The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOV.
EMINENT REPRESENTED.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
Naval Cadets and Blue Jackets Do
Honor to the Dead Rear
Admiral.

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md ceremony exceeding that of any
naval funeral in this country, in re-
cent years at least, the remains Of
William T. Sampson, real admiral in
the United States navy, and command
err in chief of the United States ma
val forces on the North Atlantic sta
ton during the war with Spain, were
today laid at rest. Every department
of the national government was rep
resented. The military and naval
features of the ceremonies were brill
liant and impressive. They were con-
Quoted under direction of Rear Ad-
miral Terry, commandant of the
Washington navy yard, assisted by
Lieutenant Henry George, the ad-
jutant general. The funeral escort
was composed Of the light battery of
United States artillery, commanded
by Captain Foote, and drawn from
Fort Meyer; the naval cadets from
Annapolis, 247 strong, a corps that
never has paraded in Washington save
on several occasions when a president
was to be inaugurated; a battalion of
blue jackets from the North Atlantic
squadron, of which Rear Admiral
Sampson was formerly commander.
Rear Admiral Terry, commanding
the escort with his staff assembled at
the church at half past 8. The word
of command was given and the cadets
swung into line and headed by the ma
val academy band. marched slowly
from the church to the residence OF
the dead admiral on New Hampshire
avenue, about a half mile away.
Here the honorary pail bearers were
gathered, headed by Admiral Dewey.
The remains, borne on the shoulders
of eight sailors from the United States
ship Dolphin, were placed in the wait
hearse and escorted to the church.
Here the battalion formed in line
on the north and silently saluted as
the remains were carried into the
church and placed on the bier in the
chancel. AS many people as the large
edifice possibly could seat were as
sembled in the body Of the church.
The first pew to the right of the cen
trail aisle was assigned to the presi-
dent and back of him sat the foreign
ambassadors. Then came representa-
tives of societies, uniformed army Of
ficers, people in high social station
and also humble workers in the de-
partment bureaus and the navy yard.
To the left of the main aisle the first
pew was assigned to the mourners,
the members of the Sampson family
and their closest friends. The SUI
preme court sat next and behind them
the select committees from the SEN
ate and house of representatives and
then many individual senators and
members.
A prominent figure in the pews di-
rectly in the rear of the diplomatic
body was Lieutenant General Miles.
There were also Major General Cor
bin and the bureau chiefs of the war
department and General Longstreet
of the confederate army. There were
no signs of mourning about the church
but two-score magnificent floral EN-
blems made up of the rarest roses,
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ribbon, the gifts of the president. the
loyal legion, the ordnance bureau, the
navy yard workers and the many SO
cieties and personal friends of the de-
ceased, were banked a the chan
Gel.
The president arrived at the church
almost simultaneously with the head
of the funeral escort. He vas accom-
panied by Secretary Cortelyou and
Commander Cowles. The supreme
court had been meanwhile seated, and
within a few moments the soft playing
of music by the marine band, station
ed at the entrance of the church, gave
notice of the appearance of the fun
eral party.
Advancing slowly to the words of 6
psalm delivered by DR.. Tenwis Ham
lin, the officiating pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, the party
turned into the main aisle. BEHIND
the clergyman and headed by the ad
miral Of the navy, George Dewey
were SIMPSONS captains, or as many
Of them as are in the United States
and in addition there was Admlra
;, Remey. Admiral Watson, Admira
Walker and many other notable ma
! val chiefs. The war captains were II
full uniform and wore black sWor'
knots of crepe.
M Al, oo.l,of which was c1OSel