Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-18
The Late Admiral Porter Laid 10 Rest
In Arlington. With Martial
Iionors.
THE sRRANormGNrs ron THE rv-
NERAL or GEN. SHERMAN.
Wreck Of the steamer "sherlook.v
Most Of the Passengers aud
Crew Saved.
The nedy OF Admirsi Porter Hurled
with Martial Isonors.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.--With mnr.
tial honoIs aud with all the ceremony
uie his high rnnk, the body " the late
DAVID ID. Porter, admiral Of the navy,
was this afternoon laid TO rcst In Arl.
ingtcn.
Not since the burial OF Sheridan has
Washington witnessed M imposing
funeral, every branch OF the military
nnd naval service being represented.
The Grand Army OF the Republic and
SOM of the American Revolution oc-
cupieu prominent places In the long
pioceniJn.
All the executive departments were
ciOscd nnd everywhere throughout
the city nigs were displayed at half
mast.
The body Of the late admiral lay In
state at the family residence all the
forenoon anu was viewed by a constant
stream Of people. The remains were
dfehsed IN hiil Uniform, cncased In u
casNot with purple velvet, lined with
white salin and having heavy silver
handles aud u plate appropriately In.
scrilod.
At one O'Clock the house was closed
10 visitors aud Mrs. Porter aud the
mrpoeis Of th. f,nily took their Inst
'arrwell OF the dead. rhc caskct was
closed Immediately thereafter, n large
ilig wrapped around II aud the
Admita's sword aad chapcau placed
I ON tho lid.
Tho services wcr. held q, tue house
aud were conducted 10y Rev. DR..
Douglas, rector OF 81. J0hn'r. Occupy.
u . chaira on either side " ttc casigrt
I wen, The members III the family, The
Z President anu Mr.. Harrison, mrmbcrs
I OF The CABINET, Justices OF the Supreme
I touft mnmhcr " the DIPLOMAT IL
Corps aud honorary pail heaters. while
belind thpD stood thr0ng ~ army
aui navy ofiirrfs mud many leading
cltl<. ~ of Washington.
/ Aiter The services the uasket was
I deposited IN lhc hciNc nnd the process.
sion moved toward Arlington Gene.
tsry.
tbs provision was heated by Rear
AdnigAl X imtssiy, nyv ssnlsl. .J,1leor
'.or the -nfvy..ye'th M sshfS<k fter
them came officers representing the
different curpr, q. A. II. and District
Militia, the Marine band, battalion
| OF marines. six companies OF artillery,
onr light hatlefy anu two troops VI cav
I airy. After these came the National
Guard of the District OF Columbia, n
delegation Of q. A. II. aud he hearse,
! iraWnby four horses, with sailors on
I either side, Follow Ia; the honfsc came
the monruefs in carriages, the Pr-.i.
dent aud Cabinet, Chief justice aud
| Associates VI the supreme Court, Sen.
ate and House Committees, Diplomatic
| Core, Officers u the navy, army.
Marine corps, delcgatsa from a. A. II.
posts AMI ciylt societies. The number
! " troops In Haze was nearly 5000. The
] liuu OF march was crowded with spec.
tatOr-, aud on many buildings flags
were displayed at liaifmas,.
At the bridge crossing Of the P0to-
mae all the troOIs but the marines aud
cavalry drew out, aud the remainder of
the procession proceeded 10 the Come
terry. Al the entrance Of the grounds
the cavalry drew up In line, leaving
only u battalion Of marines and the
carriages 10 accompany tho remains 10
the grave. A. the ca-ket WIS lowered
the clergy read The Episcopal burial
service, aud the q. A. " posi- of which
Admiral Porter had been u member
performed the usual service for the
dead, In the course Of which gsrlands
OF Roses were strcwn on the casket.
When tho last words were read, Mrs.
Porter stepped 10 the side u the open
grave aud took last long look. She
was led away sobhipg. Then, ut the
word Of command, the marines dis.
charged three volleys over the grave.
The grand army tnimpeier sounded
flights out" and the assembly dis.
persed.