The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-18

PAGES of one another, they lie there
Lieut. Shipp and Lieut. Smith. the
Jonathan and David of the army
Ii is night now The sky is studded
with stars. Comrades come and give
them Christian burial. Reyerently, ten
derby they are laid to rest on Il grassy
knoll overlooking the blue sea.
Here they rested until week ago
when they were taken up and sent to the
United States for final interment by
their friends.
The grave of Lieut.. Shipp was mark
ed by Col. Wood himself He found q
heavy piece of plank, and nailed on this
a piece of zine sheeting and then with
IL nail, punched Lieut.. Ships full
name or the zinc. The grave" he
wrote Mr.. Busbee. lis near here (San-
tiagol, and ] will see to it personally that
il is marked in such manner as to render
it impossible to confuse it with any
other, and when suitable season ar
rives, | will do what | can to assist YOU
in having the body properly prepared
and sent to the United States
1t was in fultlment of this promise
that the body was last week started ON
its homeward journey from Cuba. and
that the funeral of to-day was held
With it came that of Lieut. Smith.
and while the last funeral rites were
being conducted in Lincolnton to-day.
over the remains of the gallant Shipp in
the city of Washington. the funeral Of
his comrade. Lieutenant Smith, was be-
ing held.
The funeral services were conducted
with military honors. The interment was
at Arlington. The pail bearers We're:
Col. s. I. Norville, L. :. A.. retired :;
Major Kendall. L. S. A.. retired; Major
J. J. pershing, L. S. v: Col w. Fl.
Garter, A. A. g.: First Lieut.. NJ. II.
Barnum and First Lieut.. Anderson. the
last two of the 10th United States cav
airy. A detachment from the United
States barracks served as escort and
firing party.
Lieuts. Ship and Smith were school
mates. They entered West Point to-
gether and were appointed at the same
time to the 10th cavalry. They served
together for number of years on the
frontier and were killed i'll few min
utes Of each other at Santiago.
Somehow their lives seem to have
been linked together with strange and
unusual happenings in army life. As
young men the two were at college to-
gether. They chummed together
throughout their course in the prep school
and left college at the same time.
They entered West Point together.
and on the class roll side by side were
the two names.
William II. Ship. Of North Carolina.
William III. Smith. of Missouri
When the two men graduated they
were at first assigned together, and only
for short time. while Ship was in the
South were they separated.
Smith married the same year that
Ship did, and each left a beautiful wife
The two men felt close to each other and
there was always brotherly affection
manifested by each in the other.
When war was declared both Lieut..
Ship and Lieut. Smith were with the
Tenth cavalry. Lieut.. Ship was regi-
mental quartermaster and Lieut.. Smith
was second in command of a company
Of the best fighters in the brigade
Lieuts. Ship and Smith left Tampa on
the same transport and bunked side by
side on the voyage. They retained the
same affection for each other and after
the regiment was landed ut Santiago
each had the more reason for the others
confidence and company.
They We're both shot at the same time
upon the battlefield. Both were fearless
both We're manly and somehow all
through life. until they rested side by
side in Cuban soil, their fates seem to
have been strangely mixed and inteI-
woven.
And yesterday. at the same time, their
friends We're laying them to rest in their
native soil.
FRED l.. MERRITT