Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-10
.ENCLAND's FINAL TRIBUTE
TO GENERAL ". c. GORCAs
Fu'i Military Honors Paid and
impressive Funeral Service in
st. Paul's Cathedral.

LONDON. July 3.-The funeral ser
vices or Major-GcncraI William C..
Gorgas in st. Paui's Cathedral today
were soieinly impressive. In the great
congregation were representatives not
only OF King George and Queen Mary,
put OF al che countries that are benc-
hclarieS OF the generals successfu full
war on tropical levers and plaques
run military honors were paid TO The
dead sanitarian by Great Britain
queen Alexandra Hospital and placed
upon military ca!ssOn. covered with
me stars and Stripes. and followed
by squadron OF cavalry and a picked
"etaGhnent from the Guards reg iucnt
at Whitehall.
=, Immediately INNS at the head OF the
who led the riderlcss charger of Cen,
craI Gorsas. The crowds which lined
the ,wo-inilc route OF the funeral pro-
cession to the cathedral stood with
paFed heads as the column flied past.
An Impressive Spectacle.
The Spectacle from the front OF the
cathedral as the solemn procession
near.d the cdiiIcc WAS most impress
1--WE. ConstabIcs who had taken up
positions in the spacious csplanade in
front or the church. cleared the way
Tor the caralrymen. who took w their
POSITIONS fianking the sides Of the
formed in double lines and stood with
bowed heads, executing the rcgula-
ton salute for the dead as the caskct
cathedral steps.
Here the caskct was met by n dis
tihSuishcd party OF pailbearers, in
cludinG N: military and naval at
tachcs or the American embassy: the
hr"tlnert al The IloyaI CpI.E,. 81 sur
icons; Niscount Aston Major-GeneraI
or Richard IL Charles. scrgean;-sur-
seon TO the King; Brigadicr- General
1phn H. rinne:, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SIR James Fowler. of the Colonial of-
ncc. ana director general of the Brit
ish naval medical department.. Or.
charles Mayo. and other eminent ply
s!cians and surgeons.
nt caskst Was borne bT eight
ira portal OF the cathedral. where it
Was met by the clergy and choir
W"h.ch led the way 10 the cha noel
MIS-. Giorgas, leaning on &c arm OF
briEai General Noble Long. one OF
Sencra HorEAs associates. followed
me chSkct. which reposeh on cata-
.,i "a. hurinE me simple and brief ccre-
monies. Dean Ingc ana Subdcacon
i b%isiey. 81 -, PANS: oniciated. No
To- Thee" Lead. Kindly Light" and
Ihe Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
were SUNG. The rendition OF tho LAT
Ter concluded the ubsequics.
Body WIN he Brough, Home.
The Guards band. stationed in the
-otunda. played chopin's funeral
march as the caskct was brought out.
ne military participation IN the
funeral ended when tho cathedral was
reached. and when the ceremony in
SIDE had ended the caskct was placed
IN II motor car hcarSe, which was
laden with floral tributes. Tho hcarsc
returned to the hospital. where the
BODY OF Genera! Gorgas viii lie await
Ing transfer TO southampton and
thence 10 New York on board an
American army transport.
Among those who attended the ser
Vice At ths cathedral were Lieutenant
Genera! Sir Thomas II. Goodwin. hon
orary surgeon to King George VINO
represented the King: representatives.
OF lbowager Queen Alexandra; J ohm W.
Davis. tho American ambassador. and
Mrs. Davis; the American naval and
military attaches: Sir Christopher Ad-
olson, 'r!iish Minister Of Health, rep
r"seniinS the government; delegates
from the army council; N!scount and
Lady Bryce; Colonel de poEc. rep
rcs-nting Belgium. and representa-
,.ves or Panama; Cuba: Peru. Canada,
Argentina. South Africa, New Zea-
land, Australia and Serbia.