New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
THE BURIAL AT ANNAPOLIS.


The burial will take place at Annapolis. Tues;
day, m, July 8. in the cemetery Of the United
States Naval Academy.
The pallbearers at the Navy Yard will be Medical
Director George w Woods, Of the Naval Hospital;
Pay Director Edward Putnam, Captain Frank
Captain G. NJ chester, Of the battleship Ken
The uniform for paiibearers will be full dress
frock coat and epaulets. cooked hat laced trousers
blue, with leggings. for officers of the general
escort Full dress, all blue: for marines and band band
will wear badge of mourning on the left arm
Thirteen minute guns will be fred from the Cob
Dock when the escort leaves the residence, Ihlr-
bus. on Governors Island, while the tug bearing
the rep'a t9g to Jersey City is passing ,.
Pennsylvania RAILROAD at S13 a. m. Tuesday. ar
at ESQ wedheI6dag "4@ Tnss Tom the
Of T the Rea Adra and Of his family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral ser
vices at the Commanda@nts ma ants residence
An -arderjyoo jyo7a was kept busy all day carrying the
messages of sympathy that flowed in upon the
bereaved family. The dispatch from President Nc
Kinley arrived early in the morning. It
follows:
Canton Ohio June 80
In your great sorrow you have the deepest sym
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sampson joined in a
message which read:
Boston, July l.
loss 1S ''s'' S''o" W " T and and F f. B sA%Ps6N @ a
Admiral George Dewey. from Narragansett Pier.
telegraphed the following:
Accept our heartfelt sympathy in your over
whelming grief. Your husband was Gods own
Other messages received follow:
Please accept my deepest and most sincere sym
pathy Am greatly greyed and shocked.
Minneapolis MINI. July /
Have Just learned of the death of your husband
whom we all admired and respected. and assure
HELEN MILLER G0iULD.
jamestown, R. /. July /
Captain Frank Wildes: Please convey to Mrs
Philip the heartfelt sympathy of the officers and
men of the North Atlantic Squadron We mourn
with YOU ADMIRAL FARQUHAR.
Newport. r. L. July l.
An on board the Texas. his last command, unite
IN conveying to you their sincere sympathy.
II. c. GIBSON Comma anding.
The following are some additional facts re-
garding the career of Admiral Philip:
When the outbreak of the Spanish war was
imminent the Texas was assigned to the power
ful squadron assembling at Hampton Roads.
The squadron, under command of Commander
Schiey' arrived outside the harbor of Santiago
on May %, 1898. The Texas was one of the four
battleships that engaged the flying Spanish fleet
as X came out of the harbor on July s. and did
remarkable service in that battle. So ably was
she handled that her fire was second to none for
precision and effect. In his description of the
fight Captain Philip records that he gave ex-
plicit orders to fire the main 12-nch battery
only when good target could he plainly seen,
preferring ito fire few shells and place them
than great many and lose them" The result
proved his wisdom, for the two big shells
which did find their way into the Spanish yes
sells far discovered by the official Board of
Survey, were 12-inch shells" When the pur-
suit began the Texas closed with the Maria
Teresa, which the first ship to be beached
Later continuing the chase. she overhauled the
Colon, in company with the Oregon and the
Brooklyn. In that battle the Texas sustained
only slight injuries She struck only four
times.
of splendid seamanship by the commander and
executive Affcer of the Texas In the early part
of the battle, rushing forward 10 oVertake the
Spanish fleet in the binding clouds of smoke
she nearly crossed the path of the BROOKLYN
Back both engines hard!" the order sent
down the speaking tubes. The giant battleship
quivered from stem to stern with the shock
literally racing against herself Captain
Philip expressed II.
After the ended and the prizes for
the vctors had been announced. Commodore
Philip, who had received well merited promo
ton, recorded his disapproVal of a system
which made his reward a penalty to friends and
classmates who brave and capable as
himself but who lacked the opportunity that
came to him His protest magnanimous
and just. 1t remarkable in that II came
not from who felt himself victim OF the
system OF promotion but from who was its
beneficiary.