The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07
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Services to Be Held at Church
OF Covenant Friday.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S TRIBUTE
Widow Of the Deceased III of Lumbago
and May Not Be Able to Attend Cere-
monies-Full Naval Honors to Be PAID
the Dead.

Tentative arrangements were made Iata
this afternoon for the funeral of Rear
Admiral ". T Sampson It will occur at
the Church of the Covenant on Friday
morning at 1880 o'clock Rev. DR.. Tennis
S. HamIin viii conduct the services.
The naval cadets wiz come over from
Annapolis in body and there will be
detachment OF sailors and marines from
the North Atlantic Squadron. now at
Hampton Roads The War Department
will furnish one battery of artillery from
Fort Myer
The remains viii be borne on a caisson
and win be inferred in Arlington Lieu
tenant Commander Watson will assist
Capt French E. Chadwick, Aemira1
SIMPSONS chief Of staff, who is in gen
eral charge Of the funeral.
One Of the saddest features about Ad-
miraI SIMPSONS death Is the Illness OF
Mrs. Sampson. She was stricken with
lambago several days ago. and has not
yet been able TO leave her bed
1t is unlikely that she viii be able to
attend the funeral
Members Of Family Coming.
It is expected that Lieutenant and Mrs.
Scott, the latter being daughter OF Ad-
mirai Sampson, will reach Washington
late this evening or early tomorrow morn
ing. Mrs. Jackson, another daughter. IS
at vilIefranehe with her husband. and
cannot be present at the funeraI Mrs.
Smith is here, as are Lieut.. and Mrs. Wat
T. CIuverius.
A telegram was sent last evening to
Captain Chadwick, who was Admiral
SIMPSONS chief Of staff. aud he arrived
in Washington today. Captain Chadwick
is a member of the general board OF the
navy. which is now engaged IN Witnessing
the maneuveTs OF the North Atlantic
Squadron OF the coast OF Virginia He
has charge Of the arrangements Tor the
funeral
Messages and kilograms of eondoIence
have been arriving at the Sampson resi-
dence all Gay from all parts Of the
country.
SchIey Receives the News.
The death of Rear Admiral Sampson
was undoubtedly a shock to Admiral
Schley. When Admiral Sehley arrived in
the city this morning from Memphis and
was apprised OF the sudden demise of
Admiral Sampson, he expressed keen sor--
row for the members of the family Of the
distinguished naval officer and reiterated
his statement to the effect that no one
had ever heard him utter an unkind word
about Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley. after reaching the
Hotel Richmond, where he is living,
called up some friends in Maryland and
told them that the silver service from the
CristobaI Colon which. it was arranged,
should be presented TO him tonight. must
IT,.
taken as a mark CT respect to the memory
of Admiral Sampson The presentation
was therefore postponed and viii certain
IL not take place until after Admiral
SIMPSONS funeral.
Spoke Kindly Of Sampson.
Whatever may have been the emotions
of Admiral Schley. he was guarded as
to what he said concerning his conrade-
in-arms and spoke only in the most feel
ing terms of the deceased naval officer.
When Times reporter called upon him
at the Richmond at Il o'clock he found
Admiral Schley in the long distance teIe-
phone booth making arrangements for the
postponement of the silver service pre-
sentation. It had been planned that this
silver service, the metal for which was
taken from one of the Spanish ships de-
Str0ye0 at santiago, SnCuiQ De presenter
to Admiral Schley tonight. a large dele
CATION OF Marylanders were TO come to
Washington to participate in the gift
| ceremonies. The date for this presenta-
| ton has not been fixed.
Admiral Schley was the picture OF
health today. He was dressed in a natty
suit Of navy blue and wore a light straw
hat which made him look somewhat boy
ish. \ great many friends called TO see
dT1rI - n
most of them he was compelled to deny
himself