Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-29
uoSoRlNG THEIR MEMORY.

r,,o ncn,,ins of the Unfortunate Mem
,.r. or the Greedy Exploring Party Ike
,o,yed with Appropriate Ceremonies at
Nav york-List of tho Dead with Iheir
Burial Places.
NEW FORK, Aug. 9.-The Greedy relief
Sims Tbetis, Bear and Alert steamed up
| the harbor slowly yesterday morning 10 d
funeral march played by the heavy guns OIL
| Fort Castle William, on Governors island.
! At 1O:45 a salute of twcnty-one guns was
fred as Secretary Lincoln, General Sncri-
dan and his staff reached the island TO par
ticjpate in the reception of the bodies of the
dead Arctic heroes. TIT scene on the
island was brilliant. Two thousand visitors
were present, and General Hancock's DILL
| GERS and troops numbered four hundred.
From the Bear the bodies were conveyed to
the island by the steam launch Catalpa.
A most affecting scene was witnessed on
the arrival of the bodies. Several of the
relatives of the dead heroes stood in Il
group at the edge of the bulkhcad weeping
silently as the baskets We're transferred
from the Catalpa. Young Walter kisling-
bury, the son of Lieutenant ~kislingbury,
who was second in command of the i'll
fated expedition, and was one of the vic
Tins, was aifectionately caressed by
Commander Schley, of the relief expedi-
ton. When the boy saw the caskct con-
tanning the dead body of his father borne
ashore he buried his head in his hands and
shed copious tears. Close to the group of
mourners stood Secretary Of Wa Lincoln,
General Sheridan, General Hancock and
Commander Fillebrown, Of the Brooklyn
navy-yard. The staff officers of Generalsuan.
cock and Sheridan stood in the background.
Immediately behind General Sheridan stood
Mrs. Emory, mother of Lieutenant Emory,
and her daughter. AS each body was
taken from the boat the band played a
funeral dirge, the heads of the officers and
mourners were uncovered, and slowly to the
time of the music the.casket was taken up
the dock, four soldiers, bearing it on each
side.
Among the mOurnerS We're Avis Ellison,
brother Of Sergeant Ellison; John o. and
William A. kislingbury, brothers of Lieu
tenant k~islingbury; Samuel BROKER, a
cousin of the dead Lieutenant, and Charles,
James and Samuel Lynn. brothers Of Sar-
geant Lynn.
When the last casket had been taken
from the catalpa and placed upon the Gals
son waiting for it, the funeral procession
started, escorted by the military. The
Cll III lttClS Dcllllu ana
then came the army and navy officers, Sec
rotary Lincoln and General Sheridan takiDy
the lead. When the hospital was reached
each body was placed upon a bier which
had been previously prepared for it, and the
large crowd of people who had come to
witness the ceremonies were permitted to
enter.
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, the acting Chaplain
OF Governors Island, will hold services at
the hospital to-day.
The names of the dead are as follows:
Lieutenant james b. Lockwood. His =, mly
will be sent TO Annapolis in charge of Lieu
tenant Peck, L. S. N. who acts for General
II. II. Lockwood, father of the dead Lieu
tenant.
Lieutenant Fred F. Kislingbury, whose re-
mains will be sent to Rochester, n. Y, tor III
termcnt.
Sergeant Edward Israel, who will be buried
at his home. kalamazoo, Mich.
Sergeant David c. Itatslon. whose body will
be sent to Howard, Knox County, q.
Sergeant David Lynn. He will be buried in
Philadelphia.
Sergeant William Cross. His remains will
be forwarded to his widow i'll Washington,
ID. C.
Corporal Joseph Ellison. His brother in
P9ttsville,, Pa. Will receive his body.
{ Private William Whistler, who will be bur-
led by his father in Delhi. Ind.
Private William y. Ellis, whose mother will
take charge of his remains in Clyde, n. Y.
Private Charles b. Henry; intcrmcnt at Cv-
press Hills Cemetery, Long Island.
Private X. r. Schneidor; interlnent ut Cy-
press Hills.
1t is the intention of the Department to
bury Privates Henry and Schneider with
military honors. The bodies of these meul-
bcrS of the eXDeQitiOu were NOT claimed