The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-29

.hlp Texas today were iaid away go their
hnal resting places with simple rol gious
services add the impressive honors OF
war, the presence of che president. mcm-
bors of the cabinet officers az thc army
ANA other officers o. thc government a
cabinet officer surveying thc naF draped
cofilns before the cercmony began said
The lives Of those men cost spain her
colonies" But there was no note % tri-
umph in the erim scene today. with o.
touch Of sadness and solemn rrav 81 tht
nation performed its duty to its dead and
gave its defenders a Christian bur nl at
home IN soil hallowcd oy patriotic dcad.
A soft mantle 90 snow covered tho
earth. muning the beat OF shc horses
boots. The slow turning carriage wheels
AMI the tramp of the soldiers. "a sallors
a8 they approached the burial place. The
site is commanding one Ia front the
broad bosom of the See fottered Potomac
river. beyoud che shaft oe washington
thc dome 90 th, capitol end the sprawline
cky. Co che right fho ,hohcd ombras
urca OF 90 Mcpherson uul between thD
graves of thc heroic dead oi Santiago. to
fho lrf fhr .t.foit mansion Of fse nuf
to the rrar thraurE 'ho VHtas of .n>W
laden pines anI cedars the tuer arm,
OFF thc rufruu. .ell uf fh. eIl nur
si.0plrl unk urHH ra.k 81. their lHat
btuHaD rh. .tFs.tH inferred To-day
ranged r0u Du row. over 'r.h uHr
4DrDad au American ,reian arou which
hy ar.ltn of rlnH le.t,r Around
tle ru.Io..r. .nu.lf,r tn boulder Goo
yellow .f IhUr ..at ulHEH FORMING
t.ri uI ,.'.r W.fn dr.Hu .u fho cavalry
oft For ht,- fo tho rsHf NNH "a battalion
of ihe marine. from the navy tarI. w Do
thrir .p.t.I h.uI.i. HHI ..Irirt .Hrfs
TURNED tt.f fn fhr I.0 detachment ..
itrkier frnm Ih0 r,VHa .a ratr 5,st.
tho drapcl .iHud Iu thr r..r Iuc prr-.
Irff aHi h. ..Ilrs. Admiral D,oH5.
Major a.rrr MUe. Hrl a H.unritbet
rroln of arut ono r..r 900 .or m th
snowy Ires anformr NHI. 600 Around
urcassl the throne of people uu0 hat
hrHFsI tH, .uuu suI U.ff,r coils tn pas
their iHst Respects to the dsad Amonr
those wrrs mary r,lHtig,s aud frl,uut 0f
those who tat been l0s Dob che disaster
There wac t'rl'r aHpropr a'eucaa iN
tho nct thn' C.ruin sIebsc. who was
ln command of th. Maine vncn thr wac
blown up. hae charge of tns ceremonies
in honor of ns mon. aud fhHf Father
fhadwirk, Who Was chaplain o fhF
Maine Was there Co perform hr inat
rites Three ofhtra who lived through
that awful uEhf lu Havana tarh0r W,rs
ot the sido of tho graves of their come
rldes Lieutenant Commander wainwright
who was executive officer of ao Ma no
and who sunk .hs Pluiou snu che Furor
at Santiago. Lieutenant o. g. Bowcrs
who was assistant engineer ~ tns MaIne
and Jeremiah shea. "a fireman on the
Maine who wls blown out ~ a stoke
holc of me ship throlgh thc debris or
Gaping unlnjured mos. mlraculouf'y
Slowly and siomrnly the fuu marar
baud broke tue deep hush ..tiug forth
The sad sweet strains of ths dlragc safe
in the armf of Jesus. aUi tH'r. U,rs
~. N.tchlnr of uuF ana wst v,sH aH chap
lain D.ark of the uHry academy sf Ana-
apoIr. came forward ana tD0k b.e pll..
under ths canvas. covered shelton n tr.
open rnac, Loo front ot tns 'stf
Th, urot,stant service. ntrr ~'rs rm
pir
Chaplain Clark r,aI tnr Nlr# ..ru.e
of ho UIit,oral church aua th'u gov,
vay to Father Chadwick. wNo vat aH
rI.isI hy Rstf poIo.nd Hut hrown tna
two purple ran'd aHniyt,s Hih bead
barred to u.-try blasts. ths Na.a. lnar
lain rcad memorial service according
to the rites ot thr tattoN, .narch. zone
slsrsi tnc dead. blessed the ero4ud. rc-
nat,a the Lords Prayer an0 concluded
win "a forycnf appeal for th' r,pcsD of
tho souls " thc departed.
A detachment ~ marin. in .ornaud col.
Carain Kormony thcn marched to fhr
right of tho graves anI hrsd three solicy-
over the dead. and in the deep srliussf
that followed the crash ,he clear s.lvcry
notes of "a buFle rang out tho Hodisrs and
sailors Hast good night
win the sounding OF iapa hc csremon-
les ended The president ana hIH party ami
other dstlnvuished guests, she military
and the crowds then Withdrew Before
ieaung captain sigsboo introduced Jos-
eph shea 90 the president. when arked
Tor an explanation of the mystery %
hls escape by the precedent. Shea retpoud
~ aa be- aid to a. similar inquiry from
Father Chadwick at the time 81 the q s-
aster n don't know how Z got through.
Nas blown o1., 1 must have Teen an
armor piercing proiocule.'