Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-27
TuE MAINE DEAD
Transferred from the TcxaS-En
Route for Arlington.

transferred from the IcNaS-i-h
Route for Arlington.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. December o.
s-..aLJ-IAe remains OF the Maine
martyrs are now en- route for Rosslyn.
| where they will be transferred to-
oW morning 10 army wagons and
.rol To Arlington National Cemetery.
collins holding the bodies We're
l-.t in from the batueship Texas This
.H..l11n and carefully deposited in vesti-
laggage-cars. Al 10 o'clock to-
4. the funeral train, made up of a
.u.,l passenger coach and four bag
.-lars. the best of the Chesapeake
ohio equipment left the city. 10
arrive 40 ROsslyu at o'clock to-
ROW.
I.e ceremonies attending the unloading
.ll collins and their transfer 10 the
tuger pier were witnessed by a large
so OF people. Notwithstanding that the
was cold and raw. Mayor Alan A.
'.ss. President W. is. West, of the BUSH
ss-Neus Association. and Captains
Is. Berkeley and d. j.. j. stuart, who
we'd in the last war; went out TO the
.Aas this morning and paid Captain g..
D. Sigsbce an official visit. They re-
I.Incd aboard the ship until it was time
r -hr Captain 10 come of 10 superin-
tld The unloading OF the bodies. Early
fns morning the railroad sent a lighter
..t f0 the battleship and for two hours
'He JacAlts were busy loading the collins
I'D IT, When the last OF the 151 cases
was Ilt aboard the large flags which
cos. the collins on the trip up from
Havana was again spread over the
lies of cases, and the metal wreaths
were placed on top. Lieutenant Benham.
quad OF marines, and "a detach-
AMT of seamen, AN atured ln their blue
Suits. boarded the lighter. and at 1880
.ok the tug attached lime and start
t. .r the pier with the lighter i'm tow.
'r i'm Slgsbee hts guests. and Chaplain
..lullk came ashore in the Captains
.ll.l The lighter was placed along
SIDE of the pier The scene was indie
ate. The collins, in TWO groups,
4Iarel with the Red. White. and Blue.
.e lreIackcts lined up ON each side.
and Che marines resting ON their guns
made up picture not soon forgotten.
I'll. marines cleared passage way through
dense crowd OF spectators. and
. rs people back while the sea-
Ht.l The collins and carried them,
.F ONE 10 the bagease-cars waiting
tracks for their burden. The
were handled as carefully as pos
.h. me tackles. and few words pass
Ween them as they went about
work. AS each coffin was brought
pier it was handled as III the body
Nas that of a personal friend 10
just one hour TO transfer the 100
which wn De Inferred in Airing
e coffin of Frederick g. Holzer
The only one that has been
.l ly relatives for private inter-
t home. was the first one taken
M lighter and DC was placed on an
t'.ar. attached TO the after
Doc. train for the North. The body IS
oi 10 A. j. HOlzer. ia avenue A
gov York; The number Of tho coffin g.
Do Has reported that about a dozen
would be given private interment.
o. ,0e Isl cases brought up on the
@ MIS- is the only one that will not
Df0l with military honOrs at Airing |
'a Cemetery.
4A evening Captain Sigsbee went 10
fa.' n his launch. ana left on the |
'nei Tor Washington. lie. as well as
ONE. officers who were attached 10 /
.re at the time OF the explosion at /
.ea have been ordered 10 be present
..t economies attending the interment /
Arlington.
Chaplain .'hldwick. Lieutenant Rerho,n
detail Of twelve marines and
.'' ffom the Texas left tonight on /
I.no train for Washington Chap. /
'n.dw.ck will conduct the services |
OIL. ue uayes.
'e Of tae sailors who is IN this detail I
VINO The only one of the Maine 4
'l'fs now on the Texas with Cap
a.fsoee. IS jeremiah Shea. a fireman /
'N' Maine lie was one OF the two |
WHO were caught in the berth deck
Ne Time Of the explosion and were
80 under She great mass OF debris.
oven W FOR lost They managed