St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-18
DAVID D. PORTER,
ADMIRAL UNITED STATES NAVY.
Born June 10, 1918.
Died February u, 1891.

Conspicuous on the breast or the de-
ceased were his q, A. Il. badge, the dec
Grafton of the Sons of the American
Revolution and the badge of Porter
post, of Massachusetts. The face of the
dead looked calm and natural, and gave
no indication of recent physical suffer
ing. About l o'clock the house was
closed to visitors, and Mrs. Porter and
the members of the family took their
last farewell of the dead. The casket
was closed Immediately thereafter. A
large American flag was wrapped
around it, and the admiraPS sword aud
chapeau were placed on the lid. The
services for the dead were held at the
house, and were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Douglas, rector of st. Johns, assisted
bp Rev. f. II. Bigelow, of the parish.
The ministers. in their SUPPLIES, stood
at the head of the casket, and back Of
them stood
The Supplied Choir.
Occupying chairs either side of the
casket with the members of the family,
President and Mrs. Harrison, the Inc M
bers of the cabinet, justices of the SUI
preme court, members Of the diplomatic
corps, and the honorary pallbearers,
while behind them stood a throng of
prominent army and navy officers and
many of the leading citizens of Wash
ington. GOV. PattiSon, Of PennSyl-
vania, and staff occupied seats near the
casket. During the services battalion
of marines and nearly all the naval
officers stationed in Washington,
dressed in full uniform, with side arms,
were drawn up on the sidewalk oppo-
site the late admira's residence. ready
to salute as the remains appeared. AS
the massive casket was borne from the
house on the shoulders G. eight sailors,
the marine band played dirge, the
marines came to a present arms, the Of
ficerS uncovered, and the drums off
muffles. The casket was then deposited
in the hearse and the procession moved
toward Arlington in the following or
der:
Mounted Platoon of Police
Rear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly, the Hero OF
Samoa, and now the Senior Officer of the
Navy, With His Staff, Composed Of
Lieut. W. II. Dillingham;, q. S. NJ;
Lieuts. GEaffen and Nichol-
son, of the Navy.
Two Army Officers.
An Officer of the Marine Corps.
The District Militia and Representation OF
the G.. A. Il,
The Marine Band.
Battalion of Marines, Under Command Of
Lieut.. Col. Tilton.
Six Companies of Artillery on Foot.
One Light Battery and Two Troops of Cay
airy From Fort Myer, Va, Under
Command of Col. Gibson.
Following the regulars came the ma
tional guard of the District OF Columbia,
Gen. Ordway commanding; slXty-fye
men from the G.. A. r., commanded by
Col. UreIl, with Gen. Vesey, com
mander-in-chief of the G. A. R., and his
staff as guests; the hearse, drawn by
four horses, with sailors walking on
either side. Next came the mourners in
carriages, as follows:
First, Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Logan Richard
Porter and Medical Director Wales; second,
Maj. ana Mrs. Porter, and Mr.. Logan: third,
Capt and Mrs. Porter, Miss Porter and David
d. Porter; fourth, Lieut.. and Mrs. Por-
ter; fifth, Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell,
sixth Mr. Alden, the admiraIs secretary,
and Lieut. Thomas. his aide. seventh.
Lieut.. Patterson, Mrs. Patterson, Miss Patter-
son and Capt Bach, eighth and NINTH serv-
ants of the family. Carriages followed con-
tanning the honorary pallbearers and the
clergy, the president and his cabinet, the
chief Justice aud associate justices of the
mittees, foreign ministers, senators and rep
resentahyes; officers of the navy army and
marine corps; delegates from G. A. r. posts.
the naval post of Philadelphia, of which the
admiral was a member, and delegation of
the Sons of the American Revolution. q So
ciety of which Admiral Porter was all officer
The navy regulations providing for an
admiraPs funeral were followed as
closely as possible. The number of
troops in line, including the militia, was
nearly 5000.
With Mufled Drums.
The procession moved west on III
street to Pennsylvania avenue, the ma
rine band playing mournful music,
alternating now and then by beats on
the muffied drums of the infantry and
blasts from the bugles of the cavalry.
The line Of march along Pennsylvania
avenue was crowded with spectators
who paid tribute to the deceased adj
miral 10y standing reverently with I'M
covered heads as the long procession
filed slowly by. On many buildings
flags we're displayed at half-mast, and
in some instances piece of Grape fut-
tered from the national colors, silent
tokens of the Difference and esteem in
which Admiral Porter was held by the
citizens of Washington. At the
Georgetown end of the bridge that
spans the Potomac and joins Vir-
GINA with the district. the pro-
cession came to hats for a few min
utes, while all the troops save the
United States marines and cavalry
drew up in line Oh either side of the
street and saluted with present arms as
the hearse passed by. The military and
other organizations except the marines
and cavalry then returned to the city.
Slowly the procession proceeded across
the bridge and up the Virginia hills,
along the tortuous and Undiscovered |
road towards the cemetery. Passing
through Fort Meyer. the few soldiers
on duty there were drawn up in line,
and as the eortege passed
Presented Arms,
the salute being returned by the march