The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Victims of Maine Disaster
in Havana Harbor Are
Brought Home
The FUNEVAL SERVICES
Captain Sigsbee. of the Destroyed
Battleship. with Three Other
Survivors. Saw Their
Old Comrades In
TERED.

v,sbsu-tou- December e>--Upon the
,,-,u.,,- heights of Arlington cemetery. the
Maine dead. brought from Havana hy
the hattlsShip Texas. today were E'"
AWAY i'm their final resting places Win
simpIe religious services and the impress
siv.. hanors af war. IN the presence oil the
,~o~,.,sr, members Of his cabinet. Of
ficerS az the Amy ami navy anu othef
representatives of the government
cabinet officer. surveying the nag
drare,l s.afIiuS before the ceremonies ee-
gan said:
The ives OF those men cost Spain
1hcr colonies
/ Rut their. was M note of triumph IN
/,he grim scene to-day. With a ioGcn "i
:. InsS< and solemn gravity. the nation
performed its duty - the dead ana gave
its defenders "A Christian burial al nom
i'm soiI haIlowel by patriotic dead =
soft mantle ~ snow covered the earth.
nuffinr tho heat oT the horses hpofs.
tAe SIow-turn.nE carriage wheels and the
tramp 10 soldiers and sailors as they ap-
preached the burial place
The site T. commanding. ".se IN
front rhe bread ncsom cf the ice-tei-
tered Potomac: beyond. the shait ..
Washington. IN. dome 81 the capitol and
thc sprIvlis,= city. 20 the right. the
son and between tn. graves ~ the heroic
dead ~ Santiago: to the left. 'hc stately
mansion of Lee and to the rear. through
ths. ViSsas NJ Snow-iad.u pines and &C.
darS the silent army - the patriotic
dead ~ tn. civil war sleeping. rank upon
rank ia their last hivouac-
Covered with National Colors.
The casksts Inferred today ranged row
an row over each was spread an Amer
lean .r.SiEu. upon which Law a wreath of
ssalax leaves. Around the incloSure
shoulder tp shoulder. the yellow of their
,-uat Iinsuss f"rmin. baaj 81 color. were
drawn up ID. cavalry 81 Fort Myer: u
th.. right was a battalion II marines
from the navy yard with thei- spiked
helmets and scarlet apes turned hack.
to ths. left. "a detachment II jacsIes from
the Texas in navy blue. in the iiaE-sirapcl
stand iu ths. rear she president and isiS
cabinet Admiral Dewey. Major General
Miles and a DISTINGUISHED group nf officers
uT the army aui navy n their SNOWY
dress uniforms. while all around pressed
the throms "f people who had hraved the
snow and biting cold t. PAY ;heir "a.
tribute - th. dead. Among ihes. Were
ulamv relative and friends 81 those Nho
had been lost in the disaster.
There WAS a tender appropriations I'm
she fact thsst Captain SiTsAce. who Was
IN command Il the Maine when she WAS
blown up. had charge % the ceremonies
~ homer II as mem. and that Faith sr
ChIdwitk. vhv Was chaplain 81 the Marie.
was tne.e tn perform tire last rites
THREE uth.rs who lived through thac
awful night In Havana haT5Or were a;
sh.. sisis 0f TIN. graves nf their c"mrasles-
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright. VINO
waS executive. officer az the Maine and
Who sunk tho Pluton aud she Furor 1T
was as ssIrt engineer - the Maine. and
jeremiah Shea. fireman on the Maine.
wis" was blown out "f the stoke hole of
the ship through the debris escaping in
jury most mirzscuiously-
Protestant Service First Said.
Slowly. so.cmnly. the FUN marine banI
broke the deep hush. putting forth the
Sstd. sweet strains - the dirgc. safe in
rhe Arms ~ Jesus. aud theT. were
fvstrhiu- - lips and wet eyes aS Ch11-
Lain Clark of the Naval academy a. An-
u.sp"lis came forward and took MS pla-s
under a canvas-Cov.r,-d shelter in the
"prn space in front Of the dead The
Protestant services were held FIRST ssd
wer. very simple. Chaplain Clark read
thr burial service ~ the Episcopal church
and then gave WAY to Father Chidwick
" ho WIS assisted hy Revs- Holoiud and
Brown and I'VE purnis-rebed acolytes.
With head barred g8 thc wintTy blast.
Ia. Maiue's chaplain read memorial
s-rvice according to the rites ~ the
Catholic church. consigned. IN. dead.
blessed the ground. repeated Tia. Lord
prayer and concluded with "A ferNent s.I,-
peal for the repose- of the souls 0f ih-
.lsrartesi- \ detachment - marines. in
command of CaptaIn Eormony then
marched to the right of gh. graves and
tired three voiieys over the dead and IN
tue deep Stiilus that followed the
sr.sSh the clear. Stivery notes Of "a bu-I.
ramg ous the soldiers and sailors last
s,ovsin. ght-
With ths. sounds Il taps she csremon.es
ended. The president ssnJ hiS party assI
IN. other distinguished guests. tn.- mill
tary and the crowds Withdrew Before
leaving Captain St-Shsys introduced JcTe-
fufah shea - the pres dent. When asked
Tor an explanation ~ sn,- mystery ~ rs
.-s-ap.. by .se pr,.Slclsnt shea responded:
Il don't know how ! cot through. /
wss~ blown uUT- I guess must have
ts,-em an aTmor-pEerrfng proi.etile.'
And thus after TWO SsssrS. tn. slssssi af
-Is.- Marie hssvs. hcen brought hnme and
in urrunsi reserved for sh.- nations h.
raeS have been buried with full military
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