The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-10
Died FOR THE FLAG.
Honors to the Remains of
Charles W. Riggin,
American Seaman.
HIS BODY BROUGHT HOME.
The Remains Of the Chilian Mob's
Victim Pass Through
Jersey City.

The body of the American seaman,
Charles W. Riggip, of the United States
man of war Baltimore, who was shot
down during riot in Valparaiso, Chilli,
victim OF Gillian hatred of the Ameri-
can uniform, arrived at the Quarantine
station this morning on board the Pacific
mail steamship Columbia.
The steamship reached Quaran tine late
last night and remainded there over
night. coming up to its dock at the foot of
Canal street early this morning. The
body was in charge of William B. Nc
Creery, United States Consul at Valpa-
raiso.
A Adelegation from Philadelphia met the
body. The delegation had among it's
number John K. Riggin, a brother of the
dead sa1lor. and John W. Maggie. who has
charge of the funeral ceremonies at Phil
adelphia.
The body was transferred from the
steamship, where it was stewed between
docks just aft Of the main hatchway, to
the wharf.
BROUGHT TO JERSEY CITY.
The Pennsylvania Railway tug Beivi-
dere conveyed the Philadelphia Recep-
tien Committee to the steamship Colum-
bias dock at the foot of Canal
street this morning and received the
BODY. 1t was encased in brentwood
casket with silver handles and covered
with the Union Jack. 1t was brought
over in the brig Belvidere. Aboard. of
the tug when she reached her side, about
II o'clock, were r. N. ]. Reed, Chief
Marshall and Chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements; John
E. Mackie, Past Senior Vice
Commander of the G. A. R., Department
of Pennsylvania; William T. Dougherty.
Der of the Regular Army and Navy
Unicn; Louis Dickel.. Commandery
General of the Sons of Amer
ica: Quartermaster Frank Robinson, of
Naval Post 400; Joseph Upset, Of the
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanlcs; Henry B. Dermitt, Commander
of Naval Post 400; Howard o. Folker, of
the Dahlgreen Garrison No. IS, Army and
Navy Union, and William G. Cunningham.
TAKEN TO PHILADELPHIA.
The body was at once placed on board
of special car rendered by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and shipped to Phtladel-
Dhia, where the funeral ceremonies will
take place on Sunday. The car was at
tached TO an afternoon train.
When the train reaches Philadelphia
the body will be taken to David H.
Schuyler's undertaking establishment
at No. 2.054 North Sixth street. where
it will remain until Saturday. Then it
will be placed in Independence Hall,
the use of which for the purpose has
been granted by Mayor Stuart ut the mr.
gent request of number of prominent
organizations of the city. The building
will be elaborately decorated.
The fnneral will be held on Sunday.
The most elaborate preparations have
hn0T oh fOfs a 10 foI
that the funeral will be one of the great
est seen in the city for years.
The final preparations have not been
determined upon.
Tomorrow the committee which came
on to New York to meet the body will
confer with Mayor Stuart in regard to
the funeral ceremonies.
Many organizations have already signi-
fed their intention to al attend In communi-
cations to Marshal Reed and Chief of
Staff Mackie.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
the Sons of Veterans will be especially
we'll represented.
The funeral will be attended in body
by Naval Post G. A. r. No, 400, the Reg
ular Army and Navy Union, the Patriotic
Sons of America, the Farragut Associa-
tion, the Naval Veteran Legion and Post
No. G. A. R., Commanding General and
United States marines and sailors, and
the Junior Order OF American Mechanics
The First Brigade of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania will also be in line.
There will be delegation of sailors
from the st. Louis, now at League Is
land, and number of officers will also
be present.
The line of march of the funeral has
not yet been fixed. The body will carried
In d hearse instead of caisson.
THE FUNERAL HoNoRS.
The State Department. at the instance
of friends of the dead sailor and many
citizens, had the body exhumed. The
effort started under Blaine, and was fin
ally consummated by Secretary Foster.
The body reached Panama on the Chillfan
steamer Cachapol. United States Consul
William B. McCreery was in charge oft.
The Columbia left Colon on the Sd inst.
In accordance with the instructions of the
Secretary of State the body was then in
charge of Consul McCreery, who was
directed to look after it until the steam
ship should reach New York, when he
was to turn it over to the Philadelphia
committee.