The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
LAST TRIBUTE PAID
6 CARR|zAL HEROES
Unidentified Troopers Who Fell
at CarrizaI Buried In ArIing-
ton Cemetery.

Six unidentified bodies Of American
cavalrymen killed at Carrizal. Mexico.
were buried with full military honors
at Arlington Cemetery today.
SECRETARY of War Baker and Maj.
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief OF staff
OF the army. were present when the
six bodies, were lowered into the
grave.
Thousands were gathered at the
Union Station this morning when the
funeral train arrived. A procession
was formed Of military organizations
and colored societies which followed
the bodies to the grave.
The caskets. draped with the Amer
loan flag. and banked high with flow
ers, were borne on caissons under
command OF officers OF Battery A Of
the District national guard field ar.
tillery.
Joined by Band.
When the gate Of Arlington Gene
terry was reached the funeral process
sion was Joined by the Engineer Band'
which preceded the bodies to the col
burial was made.
At the grave services were held oy
the Rev. q. Livingston Bayard, chap
presided at the funeral last Monday
Of Capt. c. T. Boyd. who fell leading
the men buried today.
Before the bodies were lowered to the
grave a wreath from President Wilson
was placed on each casket:
The flowers from the White House gar
dens were sent to Arlington before the
panying cards bearing the names Of the
President and Mrs. Wilson.
National Character.
The ceremonies over the bodies Of the
Tenth Cavalrymer took on a national
character since al lorders regarding the
funeral were Issued by the War Depart
ment.
It was by order Of the War Department
that tho Second Cavalry at Fort Myer
met the body and led the funeral pro-
cession. and that the District militia or
ganizati lions participated In services at
Arlington.
A place of honor in the funeral pro-
cession also was given the Spanish War
Veterans. Congressman l.. c. Dyer. of
ganization, led the veteran In the
march from the station to the cemetery.
Among the other congressman p-cs-
ent who are members OF The united
vering Of Kansas. George a. Loud Oh
Michigan, Henry BrucKner OF Now
YORK. w. r. James or Michigan. DANIEL
): MeGillcuddy Of Maine. sydney An
dersor of Minnesota wiiiiam ..
Howard Of Georgia, samuel X. sells or
tennessee, John w. Langley or Mem
lucky, Richard w. Austin OF tennessee.
NJ. II. Nicely OF west virginia, Co.'GC'i
iuL Of Tennessee. Clauoius w. stone
or illinois, l.. {. Dyer OF aiissour1, ana
Carl c. Van Dyke or minnesota
TIC local department was represented
py representatives irom all the camps
Of the city and also present was IoEn
Il. Downer, q representative OF the DO
pertment OF the State o: oregon.
Notable Service.
The gallant Tenth Cavalry. the crack
colored regiment of the United States
army, rendered notable service In the
compaign in Cuba eighteen years age
this month. The regiment as II exists
today and among whose numbers were
the six men killed at Carrizal. has beer
in the thick OF the fighting in Mexico.
The troopers buried today were fount
On the Carrizal battlefield stripped Of
clothing. eSidentification marks car
ried In battle w American soldiers were
missing and II was impossible to iden
tify the individual bodies, although tn,
Tenth Cavalry rolls give the names o.
the men missing after the Carrizal bat
tie.
The Rev. Simon P. w. Drew. pasto
of Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. wal
instrumental in having the bodies
brought to Washington and in arrang
ing the funeral plans.