Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-07

Binder, w. A. Maurer, c. T. Stewart
John Mehlhop, jr., and Fred II. Davis.
Services at Cemetery.
At the cemetery the simple military
services were conducted in the presence
of thousands. Nearly 800 members Of the
Iowa and Nebraska National Guard who
had followed the caisson, stood attention.
The old soldiers, the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Union Veteran legion
conducted the last military rites. by re-
quest OF Brigadier General Lincoln
Joseph f. Resented of this city sounded
taps" Mr.. Resented was General Lin
coins regular trumpeter in the Fifty
fifth Iowa militia, He had also been Sc
lected by General Dodge whenever the
general had anything TO do with mill
tary funeral i'm Council Bluffs.
Following taps" the Dodge Light
guards. first organized by General Dodge
before the beginning of the civil war.
fired the salute across the grave AS the
roar of the guns died away the hills
picked it up and echoed and re-echoed 1t
with fainter and Fainter tones until it was
lost to the ear and General Dodge was
laid to rest on the spot he had selected
underneath the whispering trees he loved
and which he had seen grow from the
acorn. Then the great concourse of peo-
pie silently moved away.
Flags at Half STAFF.
Up at the brick mansion, which Cen
eral Dodge built and where he has lived
for forty years, the flag was at half
staff. At a front room of the house was
the casket, covered with a flag and with
a soldier guard of honor. The room ana
an adjoining room were full of flowers.
some of them sent by men of national
prominence.
Shortly before / O'CLOCK the carriages
began to arrive. Scores and scores of
them brought the mourners. The house
could not hold ALL They filled the avail
able room. even to the library, where
autographed pictures of Abraham Lin
coin, General Sherman, Theodore Roose-
welt and many others of General Dodge's
friends, filled that part OF the walls not
filled by the bookcases
Vacant Saddle
The streets outside the house were an
impressive sight as the casket was car
ried to the waiting gun carriage and the
long cortege began to form, the military
companies marching slowly into their
position, the black cavalry horse with
reversed saddle and empty boots in the
stirrups, aged members OF the general
former command in the civil war and dis
tinguished visitors And over all floated
the sad and mornful, but nobly inspir-
ing strain of the Dead March" from
Saul" played by the Third regiment
band.
Distinguished MOurners,
Among the distinguished morners were
Governor George w. Clark of Iowa and
his staff; Lieutenant Governor William
L. Harding, Attorney General George
Cosson, Federal Judge Martin J. Wade
of Davenport. Willis stearne of Logan.
ex-Leutenant Governor j. c. Milliman,
George II. Van Houghton.
Those from Omaha included General
George H. Harrles. who represented the
Order of Indian Wars of the United
States and the Society of the Army of
Santiago. OF each of which he was past
national commander; ex-senator Willard,
Victor Rosewater. Ward NJ. Burgess, DR..
A. S. Mattson and Jonathan Edwards.
Those present who were members of
the generals former command, the Army
of the Tennessee, were: ]. w. Cheek of
Des Moines, j. II. Reed of Council Bluffs,
Colonel T. II. Swobe of Omaha Ezra
Nuckolls, John Dixon, ]. ]. c. Weldon
c. w. Black, G. r. Logan and J. D.
! Paddock.
Arthur Sherman, nephew of General
Sherman. was in attendance also.
Plan OF Funeral Procession.
! The funeral cortege was arranged by
the military and approved by Major NJ.
A. FINLEY. who was in command of the
nine companies OF the Iowa and Ne
! braska National Guard:
l. Music. Third Regiment hand.
| 2. Escort, two battalions of infantry
under command of Colonel NJ. A. FINLEY.
| g. The clergy in carriages.
4. The pail, porne on a caison, draped