The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
REST IN ARLINGTON.
Bodies of the Maine Victims Are
Reinforced.
Full Military HOnOrs Are Shown the
Dead HerOes-President,H His Cabi-
net, Admiral Dewey and other
NOtabIes Attend.

Washington, Dec. 90. = Upon the
windy heights of Arlington cemetery
the Maine dead, brought from Havana
by the battleship Texas, on Thursday
were laid away in their final resting
places with simple religious services
and the impressive honors of war IN
the presence of the president, MEM
bers of his cabinet, officers of the
army and navy and other representa-
tives of the government. A cabinet
officer, surveying the fag-draped cof-
fins before the ceremonies began, said:
THE lives of those men cost Spain her
colonies" But there was no note of
triumph in the grim scene. With a
touch of sadness and solemn gravity
the nation performed it's duty to the
dead and gave its defenders Chris
tian burial at home in soil hallowed
by patriotic dead. A soft mantle of
snow covered the earth, muffling the
beat of the horses hoofs, the slow
turning carriage wheels and the
tramp of soldiers and sailors as they
approached the burial place.
The Burial Site.
The site is commanding one. In
front of the broad bosom of the ice
fettered Potomac; beyond, the shaft
of Washington, the dome of the CAPT.
toll and the sprawling city; to the
right the choked embrasures of old
Fort Mcpherson, and between the
graves of the heroic dead of Santiago;
to the left the stately mansion of Lee,
and to the rear through the vistas of
snow-laden pines and cedars the silent
army of the patriotic dead of the civil
war, sleeping rank upon rank in their
last bivouac
The Scene at the Graves.
The baskets ranged row on row.
Over each was spread an American
ensign upon which lay a wreath of
galaX leaves. Around the Enclosure,
shoulder to shoulder, the yellow of
their coat Innings forming a band of
color, were drawn up the cavalry of
Fort Myer; to the right was a bat
talon of marines from the navy yard
with their spiked helmets and scarlet
capes turned back; to the left de-
tachment of jackies from the Texas n
navy blue; in the fag-draped stand in
the rear the president and his cabinet,
Admiral Dewey, Maj. Gen. Miles and a
distinguished group of officers of the
army and navy in their snowy dress
uniforms, while all around pressed the
throng of people who had braved the
snow and biting cold to pay their last
tribute to the dead. Among these were
many relatives and friends of those
who had been lost in the disaster.
Capt. Sigsbee in Charge.
There was tender appropriateness
in the fact that Capt. Sigsbee, who
was in command of the Maine when
she was blown up, had charge of the
ceremonies in honor of his men, and
that Father Chadwick, who was chap
lain of the Maine, was there to per-
form the last rites. Three others who
lived through that awful night in Ha-
vana harbor were at the side of the
graves of their comrades-Lieut. Com
mander Wainwright, who was eXecu-
tive officer of the Maine and who sunk
the Pluton and Furor at Santiago;
engineer of the Maine, and Jeremiah
Shea, fireman on the Maine, who was
blown out of the stokehole of the ship
through the debris, escaping unin.
jured most miraculously.
Slowly, solemnly, the full Marine
band broke the deep hush, putting
forth the sad, sweet strains of the
dirge, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus, %
and there were twitching of lips and
wet eyes as Chaplain Clark, of the
naval academy at Annapolis, came for
ward and took his place under a can
vas-covered shelter in the open space
in front of the dead.
Services Were Simple.
The Protestant services were held
first, and were very simple. Chaplain
Clark read the burial service of the
Episcopal church, and then gave way to
Father Chadwick, who was assisted by
Revs. Holoind and Brown and two pur.
ple-robed acolytes. With head barred
to the wintry blast, the Names chap
idIu TedU d HleHOrldl SGTNlce according
to the rites of the Catholic church,
consigned the dead, blessed the ground,
repeated the Lords Prayer, and con-
cluded with a fervent appeal for the re-
pose of the souls of the departed. A
detachment of marines, in command of
Captain Kormony, then marched to the
right of the grave and fired three vol
legs over the dead, and in the deep
stiffness that followed the crash, the
clear, silvery notes of bugle rang out
the soldiers q nd sailors last good
night.
"Taps' Are Sounded
With the sounding of taps the cere-
monies ended. The president and his
party and the other distinguished
guests, the military and the crowds
then withdrew. And thus, after two
years, the dead of the Maine have been
brought home and, in ground reserved
for the nations heroes, have been
buried with full military honors and in
the service of their faith.
Rich Gifts.
New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 29.-The will
of the late Josephius Forbes bequeaths
$46O, 900 to be divided between ST. Paurs