Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-17
Saass'sEsI4N RAaLRs,s FUNERAL,
Noble ribpte Paid TO tho Gal,
5Sss liant Ensign -

US
(By Telegraph)
s1s ssssffsALElGd, N. c.. May 16.-The TN
sSalted states and North Carolina TODAY
sSpald noble tribute to the memory of the
asof1eer killed in the war with Spain
ssseScfhinS to ever approach today's fun
pageant was ever seen here The
late last night, was met
IVAN escort Of the First regiment of
and taken to the home of
Ensign Bagley's widowed mother.
where a detail of troops kept constant
sguard.
he scene at the home was rnournful
SSsss1n aShe extreme and the tender love of
ss saiS classes of people for the dead was
S$ShoWn in the stream of callers and the
wealth of floral tributes. The latter
sNcame from near and far and it was sig
q nlficant that most of them We're red.
dead officers chapeau and sword
Among the floral offerings which lit
serally covered the casket and filed all
available space in the room were palms
s&by General Breckenridge in memory of
his son, the lamented Ensign Brecken-
ridge, young Bagleys class mate.
There were also flowers covered with
national flag sent by the Brecken-
ridge family; seaweed and oleander
IRON the people of Key West; flowers
from Captain Chester, of the cruiser
sssfS1ncinnati; porcelain flowers from the
Smen of the torpedo boat Winslow.
B palms tied with the navy colors, orange
and blue, sent by Miss Gertrude Phil
lips, q Washington; and a North Car
ssssotfna nag OF flowers from Savannah
81 There were scores of floral pieces from
towns In North Carolina. At the door
way OF the house was Topped q nation
sssai tag, with crepe streamer.
Assistant Naval Constructor Lieu
tenant Lawrence l.. Adams came from
the Norfolk navy yard to represent the
Navy Department.
body remained at the house until
s::30 this afternoon, when it was taken
ida. The rotunda was draped in the
national and state colors. A steady
Il stream Of people flowed by for two
hours. The face was not exposed 1t
ffsshad been. reported that it was disfg-
SSured by the explosion Of the shell, but
this was inaccurate. The face wore
ga smile. The casket was removed from
sssthe rotunda at o'clock and placed in
front Of the statue of Washington
where the exercises were held in the
presence of the family. the city clergy
and ten thousand people. all the United
states. state and city officials. military
VI ana veterans. cadets ana school child
81 rem Colonel Thomas S. Kenan was
master OF ceremonies. The order of
services was as follows:
ssES Hymn, The Son of Cad goes forth to
war" prayer: solo, There is n Land
Mine Eyes Have Seem the nineteenth
- stiims Quartette, abide With Me-
scripture reading. and prayer by Rev.
a5sDr.H Eugene Daniels. Ensign Bagley's
IN pastor; hymn Just as I Am"
Z The procession at $3.50 moved to Oak
fsssWocd Cemetery. Fifteen thousand per
Il sons saw the procession. All business
was suspended during the exercises.
the ceremonies at the grave were brief.
consisting of the committa to the
II grave. prayer and bencliction; hymn.
;SssS' Now the Day is Over" a solo, the last
sentence Of Anchored and a hymn
1.-The Naman's Prayer" AS the pro-
al cession moved, eleven guns were fired
n by battery and eleven were fired at
"a the grave, and then the two regiments
4! hired three volleys. The body was
y buried quite near the grave of Ensign
u Bagley's grandfather. Governor Worth.
sS& The ceremonies We're marked by
h deep feeling and the military portion
of them was that proper at the burial
II of brigadier general.
VIRGINiA'S Tribute.
S5&55 RICHMOND. VA. May l6.--From 4
55ssP M. to 6 p. NJ. today the State and
III national flags We're, by order of the
%sgovernor put at half mast on the cap
t@itol building as a tribute to the memo
8szry Of Ensign Worth Baglcy, OF North
NEarolina