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Show LAST HONORS PAID TO MJiGEN, GRANT President Tafj and Vice Presi-1 deni Sherman Attend Funeral Fu-neral of Officer. NOW YORK. April 26. Military' men and men prominent In public and private life gathered here today to pay the last honors to MaJ. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, who died hero April 11. The funeral exercises ex-ercises were deferred until today to await the arrival of the general's daughter, the Princess Ca ntacuzene. from her home In Russia. The services were held in the chapel c ComellUS the Centurion on Governor's Inland. The little chapel was too small t" allow the admittance of the general public, hut an opportunity was given to all New York to pay its tribute as the long military procession made Its way to the lap of muffled drums over a five-mile lino of march from the battery to the West shore ferry Si I'"orty-second street. At the latter point the government orders provided for a special train to take the hod lo West Point lor Interment President Taft, Vice President Sherman and Gen. Leonard W ood were, perhaps thf most distinguished persons who came to , v. York for the funeral. The general's immediate family was present. Including Mrs Grant, her son, Capt, IT, S. Grant; her daughter, the Princess CantSCUSene; the general's 6ister. Mrs. Nellie Grant BartorlSi and also Mrs. tirant's brother and sisier, Judge, Lock wood Honore of Chicago and Mrs. Potter Palmer. The pallbearers Included Senator Root. Andrew Carnegie Henry W. Taft Gen. i er H Bliss, Gen. Horace Porter Gen. William Crosier, Gen, T. H. Barry. Gen ii. g. Sharpe, Hamilton Flan, H u. Kohl-saat. Kohl-saat. Dr. Robert Abbe and others. Honorary pallbearers representing the military ordei Of the medal of honor were i r-n Daniel B, SlCQles and Gen. Horatio C Klncr. Blahop Samuel Fellows of Chicago and Chaplain 15. B Smith of Governor's i.-iand had charge of the services In the Chapel- Tlie honor of scrlng as guard lo the caisson bearing llie coffin on the march through New York Cltv went to an SSCOrt composed of General Bliss, temporarily tem-porarily in command of the department of the cast, and his stafT, Gen. C F. Roe of the New York national guard and his stalf, and the U, 8 Grant post of the Grand Army of the Republic, Places Immediate!) following this guard f honor were aeelgned to ths third bat talion Of the twenty-ninth Infantry, to two troops of military cavalry, the veteran vet-eran corps of artillery and other military Organisations .lusr behind the caisson bearing the general's body came the gen-eral gen-eral - horsd Pet. caparisoned in black. WIST POINT. N Y., April 26. -The bod of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, I 8. A . bos tonight In us final rj itlng place in the military cemetery isre The lasl rites of burial hardly could have been more Impressive. As too coffin w.i- lowered Into a cement crypl the cadets of the united States Military academy fired three volleys ovei the grave. While the military hand gave forth the solemn strains of "Nearer, My God, to Thee." An undid und-id y salute of thirteen guns followed |
