The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-26
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BURIAL OF NAMES VICTIMS.
WILL BE INFERRED AT ARLINGTON
NEXT THURSDAY.

Dnttieship Texas Has Arrived at News
port News-Texas Encountered "a
Gale on Hatteras-Father Child
wick in Charge of the Remains OF
the Dead HerOes-About Twenty
Bodies Were Identified and WIN
ne Seat 90 Their Relatives.
Newport News, Va, Dec. 25.-The battles
ship Texas. in command of Capt. sigsbeo,
arrived here shortly before noonoito-day
with the remains of the men who lost
their lives by the destruction OF the bats
tleshlp Maine in Havana harbor.
The bodies of the 151 Maine heroes wtien
were brought up on the Texas, viii bs
transferred to a Chesapeake and Ohid
train tomorrow at 12 O'clock and will be-
taken to Washington Cor interment In
Arlington Cemetery next Thursday.
The Texas left Havana last Thursday.
She encountered a gale Off Hatteras. bus
had good weather until she reached that
point She anchored in Lynn Haven bay
last night and came up to Old Point this
morning. After the quarantine regulations
had been complied with. she proceeded to
this city.
The Rev. Father. chidwlck, who was
chaplain on the Maine, is IN charge OF the
remains of the dead heroes and will &C.
company them TO Washington.
Not more than a score of the bodies on
the Texas were identified. The names OF
these are inscribed on the collins which
inclose their mortal remains.
There We're no ceremonies here to-day IN
honor OF the arrival Of the Names dead.
but impressive exercises will take place to-
morrow when the bodies are transferred
from the ship to the train.
The funeral train VIII arrive In Wash-
ington tomorrow at midnight.
President VIII he There.
Washington, Dec. 25.-The remains OF
the dead OF the battleship Maine VIII ar
rive here tomorrow and will be interior
at Arlington Cemetery Thursday at II
o'clock in the presence OF President Me-
kinley, most of the members of his cab
met, and large contingent OF army and
navy officers and others.
The funeral rites over the dead will be
performed by Chaplain Chadwick, who was
attached to the battleship when she was
blown up IN Havana bay. The chaplain
Of the Naval Academy will assist him
A pretty grassy knoll near where the
Santiago dead rest has been selected az
the Anal abiding place OF the remains OF
tho dead seamem aH
twaffty-twv of the bodies and WIN give
them private nterment under an arrange
ment with the navy department, whlcn
has taken charge OF the burial OF all tho
bodies, either unidentified or unclaimed
Assistant Secretary Allen to-day, in ex-
planning the course of the department,
said;
1T Is the desire of Secretary Long that
the wishes Of all the relatives OF those
who died on the Maine to give. them a
private burial be compliedN with, and
Chaplain Chidwick, who superintendent the
diaintermaSss of the bodies, was instructed
TO prepare lists OF the Identified remains
In order that this might be done. There
arr ist csskets, and many OF them con-
tain bodies which have been Identified
and viii be sent to those claiming them.
The unidentified and unclaimed bodies will
be buried at Arlington, and the graves OF
those Identified will be marked by head
stones"