The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-18
Remains of Sgt. George
Burnsides Coming to
It's Final Rest.
PLAN MILITARY SERVICE
Marines Here to Conduct Fun
eral; Body Expected to
Arrive This Week.

Under the guard OF . comrade
marine who keeps vigil during a
journey that embraces thousands OF
miles. the body OF Sergeant Georse
Monroe Burnsidss, Tulsa. who died
for his country during the conflict
on the other side, In being returned
from its shallow grave that wnf
dug while swords were rcd and guns
were still belching fire, IN being
brought TO . final resting place as
signed in Rose Hill cemetery.
Sergeant Burnsides was one of the
first TO enlist In the regular army
when war was declared with
the common enemy. His body In the
first Of O Tulsan TO he raised from
q grave IN France for return "a
his NATIVE city for final intsrment
The body Of Sergeant Burnsidcs
was shipped from France about
July -, according TO tsiegrnph!c
notification received by Mrs. Jennie
Burnddea the mother. from head.
quarters OF the marines in Wash
ington, last Friday. II b expected
that the remains will reach Tulss
the latter part of this week.
Appropriate ceremonies will wit.
ness tho last rites OF the first United
States soldier who died In the service
OF his country abroad during the
great war, returned TO n Tulsa
home for burial. Members OF the
local nfdrins recruiting station will
have charge of funeral services. will
furnish a firing squad and perhaps
the pail bearers. II In also prob
abis that members OF Joe Carson
post OF the American legion will
participate IN tho ceremonies, In
any event tho services will be OF
strict military nature. fitting for the
occasion.
II Is probable that the body viii
lay In state at Convention Hall for
few days for the mother, Mrs.
Jennie Burnsides. has planned that
the funeral shall be on sunday.
Sergeant Burnsides enlisted In the
aftor he paid a visit TO members OF
his family here and then left for
Per,sacoia, Fla. IN addition 70 ser
vice at Pensacola he was also
stationed at Quantiao. Va He
sailed IN July, 1918, ss q member
of company r, 18th U. a. marines.
Sergeant Burnsides never saw
combat or front limo duty. He had
scarcely arrived in France. when ne
was affected with lung trouble,
probably q complication Of influenza
for ehe manner In which he con-
tracted the disease was never known
ana died ot pneumonia MT the Baison
hospital three weeks after reaching
France.
Sergeant Furnishes body was en-.
dowed with 4 certificate equivalent
10 an honary Croix DO Guerre by tho
government of France In accordance
With the French custom and also
with the customery acknowledgment
for service issued by the A. II. F.,
and signed by Pershing. Both
papers, with all final papers and
records. are now In possession OF
Mrs. Burpsides.
For six months after Sergeant
Burnsides' death his mother made
fruitiess attempts TO obtain per-
mission from the government TO re-
turn the body 20 Tulsa. Only sew
eral weeks ago she received a tele-
gram asking II she still wanted her
sons body. She Immediately an
swered IN the affirmative, Thurs
day she received notification that
the body had been shipped from
France and that she will he again
notified when II leaves New York
city.
Mrs Burnsides lives at 500 South
Quaker. In addition to her son.
she lost n daughter during the war
MIRA Jennie Lind washburn. 10, con-
tracted influenza and pneumonia at
a camp In Michigan where she had
gone 10 visit her husband. Tho girl
died shortly after her return tb
Tulsa.