Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-30
TAKEN TO SWEDEN
The Remains of Ericsson Taken to
His Native Land. !
Impressive Ceremonies Occur a.,
New York i'm Honor OF the
Great Inventor.

New YORK, Aug. 23.-With all tn,
honors that could be paid TO the memory
OF the remains Of a crowned head OF
peoples idol, the remains of Captain
John Ericsson, the once eminent naval
engineer, and whose fame will be linked
forever with that OF the Monitor, were
today transferred to the United States
steamer Baltimore, upon which they vii
be conveyed to his native land, where il
the soil of the country that gave hin
birth be will be laid to rest for all time,
The ceremonies connected with tn,
event were fully befitting the occasion
From an early hour large throngs o
people began to gather along the route
to be taken by the procession from tn,
cemetery to the wharf. Flags were dis
played at half-mast on private and
public buildings, bunting depended
from fagstaffs, hundreds of windows
throughout the route had their blinds
drawn, and every possible evidence o.
respect was shown to the memory o.
the great genius to whom the United
States in the most critical portion OF
her history was to greatly indebted.
AT $40 o'clock the marines Of the
vessels in the North river were collected
by steamer under the supervision OF
Lieutenant Carl Rohrer, United States
navy, and were delivered promptly
by boats of the feet at the
navy yard where they formed in
~battalions. The marine guards OF
the vessels at the navy yard reported To
Major Huntingdon at 10 o'clock and one
hour later proceeded in a steamer to the
foot of Third street river, where they
disembarked and after falling in line
marched to Marble cemetery. Mean
while the remains had been taken from
the vault and placed in a Theoretically
sealed metallic coffin and this in turn
inclosed in a handsome open box. This
was placed in a hearse drawn by four
horses. The line of the procession
formed in the vicinity of the Marble
cemetery, Second street between First
and Second avenues, at 1890. The ma.
rine battalions formed the guard of
honor TO the hearse and presented arms
upon the arrival Of the escort, while q
hymn was sung by a Swedish division.
At | o'clock at a signal from the guns
Of the vessels of the harbor the process
sion moved in the following order:
Platoon of police.
Grand Marshal Captain w. A. kirkland,
United States Army.
Aides Lieutenant Commander Clifford
ii. West, Lieutenants Thomas II. Steph-
ems, Charles L. Cellahan, Richard 4. Null
IEan and ENSIGN II. HuaSClar
Navy yard band.
Thirteenth New York drum and bugle
corps.
/ a talon Of United States marines as a
guard of honor, comm aded by Major r..
W. Huntingdon, United States marine
corps, and with Lieutenant George +.
Elliott, United States marine corrs, as ad-
jutant.
Hearse with escort of veteran seaman
from the Noaitor.
Invited guests in carriages. These in-
cluded Rear Admiral John l.. Worden, the
first commander of the Monitor: tho min
lister to the United States from Sweden
aud Norway, the members of his legati, n.
officers of the consular service of Sweden,
prominent Swedish a merican citizens.
Next came the Amaranthus and Msnhum
lodges of Odd Fellows, The American
Society of Swedish Engineers, the Amer.
lean Society o. Civil Engineers, the Amer
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
Marine Society of the City of New York,
and a lengthy Swedish division.
Then came the Norwegian-A merican
seamen s association, the Farragut Naval
Veteran Association of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Naval Post 5lG, Ste phens'
Naval Post of Hoboken, Ranking Post
No. 10, William Lloyd Garrison Post No.
.07, all of the Grand frny.
Delegation from the Delametor lr b
works and several lodges of Dad Fellows
brought up the rear.
Altogether there were fully 10, 900
people in the procession. The route
was from Second street to Second ave-
nue., to Eighth aud st. Marks Place.
through Astor Ilace to Broadway, to
BatteryP Place and Pier A, North river.
1t was nearly 3 o'clock when the head
Of the procession reached the dock. At
Pier A the marine battalion formed in
line on the right side OF the street and
presented arms as the hearse passed by
while the band rendered the national
Swedish air. The tug boat Nina was in
waiting at the wharf in charge of Com
mander Whiting, United States navy,
and the remains were Immediately
placed on board. The Nina, preceded
by steam launches Of the feet in double
column, and followed by the Cstalpa
and the boats in double column. pro.
to the United States ship Balti-
more, which lay at anchor out in the
river, minute guns being meanwhile
fired by the monitor Nantucket. The
latter was at the head of the line OF
ships and anchored in the upper bay,
next and heading down stream was the
Baltimore. The cruiser Dolphin,
flying from her miZzen royal
truck the flag of Rear Admiral Bancroft
Gherardi, commander in chief OF the
North Atlantic squadron, was next in
line. Then came the old corvette Kear-
which fought the Alabama. and
the gunboat Petrol. The flag Of Rear
Admiral McCann, commandment Of the
South Atlantic squadron, was hoisted
on board the Pensacola, heading the
line of ships under his command. The
corvette Enterprise, of the .McCann
squadron, followed next in line. Rear
Admiral John G. Walker, squadron Of
evolution, was in the real Of the line Of
var ships. the admiral flying his flag
from the Chicago. The cruisers Atlanta
and Yorktown completed the naval line
of ships.
There was a general salute OF artillery
when the Nina reached the Baltimore.
Upon the deck OF the latter were gath
cred Secretary OF the Navy Proctor
and a large number of distinguished
The officers were at
tired in special full dress uni
form, wearing brilliant cooked hats and
swords, while the sailors and marines
were in mastering clothes. AS the tug
the officers and crew were
called TO quarters. Every head was
barred as the casket was hoisted over the
~starboard side OF the vessel at midships.
From here ID was carried aft on the
quarter deck just opposite the starboard
gangway.
BY this time 1t was 4 o'clock, A brief
funeral ceremony was performed and
then Secretary Proctor and the invited
guests descended to the launches, the
anchor OF the Baltimore was hoisted
and she proceeded to sea while a salute
of twenty-one guns was fred from each
warship and the Swedish national en-
sign displayed. Each vessel OF the
column also fired a special national sn-
lutte with the Swedish flag at the fore
and their W colors hoisted half mast.
The remains are expected to reach