The times., 1899-12-24
THE DEAD OF The maine
Many Bodies Will Be Sent to Rela
tiYes and Friends.
The Unclaimed and Unidentified VIII
BE Inferred at Arlington in the
Presence of the President and
Members of the Cabinct-Arrnnge
ments for Receiving the Remains.

Arrangements have been made by AS
sistant Secretary Allen to ship the remains
Of some of the victims OF the Maire disaster
10 friends and relatives for private burial.
The bodies are en- route from Havana d
Hampton Roads on the hattleship Texas.
which left Havana Thursday Persons dc
string to claim the bodies of their friends
or relatives must have their applications on
file at the Navy Department not later
than Tuesday, stating the railroad station
TO which they desire the remains shipped.
The Government will pay the expenses of
transporting the bodies to the IailI cad St
tions designated, where they must be re-
ceived by those claiming them and the ez-
penses of intermeut borne by the clain-
ants.
When the Maine was destroyed tie
friends and relatives of those vino Te-e
killed desired TO claim the bodies. but the
excitement OF the then pending war made
it impossible for the Government to bling
the remains to this country, and the intet-
ment at Havana followed. Many OF the
bodies were so badly mutilated that ttey
were never identified and were buried with
others in caskets marked unknown.
The Navy Department Will make eVe.y eI-
fort possible 10 identify the remains Tor
those claiming them, and will sze tn they
are shipped at once TO the destinations de-
sired
Mr. Allen said yesterday: 1T is the de-
sire of Secretary Long that the wishes OF
all the relatives of those who died on the
Maine to give them a private burial be
complied with and Chaplain Chidwick,
who superintendent the dsinrerment Of the
bodies, was instructed to prepare lists OF
the Identified remains in order that this
might be done, There are 166 ca5kets,
and many of them contain bodies which
have been identified and will be sent 10
those claiming them. The unidentified and
unclaimed bodies will be buried at Airing
ton, and the graves Of those identified VIII
be marked by headstones.
The battleship Texas, bringing the re-
mains TO this country is expected 10 reach
Hampton Roads tomorrow or Tuesday. The
Navy Department will have a representa-
tive at the dock where the bodies are
taken from the Texas, and those claimed
by relatives which can be Identified will
be separated from the unclaimed, which
will be brought direct to Rosslyn station,
on a special train, and taken from there
to Arlington Cemetery. The caskets con-
tanning the remains of those claimed viii
be properly marked and shipped on the
first trains leaving for the destinations
named.
The interment of the bodies at Arlington
Cemetery Will take pace Thursday at Ii
o'clock. It will be conducted with full
naval hOuOTs in the presence of the PFesi-
dent, the Cabinet, and other prominent Of
fieials, and citizens. Chaplain Chidwick.
who was attached to the Maine when she
was destroyed, and the chaplain of the
Naval Academy viii oficate at the re-
lipiGuu services % ha graves
Applications for twenty-five of the bodies
for private burial have been received by
the Secretary Of the Navy Notice will be
sent the applicants by what route the bodies
have been shipped and the probable time Of
their arrival at their destinations.
The list of those claiming the bodies OF
the Names men is as follows the name OF
the dead sailor preceding the other name
in each case
James T. Brown, Mrs. Sarah F. Brown, sos
West FOrty-scventh Street, New YORK; James
/ Boyle, Mrs. EizahCth Boyle $50 West Fifty first
Street, New York sity; Patrick F. Butler, f. J,
Butler, Malsh'S MOFgUe. North Fourth Street,
HARRISON \. j.; William CosgrOye, +. 7. Cos
grove Wlkcsbarrc, Pa; Patrick GaffEey John
Gafncy, 1866 Pearl Street, Maiden. Mass; james
A. Graham, Mrs. +. J. Graham, 26l West 15Jth
Street. New York city; Charles iIauCl;, j. Schliiz.
5352 Moore Stteet Brooklyn n y; Frederick
G.. HIlZcr, Albert J. Hdizer, 1911 Avenue \, New
York city; A. }. Holland, Mrs. Patrick Holland,
}ZIl2 TwCnty-sCCord Street, BrcoSlyD y. y.
Charles 4. just Mrs. Mary 4. Bradley, - Jasper
Street Charleston, $. c.; Frederick Il. KGiese,
Mrs. N. Small, 32l North Gilmore Street Baltj-
more, Nd Harry Keys. Mrs. Tillje p. Trluer,
care Frank \. Blanchard, indianapo'is Ind.
Matthew Lynch, Mrs Belle Kennedy I,
Carpenter Street Providence, r. L.; sam
uel Lees. Samuel Lees, West uGti
Street New York city; E,don II. Nero
Albert s Beers. 1906 North Twenty-secoHd Street
Philadelphia; Elmer VI. Neilsyrup, James :. Neil
strup, West Bag. Mich; John j. McAlauus. james
1 McNanus. Atlantic Iowa; William Noble, Mrs
Jane n Powers, 30 East Twentv-seventh Street
| New York city; Charles \. Scott, \. J. Scott,
I Freeport. Nassau county, y. Y; John \. shea
Mrs Ellen Shea, ! Catherine Street, New Eor:
I Wilson Street Portland. Maine; John Ziegler
Louise Zicger New brunswick Depot, StctOn