by
those who had served with him since
ne mad attained manhood's estate,
the body Of Lieut.. Col. David DuBose
Gaillard the army engineer whose
genius made possible the control of
the slides and the digging of the Pan
anna canal through the Culebra cut.
was laid to rest today in the slopes of
the Arlington National cemetery.
across the Potomac. The body was
| brought to this city from Baltimore,
where Col. Gaillard died, and services
were held in st. Johns Episcopal
church, the Rev. e. E. Dunlap off,
ciating.
The First battalion Of engineers and
the engineer band from Washington
barracks escorted the funeral party
from the church to Arlington.
The pallbearers, all former army as
sociates, were: Coils. William NJ
Black, Edward Burr, w. c.. Langfitt,
Harry Taylor Joseph e. Kuhn ani
Chester Harding of the corps Of en-
gineers; Col. S. M. Foote of the coast
artillery corps and Lieut.. Col. f. A.
Mears of the medical corps, retired.
There was a large attendance at the
church and the floral tributes were
many and beautiful. Nearly all the
engineer officers Of the army stationed
in this city and vicity were present.
The president agrees with the house
interstate and foreign commerce com
mittee that Mrs. Gaillard, widow of
the lamented officer, Should receive a
years salary by act of congress. Rep
| resentative Adamson, who introduced
It resolution in the house today to that
effect, told the president they felt that
congress would wish to give this SAL
airy in recognition of the services Of
the distinguished engineer.
Besides the large number Of army
officers who had gathered to pay rrib-
ute to the great attainments of Col
Gailla:d, the entire membership of
the South Carolina delegation in the
house, together with Senator Tillnlan,
was present, as mark of respect to
| the life and character of the we'll
known South CarOlinian who became
| / martyr to outy.
Services at Arlington concluded, a
bugler sounded taps and all that was
mortal of David DuBose Gaillard was
consigned to the grave.
Among the beautiful floral toller 9
were those from the following: Pres
dent and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Col
Dan kingman, chief Of engineers Of
the army, the South Carolina delega-
ion in the house, Isthmian canal com
mission, directors of the Pana ma
Railroad company, class of 1884 Of
West Point, the city Of Winnsboro, the
'itizens of that place having specially
delegated j. f. Mcdonald to come
% Washington to attend the funeral
the Third Engineer volunteers in the
| spanish war, and many
from personal friends all over The
country.
Official recognition of the nation
wide services of Col Gaillard was
accorded today 10y the senate when a
resolution, introduced upon the re-
quest Of Senator Smith Of South Car
olina by Senator O'Gorman, chairman
Of the committee on interoceanic
canals, expressing sorrow and COM
mending his work, was passed by t,c
jcnate. \ brief respite from the col
sideratiOn Of the pending currency
bill was taken, when Senator Smith
called the attention of the senate to
he untimely death of the South Care
!inian, and inserted in The Congress-
iOnal Record summary of his life
and service.
Senator Smith today introduced in
! the senate bill providing a pension
for the widow of Col. Gaillard, similar
to that offered in the house by Mr..
| Adamson.