The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-05
The Dead of the Sunken Battleship
Buried in Arlington Cemetery.
THE PRESIDENT ON The GROUND.
Many other Distinguished Guests Also
Present at tho Last Rites-The sailors
buried with All the Honors
of War.

day, were laid away in their final
resting places with simple religious
services and the impressive honors of
war in the presence of the president,
members of his cabinet. officers of
the army and navy and other Of
iicers Of the government. \ cabinet
officer surveying the flag draped cof-
fins before the ceremony began. said:
THE lives or those men cost Spain
her colonies" But there was no note
of triumph IN the scene yesterday.
With touch of sadness and solemn
gravity the nation performed its
duty to the dead and gave its defend
crs Il Christian burial at home in soil
hallowed by patriotic dead.
A soft mantle of snow covered the
earth, mutlIing the beat of the horses
hoofs, the slow turning carriage
wheels and the tramp of soldiers and
sailors ~ they approached the burial
place. The site is a commanding one.
In front the broad bosom of the ice
fettered Potomac river, beyond the
shaft OF Washington on, the dome of the
capitol and the sprawling city; to
the right the choked emurasures of
old Fort Mcpherson and between the
graves of the heroic dead Of Sauti-
of Lee and 10 the rear through the
vistas of snow laden pines and
cedars the silept army Of the patri-
otto dead Of the civil war sleeping
rank upon rank ip their iart hiyouac.
The Baskets Inferred yesterday ranged
cow on row. Over each was spread
on American ensign, upon which lay
a mreath of galaN leaves. around the
enclosure, shoulder t0 shoulder. the
yellow Of their coat Hangs forming
"A band Of color. we're 8ravn up the
cavalry Of Fort Myer: 10 the right
was Il bIttalion of marines from the
navy yard with their spiked helmets
and scarlet capes turned bGsk; 10 the
left a detachment of iac<ie' from che
Texas in navy blue; in she flag
draped stand in the rear, the presi-
dent and his cabinet, Admilub Dewey
Mai Gen. Miles and distinguishes
group of army and navy officers I'M
their SNOWY dress uniforms, While aW
around pressed the throng of people
who had bravcd the SNOW and biting
cold to pay their last respects ~ the
dead. Among these were many rel
atiyes and friends Of those who had
been lost in the DISASTER.
There was a tcader appropriate CHESS
in the fact that Capt. Sigabee, who
was in command of the Maine vv,icn
she was blown up. had charge of the
ceremonies in honor OF his men and
that Father Chdwick- who was chap
lain of the Maine. was there to per
form the last rites Three others vito
lived through that awful night in Ha-
vanm harbor were at the side of die
graves of their comrades, Lieut.. Conn
mander wainwright, who was eV-
ecutiye officer of the Maine and who
sunk the pluton lsld the Furor Al
Santiago; Lieut.. ~ c. Bowers, vtU
was assistant engiuser of the Name.
and Jeremiah Sheul a fireman on die
Maine who was dowu ont of die
stoke hole of the ship through die
debris, escaping u@injurcd most mi
| raculoualy.
Slowly. solemnlV the full marine
| band broke the deep hush. put sing
| forth the sad, sweet strains of The
| dirEe, Safe in the Arms of Jesus,
and there were tWTtching nf lips and
wet eyes ms Chaplain Clark, Of the
naval academy ar Annapolis, samC
forward and tooiS his place under {
canvas covered shelter in the OpeI
space i'm front of the dead, The Pro
testan1 services were veIA simple
Chaplain Clark read the buriaG scrv
ice Of she Episcopal church and theI
gave way to Father ChidwieK, wh'
was assisted bNy ReVs. PoloihdI ani
Browa and two pnrple-robed' AGO
GyteS. With head beared tu wintr.
blast. the Names chaplain read a n,e
/ mortal service according to the rite
of the Catholic church, corSigned til
dead. blessed the ground. repeat e.
the Lords Prayer and concluded wit
a fervent appeal for the rspose eaf tia
souls of tho departed.
A detaohment Of marsnes i'm CON
mand of Capt Kopmony the
I marched GO the right Of the grave
' and fired three volleys over the de'
Z and in the deep stillbess that 70
lowed the crash the clear. silver
notes OF buglc rasg out the so
diers' and sailors last good nigh
: With the sounding OF taps the GER
monies ended. The president and h
Q party and other distinguished guest
i the military ana the crowds the
, withdrew.
And thus after two years the dei
of the Maine have been brought hos
and in ground reserved for the N
j. TONS heroes, have been buried vii
It full military honors and in the ser
N icA of thait faith