El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21
FUNST0N'S BODY
IS ON WAY WEST
Impressive Funeral Service
Is Held at San Antonio
Before Train Leaves.

san Antonio. Tex. Feb 21.-The body
OF Maj. Gen Frederick Funston. the
late commander of the southern de-
Tartment, United States army. was to-
day on a special train travelling west
ward along the Mexican border toward
e Paso. whence it will continue on to
the Pacific coast The funeral viii be
held in san Francisco Saturday. The
special train, consisting Of an obser-
walton car and sleeper. left this city at
S;45 o'clock last night
4 funeral service OF military sim
plicity. in which regulars At Fort sam
Houston, national guardsmen at Camp
Wilson and thousands Of civilians
from san Antonio Joined, was held
yesterday afternoon.
The eliminating honor paid the dead
general here was the placing Of his
body within the Alamo. the first time
that historic structure has been used
for such a purpose
Burial Service Is Read.
The only religious services were ut
Gen. Funston's official residence at
Fort sam Houston. Chaplain Barton
". Berry. OF the Third field artillery,
read the regular army burial service.
Lead Kindly Light was played by
the 18th infantry band \ procession
formed al the residence after this
brief service. in order. as follows:
Police mounted orderlies. 18th in
fantry band 31th infantry, battery J.,
Seventh field artillery. squadron A.
Alabama cavalry Cen FunstOn's BODY.
carried on a caisson. Gen Funston's
morse, pail bearers. officers of Gen.
Funstons staff and OF the southern
department
Body Placed in the Alamo.
ARRANGEMENTS for placing Cen Fun
ston's body within the Alamo were
made yesterday afternoon after 4 con-
ference between city and county Off
cials and officers Of the southern de-
partment, because OF the generals
personal popularity with san Antonio
citizens. This popularity extended to
all classes as was evidenced in the
floral offerings, which almost filled
the Alamo. Costly floral pieces were
side BY side with the simple tributes
Of humble workmen. who hats in hand .
and with bowed heads, filed into the |
building.
A continual procession filed in and |
cut OF the building and many were IN !
able TO gain entrance At o'clock ac- /
cOmpanied by 4 honor guard Of G COM !
pany. 37th infantry. the casket was /
taken TO the Southern Pacific depot ]
where IL was placed in an observation 4
ar. In the car surrounded By flowers, /
and with two soldiers standing at at 3
tention by the c3sket, the body viii
make the journey 10 san Francisco
Capt FitzhuGh Lee, Cen Funston
aid. by a sergeant and nine other
men. accompany the body.
The private soldiers. standing at at
-ention beside the casket on the train.
Will be relieved every two hours so
hat a constant guard will be main
aimed until the train reaches san !
Francisco
All Wear Service Uniforms.
At the service this afternoon not an
'fficer attending was in dress uni
.orn- All wore the regular service
inform. the only distinction being the
stars, or bars. and the side
rms. This was done by regular Off
.ers out Of considera ton for officers
# the national guard, many of whom
lad only service uniforms here
The only incident distinguishing the
'uneral service of the honored lead =
rom that Of any other officer came
ust as the chaplain finished reading
he burial service at Gen. Funston's
esidence. At that moment Is cannon
,oomed out the major generals salute.
The band OF the 18th infantry then
'esan playing softly Lead Kindly
light"
only once on the two mile march
rom Fort sam Houston 10 the Alamo
i'd the band play funeral march. I
he remainder OF the way only the
luffled beat Of the solemn drums ]
ounded the coming Of the procession. (
At the Alamo perhaps the most I
urred when Brig Gen Henry a.
lreene. commander OF the 18th pro-
isionaI division al Camp Wilson. ,
topped apart from the group OF Off
ers with whom he had been stand !
~. and approached the casket where . I
len Funston lay. He gazed intently
I the face a few moments. then bent I ]
cad gently. turned and walked out Of
be building