AN ESCORT OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

At the head of the column, and acting as an escort, marched about 30 members of R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, from Alexandria, commanded by Col. W. A. Smoot. The appearance of this organization in uniform and marching as a body was contrary to the wishes of the dead General's family. The members of the organization, however, had no intention of failing to respect these expressed desires regarding organizations in line, but so many of them assembled at the Johnston residence, each anxious to pay a last tribute of respect and affection to their dead commander, that they involuntarily formed a feature of the procession which it was intended should be lacking. On the way to the church the veterans were joined by Col. Robert I. Fleming, a member of R. E. Lee Camp of Veterans, of Richmond; Gen. John M. Corse and Col. John S. Mosby, who marched at the head of the column beside Col. Smoot.

THE SCENE AT THE CHURCH.

When the procession reached the church a large crowd of interested spectators, including a large number of veterans of both armies, had assembled, and except the pews reserved for the funeral party the seats were already well filled and a number of people were waiting to gain admittance. The veterans opened a way through the crowd to the door leading into the chancel of the church, and then formed a line, in front of which the casket was borne by the active pall-bearers. The honorary pall-bearers followed and were in turn

followed by the relatives and friends of the family. As the coffin was borne slowly to the church door the entire assemblage outside the church stood with uncovered heads, showing evident feelings of veneration, which in its earnestness was an impressive as any pomp of military display could have been. Inside the church, as the casket was borne into the vestibule of the building, the organ pealed forth a funeral march.

THE CHORISTERS.

A moment later its tones were mingling with the fresh voices of the choristers rising in a solemn chant. The singers were not visible at first, but as the music continued they entered the chancel, marching slowly, and took up their positions on either side of the altar. They were followed by Rev. Dr. Douglass, the pastor of the church, who was accompanied by Rev. Dr. McKim, pastor of Epiphany church. The two clergymen proceeded across the church to the door on the H-street side, and, turning there, led in the funeral cortege. The casket was placed in front of the altar rail, where, despite the wishes of the family to the contrary, several handsome floral offerings had been surreptitiously placed, and those in attendance took their places in the body of the church.

BURIAL SERVICE.

The services were then conducted by Rev. Dr. Douglass, and consisted simply of the ordinary service of the Episcopal church for the burial of the dead, interspersed with hymns impressively rendered by the choristers. At

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their conclusion the body was conveyed from the church, and, followed by those who occupied carriages, was taken at once to the Baltimore and Potomac Depot and was placed on a train for Baltimore.

So unostentatiously were all the simple arrangements carried out that even the railroad officials were not aware that the body was going to be shipped on the 12.15 train, while most of the people who composed the surging crowd about the depot were entirely ignorant of the fact that the remains of the last great General of the war were being taken to their last resting-place.

Those who followed the remains to the depot drove away as soon as the body had been placed in charge of the train officials, except a small party which had been selected to accompany the remains to Baltimore. The party consisted of Mr. Allan McLane and Dr. Johnston, of Richmond, representing the family; Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and one or two others, representing the honorary pall-bearers; Major Anderson and Briscoe, representing the active pall-bearers, and also the Confederate Veterans' Association of this city, and Prof. W. D. Cabell, representing the Sons of the Revolution. Governor McLane and the other relatives of the deceased followed the remains to Baltimore on a train at 2 o'clock.

SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.

Among those who attended the services at the church were Vice-President Morton, Gen. D. H. Maury, Gov. McKinney, of Virginia; Mayor Ellyson, of Richmond; ex-Senator Wade Hampton, Gen. Greely, Fish Com

missioner McDonald and Prof. Cabell, constituting a committee to represent the Sons of the Revolution; Col. John Gill, Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Major Thomas Mackall, Irving A. Buck, J. Boykin Lee, Wilson M. Cary, and Col. John S. Saunders, of Baltimore; Major Wood, of Richmond; Senator Cockrell, Senator Manderson, Civil Service Commissioner Thompson, Senator Hawley, Gen. Alex. P. Stewart, Col. James G. Berrett, Representative McMillan, Gen. Rosecrans, Gen. Eppa Hunton, ex-Solicitor-General Goode, Senator Butler, Gen. Beverly Robinson, Judge Hughes, of Virginia ; Captain Garden, President of the Southern Society of New York; Major Green Clay Goodloe, of the Marine Corps; Gen. Veazey, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic; M. W. Galt, Col. Richard Wintersmith, ex-District Attorney Hoge, and a host of ex-Confederate veterans from this city and the South.

ARRIVAL OF THE BODY IN BALTIMORE.

When the body arrived at Union Station, at half-past I o'clock, a good-sized delegation of old Confederate soldiers, with a sprinkling of those who wore the blue, were waiting to receive it. It was taken from the baggage car and wheeled across that station on a truck, from which it was lifted by a dozen pairs of willing hands. The casket was carried to the hearse by Messrs. James L. McLane and Louis McLane and the undertaker's men through two long lines of ex-Confederates, headed by Adjutant-General James Howard, with Col. J. Lyle Clark acting as adjutant. The men lifted their

hats reverently as the casket passed before them, and after it had been placed in the hearse and taken to Greenmount Cemetery they gathered about the station in little groups and spoke lovingly of the old General.

AT THE CEMETERY.

Messrs. James L. McLane, Louis McLane and Allan McLane, Jr., followed Gen. Johnston's body to the cemetery. R. M. Chambers and James McKee, of the Maryland line, also went to the cemetery and assisted in placing the body in the mausoleum, whence it will be interred in the grave Gen. Johnston had himself prepared at some future day.

SOLDIERS OF BOTH ARMIES.

Among those who met the body at the depo. were Capt. Chas. N. Claiborne, Capt. H. H. Lewis, Wm. H. Pope, Wm. H. Thomas, Lieut. J. W. Elliott, Wm. C. Thomas, D. W. Stubbs, Major Stuart Symington, S. Clotworthy, S. W. Dorsey, W. S. Skidmore, Frank X. Ward, Major F. H. Wigfall, Gustav Lurman, Joseph L. Brent, S. H. Richardson, Col. Levin Lake, F. F. Presstman, Charles W. Small, Col. George R. Gaither, John H. Briscoe, Herman Stump, Rev. Wm. H. Dame, Rev. A. DeR. Mears, F. M. Duvall, James K. Harwood, Dr. T. K. Ward, B. S. Hackney, Andrew C. Trippe, Henry A. Wise, George W. Wood, Thomas C. Pugh, Joshua Thomas, McHenry Howard, James Murray, George A. Streiber, W. R. Woody, Capt. Maury, Capt. F. M. Colston and Major Geo. C. Wed