The Washington times., 1925-05-19
HIGHEST HONOR
PAID To GEN.
MILES
Coolidge and Other Govern
ment Heads Take Part in
Funeral at Arlington

funerat at Arlington
Lieutenant General Nelson A
Miles, who died Friday, today will
lie in Arlington National Cemetery
where he will rest beside those who
fought and died under his leader
ship on the battlefields of the civil
war, the Spanish war and che
Indian campaigns. He will be given
the largest and most impressive
military funeral since the burial cf
the Unknown Soldier on Armistice
Day, 1921.
President Coolidge will be among
the fnourners whoI will follow the
caisson. He will ride in the sec
ton reserved to members OF the
family and close associates. iIacl'l1
ing leading officers of the army
navy and marine corps
Major Sherman Miles, only son
of General Miles, arrived in New
York yesterday on the Leviathan
and came here last night. He and
his sister, Mrs. Samuel Reber, are
the only survivors.
The body of General Miles will
be taken from his apartment at the
Rochambeau, S16 Connecticut ave
nue. northwest, at 1:45 o'clock and
placed on an artillery caisson
drawn by six black horses, with a
cavalry escort.
Brief religious services will be
held at st. Johns Episcopal Church
Sixteenth and H streets northwest,
at 2 o'clock. The Reverend Robert
Johnson will officiate.
Approximately 5000 soldiers, sail
ors and marines will be in the
funeral procession and dirges will
be played by three bands.
Practically every military and Get
Grams organization in the nation
will be represented.
Route Of COrtege.
As the body is carried into the
church the military escort will come
to present arms and the Army
Band win play a hymn.
The cortege will proceed along
the following line Of march from
st. Johns Church to the cemetery
West on III street to Jackson place
south on Jackson place to Pennsyl
vania avenue, east to West Execu
tive avenue; south to the south
roadway of the State, War and
Navy building, west to Seventeenth
street, south to the John Pau
Jones Memorial, along the east side
Of the Tidal Basin to Highway
Bridge and thence to Arlington
which win be entered at the south
gate.
From sunrise until the cortege
has passed all parking has been
forbidden on the east side of Con.
necticut avenue between H and ]
streets; both sides OF III street be-
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son place; both sides of Sixteenth
street between H and 1 streets, and
the west side OF Sixteenth street
from I to N streets.
Organizations in Line.
The order of the procession, un-
der the personal supervision Of
General Samuel D. Rockenbach,
commanding general Of the district
Of Washington, will be as follows:
General Rockenbach and staff,
mounted; the Army Band; Third
battalion, Twelfth infantry; First
battalion, Thirteenth engineers; Sec
ond squadron, Third cavalry; First
battalion, Sixteenth field artillery;
Marine Band; battalion of marines;
battalion Of seamen; automobiles Of
the officiating clergy; the caisson
bearing the body of General Miles,
followed by his caparisoned horse;
automobiles of President Coolidge,
members OF the family and pail
bearers; members of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, Grand
Army of the Republic, Indian War
Veteran societies, Spanish War Vet
Grams, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
American Legion, Disabled Veterans
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the Loyal Legion; automobiles OF
friends and veterans who served
under General Miles.
Guns to Boom Farewell.
When the cortege reaches the
cemetery gate the cavalry will
swing out of line and patrol the
line of march. AS the caisson
passes through the gate a battery
Of artillery stationed at Fort Myer
will fire a salute OF fifteen-minute
guns.
The military escort will form in
column of squads at the rnauso-
leum and the bands will be massed.
facing south, just to the north of
the tomb.
The honorary pallbearers. chosen
from among the late generals
closest military friends. are Dennis.
z. Nolan, Hugh L. Scott, John l..
Glenn, Oswald H. Ernst, William NJ.
Black. Henry T. Allen, John A.
Johnston, Edward v. McClernand.
all Of whom, with the exception of
General Nolan, now chief of staff,
are retired from the army; Admiral
George W. Baird, retired, and
Truxton Beale.