Evening star., 1935-10-22
GEN. GREELY GIVEN
HIGHEST HONORS
President Roosevelt Leads
Nation in Paying Final
Tribute to Hero.

Awarded the most coveted decora-
tions Of his Government in life, Maj.
Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely,
9l-year-old war and Arctic hero, to-
day received in death the highest
fnal honors Of his military calling
an impressive soldiers funeral ou the
heights Of Arlington.
A laundering 13-gun artillery sa-
lutte, three sharp volleys from a rife
squad and the plaintive notes of the
soldiers requiem, TAPS" Signaled the
official close of remarkable career
filled with high adventure, stark
tragedy. courage and Scientiflc
achievement. In recognition OF this
lifetime Of splendid public service"
he had received the Congressional
Medal OF Honor.
Church and military rites BETTING
one Of the Army's most colorful fig
ures were held this afternoon, as the
War Department joined with the
world Of science and the citizenry
generally in mourning the death here
Sunday of the beloved white-bearded
warrior and explorer.
Message From President.
The feeling Of a Nation was re-
| fiected in q message of coincidence
sent by President Roosevelt to Col.
John N. Greely, a son Of Gen. Greely.
II offer to you and through you to
the members of your family" the
President radioed from the U. S. S.
! Houston, assurance of sincere SYM
| pathy in the death of your father.
AS an explorer, Gen. Greely bore
privation and physical suffering with
true heroism, and later, through long
and devoted service to science. he en-
larged the field of human knowledge" !"
Mr.. Roosevelts reference to priva-
ton and physical suffering concerned
with Greely's tragic expedition to the
then "farthest north"-83 degrees and
"a minutes-from which a pitiful
remnant Of seven Of the original band
Of Is men emerged alive. That was
more than half a century ago.
The funeral services began in All
Souls Unitarian Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets, at 2:l5 pm, in
the presence Of large company Of
relatives. friends, former associates
and admirers of the venerable oficer
Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor
Of the church. warmly eulogized Gen
Greely for his services in war and
peace. Greely had been a member OF
All Souls Church for many years
and attended regularly when his
health permitted.
Honorary Pallbearers.
Among the honorary pallbearers
was erect, 79-year-old Brig. Gen.
David L. Brainard, U. S. A. retired,
now the lone survivor of Greely's ex-
pedition. Brainard, then sergeant,
carried the American flag closer to
the North Pole than any one before
him had done. Stanchly he stood
beside Greely in the terrible ordeal
which beset the party when their
relief ship was lost in the ice and the
food gave out. Greely and Brainard
had held annual reunions on the for
mer's birthday anniversaries-the last
OH March 27 Of this year.
! Other honorary pallbearers were
Maj. Gen. James B. Allison, chief sig
nal oficer of the Army. q post once
held by Gen. Greely: Maj. Gen.
Charles NICK. Saltzman. Mai. Gen.
George S. Gibbs and Maj. Gen. Irving
J. Carr, former chief signal officers;
Maj. Gen. Leon B. KRONER. chief Of
Cavalry: Brig Gen. William Mitchell,
U. S. A. retired. former Army air
chief and one time subordinate OF
Gen. Greely In the Signal Corps; Col
Charles DEF. Chandler. Signal Corps
retired; DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor. presi-
dent Of the National Geographic So
ciety. and r. NJ Kaufman, friend OF
Gen. Greely.
BY hearse the body was taken from
the church to the Fort Myer entrance
to Arlington National Cemetery, where
1t was transferred to an Artillery
caiSson. Cavalry escorted the caisson