The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31

PITTSBURG, March 3O.-The cities
OF Pittsburg and Allegheny united to-
Cay in loyal and patriotic spirit and
paid the highest civic and military
honors to the remains Of Lieut. Friend
w. Jenkins, who persisted on the Unit
ed States battleship Maine.
The public funeral accorded Lieut.
jenkins remains was not a. local mat
ter, merely dictated by the motives of
local pride in a son Of this community;
it was national affair." and was the
first outpouring of the sentiments of
neral of a victim of the Maine that
has taken place on American soil.
From the time of the arrival of the
body in Pittsburg, at 6 o'clock this
morning, until the volley of musketry
over the grave in Uniondale cemetery,
Allegheny, the manifestations of
mourning and patriotism were marked
in two cities.
Flags were at half-mast everywhere
The tolling of bells, echoes of minute
guns and the marked suppression of
the boisterousness of ordinary days,
the strains Of funeral airs and the
muffled roll of drums told those who
heard, but did not see, of the solemn
event passing this day.
The funeral programme was made to
occupy most of the day in its execu-
ton, and the weather was most favor
able. First, the body was taken to
Allegheny and placed in state at
o'clock in the postoffice corridors. A
squad Of Division G, Pennsylvania ma
val reserves, was the guard of honor.
AT IL o'clock, still escorted by the mill
tary guard and a detachment of po-
Hcemen, it was brought to the court
| house in this city, where it again laid
in state for two hours. While the peo-
pie filed by the bier and the bells toll
ed, the national guard organizations
and the G. A. r. posts assembled in
the vicinity.
At 2:30 o'clock the casket was placed
on a caisson, and the march to Allie
gheny was taken up. The procession
was headed by Gen. Wiley and staff, of
the Second brigade, N. G. P. Then fol-
lowed the Fourteenth and Eighteenth
regiments, N. G. P; Division c, Penn
sylvania naval reserves: Battery B;
Washington infantry; Hibernian RI
f1es; G.. A. r. and numerous patriotic
organizations.
Through a great concourse Of men,
women and children the procession
marched slowly to Christ Protestant
Episcopal church, Allegheny. Here the
impressive and beautiful Episcopal
service for the dead was performed,
patriotic and Christian, was preached
by the rector, Rev. Robert Mech.
Then came the march to the ceme-
terry, the final service, the committing
Of the body to the earth, the firing
Of the salute, the closing of the grave
and the placing at IT'S head of the
American flag.
Among the many beautiful floral Of
ferings were an anchor sent by the
class of 'S5 Of the United States Naval
academy, Annapolis, and battle
ship from the Western University OF
Pennsylvania, from which deceased
graduated before entering Annapolis.
Throughout the entire day not an &C
cident occurred and the programme
was carried out to the letter without
hitch. 1t is estimated that during the
short while the casket was lying in
state $4,000 people paid their respects
to the dead. Owing to the limited time
the officials required the crowds to
move rapidly, at times $50 people
minute filing past the .casket. Even
at this quick rate thousands were dis
appointed at not being able to gain
admittance