Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-28
MAINE DEAD AT REST.
buried IN Beautiful Arlinseon-List Of
Those Who Were Identified.

sSur1eu su Beautiful ariIngG1n-LiSt OF
Those Who Were Identified.
Washington. Dec. 2S.-In the pres
ence of the president and other mem
beers of the government the dead of the
.il-fated Maine We're buried this morn
ing in the national cemetery ut Airing
ton. The ceremonies were conducted
by Father Chadwick. tand were very
simple.
Following is a list of those inferred
who had been identifie.l: John Dierk-
ing. drummer; James II. Graham. chief
yeOman; William II. Tinsman, lands
man: James ii. Brown. sergeant ma
rines: Eldon III. Nero. chief machinist;
Harry J. Keys. ordinary seaman;
Owen Sheridan, fireman; Patrick Gaff
ney. fireman. identification very prob
able: Joseph Seery. fireman; James II.
Roberts. marine, identification very
probable; Carl a. Smith, seaman; An
drew w. Erikson. seaman; John J. Nc
Manus, fireman: Charles HaSSel. gun
ner'S mate: William j. Fewer. boat
swain's mate; Gustav Holm, boat
swain'S mate; Charles f. w. Eierman.
gunner'S mate: Frederick Jernee. coal
passer; Harry Jectson. seaman: Charl-
ton jerks. gunner'S mate. very prob
able: Patrick Flynn, fireman. probable:
Francis &. PhiIipps. apprentice: Noble
Il. Mudd, probable; Thomas j. Jones.
coal passer; +. j. McNiece, coal passer;
James w. Louden. apprentice. doubt
full: Samuel Lees. ordinary seaman: y.
]. Smith. apprentice, dOubtful; Alfred
Smith. coal passer; Anthony ConrOy.
coal passer. probable: John L. Barry,
apprentice; Charles Curran. coXswain:
Joseph +. Gordon. fireman. doubtful:
Hughes Patrick. fireman: Fritz Ball.
bayman. doubtful: William Donoughy,
ordinary seaman: Frank Sutton. fire
man; Daniel Price, fireman, doubtful;
Frederick II. KnieSe, very prOba BILE:
Henry Gross. landsman: Charles +.
Just. apprentice; James Boyle. quarter
master: George Johnson. coal passer.
doubtful: William J. Horn. fireman.
most probable: Joseph Scully. boiler
maker: Albert b. HennelSeS, gunner'S
mate: James NJ. League. chief yeoman.
probable: SophuS Nielsen. coXswain,
probable: Thomas NJ. Cole. bayman,
proba BILE: Charles A. Scott. coXswain's
mate. doubtful: John Matza. coal pas
ser. probable: Trubie Finch. appren-
tice: Thomas J. Harty. coal passer;
Walter Sellers. apothecary: Alfred J.
Holland. coxswain: Frank r. Tigges.
coppersmith. probable: Robert Burk
hardt. quartermaster, probable: Frank
Fisher. ordinary seaman: Millard +.
Harris. quartermaster: William Lund.
coxswain. proba BILE: J. Bennett. marine.
probable; George W. Kloeber. appren-
tice. and ]. W. Johnson. ordinary sea-
man.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The remains
Of $50 victims oil the Maine disaster
were buried today with full military
honors in Arlington cemetery. The
exercises were in charge of Capt Sigs-
bee. former captain of the Maine.
They were attended by President Nc
Kinley. and the members of his cabi-
net, Dewey, Miles. and staff. and
MANY other officers of the army and
navy, several troops of cavalry from
Fort Mver, and battalion of marines |
from navy yard. A detachment OF sail |
ors from the Battleship Texas was
Drawn up about the fiag-draped cask-
cts, ranged row en- row, each bearing a
wreath of galaX leaves. The services |
we're conducted by Chaplain Clark. |
IF the naval academy, and Father Child |
wick. chaplain of the Maine. After the |
religious service, Ia detachment of |
fired q solute and the bugler |
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