Arizona republican., 1917-02-21
Within the Alamo Comrades
PAY Last Tribute to Funston
Simple Service
Of the Army Is
Held for CHEZ


SAN ANTONIO Feb pa funeral
service of military simplicity in which
regulars at Fort Sam Houston, national
guardsmen at Camp Wilson and thou
sands of civilians from San Antonio
Joined. was held this afternoon for the
late Major General Frederick Funston,
commander of the southern depart
ment, whose sudden death occurred last
night from a heart affection.
The eliminating honor paid the dead
general here was the placing If Lis
body within the Alamo. the first tune
that historic structure has been used
for such purpose
The only religious services held To-
day were a. General Funstons official
residence at Fort Sam Houston. Chap
lain Barton ". Perry of the Third FIrid
Artillery read the regular army burial
service. Lead Kindly Light was
played ny the Nineteenth Infantry
band a procession formed at the resi-
dence after this brief service in order
as follows.
Police. mounted orderies. Nineteenth
Infantry band, Thirty seventh lnlan-
thy, Battery + Of the Seventh Field Ar
tillery; squadron of the Ala bama
Cavalry, General Funstons body. car
ried on caisson. General Funston's
horse, pail bearers. officers Of General
Funstons staff ana Of the southern
department.
arrangements for pdacing General
Funstons body within the Alamo were
made this morning after a conferei cc
between city and county officials and
officers of the southern department he
cause of the Generals personal popu-
larlty with San Antonio citizens. This
popularity extended to all classes a.
was evidenced this afternoon in the
floral offerings. " hich almost filled the
Alamo. Costly floral pieces We're side
by side with the simple tributes of
humble w0rkmen who. hats in hand
and with bowed heads. filed into the
building.
A continual procession filed in and
out of the building and many were un-
able to gain entrance. AT O'Clock. ac-
companied by AN honor guard OF G
company, Thirty seventh Infantry. the
casket was taken to the Southern Pa
cific sta ton where 1t was placed in an
observation car. In the car surrounded
BY flowers, and with two soldiers
standing at attention by the casket. the
body viii make the journey to San
Francisco Captain Fitzhugh Lee
General Funston 5 aide. sergeant, and
nine enlisted men. VIII accompany the
body. The special train. consisting of
the observation ear and q sleeper. left
the station at S:45 O'Clock tonight
The route Of General f'unston's fun
eral train for more than 900 miles win
skirt the international border over
which the late commander kept a
Watchful eye for eleven months past
Some time tomorrow the train will pass
tn edge of the Big Bend country. later
reaching FL Paso and thence proceed
along the route taken by the first
troops rushed to Columbus after the
raid OF last March
The private soldiers standing at at
tedtion beside the casket on the train
will be relieved ever two hours so that
constant guaro VIII he maintained
until the train reaches San Francisco.
At the service this afternoon not an
officer attending was in full dress Like
| enlisted men, all wore the regular
khaki service uniform, the only dis
tinction being the designation stars. or
bars, and the side arms that the offic-
ers wore. This was done by regular
officers out Of consideration for Off
GERS Of the national guard. many Of
whom had only service uniforms here
The only incident distinguishing the
FUNERAL service of the honored leader
from that Of any army officer came
| gust as the chaplain finished reading
the burial service at General Fun
ston's residence. At that moment thir-
teen cannon doomed out the major gen
erals salute. The band of the Nine
teenth Infantry then began playing
softly, Lead Kindly Light"
! Only once on the two-mile march
| from Fort Sam Houston to the Alamo
did the band play a funeral march, The
remainder of the way only the solemn
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