Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
the progress of the long pro-

marked the progress Of the long pro-
At the Alamo Brig. Gen. Henry A.
Greene. commander of the 18th Pro-
v1s1onal Division at Camp Wilson,
stepped apart from the group of Off
GERS with whom he had been standing
and approached the casket where Gen.
Funston lay. He gazed intently at the
race few moments. then bent over.
patted the dead commanders head
gently. turned and walked out of the
Gen. Funston's personal popularity
with San Antonio citizens extended to
all classes. as was evidenced in the
floral offerings. which almost filed 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.
Journey Along Border.
A continual procession filed in and
out of the building. and many were
unable to gain entrance. At o'clock,
accompanied by an honor guard of c
Company, 37th Infantry, the casket
was taken to the Southern Pacific
station, where it was placed in an OBJ
servation car. In the car, surrounded
by flowers. and with two soldiers
standing at attention by the casket.
Francisco. Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, Gen.
Funston's aid; a sergeant and nine en-
listed men accompanied the body. The
special train. consisting Of the obser-
walton car and q sleeper, left the sta
ton at S:45 o'clock.
The route of the funeral train for
more than 1000 miles will skirt the
international border, over which the
late commander kept watchful eye
for eleven months past. Some time to-
he
of the Big Bend country. later reach
ing Ell 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
tention beside the casket on the train.
will be relieved every two hours. so
that a constant guard will be main
tanned until the train reaches San
Francisco.
Program In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. February 81.
The body of the late Maj. Gen. Fred
erick Funston will arrive hero Friday
at 1855 Pm. according to infor-
nation at army headquarters, and will
be taken under escort to tho city hall.
in the rotunda of which it will lie in
state until Saturday, when the funeral
will be held. The body will be met by
a platoon Of mounted police, and at the
city hall guard of honor composed of
thirty soldiers and similar number
Of police will stand vigil over the re-
mains.
Cannot Pass Through Kansas.
TOPEKA. Kan. February 21-Gov.
Capper has received a telegram from
the army chief of staff at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, advising him that on ac-
count of arrangements made by Gen.
Bell at San Francisco it will be impos-
sible to have Gen. Funston'S body sent
through Topeka
Flags at Half Staff.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., February 21.-Flags
will will fly at half staff in the army
camps of the Arizona district, with
headquarters here, until 1922 pm. to-
morrow, when the train bearing Gen.
Funston's body passes Yuma, the last
station in the Southern Department.
Tribu.e to Gen. Funston's Memory.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, U. S.
A., who died Monday at San Antonio,
Tex. were adopted by the Presidents
Own Garrison, No. 104. Army and Navy
Union, at a meeting held in G. A. R.
Hall last night. A copy of the reso-
lutions was ordered sent to Mrs
Funston.