The Portland daily press., 1890-08-25
HIS VOYAGE HOME.
Honors Paid to the Dead inventor,
John Ericsson.

New YORK, August 23.-The programme
arranged by Rear Admiral Braine, Capt. j.
N. Mills of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
Capt. B. S. Osborn of the Navy Veterans
Association, to successfully carry out the
elaborate preparations undertaken by the
Federal government for the tranfer of the
remains of the late Capt. Ericsson to the
cruiser Baltimore for conveyance to Sweden,
was most satisfactorily carried out.
The old monitor Nantucket, freshly paint
ed and with turrets draped in black, had
been towed from the navy yard in Brooklyn
diately behind the funeral ship Baltimore
and the Despatch, from which latter ship
Secretary Tracy witnessed the carrying out
of the orders OF the Navy Department in con-
nection with the matter in hand.
Following these two vessels in order of
position were the other ships of the new
squadron of evolution, or white SQUADRON.
On their left were anchored the Pensacola.
Dolphin. Yantic, Alarm, Kearsarge and En-
terprise.
ship, the Vesuvius, Vermont and Minnesota.
all laid up for repairs, were represented by
their laun ches, and acted as an escort to the
tug Nina on the trip from the pier to the
Baltimore with the remains.
The fighting tgeS ships ay SIua brilliant
the harbor. The flags of the City Hall and
those on many private buildings were at half
mast
A few moments before 80 the coffin con-
tanning the remains Of Capt. Ericsson was
on Second street, where it had been deposit
ed after his death in this city March s, 1882
The coffin was placed in the waiting hearse,
which was Immediately surrounded by a
guard of honor, composed OF veteran seamen
IN Ericsson
tors. AS the body was borne from the cem-
etery gate to the hearse, the Scandinavian
singing societies sang an anthem.
The escort of United States marines, after
having presented arms during the passage Of
the eEn from the in the9 postse 6saT
on the right of the line. and. with remark
able alacrity. organi zation after organization
in the main column, already formed, closed
up on the right
Capt. Kirkland. U. 3. NJ, VINO acted as
grand marshal, gave the, order to march. In
a moment. with bands playing the marches
for the dead. muffled drums, bells tolling, the
route for the point of embarkation was
taken. AT pier A, North river, the tug Nina
awaited the arrival of the body to convey it
to the Baltimore.
AS the coffin was placed aboard the tug the
Scandinavian societies again lifted their
voices in one of the sonorous Dut mournful
death chants of their race.
The Nina then. preceded, BY the steam
launches Of the fleet in double column, and
followed by the Catalpa with the invited
guests on board, and the rowboats, also in
double column, moved gently away from
the pier, making her course straight for the
Baltimore.
squadron were half-masted, and the monitor
Nantucket discharged the first minute gun
and continued firing at the regular intervals
until the body of the great inventor had been
placed upon the Baltimore.
After the formal presentation of the body
to the government through Capt. Schley Of
the Baltimore. by the executors of the Err
lesson estate, to which the captain briefly re-
apddii and visitors I and the vessel started on her
voyage, moving very slowly o!so16 down the bay,
line @ each belched forth the national salute Of
21 guns. Forty-dve minutes after passing
Baltimore was driving through the bay' "a
near the horizon thai. within a short time
thereafter her long, slim, white hull sudden
| ly shot out of sight in the distance.