The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-17
BRAVE ENSIGN BURIED
FUNERAL OF WORTH BAGLEY. WHO
WAS KILLED AT CIENFUEGOS.
Many Floral Tributes, Impressive Exa
ercises and an Imposing Process
sion to the Cemetery.

RALEIGH. N. c., May 16--The United
States and North Carolina to-day paid noble
tribute to the memory Of the gallant en-
sign Worth Bagley the first officer killed
in the war with Spain. Nothing to approach
to-days funeral pageant was ever seen
here. The body arrived late last night, was
met by an escort of the First Regiment OF
Volunteers and taken to the home of En-
sign Bagley's widowed mother, where de-
tail OF troops kept constant guard. The
love of all classes Of people for the dead
was shown in the stream OIL callers and
wealth of floral tributes. The latter came
from near and far and it was significant
that most of them were red, white and blue.
On the easket were the dead officers
chapeau and sword
Among the floral offerings which literally
banked the casket and filled all availabse
space in the room were palms sent by
General Breckenridge, in memory, of his
son, the late Cabell Breckenridge, young
Bagley's classmate. There were also flowers
covered with national flag sent by the
Breckenridge family; seaweed and oleander
from the people of Key West; flowers from
Captain Chester, of the cruiser Cincinnati:
porcelain flowers from the men of the tor
pedo boat Wtnslow; palms tied with the
naval colors, orange and blue, sent by Miss
Gertrude Phillips, of Washington, and a
North Carolina flag of flowers from
Savannah. There were scores Of floral pieces
from towns in North Carolina. At the door
way OF tae nouse was Topped a national flag
G Witn a crepe streanner. Assistant Naval
constructor Lieutenant Lawrence l.. Adams
came from Norfolk navy ward to represenk
the Navy Department
The body remained at the house until 2:aO
TINS afternoon, when 1t was taken to the
Cap1tol and placed in the rotunda The ro-
tunda was draped in the national and state
S co. a steady stream of people flowed
by for two hours. The face was not ex-
posed. 1t had been reported that it was
dlshgured by the explosion of the shell,
put this was inaccurate. The face wore a
smile The casket was removed from the
rotunda at o'clock and placed in front OF
the statue Of Washington, where the ex-
ercises were held, in the presence of the
family and city clergy and ten thousand
people, including all the United States, State
and city ofticials, military. veterans, cadets
was master of ceremonies. The exercises
were as foilows: Hymn, The Son of God
Goes Forth Or R,i to var Var prayer; SOLO There
teenth Psalm; quartet, abide with Me-
Scripture reading and prayer by Rev. DR..
Eugene H Pan Daniels Ensign Bagley's pastor;
The procession at $3.50 moved to oakwood
Cemetery, as follows: Police; First and Sec
ond regiments of United States volunteerss
music; body in funeral car, draped in black,
drawn by six horses with black housings,
with six sergeants as body bearers and six
captains of volunteers as honorary pall-
bearers; clergy, family and relatives, to-
gether with Lieutenant Adams, of the
United States navy; Agricultural and Me-
chanical Arts College cadets; Confederate
Veterans Camp; Grand Army Post; Cover
nor Russell, Senator Butler and other ma
tional, state and city officials; Raleigh Male
Academy students, including Bagley's class
mates. and pupils Of public schools. Fif-
teen thousand people saw the procession.
All business was suspended during the ex-
ercises. The ceremonies at the grave were
brief, consisting of the committal to the
grave, prayer and benediction; hymn. Now
the Day is Over" solo, the last sentence
of Anchored" and hymn, 1.-THE Naman's
Prayer"
AS the procession moved eleven guns
were fired 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 Bag
ley's grandfather, Governor Worth. The
ceremonies were marked by deep public feel
ing and the military portion of them was
that proper at the burial of a brigadier gem
eral.