Telegram-herald., 1890-08-24
A PARTING TEAR.
America ghs3s Il Over the Be-
mans Of John Esleesoa.
Thsy are repositsd On ire "sr-ship
Baltimore ara eorns A.zs
70 ris hs;ise Land

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Jobn ErlccSoa. tie inFentor, have baea
started . teeir Swedish native land
Tor sn4l intsrmen2 TIE tElbats
pzia ID cne u the most n0t.tls
apd successful inventors of tie
csEtary was. ATTENDED With imposing
ceremonies WoEthy ef the occasion. TIE
United States. a. 4 Government BE-
slowed us creates. honoFs Captain
Ericcson's own eoaesrymen. msny
veterans of the civil .sF. repre-
seEtz1iyss OF foreign Governments,
secret societies ana public men OF
al degree, united IN tie last uibatss
20 the msmory OF tie illustrioas dead.
Rear Admiral John L. Worden. the be-
roic commander OF the Ericsson Aoaitor
In the battle OF HamptOn Roads against
the Confederate ram Merrimac, March
., 1852. vas the central object OF inter-
est 70 many
Early in the morning the marines
from all the war vessels in port were
collected from the different ships and
taken % the navy yard. Then with the
marines from. the navy yard battalion
was formed and the caen transferred 20
the foot OF East Third street. The
battalion marched 10 the Marble
Cemetery in Second street. Here tire
entire column was 10 form. Rear-Ad-
miral Braine was in general charge Of
the ceremonies in cooperation with
Major-General O. o. Howard, command
ing the Department OF the Atlantic
Their aides were Captain j. y.
Miller, OF the navy yard, and
Captain Il. y Osborne. OF the
Naval Veterans Association. General
Howard, with Colonel II. p. Curtis,
Judge Advocate of tho department.
joined admiral Braine at the cemetery.
The formation OF the line was under
the direction of Lieutenant Callahan
and Milligan and Ensign Hoossler. The
procession moved precisely at p. N.
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 10 Pier i 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 al Pier A
the marines quickly moved by
columns OF fours to the right
and left Of the roadway, form
ing 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-
ceded by the steam launches Of the feet
in double column and followed by the
Catalpa with the invited guests on
board and the pulling boats, also in
double column, then moved gently
away from the pier, making her course
straight Cor the Baltimore
The white cruiser, Baltimore, which
was selected TO bear Ericcson's ashes to
his native land. was anchored TO the
South buoy, northeast of Ellis island, in
the barbor. The naval vessels were an
chored by squadrons on line bearing
-
more. In theorder named first was the
Monitor Nantucket, Lieutenant Com
mander George A. Dicknall in CON-
mand, and as toe tug Nina, bearing the
remains, passed on her way 10 the Bal.
timore, minute guns were fired from
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 RearAdmiral Walkers
flagship and the Atlantic and Yorktown
Colors at ths navy yard and on all the
naval vessels in the harbor were dis
played at half-mast at noon.
After the formal presentation Of the
body to the Government through
Captain Schley. OF the Baltimore,
by the executors of the Ericsson
estate, to which the Captain brief
ly RESPONDED, the decks we're
cleared OF guests and visitors and
the vessel started OF 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 guzs,
whilo the colors remained half-mastea.
with the Swedish ensign displayed.
During the ceremonios the harbor
and bay were crowded with cleaners,
tugs and boats OF ali descriptions hllei
with spectators, who were full Of ad-
miration of the imposing display made
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