The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-08-28
JOHN ERICSSON.

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Tho Romaius Of tn. Aavoutor OF the Mon.
jt0r Borne to sweden, Their Native
Land, on the Un'ted States war.shIp
Acknowledgment Ceremonies At.
tend Their Departure from Now York.
New York. Aug. 2S-The remains Of
John Ericsson. the inventor, have been
started to their Swedish native land
for final interment The tribute
paid to one of the most notab BILE
and successful inventors of the
century was attended with imposing
ceremonies worthy of the occasion. The
United States, as Government, be-
slowed its greatest honors, Captain
Ericcson's own countrymen, many
veterans of the civil war, repre-
sentatives of foreign Governments,
secret societies and public men OF
all degree, united in the last tribute
to the memory of the illustrious dead.
Rear.Admiral John L. Worden, the he
roic commander of the Ericsson Monitor
in the battle of Hampton Roads against
the Confederate ram Merrimac, March
9. 1862, was the central object of inter-
est to many.
Early Saturday morning the macines
from all the war vessels in port were
collected from the different ships and
taken to the navy yard. Then with the
marines from the navy yard battalion
was formed and the men transferred to
the foot of East Third street. The
battalion marched to the Marble
Cemetery in Second street. Here the
entire column was to form. Rear-Ad-
miral Braine was in general charge of
the ceremonies in cooperation with
Major-General o. O. Howard, command
ing the Departmental the Allan
tic.
Over 5000 men were in line, and
along the route great numbers of peo-
pie were gathered wherever good view
of the pageant could be obtained. At
Battery place and the vicinity immedi-
ately contiguous to Pier A the crowd was
something wonderful. Good order was
everywhere maintained, however, the
people seeming to be impressed with
the dignity of the occasion and com.
ported themselves accordingly. When
the cortege arrived at Pier A
the marines quickly moved by
columns of tours to the right
and left of the roadway, form
ing a passage through which the hearse,
with its attendants, passed at once to
the wharf, stopping directly beside the
tug Nina. AS the casket was placed
aboard the tug the Scandinavian soci-
cites again lifted their voices in one
of the sonorous but mournful death
chants of their race. The Nina pre-
coded by the steam launches of the feet
In double column and followed by the
Catalpa with the invited guests on
board the other boats, also in
double column, then moved gently
away from the pier, making her course
straight for the Baltimore.
was selected to bear Ericcson's ashes to
his native land, was anchored to the
South buoy, northeast of Ellis island, in
the harbor The naval vessels were an
chored by squadrons on a line bearing
80 degrees west from the Balti-
more. In the order named first was the
Monitor Nantucket Lieutenant Com
mander George A. Dicknall in COM
mand, and as the tug Nina, bearing the
remains, passed on her way to the Bal
timore, minute guns were fired from a
battery on the Nantucket. The rest of
the squadron was placed in order. the
Dolphin, Rear-Admiral Gherardi's
temporary flagship with the
Petrol and the veteran warship
Kearsarge, the Pesacola. Acting Rear
Admiral McCann's flagship and the En-
terprise, Acting Rear-Admiral Walkers
flagship and the Atlantic and York; town.
Colors at the navy yard and on all the
naval vessels in the harbor were dis
played at half-mast at noon.
After the formal presen ia ton of the
body to the Government, through
Captain Schley, of the Baltimore,
by the executors of the Ericsson
estate, to which the Captain brief
~ responded, the decks were
cleared of guests and visitors and
the vessel started on her voyage;
moving very slowly down the bay. As
she passed each war vessel in the long
line its batteries belched forth the
Nations salute of twenty-one guns,
while the colors remained half-masted,
with the Swedish ensign displayed.
During the ceremonies the harbor
and bay were crowded with steamers,
tugs and boats of all descriptions filled
with spectators, who were full of ad-
miration of the imposing display made
by the white squadron. Forty-fve
minutes after passing the last sa-
lutin5 vessel the steel prov of the Bal
timore was driving through the bay;
near the horizon and within short
time thereafter her long, slim, white
hull suddenly shot out of sight in the
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