The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR JOHN S. WISE
Buried on New Market Ami
versary-Military Honors Are
Paid Him.

On tho forty-ninth anniversary Of
tho battle .of Now sTarket, In which
no received his baptism Of nro and
blood in tho immortal charge az tho
virginia Military Institute cadet bat
talon. and was wounded. tho body OF
John Sergeant Wise was buried In
Hollywood yesterday. Many Richmond
ana Virginia people who were hi. con-
temporaries attended the hnal services.
The body arrived in this cjtv ar
1880 o'clock yesterday morning from
Ola Point Comfort. and was taken AT
once TO ST. Pauls Church, where ser.
wees were held at noon. conduoted nv
NV. w. Russell Bowie and Rev Lam
don r. Mason. d. D. The chancel was
iilled with noral offerings
GiSht sergeants OF tho Richmond
Asht Infantry Blues, who were once
commanded by Captain Wise, were ac-
dren pn n.i.s . All tho seven chill.
ureh' wish the widow. wero present
as was detail from Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans
proceeding to Hollywood. the bodv
was laid to rest close by the grave Of
Hehry A. Wise. Governor of Virginia
ana rather OF John s. Wise. one nj
america great men of his day. Com.
psnS a. OF the Blues, acted as guard
VI nohor IN the funeral procession
Nheh the last words OF commit
ment had been said, detail OF tha
Richmond Howitzers. under command
Oh Lieutenant James G. Pollard fired
salute of three guns over the grave
Ahohg relatives, aside from the i'm.
mediate family and friends from q
distance at the funeral were.
Captain Henry a: Wise, of baltimore.
Wiiiiam Gerhard, OF Philadelphia: DR.,
Arthur Gerhard, OF philadelphia. Mrs,
Maoomo @. Foster OF New York; Miss
virginia p. Wise, of WILLIAMSBURG.
George n. Wise. of Newport News. Dr.
a. \. =. Garrett. OF Washington: James
Dunlop Wise, Charlottesville; Mrs
Herbert c. kraus. of charlottesville:
H. c. Harrison, of Cartersvllle. va Dr
Armistead c. Taylor. OF Amelia: George
X. Taylor, OF Amelia c. A Draper Of
New york; y. NJ Anderson. of Water
town. ~ Y; Captain b. A. Colonna,
OF Washington; Captain Asa Rogers
of Petershurg
When the body of Mr.. Wise arrival
at Ciu Point on Wednesday night en-
rou.e 10 richmond it was met by com
roe. q delegation OF officers removing
J., 10 the fort chapel where IL lay in
s1ate until yesterday morning. The
draped with United States fiags. The
trestles upon. which the coffin rested
IN the chapel was last Gsed for the
body of Major General Anderson who
distinguished himself by conspicuous
gallnntry at Fort Sumter Oficers
stood guard in the chapel on We'd
nesday night: tho colonel in command
hour.
EARLY yesterday morning services
were conducted in the chapel, the Off
GERS. members OF their families and
many friends being in attendance.
There was a profusion of flowers Az
Ter the service tho coffin was again
placed ON the caisson and escorted to
tpe Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sta :
ton. The commanding officer re-
quested that he be permitted to send a
special guard OF honor from the fort
to the funeral service In Richmond. al
| tnoueh ms oifer was gratefully and
courteously declined by members OF
Mr.. Wise's family.
The blue flag which draped the coffin
In ST. Paul's Episcopal Church yes
terday. was the flag of the Society OF
tho Cincinnati, OF which Mr.. Wise
was n member.