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Show GUARD BURIED IN 1TI01LGEMETERY Congress Adopts Resolutions Commemorative of Services of the Engineer. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Tho body of klculenunl Colonel David Dubosc Gnil-Iard, Gnil-Iard, the army engineer, whoso genius made possible control of the slides through tho Culebra cut on tho Panama canal, was laid to re3t today In the slopes of tho Arlington National cemetery, on the Potomac, after funeral services In St. John's Episcopal church. ResolutlonB commemorative of tho public pub-lic services of Colonel Gaillard wcro adopted by tho senate today, immediately after being received from the I10U30. where tlioy were acted upon Saturday. Bills were pending In both houses at the time of Colonel Gnlllard's death to promote him in rccognftlon of his work In connection with the construction of the Panama canal. Senator Smith Introduced Intro-duced today a bill to provide a pension of $200 a month for Mrs. Gaillard. PANAMA, Dec 8. Colonel Goothnls sent out today In tho form of a general notice to all departments the following 'tribute to tho late Lieutenant Colonel David Dubose Gaillard, whoso death occurred oc-curred recently at Baltimore: "Lieutenant Colonel Gnlllard's period In tho canal's sorvico wa3 coincident with that of the othor engineers of tho Panama Pan-ama commission and Included the years of the most active conatruetlon work. Ho brought to tho sorvico trained ability of the flrar order, untiring zeal and unswerving unswerv-ing dovotlon to duty. His name Is connected con-nected Inseparably with tho great task brought to completion under his guidanco nnd will be held In lasting honor. His associates as-sociates mourn him as a valiant soldier, a true man and a beloved companion." |