El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21
ARMY STANDS
At present"
Three Arms of the Service
Pay Tribute to Dead Com
mander, Funston.


Impressive military ceremonies viii
AXE place in all army camps around
Il Paso and at the union passenger sta
ion at z:so o'clock this afternoon when
me special funeral train bearing the
body OF Mai Gen Frederick Funston,
late commander OF the southern depart
ment, arrives en- route over the South
crn Pacific from san Antonio. Tex. TO
the Preside, san Francisco, Cal Brig
Gen. George Bell i. commander or the
u Paso military district Will have
charge Of the military tribute which
the Fl Paso troops viii pay to their late
department commander. The train Will
remain here 10 minutes
Troops ut War Strength.
4 provisional war strength regiment
Of infantry, two war strength troops OF
cavalry and a battery OF artillery have
been ordered 10 the union station. and
all troops in the city have been ordered
10 remain in their camps at $3.50 TO par
ticipate in the ceremony
Col. Walter X Wright, 23rd in
fantry. viii command the regiment Of
infantry. which VIII be made up OF
provisional battalions from the Sixth,
18th and 25rd.
Maj. Frank A Wilcox viii command
the Sixth's battalion, Mai William F.
Crearys 18th infantry. will command the
l6ths battalion and MAJ Howard Z.
Perry, 23Td infantry. viii command the
-5rd's battalion, provisional infantry
regiment.
The two cavalry troops have been
made up from the second squadron Of
the Eighth cavalry and viii be COM
handed by Maj John O'Shea, OF the
Eighth
Battery 4. New Mexico field artillery.
capt & NJ DeBremOnd, was selected as
the artillery organization TO take part.
Battery to Fire salute.
The infantry regiment will form
double line along the tracks at the sta
ZION and will present arms during the
time the train IS at the station. The
Of the station The artillery will be
stationed on the hill back Of the Union
station and will fire the major gen
erals salute of Il guns. The Sixth in
fantry hand will play dirges
In the camps all troops will be
formed in line for five minutea while
the regimental bands play dirge and
The flags are dipped
Officers TO Attend
Mai Gen John J. Pershinc. com
mander of the southern department
Brig Gen. George Bell IT.. district com
mander. Brig. Gen. Eben swift, COM
n1ander Of the cavalry division; Brig.
Gen Edwin st J. Greble, commander
Of the provisional artillery brigade
Brig Gen Charles G Morton command
ing Tenth division: Brig. Cen Roger
national guard; Brig Gen Walter A
Harris, commanding Georgia national (
guard; Brig. Gen William '. McMaken. |
Of Ohio national guard. and 4
other officers. including the staff OF /,
each commander, will he at the station /
when the train arrives.
The military committee OF the cham !
Der OF commerce. president John ~ ;
Wyatt, mayor Tom Lea and city off !
Gals viii also be present
To Offer Floral Tribute.
Iunumerabl Bile floral tributes Will be 4
placed aboard the funeral train at Il /
Paso Practically every organization !
in FL Paso have arranged for flora, 1
offerings and the chamber OF com /
merce of FL Paso will present huge +
wreath
Crew of the Special.
Cen Funston's body is being trans
1orted a fOur (
ar special train on the G II. & ;. A
The train consists Of a bag
gaze car, coach. standard Pullman and
observation car. Conductor Charles
IeGinnis and engineer Andrew Young
are the G. II. men in charge OF the
rain.