Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
The Maine's Dead Brought From
Newport News.
ALL TO Be BURIED At ARLINGTON
Privilege of Private lnterment
viii Be Withdrawn.
THE CEREMONIES TOMORROW

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Dor. February Is, 1895. arrived at Rosslyn
Va. at 7:2O this morning, from Newport
News. They were escorted by a guard Of
honor composed of twelve men from the
Texas including among them Jerry Shea,
member of the original Maine crew, and
who narrowly escaped death. The party
was under the command Of Lieut. Benham-
Chaplain Chadwick was also on the train
The train which brought the remains con-
sisted of four cars and the engine. The
cars were Nos 135. 127 and $50 of the
Adams Express Company, which contained
the bodies. Next to the engine was pas
senger coach No. 37S. This contained the
detail of marines which came from New
port News.
As soon us the cars reached the freight
yards they were placed the new siding,
south of the other tracks. The marines
Loard disembarked without loss of time,
and went to Georgetown. where they had
something to eat. After this they went
to Arlington national cemetery, where they
will most likely remain until tomorrow,
when the funeral exercises will be held.
The special train, which came over the
Chesapeake and Ohio tracks, left New
port News at 10 o'clock last evening. and
the trip through Virginia was made with
out incident OF the three baggage cars.
each contained the remains of fifty of the
gallant dead.
When the train arrived at Rosslyn the
night watchman was the only one on hand.
The freight agent, Mr.. G. H. Gingell. was
Immediately communicated with, and in
side of ten minutes he was at the depot
and received the manifest. There were just
1lD collins in the three cars, and when
everything was in readiness the removal
was begun. The news of the arrival of the
+Ia
and a gathering If limited proportions was
present 10 witness the removal.
Arlington cemetery is about three miles
from the freight station, and the work of
Transporting the collins to the cemetery was
awarded by contract, the work being Sc
cured by Mr.. Rein W. Darby
There was present about sixty or seventy
teams. including the government wagons
The contractor used only the government
vehicles AMI sent the others back to Wash
ihgton. Littletield & Alvord being the own
erS.
Each wagon was loaded with two collins.
As soon as this load was completed an
Anne rIcdn flag was spread over the boxes
and the trip to Arlington commenced The
naEs were furnished by the War Depart-
ment- Each wagon made about four trips
ahd on each trip the same formalities were
observed
The remains Of each man were incased
in a small wooden box. painted dark
color To look at the boxes one would
hardIy have thought that it contained all
o 4 n
pI-ed seVeTa! deep in each car, in order to
get the entire number within the three
baggage coaches BY II o'clock the last
box had been removed from the cars. and
resumed.
Upon the arrival Of the boxes at Airing
ton shelter tents were erected, and beneath
the protection of the canvas the bodies of
the heroes were laid. These tents will re-
main in position until the services tornor-
row, and as fast as the interments are
made The tents will be removed. While
the remains lie at the cemetery, and until
the burial tomorrow. a guard of marines
Will be kept al the place.
Captain Sigsbee and Chaplain Chidwfck
called at the Navy Department this morn
ing to consult with Assistant Secretary AL
len respecting the ceremonies to take place
In connection with the reinterment of the
bodies
folk accompanied by Lieut.. F. c. Bowers
or the Texas, formerly of the Maine Cap
tain sigsbee viii! have charge of the cere-
monies at the cemetery and Lieutenant
Benham command of blueiackets Chaplain
Chadwick will conduct religious services. A
guard of marines and the full Marine Band
Will participate.
The exercises will be as simple as pos
sible, and the idea of having a parade has
been abandoned The President and mem
bers Of the cabinet and a number of naval
oIncers are expected to attend the funeral
ceremonies The Navy Department TODAY
orGered sufficient number of wreaths
made OF galax leaves TO enable one to be
placed on each Casket.
No Private Interments
The Navy Department has been reluctant
ly obliged to withdraw the privilege it had
intended to extend to the relatives and
irlends OF the deceased sailors to allow
them to bury the remains at their homes
Ihis mas been found to be impracticable
owing to the conditions under which the
exhumation Of the bodies has been con-
Quoted. When the remains were inferred in
havana TWO years ago the ceremony was
conducted with great haste because the
ccLd!tion or the remains absolutely re-
CURED such action should be taken in that
not cllnate As the remains were landed
on the Machina wharf in Havana harbor
they were Identified far as possible by
Chaplain Chadwick and then taken to Colon
cemetery, Where they were inferred, six
bodies in one grave. There was no question
as 10 the identity of the corpses in the
majority OF cases and Chaplain Chadwick
did his best to keep track of the remains in
his records. But. upon the exhumation 1t
was found that it was not possible to sep-
arate the remains with absolute certainty.
In one case, that of Apprentice Holzer.
who was buried in single grave, there
was no doubt of his identity
But in the cases Of the others it was felt
to be desirable that the government itself
Should inter -he remains. thus making sure
that all of the nitn who loSI their lives on
the Maine should be buried together il. u
ESSHoDal cemetery.
Statistics of the Maine's Disaster
Following statistics of Maine disaster are
furnished by Capt. Sigsbee: officers killed.
= oiilcers bodies recovered and identified
l; othc5rs missing 1; crew killed at explo-
sion, 20, crew injured and died later at
Havana. S; total crew lost, 25s; dead of
crew recovered and actually or supposedly
Identified, I3: dead of crew recovered but
not identified. lis: total crew buried 19l
crew missing. 6T. officer buried at Allie
sheny cemetery, Pittsburg. Pa. /; crew
buried at Colon cemetery, Havana lGa;.
crew buried at Key West, %: officers at
tachcd, 26: officers on board at explosion.
y; officers on shore at explosion, 4; crew
attached, 800; crew on board at explosion
S2S; crew at Key West at explosion L. to-
tai officers and crew attached 355: total
officers and crew at Havana, 354 total Of
ncers and crew on board at explosion 800.
officers killed. 2; officers on board saved.
20; officers shore saved, 4; total officers
saved, "a; crew killed at explosion $50:
crew died later Of wounds at Havana 8:
total crew lost, 2os; total officers and crew