Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17
FUNERAL OF BAGLEY
NATIONAL AND STATE TRIBUTE TO
THE GALLANT ENSIGN.
REMARKABLE PAGEANT.
Nothing Approaching 1t in Elabo-
rateness Ever Before Seen in the
North Carolina CapitaI-A Briga-
dier-GeneraTs Military Escort.

RALEIGH, n. c., May 15.-The United
States and North Carolina to-day paid
noble tribute to the memory of the gallant
Ensign Worth Bagley the first officer kill
ed in the war with Spain. Nothing APP
preaching to-day's funeral pageant was
ever seen here.
The body arrived late last night, was
met by an escort from the First Regiment
of volunteers. and taken to the home OF
Ensign Bagley's widowed mother, where
detail of troops kept constant guard.
The scene at the home was mournful in
the extreme. and the tender love of all
classes of people for the dead was shown
in a stream of callers and a wealth CT
floral tributes. The latter came from
near and far, and it was significant that
most of them were red, white, and blue.
On the casket were the dead officers cha
peau and sword. Among the floral offerings
which literally banked the casket and
filled all available space in the room were
palms sent by General Breckenridge, in
memory of his son, the lamented Cabell
Breckenridge, young Bagley's classmate.
There were also flowers covered with
a national flag, sent by the Breckenridge
family; seaweed and oleander, from the
people of Key West; flowers from Captain
Chester. of the Cruiser Cincinnati; porce-
lain flowers from the men of the torpedo
boat Winslow; palms tied with the navy
colors-orange and blue-sent by Miss Ger
trude Phillips, of Washington, and
North Carolina flag of flowers from Sa-
vannah There were scores Of floral
pieces from towns in North Carolina. AT
the doorway of the house was Topped
ell
Assistant aval-Constructor Lieutenant
Lawrence L. Adams came from the Nor
folk navy-yard to represent the Navy De-
partment
The body remained at the house until
2:30 this afternoon, when 1t was taken TO
the Capitol and placed in the rotunda.
The rotunda was draped in the national
and State colors.
A steady stream Of people flowed by Tor
two hours. The face was not exposed.
II had been reported that 1t was disfisured
by the explosion of the shell. but this
was inaccurate. The face wore smile.
The casket was at 1870 o'clock, removed
from the rotunda and placed in front of
the statue of Washington, where the ex-
ercises were held. in the presence of the
family and the city clergy, and ten thou
sand people. including all the United
States. State, and city officials, military,
veterans.
Colonel Thomas S Kenan was master Of
ceremonies
THE EXERCISES
The exercises were as follows:
HYMN. THE SON of God Goes Forth
to War"
Solo. "There is Land Mine Eyes
Have Seem"
The Nineteenth Psalm.
Quartette, "Abide with Me-"
Scripture reading and prayer by Rev.
Dr. Eugene Daniels. Ensign Bagley's
pastor.
Hymn, Just as l Am"
The procession at $50 moved to Oak
wood Cemetery. as follows: Police;
First and Second regiments of United
States Volunteers; music; body in fune-
ral-car. draped in black, drawn by six
horses with black housings with six ser
geants as body-bearers and six captains
of volunteers as honorary pall-bearers;
clergy family and relatives. together
with. Lieutenant Adams. United States
navy; Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege cadets; Confederate Veterans
camp; Grand Army post; Governor Rus
sell; Senator Butler. and other national,
State, and city officials; Raleigh Male
Academy students, including Bagleys
classmates. and pupils OF public schools.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Fifteen thousand people saw the pro-
cession. All business was suspended du
ring the exercises. The ceremonies at the
grave were brief, consisting Of the
committal 10 the grave. prayer, and the
benediction; hymn. Now, the Day is
Over; solo. and d final hymn.
AS the procession moved. eleven guns
were fred by a battery and eleven were
fired at the grave, and then the two regi-
ments fired three volleys.
The body was buried quite near the
grave OF Ensign Bagley's grandfather.
Governor Worth.
The ceremonies were marked by deep
public feeling, and the military portion
Of them was that due at the burial Of a
brigadier-generaL