The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-18
TRIBUTE TO
THE BRAVE
Havana Does special Honor
to the Dead of the
Battleship, Maine.
DIVERS ABOUT THE WRECK
More Bodies Recovered Today
Money to Raise the
Vessel.
CABINET SAYS ACCIDENT"
No Reliable Clews Yet 10 the
Cause Sailors in
Terror.
TBy Gable to The Associated Press. !

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
HAVANA, Feb II, 1S9S-(Delayed in
transmission).- The funeral of twenty
two of the victims of the Maine disaster
took place this afternoon. The bodies
were first carried to the City Hall, where
they rested in coffins covered with beau
tiful floral tributes, tied with silk ribbons,
having upon them appropriate inscrip-
tions. The City Council of Havana sent
floral crown, inscribed "The People of
Havana to the Victims of the Maine"
and the Spanish Navy sent handsome
crown, tied with silk ribbons of the Span
ish national colors and inscribed ''The
Navy Department of Havana to the Vic
Tins of the Maine"
Among the other floral tokens was one
from Mr.. Lawton Childs, inscribed ITO
Our Brave Dead Soldiers; a floral cross
from the New York Morning Journal
and Advertiser" floral emblem from the
Havana Yacht Club, and floral and other
tributes from M. Carranza, Sonora Emil
liza Mas and Lucia Lacoste, Mrs. I.
Gonzales Miss Catalina Casa, Charles
and George Barnett and cross from
the firm of Salmon Brothers, with the
inscription "To the Victims of the
Maine"
Floral tributes were also received from
the Mayor of Havana the Captain of the
Port and the officers of the Port. They
were decorated with the Spanish National
colors and were inscribed ITO the Vic
TINS of the Maine
Shortly before three o'clock all Havana
was in movement. The flags on the pub
lie highways were at half-mast and many
of the houses were draDed in mourning.
All classes were represented in the
throngs which filled the streets through
which the funeral procession passed on
its way to the cemetery. The order of
the procession was as follows:-
The Municipal Guards on horseback, in
full uniform; the City Fire Brigade, the
municipal employees, the Aldermen in sew
en- splendidly decorated firemen's cars,
special car bearing the remains, the
clergy, deputations consisting of the Chief
officers of the Army, the Navy, and the
volunteers, representatives of various
official bureaux and of the Custom House
a committee representing the Chamber OF
Commerce, delegation representing the
grocers, the Council of Administration,
representatives of the Treasury, the press
and various political organizations.
Then the chief officers of the Maine, the
representatives of foreign governments,
the city magistrates with their mace
bearers, provincial deputies employees of
the general, regional and autonomic gov
ernments, the municipal mace bearers.
After them came General Parade,
with four aides-de-camp, representing
Captain General Blanco (who, according
The General had on his right Un1ted
States Consul General Lee and on his left
the Mayor of Havana, the MARQUIS
Solano and other officers. They were es,
corted by two companies of marines and
a detachment of infantry.
The funeral music was furnished by
the bands of the Ysabel la Catolica and
Porto Rica Battalions which accom-
panied the bodies to the country.
entrance of the city Hall on Weyler
street, then turned to the right on Mer-
caderes street, then went up O'Reilly
street, along the right side of Central
Park and finally turned to the right
along San Rafael street to the cemetery.
The crowd which lined the route gave
every indication of the profoundest res
pect for the dead.
All the stores were closed through
which the procession passed.
A delegation from the unfortunate con-
centrados expressed the wish to carry the
bodies on their shoulders to the grave as
proof of their gratitude to the Americans.
but General Lee thanked them and said
the bodies would be carried in the man
Eer selected by the authorities. In front
of the Aibisu Theatre, on Reina and Belas-
coain avenues about 400 concentrates
joined in the procession, which had dGy by
that time been increased by some 5,O00
persons of all classes.
The procession did not reach the Colon
Cemetery until after P. M. There the
religious ceremonies were Serea presided oyer Yer
Rev. Mr.. J. P. Chidwick, chaplain of the
Maine,
At the entrance of the cemetery the
ed the arrival of the bodies with the
cross uplifted and blessed the remains in
accordance with the rites of the Roman
Catholic Church, previous to accompany
ing them to their last resting place.
At the graveside Chaplain Chadwick
performed the funeral ceremonies, the
usual prayers We're offered up and the
After the ceremony Captain Sigsbee
thanked the Bishop for his Kindness, and
the prelate in return expressed his con-
dolence with the survivors and offered
his services for the interment of the re-
rr aims of others of the crew whose bodies
may be recovered from the. waters.
Among those who followed the bodies
to the grave were the officers and some
Of the crew of the Fern, the Captains of
several American. British and Spanish
vessels in port and large number or
prominent citizens.
The ceremonies were in the hands of a
committee consisting of General Parade.
as Acting Governor General; Admiral
Manterola, General Fuentes of the Span
ish Artillery; General Carrich, in COM
mand of the Gendarmes; Brigadier Cen
eral Aisina Colonel Kindelan, the Sub
Inspector of Engineers, Chief of Police
Pagliery and four aides-de-camp of Gem
eral Blanco.
The chief mourners were Consul Gem
eral Lee. Captain Sigsbee and the officers
Of the Maine.
Near Campo Marty was Inspector of
Police Emilio Bandas and DR.. Julio Zuni-
Cross Society, who were accompanying
sixteen bodies, in bad condition, which
had been picked up today h the bay, and
which it was impossible to take to the
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