The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-05
HONORED NAMES DEAD.
AMERICANS IN HAVANA DECORATE
THE GRAVES.
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Eew Decorahen DaJ. ana FttshuEh Lee
Hopes q wsrship win NJ Sent Annuary
with Viewers rsr the Graves-Bodies Found.

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Hopes q wsrship will Ne Sent Annually
with Flowers fsr the Graves-Boaies Founa.
HAVANA. March 4.-Tho American tourists
now In Havana bought to-day. at the
suggestion Of MIR. George Il. Mages OF
Chicago. q handsome wreath Of flowers
and went at noon to the cemetery to
deposit 1t on the tomb Of the sailors Of the
Maine. The day was very cloudy. The Ameri-
cans, hfty In number. reached the ceme-
terry just at noon, and Mr.. MaRes ad-
dressed them, saying that they were there
to honor the memory Of the American martyrs
who died under tho American nag In Havana.
He also referred to all the Americans who were
buried In that place. Mr.. MaRes then took an
American flag, extended It on tho ground. and
placed on It the wreath of lower
"Ihope," he said. that every 4th of March
the Americans in Havana will come here to
honor the memoir of their dead"
After that Chaplain Chidwtck made such q
pathetic prayer that all eyes were filed with
tears. 1t was q solemn and imposing moment.
Tho Americans asked Gen. Leo and Capt.
Sigsbee. who wero present and also greatly
affected. to say q few words to them.
They refused to speak, but after
many entreaties Ger. Lee said that he
hoped the American Government would pass
a law authorizing an American warship TO come
to Havana every 4th Of March bringing from
American soil q wreath Of flowers to DO placed
on the tomb Of tho nations martyrs.
After Mr.. Lees speech, which was enthusi-
asticallyi cheered, the following was drawn
up and signed by all those present:
I'VE. the undersigned Americans In Havana,
have this day visited the cemetery Of Colon
and have decorated tho yet unfinished
graves OF 26O American marines and sailors
who perished upon Feb. Is. 1893. in the de-
s~truction Of the United States man-of-war
Maine In Havana harbor. May this modest
first decoration day become IN annual great
demonstration in Havana.
"Fitzhugh Lee. Joseph A. Springer. g. c.
Mages. Chicago; W. s. ouigley. Washing
ton, d. c.; DR.. H. Tomboeken. Chicago;
Myron NJ. Parker, Washington; J. H.
Pratt, Omaha; A. J. Keaten. Boston; 8.
Osterman. New York; DR.. J. Gallagher.
Philadelphia: Henry A. Cary. New York; H. M.
oiston. Cincinnati: Louis H. Ruyl. Philadelphia;
Margaret A. Pratt. Omaha; Robert W. Edgren,
San Francisco; II. 8. Fuller, New York; DR.. N. h.
De C~astagnetto. Rio Janeiro; k. /. Keen. Gin
cinnati; George Eugene Bryson. Panama;
John G. Hemment, New York; James II.
Hare. New York; Z. N. Hart, New York; e. r.
tombstone. New York; Hugh O'Neil, New York;
Gus Gown. New York; Mr.. and Mrs. A.Guedala,
New York; J. A. Guedala, New York; L. L.
Rodding. New York; Harold Martin, New York:
A. Maurice Low, Washington: John H. Mitchell.
Washington: George Bronson Rea. Brooklyn;
Sylvester soovel. New York; Mrs. Scovel. New
York; DR.. Daniel NJ. Burgess. Havana; w. ].
Drummer. United States Marine Hospital service;
II. d. Geddings. Washington: Charles N. Pep
per, Washington; D. Z. Dudley. United States
Marine Hospital Service; NJ. y. Tighc. Wash
ington.f
Another body was recovered to-day from the
| Maine, but 1t was in such q state that 1t was
beyond Identification. Besides this one an
other one was found beneath the funnel
of the battleship. This one also was removed
and placed on a boat in the bay. Both bodies
were put In Theoretically sealed metallic
collins. and are guarded in q boat waiting
for the arrival OF tho Bache that will carry them
to Key West. The Bache is expected early to-
morrow.
On board of the Fern to-day all the crew were
busy cleaning some sixty rifles that have been
recovered from the Maine.
The American divers recovered to-day another
case Of powder for the 10-inch gun. The pow
der was intact.
The Spanish divers made an effort to-day to
investigate the cause of the explosion, and ex-
amined the hull of the Maine from the outside.
They have recovered a can of powder Of the
6-inch gun.