New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
Rear Admiral
JOHN W. PHILIP. Z. :. y.
1S4O-fqOO.

The service began with naval precision at
o'clock, the appointed hour. Around the coffin
IN the rear parlOr were the honorary paIIbear-
ers and other officers In the front parlor were
seated about fifty persons. friends OF Admiral
Philip and prominent persons of this CITY In
front of the Commandments house were lined
down the broad walk TO the bottom of the hul
the four companies Of marines from the bar
racks and the receiving ship Vermont in COM
mand Of Major Thomas y Wood and four
companies of bIuejackets from the Kentucky.
now at the Navy Yard
ADMIRAL'S PASTOR CONDUCTS SERVICE.
The service was conducted by the Rev. Rob-
ert Mcdonald, pastor of the Washington Ave
nue. Church, Brooklyn. Admiral Philips church
and the Rev. DIT. Wilton Merle Smith, pastor
Of the Central Presbyterian Church, OF West
Fifty-seventh-st.. where Mrs WheeIock the
Admiral's sister. attends. An opening prayer
and the benediction were offered by Mr. Nc
Donald. Two songs. Holy City and Light
from Heaven were sung by Earl GuIick the
boy soprano. The funeral address was deliv-
| cred by DR. Smith. II was an earnest tribute
to the Christian character and Hon-hearted 10y
atty Of Admiral Philip He said in part:
I need hardly speak to this company OF Admiral
Philip an officer. You knew him there far Bet
ter than L Suffice it to say not-a single stain il
noby and searIessy done skill and faithfulness
IN every 9ranch OF the service was the character
passed; As a disciPlinarian men loved him and
known as the ''hoodoo" Of the Navy he bV his
! sklIl MS knowledge OF the smallest detail. his
christened unt now it holds front rank in the az
fections OF the officers and men. And the splendid
It's armed efficiency, win be iperishably associated
lighting captain Admiral Philip. SO'S 0' i'S
As soon as the service was ended the coffin
was carried to the front door OF the command
ants home and placed in a hearse. The Navy
Yard band played Nearer My God to Thee
The long lines Of marines and sailors presented
arms. Then the order was given, and the men,
four four abreast marched in front of the hearss
doWp the NIL, and, turning sharply into Main
St, the principal roadway of the yard marched
slowly TO the coal docks. where again they pre-
serted arms as the hearse and the paIlbearers
passed. The eyes Of many OF the tars were filed
with tears as th~y saw the body Of Captain
jack being taken away From the Cob Dock
doomed tmpressively thirteen guns.
THE HONORARY PALLBEARERs
Beside the hearse walked the honorary pail
bearers: Rear Admiral Sampson who had lust
come from Boston: General John p Froous
Medical Director George W. Woods. OF the
Naval Hospital; Pay Director Edward Putnam.
Captain Frank Wildes. Captain c. NJ. Chester.
of the battleship Kentucky: Naval Constructor
Francis T. Bowles, and Captain H c. Taylor
Of the Vermont.
Behind the hearse was borne a Union Jack
flag draped with Grape. Then came in order the
eight sailors who had borne the coffin and who
had been chosen because they had served under
Admiral Philip or the Texas; General Brooke's
staff. the officers Of the yard in uniform. the
heads Of departments. some Of the officers OF the
vessel Of the Argentine Republic now in uort
and finally the clerks OF the yard. All depart
ments of the yard were closed at $3.50 O'Clock
ana every employe was in line.
While the coffin was being placed on board tha
tug the men of the Kentucky were drawn IN on
deck near by. and across the water were the men
OF the Cob Dock, also lined up to do honor TO
their former cOmmandant.
Commander West and the body guard went
aboard the tug. as did also the two sons OF
Admiral Philip. Barrett and Woodward Philip
Mrs Philip. her two sons. Mrs WheelOck
Judge and Mrs. Egbert Jameson and other rela-
yves ana close friends Of the dead Admiral viii
go on a special car at SIS o'clock this morning
from Jersey City TO Annapolis.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON OVERCOME
Admiral Sampson. who seemed in i'll health
while sitting in the front parIor during the
service, was overcome and almost tainted He
sitting beside Naval Constructor BowIes.
who held him up Admiral Sampson soon re-
vived and the incident was noticed by few at
the time. but caused good deal OF talk in the
yard afterward Admiral Sampson. as soon as
the service was over. and he reached the open
air. recovered fully He started for Boston at
$50 p. m. the Fall River Line.
On the tugboat Nina. the body was taken to
the station Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
No. 1921. and under the care OF Commander
West, Of the Navy Yard, left Jersey City at mid
night for Annapolis. service VIII be held this
afternoon in the cemetery of the United States
Naval Academy.
CAPT MILLER TO BECOME REAR-ADMIRAI.
Washington. June 2-The promotion of Captain
Merrill Miller. commanding the receiving ship
Vermont to be rear-admiCal will be the only TN