St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-24
The United States s Aa Cove
ernment HOnOrS EpIcS-
sons Memory.
His Ashes Sent to Their Swed.
ish Native Land For Final /;
Interment.
Inspiring Ceremonies Worthy
Of the Occasion Attend
the Transfer.
The White Cruiser Baltimore
Bearing the Remains Sails
for Gothenberg.

New YORK, Aug. 23.-The remalns
of John Ericsson, the inventor, were
shipped to their Swedish native land to.
day for final interment. Bright sun
shine and blue skies, studded with
stormy clouds, marked the morning Of
the departure. The tribute paid to-day
to one of the most notable and success
full inventors of the century was at.
tended with imposing ceremonies
worthy of the occasion. The United
States as a government bestowed It's
greatest honors, Capt. Ericsson's own
cOuntrymen, many veterans of the civil
war, representatives of foreign governs
ments, secret societies and public men
of all degree, united in the last tributes
to the memory of the illustrious
dead. Rear Admiral John L
Worden, the heroic commander
of the Ericsson monitor in the battle Of
Hampton Roads against the Confederate
ram Merrimac, March 9, 1862, was the
central object of interest to many. The
white cruiser Baltimore, which was
selected to bear EricssOn's ashes to his
native land, was anchored to the south
buoy, northeast of Ellis island, in the
harbor. The other naval vessels were
timely anchored to squadrons on line
bearing SO degrees west from the Balti-
more. In the order was first the old
monitor Nantucket. Lieut.. Commander
George A. Bicknell in command, and as
the tug Nina, bearing the remains,
passed on her way to the Baltimore,
Minute Guns Were Fired
from battery on the Nantucket. The
rest of the squadron was placed in or
der, the Dolphin, Rear Admiral Cher
ardi's temporary fagshi ., with the Pet
rel and the veteran war ship Kearsarge.
the Pensacola, Acting Rear Admiral
McCann's flag ship, and the Enterprise,
Acting Rear Admiral Walkers flag
ship, and the Atlantic and Yorktown.
Colors at the navy yard and on all naval
vessels in the harbOr were displayed at
half-mast at noon. The flags at Cow
ernor's Island and Forts Hamilton and
WadswOrth were lowered. The guns
on Castle William, on Governors ISL
and. Forts Wadsworth and HamiltonI
and on each of the United States war
vessels fired national salute of twenty
one guns as the Baltimore passed down
the bay. Each of the naval vessels
hoisted the Swedish :. colors to
line escorted the Baltimore down to
Sandy Hook. Early this morning the
marines 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, a
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
Admiral Braine was in general charge
of the ceremonies, in cooperation with
Maj Gen. 0. o. Howard, commanding
the department of the Atlantic. Theft
aides were Capt. John Miller, of the
navy, yard, and Capt. b. 5. Osborn. OF
the Naval Veterans association. Gen.
Howard, with Col. H. P. Curtis, judge
advocate of the department, joined Ad.
miral Braine at the cemetery. The for-
nation of tine line was under the direcl
tion of Lieuts. Callahan and Mulliganl
and Ensign HOeSller. The line was
formed shortly after noon as follows:
Battalion of police, under Capt. AIlaire, OF
the Broadway squad; battalion Of marines
on south side of Second street. facing the
cemetery; Amaranthus and Mannheim lodges
of Odd Fellows and American Society OF
Swedish Engineers, on the south side of Sec
ono street; American Society of Civil En-;
gineers; American Society Of Mechanical
Engineers; Marine Society Of City. Of New
York; the Swedish division; the Norwegian
division; the Farragut association; Slevin'a
Naval post franklin Post No: 10; William
Llyod Garrison Post No. 2O7; representa-
tives from the Delamater works; Osbon Ca
diets; seventy divisions of odd Fellows
under Deputy Grand Master Sponner. These
divisions were from New York and Kingf
county.
The procession moved precisely at I
o'clock in the afternoon. Among those
in carriages were Secretary B. F. Tracy
W. Clip, minister plenipotenti Try OF
Sweden and Norway; Fl. j. BecIl!rees,
secretary of legation; Count G. Lewen-
haupt, attache; Vice Consul ChristO-
pher Ravn, ex-Secretary w. G. Whit
ney, Rear Admiral ID. l.. Braine. Maj.
Gen. O. o. Howard. Col. ii. P. Curtis,
Rear Admirals Bancroft, Gherardi, w.
P. McCann and John q. Walker; Sans
uel W. Taylor, Ericsson's private secre-
tary, an Mayor Grant. During the re.
moval of the casket from the vault to
the hearse, the Swedish hymn was
sung in the cemetery by the Scan
dinavian singing society. As the
oak casket was borne to the hearse,
the battalion of marines pres
sented arms. The casket was decorated
with Swedish and American flags inter-
twined and handsome floral wreaths
with the name of Ericsson lay on tha
lid. The line of march was through
Second street to Second avenue, Eighth
street to AstOr place to Broadway, to
the battery to pier A, North river. At
the battery the marine battalion formed
line and presented arms as the hearse
passed. The band played the Swedish
national air. Commander Whitney and
aides superlntended the
EmbarkatiOn Of the Body
on the navy yard tug, Commander
II GRACE Elmer, Ofuthe Kearsage, was id
charge of the boat formation, which bet
gan at 2:30 p. m. No one but those
officially come ected with the ceremonies
were allowed ON the navy tug boat which
left pier A soon after. The tug
boat was preceded by the
launches of the vessels of the
feet in double column and followed by
the Catalpa and the pulling boats from
all the naval vessels in a double cOl-
umn. When the fleet of boats arrived
at the Baltimore the line was broken
and all returned to their respective veSr
sells. The casket was placed on the
catafalque on the Baltimore and the in
vited guests returned to the shore. The
Baltimore then weighed anchor and
escorted by the cruisers steamed down
the bay.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The acting
quest of the king of Sweden, changed
the sailing orders of the Baltimore, so
that she will deliver the remains Of
Ericsson at Gothenberg, the principal
port of Southern Sweden, instead of az
Staokhnln, nc ORIGINALLY intandpd