The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-16
NOTABLE NAVAL FUNERAL.
The Remains Of Rear-Admiral Samp-
con Laid to Rest With All
Odicial Honors.
4 BRILLIANT AND IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
All Ramks ef Omcisl Life. Headea
ny the President 81 the laised
Ssatcs. Jeia~d - Paytns . Last
Tribute 10 the Remains of the
Gallant Naval O0lcer.

Washington. May lo.-With pomp
and circumstance exceeding that OF
any naval funeral in this country. in
recent years at least. the remains OF
the late William Thomas Sampson.
rear admiral in the United States
navy and commander-in-chief of the
United States naval forces on the
North Atlantic station during the
war with Spain. we're laid at rest
Every department Of the national
government was represented--the ex-
ecutive. by the president and his cab
met and many prominent officials Of
the civil service; the legislative. by
senators and Representatives,: the ju-
dietary, by the United States So
premc court. and the military and
naval services by officers Of all
ranks. The diplomatic body. accom-
panied in many cases by their ladies.
attended the church services
The military and naval features
Of the ceremonies were brilliant and
impressive. They were conducted IN
der direction of Rear-Admiral Terry.
commandant of the Washington navy
yard. assisted by Lieut.. Henry
George, acting adjutant general.
The funeral escort gathered early
1t was composed of the light battery
Of United States artillery. command
cd by Capt. Foote. down from TT
Mycr; the naval cadets from Annapo-
lis. PAT strong. "A corps that never has
paraded in Washington before save
on occasions when a president was
10 be inaugurated; a battalion Of
blue Jackets from the North Atlantic
squadron. of which Admiral Sampson
formerly was commander
EearAdmiral Terry commanding
at the church at half-paSt nine. The
word Of command was given and the
cadets swung into line and. headed
by the naval academy band. marched
slowly from the church 10 the resi-
dence Of the dead admiral on New
away. Here the honorary pallbcar-
ers were gathered. headed by Ad-
miral Dewey. The remains. borne on
the shoulders of eight stalwart sail
ors from the United States steamer
Dolphin. were placed in the waiting
hearse and escorted to the church
The battalion formed in line on the
north and silently sa'iifed a. the re-
mains were carried into the church
and placed on the bier in the chancel
As many people az the large edificc
possibly could seat were assembled
in the body OF the church. The first
pew 10 the right of the central aisle
Was assigned to the president and
his family. and back Of them sat the
foreign ambassadors. The United
States cabinet were in the rear of
the ambassadors preceding in order
the ministers from foreign countries.
Then came representatives If So
cieties, uniformed army officers. pco-
pie in high social station and also
humble workers in the department
bureaus and the navy yard.
To the left Of the main aisle the
first pew was assigned To the mourn
rrs, the members of the Sampson
family and their closest friends. The
supreme court sat next and behind
them the select committees from the
senate and the house IF representa-
tivcs and then many individual sena-
tors and representatives.