Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-30 | Page 1 | Funeral of Gen. Lawton

FUNERAL OF GEN Impressive Ceremonies Were field at Manila Mani Today Time The Hotly on the Iho Sailed ailed Thu Manila Dec 30 3 p we was ot of Gen Cen henry W V Lawton killed at San December was we held heh today toda with lo The were conveyed from the tim paoo Paca cemeterY down to the Luneta to Pals and thence to the Thomas which sail this afternoon the tIm As 8 the tho bodY was IM removed from vault ault Chaplain Mart Marry read the fhe staff of the late genera was augmented b by Color Sergeant Si 51 Sinn Trumpeter Haberkam and Fri nn ates Oakum and amid n The lat hit latter ter or who w re e closely connected with I recent JAton I bore ore the casket from the vault aUlt to a i caisson awaiting at the gate The Che funeral procession was tUI ot tt the band ot of the TwentIeth th regiment Bali and his staff stott two troops troop oC it the Fourth cavalry who were vere with will Lawton at the thi time ot of his loath leath II a battery batten of a number numbe covered with ot f clergymen the thO caisson the personal start staff the General toot Generals Wheeler For Joor Kobbe anti Schwan anti Admira atson In three carriages n a naval bat tallon allon Major General Otis and tart staff the lie foreign consuls In full tull dress and amI the th winters ot of the Philippine supreme curt court S Native delegations from the towns owns where General Gen rol Lawton establIshed sited civil government held beld wreaths Women t the same towns waited Mrs Lawton yesterday and pre upon pen I her with their condolences and flowers owens Crowds ot of natives and Americans the tho the band dirges and the crowds tred red At the casket was wall transferred sounded anti to I 1 ft tUg tUl Taps was wall were rere offered by Chaplain Pierce Pour Four enlisted will nc the remaIns to the United StAte