The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
PAUDCEFOIE'O BODY
TAKEN 10 ANNAPOLIS
VIII Start for England at
Sunset on the Brooklyn.
NO CEREMONY AT CEMETERY
Remains Of Late British Ambassador
Quietly Removed This Afternoon
from Vault at Rock Creek Grounds
and Sent Away on Special Train.

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the re-
mains Of Lord Pauncefote, the late
British ambassador, were put on board
the special train and started on the
first stage Of the long journey to Eng
lane
The removal OF the body from the
vault at Rock Creek Cemetery. where
it has rested since the state funeral,
was accomplished without ceremony.
The sealed metallic casket was not
brought into this city At all. but was
placed on board the special combination
car at stott Station, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, at a point near the
cemetery.
At about ] O'Clock Lieut. Commander
a. P. Nibiack, Z. 5. y. representing the
United States Government. and Mr.
Arthur S Raikes, charge d'aIaires Of
the British embassy, accompanied BY
the full staff Of the embassy, proceeded
10 the cemetery. They were met at the
cemetery by a non-commissioned officer
from the Marine Barracks. eight mar
ines, who acted as the body bearers. and
the undertaken, who had charge OF the
remains at the time OF the funeral No
other persons were present.
Casket Placed in Hearse.
The sasket was quietly removed from
the vault and placed in the hearse and
driven TO the stott station
When The train arrived the marines
placed the casket aboard. Commander
Niblack. the embassy. stan. and the ma
rines were the only escort from the
cemetery to annapolis.
At Annapolis
At Annapolis the party viii be met By
Rear Admiral J B. CogbIan, command
ing the United States cruiser Brooklyn,
who VIII have charge Of the body until
It IS deposited on British soil at South
amptcn. The casket will be taken from
the train and deposited On sfz-horse
army eaisscn. sent from Washington for
the purpose. by a detail OF bluejacl.ets
from the Brooklyn. Il wilt be escorted
from the depot TO the United States ship
Standish lying in the harbor. by the es-
cort from Washington, admiral CoghIan.
and twenty-five naval officers from the
Naval Academy and the BROOKLYN. Three
companies of marines ard three com
Panies OF blueiackets from the Brooklyn :
viii march in the funeral procession
from the depot to the Standish. As the
body is placed on board the Standish
and as that vessel gets under way for
the BrooiIIyn salute Of nineteen min .
ute guns viii be fred from the latter
vessel and the shore batteries.
To Sail at Sunset.
The Brooklyn lies at anchor four miles .
out from the harbOr. 1t being impossible /
for the flagship TO approach nearer .ow-
ing to her twenty-seven feet OF dr2lJ
Admiral Coghlan. who win convey the
body 10 England, is second IN command
Of the North Atlantic Squadron, and the
ship flies the flag OF the squadron.
The Brooklyn VIII set sail Tor Eng
land exactly At sunset She is due to ar
i've in Southampton Harbor on July Is.
md viii return rs soon as her mission
S accomplished. The funeral arrange
nents in England VIII be such as the
amily Of the late diplomat CT the Eng
fsh government provides. the respon-
-ibIlity OF Admiral CoghIan ceasing as
,oon as the representative OF the Brit
sh government receives the remains st
Lieutenant Commander Nibi2ck 1Ir
eaikos. and the embassy stan wiU not
accompany the remains aboard the
Brooklyn. but viii return to Washington
his evening.