Salt Lake Herald | 1899-12-31 | Page 3 | Funeral of Lawton

FUNERAl OF LAWTON t Impressive Ceremonies Took Place at Manila Yesterday 9 OF A MILITARY NATURE REMAINS PLACED OT DOARD TRANSFORT THOMAS I Sailed For the United States Yestr day AfternoonMnnY Natives In Districts Where the General Had Established ciVil Governments Paid Their Last Respects I I ManIla Dee 30Th0fuura3 cf General Gen-eral Henry W Lawtoj who was killed at Sap Mateo Dee 131 w S held today with impressive cerearoraes rhe remains re-mains were conveed from the Paco cem6tery down to the LUneta to Paslg and thence to the transport Thomas hl h sails this afternoon V AS the body was removed from the vault Cbaplaia Marry read the pray gxea 1frk era The personal staff ot 6 late General was augmEDt by Color SOr geant Simon TrtmP ter Hnberkam d pvat pk4iIMohrusen Jne Jatter wan wereClCEelY connECtnl with General LawtthfsVreent cam palgI bore the casket from the vault to a sixhcrs caisson awaiting at the I gate V Tire funeral V procoroon was com I posed of the band of the Twentieth r I hrent General Hall and his staff two i troops of the Fourth cavalry who were I with General Lawton at lOin time or his death a battery of artilery a number of ciergyment the c r ion covered with flower the Per3onl31 f ffV lhe general staff on foot Generals Vheeler Bates Forsyth Robbe am ehwan and Admiral Admi-ral Watson In thr carriages a naval battalion Major General Otis and staff the foreign cormuls In full dress and the members of the Fhllipplne Supreme court Native dae COns from the towns where General Lawton eGtab lisht civil governments held wreathS Women from tlhe same towns waired upon Mrs Lawton yeileeday and pre tented her with their condolences and flowers Crowds of natives and Amen canal witnessed the procE3S1on the band plaYed dirges ami the crowd uncovefed Q Paslg the casket was transferred to a tug taps was saunded and prayers were offered by Chaplain I Pierce Four enlIsted pall bearers will accompany the remains to the United I States V