Show GIVEN MILITARY FUNERAL CHIEF WASHASIE IS LAID TO REST AT LANDER Funeral the Most Imposing Ever Held in Wyoming Two ThousandS People 1 were Present I TRIBUNE SPECIAL Lander Wyo Feb 23Thls afternoon after-noon at 2 oclock the most Imposing funeral ever held in Wyoming look place over the remains of Chief Washa kle who has ruled the Shoshone Indians In-dians for bovcntyeight years The dead chieftain was given a military funeral usually accorded to a Captain In the United States army and was very impiesslve At 1 oclock troop E First cavalry headed by their Held musician under command of Lieut dough Ovcrton matched to the late home of Chief Wushakie On their arrival the remains re-mains were placed on a wagon when the troop presented saber and took up the march to the cemetery with the tioop leading the funeral cortege Arriving at the city of the dead the beautiful Episcopal service was read by Rev John Roberta assisted by theRe the-Re Spcrman Coolidge after which the coffin was lowered Into the grave whon tho troop Sired threo volleys over tire grove and Trumpeter Vecrbloom sounded taps and the Inst rites were closed over the venerable chief Over 000 people were present to pay their last respects to WaslutkJe and expressions of sorrow were heard on every hand The Indians have lost c friend and ruler that they will find hard to replace and the white man will probably never find 0 truer or more honest friend The interment took place at Fort Wnshaklc cemetery at the request of time old chief and the occasion will livelong live-long In the minds of the Indians pres E I |