Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-17
HONORS FOR A DEAD HERO
Raleigh Pays Tribute to the Memory Of
Ensign Worth Bagley.
FUNERAL IS ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS
Casket IL Banked with u wealth Of
Floral Offerings from Friends
and Comrades of the Late
Naval officer.

RALEIGH. N. c.. May 16.-The United
States and North Carolina today paid noble
tribute to the gallant ensign. Worth Bagley,
the first officer killed in the war with Spain
Nothing ever seen here approached today's
funeral pageant.
The body arrived here late last night, was
met by an escort Of the First infantry, and
was taken to the house Of Ensign Bagley's
widowed mother, where q detail OF troops
kept constant guard.
The love of all classes of people for the
dead officer was shown In the stream OF
callers and the wealth of floral tributes.
The latter came from near and far, and 1t
was significant that most of them were red,
white and blue.
On the casket were the dead officers
chapeau and sword.
Among the floral offerings, which literally
banked the casket and filled all available
space in the rooms, were palms sent by
General Breckenridge, in memory Of his son,
the late Cabell Breckenridge, Ensign Bag
| leys classmate.
There were also flowers covered with a
national flag sent by the Breckenridge fam
lily; seaweed and oleander from the people
of Key West; flowers from Captain Chester
of the cruiser Cncinnati; porcelain flowers
from the men Of the torpedo boat Winslow;
palms tied with the navy colors, orange
and blue, sent by Miss Gertrude Phillips Of
Washington, and North Carolina flag of
flowers from Savannah. There were scores
of floral pieces from towns in North Caro-
lima. At the doorway of the house was
looped a national flag with crepe streamer.
Assistant Naval Constructor Lieutenant
Lawrence l.. Adams came from Norfolk navy
yard to represent the Navy department.
The body remained at the house until 2 30
this afternoon, when it was taken to the
capitol and placed in the rotunda. The ro-
| tunda was draped in the national and state
coloys.
A steady stream of people flowed by for
two hours. The face was not exposed. 1t
had been reported that it was disfgured by
the explosion of the SHE'LL but this was in
accurate. The face wore a smile.
Enormous Crowd Present.
The casket was removed from the 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 10000 people, including all
the United States, state and city officials,
military veterans, cadets and school child
rem. Colonel Thomas S. Kenon was mas
ter of ceremonies.
The exercises were as follows: Hymn
THE Son of God Goes Forth to War;
prayer; solo, There is a Land Mine Eyes
, Have SEEM" the XIX Psalm; quartet
"Abide with Me-" scripture reading and
prayer by Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniels, Ensign
Bagleys pastor; hymn, Just as 1 Am
The procession at $50 moved to Oakwood
cemetery, as follows: Police; First and Sec
ond regiments of United States Volunteers
J music; body in funeral car draped in black
! drawn by six horses with black housings
with six sergeants as body bearers and ST,
captains Of volunteers as honorary pail
bearers; clergy; family and relatives, to.
gether with Lieutenant Adams, U. s. N.
Agricultural and Mechanical Arts college
cadets; Confederate Veterans camp; Crane
Army post; Governor Russell, Senator But
Ter and other national, state and city Off
cials; Raleigh Male Academy students, in
Guiding Bagley's classmates and pupils O.
public schools
Fifteen thousand people saw the process
sion. All business was suspended during
4: the exercises.
Q The ceremonies at the grave were brief
t consisting of the committal to the grave
s prayer and benediction hymn, Now th
s Day is Over;'' solo, the last sentence o
Anchored" and hymn, "Naman'
= Prayer"
t AS the procession moved eleven gun
were fired by battery and eleven wer
y fired at the grave and then the two regi
5 ; ments fired three volleys.
u The body was buried quite near the grav
u OF Ensign Bagley's grandfather. Governo
Worth.
:, The ceremonies were marked by deep pub
, lie feeling and the military portion Of then
: was that proper at burial of a brigade
general.