The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
TIE MAINE DEAD.
Buried in Arlington With the I'm.
pressive Honors of War.
THE PRESIDENT PRESENT.
While his Cabinet. AomiIa! Dewey
Gen. Miles and Other Distin-
guished Army and Navy
Officers Attend.
Officers Attend.

Upon the windy heights Of Airing
ton cemetery the Maine dead, brough'.
from Habana by the bsttleship Texas,
were Thursday laid away in their final
resting place with simple religious SER
vices ana the impressive honors of war.
a cabinet officer surveying the fag-
draped ccfns before the ceremonies
began, said: The lives of these men
cost Spain her colonies. y
The ca,kets ranged row on row.
Over each was spread al American en-
sign upon which lay wreath Of galax
leaves. Around the enclosure, shoulder
to shoulde-, the yellow of their coat
Innings forming band Of color, were
drawn up the cavalry of Fort Meyer;
to the right wasa battalion Of marines
from the navy yard with their spike
helmets and scarlet capes turned back;
TO the left a detachment of jackies
from the Texas in navy blue; in the
flag -draped stand in the rear, the pres
rdent and his cabinet, Admiral Dewey,
Mai. Gen. Miles aud 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 rela-
,ives and friends of those who had
been lost in the disaster 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 iu honor of
his men and that Father ChidWick,
who was chaplain of the Maine, was
there to perform the last rites. Three
others who lived through that awful
night in Habana harbor were at the
side Of the graves Of their comrades,
Lieut.. Commander Wainwright, who
was executive officer of the Maine and
Jeremiah Shea, fireman on the Maine,
who was blown out Of the stoke hole of
the ship.
The full mariue band broke the deep
hush, pea,ing forth the dirge Safe in
the Arms of Jesus and there we're
twitching Of lips and wet eyes as Chap
lain Clark Of the naval academy at An
uapolis came forward aud took his
place under canvas canoped shelter
in the open space in front Of the dead.
The Protestant services were held
first and we're very simple. Chaplain
Clark read the burial service of tue
Episcopal church and then gave way
to Father Child wick, who was assisted
by Revs. Holland and Brown and two
purple. robed acoly ses. Barred to the
wintry blast this best beloved of naval
priests read memorial service accord
rug to the rites of the Catholic church,
consigned the dead, blessed the ground,
repeated the L 'rus prayer aud con-
cIuded with felvent appeal for the
repose o. the souls of The departed.
a detachment of marines in CON-
mand Of Capt. Harmony then marched
to the right of the graves aud fred
three volIevs overt he dead aIdd il ;he
deep sulluess that followed the crash
the clear silvery notes of bugle rang
out the soldiers and sailors last good
night.
With the sounding Of taps the cere-
monies ended. The priest and his
party and the other distinguish d
guests, the military and the crowds
then withdrew. Before leaving Capt.
Sigsbee introduced jeremiah Shea to
the president. When asked for an e1-
ulauation of his escape by the president,
Shea responded as he did to similar
inquiry from Father Chadwick at the
tine of the disaster: Il don't know
how got through. | was blown out.
guess | NUT have been an armor-
piercing projsctile.
Aud thus after two years the dead OF
the Maine have been brought home,
aud, in ground reserved for the ma
lions heroes, have been buried with
tull military houors and in the service
of RI, If faith.